Jacob A. McClure, CIMA®, of The Personal Wealth Coach, an Independent Fiduciary Investment Advisory Firm | Fee-Only

The Personal Wealth Coach

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Jake McClure from The Personal Wealth Coach talks about anything and everything about Economics, Investments, Markets, History, and Life in an educational manner. More info at https://www.tpwc.com/

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Jacob A. McClure, CIMA®, of The Personal Wealth Coach, an Independent Fiduciary Investment Advisory Firm | Fee-Only

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Ep.17 - part 1 - Pros and Cons of $15 minimum wage 08.03.2021

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? @8:15 a question about this Rare Bond-Market Inversion and what it might mean for inflation @20:36 Negative GDP growth (we call it shrinkage) @34:10 Predictions on the Economy, Inflation, and GDP @35:28 $15 minimum wage @39:02 How can GPD grow so much when ship...

Ep.16 - part 2 - Why did Texas suffer so much during the winter storm? 05.03.2021

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! Infrastructure wins and losses in Texas @2:00 Home title fraud or identity theft @15:22 Macro look: Midwest is recovering fast @20:13 Good news on COVID-19 @26:37 Tariffs are not going away @28:46 Inflation expectations @35:50 What we know about Stimulus checks @42:49 And more This episode was recorded on February 20th, 2021.  If you...

Ep.16 - part 1 - What can we learn from the oil market and bond market? 02.03.2021

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about Market Report @4:10 Yield Curve @9:03 Why we talk about what is going on oil and bond market @13:27 Discussion on supply chain issues for rare-earth minerals/metals @14:49 The dangers and difficulties of having your mortgage hacked (question from listener) @29:00 Production and Supply Repo...

Ep. 15 - part 2- What Happens when we are short of Microchips? 27.02.2021

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about Chip shortage @1:52 Our infrastructure is falling behind @11:34 GDP and Unemployment forecast for 2021 @19:47 When will Covid-19 be over? @20:50 It’s been about 100 years since the last pandemic, will the next pandemic be better or worse for our economy? @27:26 Spam text messages @34:00 An...

Ep. 15 - part 1- What are ETFs? 25.02.2021

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about 1. What happened in the market this week? @9:15  2. GameStop no longer makes the headlines @15:00 3. What are ETFs? @18:30 4. Oil price forecasts for 2021 @25:16 5. Covid-19 update @27:39 6. 401K and protections from hacks @30:00  and more! This episode was recorded on February 13th, 2021....

Ep.14 - part 2 - How is Robinhood making money with their "commission-free" policy? 24.02.2021

Enjoy another exciting episode by Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach as they talk more about Robinhood.    More on how Robinhood is making money with their "commission-free" policy @1:30 Q.1: What happens if the regulators don’t allow payment for order flow? What is the impact on the market?  @5:42 Scary data on customers of Robinhood @9:21 Unemployment rate and minimum wage @11:53 Q.2:...

Ep.14 - part 1 - Was GameStop a classic case of a Pump and Dump? 23.02.2021

“Bull market makes geniuses out of all of us but bear markets shows us for the fools we really are” Jeff McClure   Enjoy another exciting episode by Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach as they explain the scam "pump and dump."    Fantastic questions from listeners are as follows.  1. "what is yield in Finance?"  @24:42 2. "Harry Dent says we should take a cash position as this bubble may...

Short Timely Episode - Is there a case for market manipulation over GameStop? 18.02.2021

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this short timely episode, Jeff and Jake talk about market manipulation by using GameStop as an example.  This episode was recorded on February 13th, 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.c...

Ep.13 - part 2 - What's causing house prices to go up? What do we know about timing the market? 18.02.2021

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC! In this episode, you'll hear them talk about 1. The Real Estate Market (what's causing house prices to go up) @18:40 2. Trivia about FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) @35:10 3. What Jeff and Jake have learned about timing the market @16:40 and @31:20 and more! This episode was recorded on January 23rd, 2021.  If you would li...

Ep.13 - part 1 - Q&A: Many people say a stock market bubble is about to pop, is it time to sell and take some profits? 15.02.2021

An important lesson from this episode: “The timing  of your big investments and withdrawals in the market, even when you think the market is underpriced or overpriced, should only take place based on your long-term strategy” by Jake McClure   As always, Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach talk about the market and answer the following questions from listeners.   Market updates @5:27 “The...

Ep.12 - part 2 - Q&A: How old is the nationwide power grid? Good and bad news about Covid-19 11.02.2021

Enjoy another exciting episode by Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach.     What do we know about how people are spending their stimulus check @9:15 “How old is the nationwide power grid? What will be the upgrading cost?”  @11:44 Government spending on Infrastructure on the internet, electric cars, and more @22:40 The good and bad news about Covid-19 @33:40   This episode was recorded on J...

Ep.12 - part 1 - What happened to GameStop? What is a short squeeze? 09.02.2021

Enjoy another exciting episode by Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach as they discover what really happened to GameStop.    Exciting questions from listeners are as follows.  1. "Should I bail out the market because everyone is saying the stock market will crash soon?" @41:01 2. "Should I buy a house with cash or low-rate mortgage and invest that cash in the market?" @42:11 3. "Why has th...

