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280Ep. 280Oct 28, 2026

Why Higher Interest Rates Can Be Good for Bond Investors

It’s been a frustrating stretch for bond investors, but the same rise in interest rates that hurt bond prices has also improved the outlook for future returns. In this episode of The Long Term Investor, I explain what’s driving higher yields, how they’ve changed the opportunity in fixed income, and why the way you build your bond portfolio matters.

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279Ep. 279Oct 21, 2026

Morgan Housel on Building Wealth, Spending Well, and Knowing What’s Enough

Having more money doesn’t automatically make financial decisions easier. Morgan Housel, author of "The Psychology of Money", joins me for a live conversation about building wealth, spending well, and knowing when you have enough. We also explore his views on AI, government debt, and the future of financial advice.

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278Ep. 278Oct 14, 2026

Should You Take Less Risk Once You Have Enough to Retire?

If you’ve saved enough to retire, why keep taking investment risk? Peter Lazaroff explores the questions worth asking before making your portfolio more conservative and how to decide whether a change would actually improve your life.

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276Ep. 276Sep 30, 2026

Why a 'Good Investment' Can Be Wrong For Your Portfolio

A good investment can still be a bad addition to your portfolio. In this special rebroadcast from The Plancorp Perspective, Ranie Verby puts me in the guest chair to discuss how goals, behavior, evidence, and process shape the investments you should—or shouldn’t—own. We also explore why seemingly sophisticated choices can fail in real life and what it actually means for a portfolio to succeed.

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275Ep. 275Sep 23, 2026

The Perfect Portfolio

My new book 'The Perfect Portfolio' is officially available to purchase or stream. A labor of love I hope becomes a resource for my listeners and anyone curious about what really makes a portfolio 'perfect' (for you).

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274Ep. 274Sep 16, 2026

The Four Questions to Ask Before Adding Anything to Your Portfolio

DIY investors can struggle with ways to systematically reduce bias in their portfolio. The Probablistic Decision Protocol (PDP) is a simple four-question filter for doing that. It is not designed to make you more active. It is designed to keep you from being casually wrong.

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273Ep. 273Sep 9, 2026

Are U.S. Treasurys Really Risk-Free? Ft. Mary Childs

In this episode, I’m joined by Mary Childs, host of Mary in America and author of The Bond King, for a conversation about the financial infrastructure supporting the Treasury market and the consequences of a growing national debt.

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272Ep. 272Sep 2, 2026

When a Simple Portfolio Isn’t Enough

I had two conversations this week with listeners who had built meaningful wealth and believed strongly in keeping their investments simple. Both were dealing with a problem that a basic portfolio could not completely solve.

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271Ep. 271Aug 26, 2026

Stay Calm: What Index Funds Still Can’t Solve ft. David Booth

Low-cost, broadly diversified portfolios are now available to nearly everyone. Yet investors still trade aggressively, chase forecasts, and panic whenever uncertainty rises. If the technical solution has become so accessible, why is having a good investment experience still so difficult?

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Peter is the Chief Investment Officer at Plancorp and the author of The Perfect Portfolio andMaking Money Simple. Each week on The Long Term Investor, he cuts through the noise with evidence-based conversations about investing, behavior, and building wealth that lasts.

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