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Ep 380: Why Americans Hate Annuities

February 11, 2026
David McKnight explores one of the most fascinating and misunderstood topics: Retirement planning annuities. In the article Annuitization Puzzles, Economics Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler tries to answer a deceptively simple question: If annuities are so good at protecting retirees from outliving...

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David McKnight is a highly regarded speaker whose workshop The Power of Zero has been seen by thousands of Americans across the country. He has made frequent appearances on Bloomberg Radio, The New York Times, CNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Nasdaq.com, Reuters, Investor’s Business Daily and numerous other national publications. Most recently David was a main platform speaker at Forum 400, an annual gathering of the top 1% of financial advisors in the country. In the summer of 2014, he was a Focus Speaker at the annual world-wide meeting of the Million Dollar Round Table in Toronto, Canada.

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Ep 380
Why Americans Hate Annuities
February 11, 2026Duration: 09:38

David McKnight explores one of the most fascinating and misunderstood topics: Retirement planning annuities. In the article Annuitization Puzzles, Economics Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler tries to answer a deceptively simple question: If annuities are so good at protecting retirees from outliving...

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Ep 379
The Only Three Assets You'll Need in Retirement
February 4, 2026Duration: 08:56

David McKnight discusses the three assets he believes you really need for a stable, predictable tax-efficient retirement.  Getting them right will dramatically reduce the risks that derail most retirements: Market risks, sequence of returns risks, longevity risks, tax risks, and long-term care risks...

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Ep 378
The Top 5 Retirement Mistakes You May Be Making
January 28, 2026Duration: 08:52

David McKnight explores the five biggest retirement mistakes people make. When it comes to retirement "traps", the obvious things such as picking the wrong stock, missing the next bull market or retiring at the wrong time are what typically comes to mind… The first mistake people tend to make when i...

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Ep 377
The Only Three Investments Dave Ramsey Owns (Is This Smart?)
January 21, 2026Duration: 08:36

The focus of this episode is on what Dave Ramsey refers to as the only three investments he owns. "I have three investments: my business, paid-for real estate with no mortgages, and mutual funds," says Ramsey.  He goes on to emphasize that he doesn't play single stock, doesn't screw around with gold...

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Ep 376
The Roth Conversion Myth Most Financial Advisors Get Wrong
January 14, 2026Duration: 07:29

David McKnight addresses a myth floating around the financial world: "For a Roth conversion to make sense, you need many years for the Roth to grow so you can recoup the taxes you paid to the conversion." David stresses why this way of thinking is fundamentally wrong – it's built on the wrong assump...

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