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Hosted by Chris Galeski and Meghan Pinchuk, Financial Commute is a weekly podcast that gives the rundown on what's going on in the current market, how it affects you, and what you can do about it – all designed to fit into your commute. Each week Chris and Meghan welcome an expert guest, including Morton Wealth advisors, fund managers, and investment analysts, to break down complex financial topics. Our goal for this podcast is to provide you with the tools to help you navigate this challenging environment, leading to a path of more confident investing.
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- 1 weeks ago16 min
Before You Invest in Muni Bonds, Know This
Municipal bond yields are at their highest levels in 20 to 25 years, and the phrase “tax-free income” is getting a lot of attention from investors looking for safety and yield in a challenging rate environment. The case is easy to understand: if you live in California and own a California Muni bond, the interest you earn could be both federal and state tax-free. But before you move into Munis based on that headline, there are a few things worth understanding first. In this episode of Financi...
- 2 weeks ago16 min
How Inflation Is Impacting Your Life and Investments
Grocery bills are roughly 25 percent higher than they were a few years ago, and they are not coming back down. That is not a prediction. It is how inflation works. The spike you felt in 2022 and 2023 set a new floor. From here, prices continue rising, just hopefully more slowly. In this episode of Financial Commute, Chief Investment Officer Meghan Pinchuk and Wealth Advisor Chris Galeski answer the questions everyone is asking: why prices are not going back down, what a K-shaped economy mean...
- 3 weeks ago18 min
When Is Real Estate No Longer a Good Investment?
For most of the past four decades, buying real estate in California was as close to a guaranteed win as investing gets. Prices rose. Interest rates fell. Demographics supported demand. People refinanced, pulled cash out, bought more, and built substantial wealth. That environment no longer exists. In this episode of Financial Commute, CEO Jeff Sarti and Wealth Advisor Kevin Rex break down what drove real estate returns for 40 years, why those tailwinds have largely reversed, and what it takes...
- Sep 30, 202624 min
Lifestyle Creep vs. Lifestyle Design: How to Be Intentional With Your Spending
Lifestyle creep is not a dramatic financial event. It is a food delivery subscription you barely use, a rent upgrade that felt reasonable at the time, a closet full of things you barely remember buying. It happens when income rises, and spending rises automatically to meet it, and sometimes exceed it, without anyone consciously choosing that outcome. In this episode of Financial Commute, Priscilla Brehm and Kristin Dillon, a baby boomer and an elder millennial who have each spent decades wat...
- Sep 23, 202621 min
What Alternative Investments Are (And Why They're Simpler Than You Think)
Seven years ago, roughly $7 trillion was invested in alternative assets globally. Today that number is $18 trillion. By 2030, Fidelity projects it will exceed $30 trillion. The average institutional investor already allocates 25 percent of their capital to alternatives. The average retail investor allocates about 5 percent. That gap is not an accident. In this episode of Financial Commute, Chris Galeski sits down with Jeff Sarti to break down what alternative investments actually are, ...
- Sep 17, 202618 min
Beyond the Midterms: What Investors Should Be Watching
Every election cycle, clients ask the same question: should I be doing something different with my portfolio right now? The short answer, according to the data, is probably not. But the longer answer is more interesting. In this episode of Financial Commute, Chief Investment Officer Meghan Pinchuk and Chris Galeski walk through what historical market data actually shows about midterm election years, why the bigger risk to the current market has less to do with which party wins and more...
- Sep 9, 202614 min
How to Take Money Out of Retirement Accounts Without a Big Tax Hit
You saved into your 401 (k) for decades, reduced your taxes every year you could, and watched the balance grow. But the IRS doesn’t retire when you do. Every dollar you pull from that account in retirement is ordinary income, and if it is your only account, you could end up in the same tax bracket you were in when you were working, or higher. In this episode of Financial Commute, Wealth Advisors Ian Rennick and Mike Rudow break down the four types of retirement accounts, why the...
- Sep 2, 202623 min
Build for Resilience, Not Prediction: The Healthy Skeptic Investment Approach
Stocks are at all-time highs. Consumer sentiment just hit its lowest point since the Vietnam War. AI is going to transform everything. AI is going to eliminate your job. Gold is the only safe asset. Sell your gold immediately. If any of this sounds familiar, you have been inside the noise. In this episode of Financial Commute, Chris Galeski sits down with CEO Jeff Sarti to walk through the twelfth edition of the Healthy Skeptic investment letter, "When Headlines Get Loud, Principles Matter M...
About Financial Commute
Hosted by Chris Galeski and Meghan Pinchuk, Financial Commute is a weekly podcast that gives the rundown on what's going on in the current market, how it affects you, and what you can do about it – all designed to fit into your commute. Each week Chris and Meghan welcome an expert guest, including Morton Wealth advisors, fund managers, and investment analysts, to break down complex financial topics. Our goal for this podcast is to provide you with the tools to help you navigate this challenging environment, leading to a path of more confident investing.
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