{"id":1087,"date":"2016-08-15T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2020-02-24T07:07:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T12:07:12","slug":"investment-performance-paul-merriman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/investment-performance-paul-merriman\/","title":{"rendered":"081 Investment Performance: How to Retire Like a Star &#8211; Featuring Industry Great, Paul Merriman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Listen Now<\/h1>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_952\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1087-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/michaelport\/STS-081-investment-performance-how-to-retire-like-a-star-featuring-industry-great-paul-merriman.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/michaelport\/STS-081-investment-performance-how-to-retire-like-a-star-featuring-industry-great-paul-merriman.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/michaelport\/STS-081-investment-performance-how-to-retire-like-a-star-featuring-industry-great-paul-merriman.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/michaelport\/STS-081-investment-performance-how-to-retire-like-a-star-featuring-industry-great-paul-merriman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1087-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/michaelport\/STS-081-investment-performance-how-to-retire-like-a-star-featuring-industry-great-paul-merriman.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"STS-081-investment-performance-how-to-retire-like-a-star-featuring-industry-great-paul-merriman.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want to have a very comfortable retirement? Listen in as Paul Merriman discusses the essentials of a great investment.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Merriman is a nationally recognized authority on mutual funds, index investing, asset allocation and both buy-and-hold and active management strategies.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we discussed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to choose the best investment advisor. (6:03)<\/li>\n<li>How to manage your own retirement portfolio. (15:37)<\/li>\n<li>How to calculate your savings for a comfortable retirement. (27:17)<\/li>\n<li>The benefits of a three-fund portfolio. (54:30)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:paul@paulmerriman.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Paul Merriman<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and find out more about his <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paulmerriman.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">upcoming events<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Paul is also the author of the following books:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/etREVNZ ?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BP570ZM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;linkId=WO2SM7XCFCM3THH4&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_tl&amp;tag=httpwwwmichac-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Financial Fitness Forever<\/a><\/span>; <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/gI2ZgrP?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BP570ZM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;linkId=WO2SM7XCFCM3THH4&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_tl&amp;tag=httpwwwmichac-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First-Time Investor<\/a><\/span>: Grow and Protect Your Money; <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/eB6jeCL ?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BP570ZM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;linkId=WO2SM7XCFCM3THH4&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_tl&amp;tag=httpwwwmichac-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">101 Investment Decisions Guaranteed to Change Your Financial Future<\/a><\/span>;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/a.co\/hrVvpiw ?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BP570ZM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;linkId=WO2SM7XCFCM3THH4&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_tl&amp;tag=httpwwwmichac-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Smart or Get Screwed<\/a><\/span>: How to Select the Best and Get the Most Out of your Financial Advisor.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also mentioned this episode was the book\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0062247026\/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_BWORxbVCGE22H?camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BP570ZM&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;linkId=WO2SM7XCFCM3THH4&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_tl&amp;tag=httpwwwmichac-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Opposite of Spoiled<\/a><\/span>: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Now Want to have a very comfortable retirement? 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