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The financial planners at Topel & DiStasi Wealth Management provide practical advice and insights into the complex world of financial planning and investment management. Our goal is to help our clients more fully enjoy their lives by being an ally on their road to financial independence.

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    • Mar 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 96: Strategies for Investing in Volatile Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 9:21


    In this episode we discuss strategies for riding out market volatility

    Episode 95: Dividends Are Worthless, But Perhaps, Still Worthwhile

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 6:47


    In this episode we discuss the importance of dividends

    Episode 94: Monday Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 8:09


    In this episode we discuss the stock market movement on 1/27/2025

    Episode 93: Maxing Out for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 8:52


    In this episode we discuss retirement plan contribution limits for 2025

    Episode 92: The Time Is Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 8:59


    In this episode we discuss why now might be the most important time for socially responsible investing

    Episode 91: Why Should I Hire A Financial Planner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 8:57


    In this episode we discuss the reasons one might need to hire a financial planner

    Episode 90: Life Transitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 8:16


    In this episode we discuss approaching and managing big life transitions

    Episode 89: How Much House Can You Afford

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 7:58


    In this episode, we discuss the importance of determining how much you can really afford to spend on a home

    Episode 88: Do Presidential Elections Impact Your Investments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 7:33


    In this episode we discuss the potential impact of the presidential election on market returns

    Episode 87: Stock Splits 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 5:14


    In this episode we revisit the mechanics of stock splits

    Episode 86: Why Should I Hire A Financial Advisor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 8:52


    In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of hiring a professional money manager

    Episode 85: How To Take Advantage Of Low Income Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 9:08


    In this episode we discuss tax planning strategies for low income years

    Episode 84: Converting 529 Plan Balances To A Roth IRA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 5:46


    In this episode we discuss the new rules for converting unused 529 plan funds to a Roth IRA

    Episode 83: Common Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 10:41


    In this episode we discuss the most common questions we get asked as financial advisors

    Episode 82: The New FAFSA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 7:41


    In this episode we discuss the rollout of the new streamlined FAFSA

    Episode 81: Five Common Investing Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 8:40


    In this episode we detail five common investing mistakes

    Episode 80: Thankful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 5:27


    In this episode we discuss what we're thankful for this holiday season

    Episode 79: Stocks For The Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 8:32


    In this episode we discuss the long-term advantages of investing in equities

    Episode 78: Understanding Tax Filing Status

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 9:56


    In this episode we discuss the five main tax filing statuses

    Episode 77: Home Basis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 6:43


    In this episode we discuss recent changes to property tax rules in CA

    Episode 76: Rising Costs Of College Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 8:55


    In this episode we discuss the rising cost of college education

    Episode 75: Indexes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 7:52


    In this episode we discuss who's who in the world of indexes

    Episode 74: The Amplification Of Bad News

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 6:57


    In this episode we discuss the negative effects of the proliferation of bad financial news on the average investor

    Episode 73: ETFs Vs. Mutal Funds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 8:26


    In this episode we discuss the difference between ETFs and mutual funds

    Episode 72: Tax Filing Extensions For 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 6:17


    In this episode we discuss the tax filing and payment deadline extensions due to the extreme weather

    Episode 71: The Variables of Variables

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 8:19


    In this episode we discuss the pros and cons of variable rate mortgages

    Episode 70: Secure Act 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 8:05


    In this episode we discuss some of the provisions of the Secure Act 2.0

    Episode 69: Start Off The New Year Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 8:18


    In this episode we discuss financial strategies for the new year

    Episode 68: Traditional 401(K) Or Roth 401(K)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 7:33


    In this episode we discuss the choice between the Traditional 401(K) and the Roth 401(K)

    Episode 67: Beneficiary Blunders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 9:08


    In this episode we discuss the importance of beneficiary designations

    Episode 66: Bear Market Territory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 8:53


    In this episode we discuss the market's recent dip into bear market territory

    Episode 65: Stock Splits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 7:22


    In this episode we discuss the nature of stock splits

    Episode 64: Live-Work Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 8:02


    In this episode we discuss live-work balance and the importance of taking time off to recharge

    Episode 63: Stock-Market Or Super-Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 6:15


    In today's episode we discuss investing in a down market

    Episode 62: What Is Wrong With Us?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 6:54


    In today's episode we, once again, talk about gun violence in America

    Episode 61: Inflation And Interest Rates

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 7:02


    In this episode we discuss the Federal Reserve and the relationship between interest rates and inflation.

    Episode 60: It's Different This Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 8:14


    In this episode we dicuss recent market volatility and investor behavior

    Episode 59: Inherited IRAs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 8:32


    In this episode we discuss the rules for inherited IRAs

    Episode 58: 22 & 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 8:26


    In this episode we discuss the similarities between artist management and financial management.

    Episode 57: The Three Little Pigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 11:26


    In this episode we discuss how investor behavior impacts investor results

    Episode 56: Completing The FAFSA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 8:41


    In this episode we discuss completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

    Episode 55: Market-Quake Preparedness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 7:23


    In this episode we discuss preparing for a market downturn

    Episode 54: Custodial Accounts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 8:52


    In this episode we discuss custodial accounts for minors

    Episode 53: Age Is Just A Number

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 8:39


    In this episode we discuss the role of age on your investment strategy

    Episode 52: Bike MS Waves To Wine 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 5:07


    In this episode we discuss our involvment with the National MS Society and their fundraising event Bike MS

    Episode 51: Active Indexing Portfolio Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 8:29


    In this episode we discuss the portfolio management technique known as 'Active Indexing'.

    Episode 50: The Basics of College Savings Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 10:42


    In this episode we discuss the basics of college savings vehicles

    Episode 49: Who's Who In The World Of Indexes..

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 10:14


    In this episode we discuss investing in indexes

    Episode 48: Guns, Guns And More Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 7:37


    In this episode we react to the terrible shooting in Boulder, CO

    Episode 47: How To Enjoy An $18 Mai-Tai

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 5:54


    In this episode we discuss our relationship with money

    Episode 46: CA Proposition 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 11:35


    In this episode we discuss CA Proposition 19

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