Money Education - Erik L Cooper

Erik discusses many of the actions taken by the government to calm markets as well as some practical ideas on how to think about your money during these trying times.

Erik discusses the current market turmoil and investing thoughts surrounding the Coronavirus.  He gives some historical perspective on market behavior.

Erik briefly discusses markets and the coronavirus providing some rational thoughts around strategy.

Erik discusses Coronavirus and the market and rules on how to build wealth in 2020.

In this episode I talk about the fiduciary standard and why it’s important.

In this episode I discuss life insurance.  I discuss the different types and potential reasons to buy it.

In this podcast I talk about the money and happiness.  How much do you need to be happy?  What is the key to happiness?

In this episode I discuss how emotions can impact how you handle money.  I also give a little insight on how to combat emotions.

In this podcast I offer some insights about what to think about if you are just getting started investing.

00000376 00000374 00001AE9 00001BB8 000AE372 0000D3BC 00007B1A 00007EA8 0000D3BC 0000D3BC   In the episode I talk about investing risk tolerance and rule of thumb ideas about how to come up with your asset allocation percentages.  I also briefly discuss the Rule of 72.

In this podcast I talk about some of my money aha moments and raise some questions about what yours might be.  Find me on twitter @eriklcooper 

In the episode I discuss buying a home vs renting a home.  The math would seem to say renting makes more sense.  But community, family and emotional reasons can making buying the right choice.

Download In this episode I discuss why you should own bonds in your investment portfolio.

In this podcast I interview Adam Robinson, the CEO of Robly.com. Robly is an award winning email marketing platform with some of the highest customer satisfaction rates in the business. We discuss how he broke into trading on Wall Street, the fall of Lehman Brothers and how he founded a tech startup post a Wall Street career.  We also discuss his approach to investing and personal finance.

Download I talk about inflation and how to stay ahead of its erosive impact in this episode.

In this episode I discuss goal setting and some ideas on how to achieve your goals.

In this episode I talk about market timing difficulties and what to do instead.

In this episode I talk about financial products that you should avoid.

In this episode I discuss a good minimalist finance set up.  The essentials that everyone should have.

In this episode I discuss investor psychology. I draw on work from Thaler, Kahneman and Tversky and their work in Behavioral Finance.

I discuss estate planning and Swedish death cleaning in this episode.

Download I discuss changes to the tax system in 2018 and what it means to investors and tax payers.

In this episode I talk about asset allocation and managing risk.

In this episode I discuss active versus passive investing.

In this episode I talk about diversification and its benefits.

    In this episode I talk about cryptocurrency and how they work.  Also discuss investment versus speculation.

Download   In this episode I discuss what ETFs are and how they work along with some pros and cons.

In this episode I discuss using 401ks as an investment vehicle. 

In this podcast I discuss seven money ideas to get the new year started right. Download