MI283: Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Money & Investments w/ Chris Pedersen & Paul Merriman

<p>Robert Leonard chats with Chris Pedersen, who is an engineer by training, and new opportunity finder by nature &amp; Paul Merriman, who is a nationally recognized authority on mutual funds, index investing, and asset allocation. They talk about how young investors should be thinking about inflation, financial advisors, ETF investing strategies, how to supercharge and simplify your investments, how to start a financial education non-profit and more!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>02:26 - Why a financial education foundation was needed.</p><p>14:15 - The difference between fee-based and AUM financial advisors.</p><p>21:26 - What the ultimate buy and hold strategy is.</p><p>24:29 - How to simplify your investing and maximize returns with ETFs.</p><p>38:52 - How young investors should be thinking about inflation.</p><p>43:55 - Misconceptions around money and investing.</p><p>And much, much more!</p><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Free book: <a href="https://paulmerriman.com/talking-millions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>We’re Talking Millions</strong></a>.</li><li>Free book: <a href="https://paulmerriman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2-Funds-for-Life-Final.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>2 Funds for Life</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://paulmerriman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Merriman Financial Education Foundation</strong></a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>NEW TO THE SHOW?</strong></p><ul><li>Check out our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/mi-starter-packs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Millennial Investing Starter Packs</strong></a>.</li><li>Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/" rel="no