Ep.11 - part 1- Are we reducing global supply chain dependence on China? 04.02.2021

Enjoy Market Updates by Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach.   Exciting questions from listeners are as follows.  1. "What happened to the 2020 global initiatives to reduce the dependence on China in our supply chains?  2. "Which country has the largest industrial capacity? Is it greater than the rest of the world combined?"  An important lesson from this episode is "Ownership is how you...

Ep. 11 - part 2 - Why are house prices still going up? The market is so high, should we get more aggressive? 04.02.2021

Jeff and Jake from TPWC, enjoy talking about a wide variety of topics in this episode. Topics you can find in this episode are as follows.  1. Should I stay away from municipal bonds?  2. The reason why house prices are so high. 3. FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) approved drones to fly to deliver packages without someone's monitoring.    This episode was recorded on January 16th, 2020.  **Th...

Ep.10 - part 2 - What country is the largest consumer of gold in the world? 30.01.2021

Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach talk about the gold standard and whether gold is a hedge to the U.S. dollar. Questions about LIBOR? What about SOFR? They are both discussed in this episode. This episode was recorded on January 2nd, 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...

Ep.10 - part 1 - Q&A: "Is King Dollar dead?" and "Should we go back to the gold standard?" 26.01.2021

Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach discuss whether we should go back to the gold standard and how to make good decisions with your finances.  A listener asked, "Is King Dollar dead?" Hear the answer from Jeff and Jake! This episode was recorded on January 2nd, 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...

The Personal Wealth Coach Podcast Trailer 21.01.2021

Welcome to The Personal Wealth Coach Podcast by Jeff and Jake McClure! On this podcast, our intention is to talk about anything and everything about economics, finance, market, investment, and sometimes even about life with the hope to excite your lifelong learning journey. More info at https://www.tpwc.com/ This trailer was created to show how much fun we are. Yes, we are indeed very funny and ho...

Ep.9 - part 2 - Q1 of the US 2021 GDP forecast and driverless trucks by Walmart 20.01.2021

Jeff and Jake from TPWC are finishing 2020 strong by giving a preliminary prediction on the 1st quarter of the US 2021 GDP.  In-depth conversations about the newest member of the Federal Reserve and similarities found between the Spanish Flu and the Coronavirus.  An important lesson from this episode: "History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes" by Mark Twain.  This episode was recorded on Decem...

Ep.9 - part 1- Market updates and Q&A: What percentage of stock purchases are done on margin? 18.01.2021

Jeff and Jake from TPWC, discuss our economy being sick with the virus or sick from fear of the virus and take some Q&A.  They also present the reality of Covid-19 from both Macro and Micro perspectives. The following questions are answered. "Who would pay billions of dollars for a millisecond of trading speed and why? What is the invisible tax to investors? " and "More and more people are trading...

Ep.8 - Is Tesla overpriced right now? 24.12.2020

Jeff and Jake from The Personal Wealth Coach talk about Tesla and what parts of the market are overpriced and if any areas still underpriced.  Do we like Tesla as an investment? or do we like them as a company?  This short episode was recorded on January 2nd, 2021.  **The information we are presenting during the podcast is for educational purposes only and is not considered investment advice.  

Ep.7- part 2 - "K" shaped recovery, student loans, where do we get money from to pay for highways? 23.12.2020

Jeff and Jake from TPWC, talk about the Economy's "K" shaped recovery and take some Q&A.  The "K" shaped recovery explained? What will happen if the gasoline tax revenue keeps declining as people are switching to electric cars and using less petroleum?    This episode was recorded on December 12th, 2020.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at Jeff@tpwc.com or Jake@tpwc.com...

Ep.7 - part 1 - Market updates and Q&A: What is the IPO process? Who gets to buy the initial shares? 21.12.2020

Jeff and Jake from TPWC talk about weekly market updates and answer several questions such as "What is the IPO process?", "Who gets to buy the initial shares?", and "What is the minimum or maximum income amount which individuals will have to pay back their portion of the OASDI (Social Security payroll tax holiday) payment to the treasury starting January 2021?"  Curious to know their answers? Enjo...

Ep.6 - Long-Term Investing: What is it? How do you do it? How do you NOT do it? 18.12.2020

Jeff and Jake from TPWC are back to talk about what investing actually is. Quotes from this episode: "investment means you become something else, something bigger, and something greater" and "reliable profit comes from adding value that people wish to buy" by Jake McClure.   This episode was recorded on December 9th, 2020.  If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at Jeff@tpwc.c...

Ep.5 - Things to know about Roth IRAs, Traditional IRAs, converting, and rolling over. 03.12.2020

Another custom-designed podcast episode is here! Jeff and Jake from TPWC are here to talk about Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, converting, and rolling over. Roth IRAs and Traditional IRAs are very important but rarely explained in detail.  This episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2020.  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...

Ep.4 - How do markets move on election results? 29.11.2020

Welcome to our first custom-designed podcast episode! Jeff and Jake from TPWC explain the impact of the 2020 US presidential election on the markets.  This episode was recorded on October 28th with the intention of being posted before the election. However, due to a technical error, it was delayed but it is available now.  **The information we are presenting during the podcast is for educational p...

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