Tom Discusses Various Stock Indexes Transcript: Easan Arulanantham: What’s the difference between like the Dow Jones, s&p 500, the NASDAQ, there’s all these like different, I guess, indexes. Tom Vaughan: Yeah, they mean, yeah. So what they are is baskets of stocks. So the S&P 500 is a basket of 500 stocks. S&P stands for
Tom’s Thoughts on Including Social Security in Retirement Plans Transcript: Easan Arlanantham: So our next question is, I can take Social Security between 62 and 70. Were the pros and cons taken early versus late? Tom Vaughan: Yeah, that’s a good question, I actually do an entire seminar, you know, on Social Security maximization, and
Tom’s Thoughts on Manufacturing Investments Based on Infrastructure Plans Transcript: Easan Arulanantham: The next question comes from Jean. It’s about the US infrastructure bill, do you think that the US could have a manufacturing Renaissance in the near future with all the money that’s been planned? Tom Vaughan: Yes, I do with some caveats. So
Tom Gives us Insights into Energy Investments Transcript: Easan Arulanantham: So this question comes from George. Yeah. What do you think of some of like the older stocks, companies like Exxon Mobil, or kind of older companies that are kind of not with the trends? Or you could say, yeah, with the trends of going
Tom Screens Potential Investments Carefully Before Adding to the Portfolio Transcript: Easan Arulanantham: There’s some hot other themes like cryptocurrency and cannabis and China. Yeah. So why aren’t those in our portfoliosright now? Tom Vaughan: That’s a good question. Actually, one of the things that I do is I actually keep a list of every
Tom Has Some Tips to Help Prevent Us From Getting Scammed Transcript: Easan Arulanantham: So the next question is, how do I avoid a Ponzi scheme? Like, how do I protect myself from I guess, all those financial scams out there that we get? Always, you know, you get those spam emails and all that
We Ask Tom About His Portfolio Diversification Transcript: Easan Arulanantham: So the first question is, this week, there was a change to the models? Um, so what does a diversified portfolio look like? Tom Vaughan: Okay, good? That’s a great question. We got this question earlier. So I’ve got some things to show you. But
Tom’s Advice on Interest Rates and Whether we Should Consider Refinancing Transcript: Easan Arulanantham: Interest rates are kind of All Time Low. Where do you see them going over the next year? And should I try and get a refinance my mortgage? Or should I wait a little longer? Tom Vaughan: Yeah, good question. Actually,
Tom Discusses Cryptocurrency and It’s Volatility Transcript: Katie Nealis: So we have another question in from Chris saying cryptocurrency has been in the news a lot this year, would you say this is a good investment? And how volatile is it?Tom Vaughan: Well, there’s a whole bunch of versions of cryptocurrency, you know. And so
Tom will Safely Consider Reopening while Considering all Factors Transcript: Katie Nealis: With the vaccine rolling out and the restrictions lifting, how soon do you think you’ll have clients back in the office? Tom Vaughan: Oh, yeah. Well, theoretically, we’re going to try to reopen the office, you know, at least for ourselves on June