The Financial Samurai Podcast

Retirement has been great so far. But if I could rewind time, here are five things I would have done differently that may help you better plan for your own retirement as well. The article got picked up by CNBC, which made me think of another regret I had, which can be read in the post.  See the post here. 

Want an edge when buying property? Follow the FS20 rule to take advantage of people who are not as sharp as you.  View episode charts and comments here: FS20 Property Buying Indicator  

With a recession looming, the FIRE movement is going to get extinguished. In its place will rise the DIRE Movement: Delay, Inherit, Retire, Expire! This episode appeared in 4Q18 and is something to consider the next time we go through a downturn. Today, we are at peak FIRE. Unfortunately, when you’re at the peak, there’s usually nowhere to go but down. My crystal ball is saying the FIRE movement is in for a rude awakening. Read more and view charts here: Move Over FIRE, Welcome DIRE

$5 million is a lot of money. But it doesn't go very far if you want to retire early with a family in an expensive city like San Francisco. This episode should give folks perspective, help folks re-think their early retirement plans, highlight the cost of kids, and strategize on where they want to retire to.  Read the post here. 

The yield curve has been flat or inverted many times in 2019. It's important to understand what the yield curve is, what it means, and how it can affect your economic future. Every single recession in U.S. history has been preceded by an inverted yield curve.  You can read the post here. 

Welcome to the Financial Samurai podcast! Here's a quick intro of who Sam Dogen is and why you should listen to the podcast.  The FS podcast is hosted by a person who spent 13 years in the financial services industry, got his MBA from Cal, and has grown FinancialSamurai.com into one of the largest personal finance blogs with over 1.5 million organic pageviews a month.  You can read Financial Samurai's About page here.