Sound Investing

Paul Merriman

666 - Evidence-Based Investing, Index Funds & Staying the Course

Weekly podcasts with Paul Merriman. Strategic planning for investing at every stage of life.

666 - Evidence-Based Investing, Index Funds & Staying the Course

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Weekly podcasts with Paul Merriman. Strategic planning for investing at every stage of life.

Episodes

Wed, 17 Jun 2026

Wed, 10 Jun 2026

Wed, 03 Jun 2026

Wed, 27 May 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026

Wed, 13 May 2026

Wed, 06 May 2026

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

Wed, 22 Apr 2026

Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Wed, 08 Apr 2026

Wed, 01 Apr 2026

Wed, 25 Mar 2026

Wed, 18 Mar 2026

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Wed, 25 Feb 2026

Wed, 18 Feb 2026

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Wed, 04 Feb 2026

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

Wed, 21 Jan 2026

Wed, 14 Jan 2026

Wed, 07 Jan 2026

Wed, 31 Dec 2025

Wed, 24 Dec 2025

Wed, 17 Dec 2025

Wed, 10 Dec 2025

Wed, 03 Dec 2025

Wed, 26 Nov 2025

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

Wed, 12 Nov 2025

Wed, 05 Nov 2025

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Wed, 22 Oct 2025

Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

Wed, 01 Oct 2025

Wed, 24 Sep 2025

Thu, 18 Sep 2025

Wed, 17 Sep 2025

Wed, 10 Sep 2025

Wed, 03 Sep 2025

Wed, 27 Aug 2025

Wed, 20 Aug 2025

Wed, 13 Aug 2025

Wed, 06 Aug 2025

Wed, 30 Jul 2025

Wed, 23 Jul 2025

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Episodes

Evidence-Based Investing, Index Funds & Staying the Course

Paul & Chris Tackle 10 of your Investing Questions

Mike Piper- Bainbridge Financial Literacy Series 2026

Automating Your Portfolio: M1 Finance vs. Fidelity Basket Portfolios

Bill Bernstein: 50 Years of Investing Wisdom

Boot Camp #9 - 2 Funds for Life and Target-Date Funds

Q&A With Chris Pedersen and Daryl Bahls: Thinking Through Your Portfolio Choices

2026 Best in Class ETF Portfolios

Christine Benz: Practical Retirement Planning from Morningstar's Top Expert

Larry Swedroe: The Evidence-Based Rules Every Investor Needs to Know | Bainbridge Financial Literacy Series 2026

PlanVision: Low Cost Flat-Fee Financial Planning for Do-It-Yourself Investors

Paul Merriman on Managing $1.6 Billion But Never His Own Money

Q & A Deep Dive

DFA & Avantis ETFs: Building the Ultimate Lifetime Equity Strategy

Flexible Retirement Withdrawals: Why Taking Less Can Give You More

Boot Camp #6 Fixed Distributions

2026 Boot Camp #5 Fixed Contributions

Bootcamp #4 |Fine-Tuning Your Asset Allocation for Retirement & Long-Term Growth

Bootcamp #3 | How to Choose the Right Portfolio (Returns, Risk & Diversification)

Boot Camp #2: The Ultimate Buy & Hold Portfolio

Bootcamp #1 | The $10 Million Decision | Stocks and Bonds

A Surprise, a Big Thank You, and What’s Coming Next

Better Than VTSAX, Choosing Asset Allocation, Target Date Funds, Protecting Against Scams, and More

Sound Investing Q&A: ETFs, Portfolios, Risk, and Retirement

What 2025 Taught Us About Investing (And Why “Normal” Matters)

Pediheart Podcast #366: A Focus On Financial Health With Mr. Paul Merriman

The Importance of Keeping Investing Simple!

Paul Merriman on Long-Term Investing, Compounding, and Building Wealth

AAII Q&A Series (Part 3 of 3)

AAII Q&A, Part 2 — 12 More Questions Answered

Thanksgiving, AAII Q&As. Retirement Portfolios, Value Tilts, International Diversification, and Investing a Lump Sum

Supercharge Your Retirement with Paul Merriman

AAII Presentation Follow-Up: ETF Tax Efficiency, Rebalancing, and Smarter Diversification

Staying the Course — Insights on Reasonable & Unreasonable Portfolios, Quilt Charts & 2025 Returns

The Merriman Financial Education Foundation: Plans, Priorities & Lessons for 2026

The Biggest Mistake Beginner Investors Make - and How to Avoid them

Chris & Paul October 2025 Q&A: Best-in-Class ETFs, Equal-Weight vs. Cap-Weight, and How Much Small-Cap Value?

Can You Trust the Market? Equal-Weighted S&P 500 vs. Four-Fund Strategy

The Final Chapter: S&P 500 vs. 60/40 vs. Four-Fund Strategy

Retirement Distributions: All S&P 500 vs. 60/40 Portfolio

Paul Merriman on Money Life with Chuck Jaffe at FinCon

Two Radical Investments – U.S. 4-Fund Portfolio vs. S&P 500

Saving for Retirement: 100% S&P 500 vs. 60/40 — A Lifetime Portfolio Comparison

The Last Step To Successful Investing

The Biggest Mistake Investors Make

100% stocks, Crypto, customizing 4 fund portfolio and Bogleheads & more

4 Portfolio Levels for Wealth Building

10 Myths, Lies & Mistakes That Cost Investors Millions (with Don McDonald & Tom Cock)

Future of Financial Literacy and Smart Investing

Small cap value still the best , bonds and 2 funds for life Q&A

Future of Financial Literacy and Smart Investing 