The Personal Wealth Coach

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What Happened in the Market This Week? (May 3rd – May 7th ) @4:00 Big Companies vs. Mid-small Companies After Recession @7:58 Cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline @11:24 Inflation Portfolio@15:58 What is the Fed? What is the Treasury? What is the Difference? @20:26 Debt and Future Generation @...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: Capital Spending on Robots is on the Rise This Year @1:07 Do You Have a Plan For When the Next Market Correction Happens? @2:37 Whose Taxes are Likely to increase by the Biden Tax Plan? @17:32 Household Cash to Debt Ratio is Almost One to One @25:50 What Items are Worth Recycling from an Economist's Point of View? @3...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: What Happened in the Market This Week? (5/10 – 5/14) @6:43 Should We Be Worried About Inflation in the Future? @12:15 How Long Will inflation Last, and How Severe Will It Be? @22:38 The History of Money in the World Up to Cryptocurrencies @23:17 The Money Supply and the Personal Savings Rate @41:50 What is a Cowrie S...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them figure out what cryptocurrencies are and how they fit in history. There are some fascinating trends throughout the history of money.    This episode was recorded on May 15th, 2021.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at  Jeff@tpwc.com  or  Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a me...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: USA vs China GDP growth @2:14 Why was Huawei the first company that developed 5G? @5:30 Increasing inflation is coming short-term. What causes negative inflation or deflation? @11:46 Should I buy a car now? Is now a good time to sell a house? @17:33 Pay off credit card debt by being financially savvy @24:54 Signs tha...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about Did actively managed mutual funds outperform the index in 2020?@2:33 Does Alaska have enough rare-earth metals to supply the U.S. and the World? @4:20 Does the government need to subsidize rural broadband? @12:10 Developing a new battery technology that doesn’t need lithium @16:32 How to t...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode: What happened in the market this week? (4/26 – 4/30) @4:26 Value and growth stocks @7:04 Earnings of Amazon and Microsoft Q1 2021 @13:15 What is today’s infrastructure? Is IT infrastructure? @15:55 What are target-date funds? @22:14 How should we value companies @28:35 Signs of the economy is getting back to normal @...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What happened in the market this week? (April 19th – April 23rd) @8:24 Chinese 10-year notes v.s. US 10-year notes @12:20 Was a 60/40 portfolio legit? What are the alternatives to a 60/40 portfolio? @20:02 How people feel about Electric Vehicles @40:40 The dark side of clean energy and rar...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about how to pay off credit card debt.   This episode was recorded on May 1st, 2021.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at Jeff@tpwc.com or Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a message to us through the contact form on our website (tpwc.com).  We are happy to address any o...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about When inheriting an annuity, taking it all out vs. taking out over five years? @1:17 What is SDR by IMF? @7:15 We have enough Toilet Paper! @19:16 Infrastructure gap in the U.S. @23:02 Why is there no cheap real estate available? @40:15 Mutual funds for Crypto? @44:16 And more! This episode...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about The Market updates @4:40 Underlying inflation is just not there yet @11:58 Probability of Economic growth in 2021 China vs. the USA @18:14 What’s China’s Belt & Road initiative? @22:45 Let’s talk about tax revenue @39:10   And more! This was recorded on April 17th, 2021. If you would like...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about Employment situation summary – Bureau of Labor @1:03 Moody’s Analytics & CNN Business Back-to-Normal Index @13:38 Percentage of the population vaccinated @15:52 How to protect your asset against inflation @20:00 Correlation between inflation and devaluation of our currency @25:27 Some thin...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What happened in the market this week? (3/29 – 4/2) @3:39 The mortgage catastrophe has not gone away @9:40 The presidential election and the stock market @12:57 Fear of inflation @19:12 Issues in the shipping industry @21:07 What is ESG (Environmental, Social and corporate Governance)? Why...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about Power grid issues from the great freeze of 2021 @1:15 Which country has the most financial literate population? @24:46 Dunning-Kruger effect @29:56 People don’t know what they don’t know @32:46 Capacity utilization @40:13 And more! This episode was recorded on March 27th, 2021.  If you wou...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What happened in the market @4:21 The financial benefit of SOFAR over LIBAR @15:35 US dollar is the most dominant currency @30:19 Supply chain issues – Suez Canal - @40:23 And more! This episode was recorded on March 27th, 2021.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us...

Our one and only Jake McClure was a guest speaker at “Finance Podcast Week” by Podbean.  The GameStop short took many by surprise and brought the world of short selling into the mainstream. Join us for this in-depth panel moderated by Eric Schleien of the Intelligent Investing Podcast with Jake McClure of The Personal Wealth Coach Podcast and Rick Bloom from Rick Bloom Talks Money on the nuances o...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about Global plastic shortage triggered by the Great Texas Freeze of 2021 @2:30 Back to Normal Index @6:30 An update on the Unemployment Rate @9:52 Why do we talk about the pandemic? @15:35 What you need to know about the expected tax increases @26:43 An update on the winter storm in Texas @39:5...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What happened in the Market @5:04 The US Government is the oldest active codified constitutional government on the planet @14:56 Question about Quantitative Easing programs since the 2008 crisis @19:58 Supply chain issues @28:24 What is the Federal Reserve dot plot? @40:55 And more! This e...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What is a Consumer-Based Economy? @5:27 We Are Running an Experiment in the US Economy @11:38 Inflation Predictions for the Year @21:09 What Can We Expect from Janet Yellen as the Secretary of the Treasury @30:15 Oil Patch @38:48 SPACs @46:27 And more! This episode was recorded on March 13...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What Happened in the Market @5:46 Is This a Bubble, If So, If/When Will it Pop @13:37 Difference Between Value and Growth Stocks; Why Does the Market Often Go Down When Interest Rates Go Up @18:35 The Fundamental Principle of Investing for the Long Term @24:12 China’s 100-year Growth Plan...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about Bitcoins Being Accepted by More Companies? @3:34 Do You Anticipate the Bears are Here to Stay? @9:59 Will Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Continue to Rise? @14:59 What Happens if a Pension's Backup Plan Needs a Backup Plan?  @17:00 Forgiveness on Student loans @33:41 The Power Outag...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about What happened in the market @ 5:08 Mid-cap value and S&P 500 moved quite differently @7:17 Interest rate discussion @12:23 What does the price of oil signify @16:29 What will people do with all the excess money they have saved @18:19 How much of a negative impact will birth rates have on b...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the overall pension system, and what we should expect.    This episode was recorded on March 6th, 2021.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at Jeff@tpwc.com or Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a message to us through the contact form...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about whether Bitcoin is an investment or speculation.    This episode was recorded on March 6th, 2021.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at Jeff@tpwc.com or Jake@tpwc.com You can also send a message to us through the contact form on our website (tpwc.com).  We are hap...

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about The breakeven point for inflation between treasury yields and TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) @2:02 Covid-19 cases in Bell County @7:45 Good news A.K.A. “less bad news” in the economy @10:17 Alternative investment such as Dogecoin, GameStop, and Bitcoin @29:18 Hypothetical q...