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You’ve probably heard some version of it: the dollar is dying. The government keeps printing money, the national debt keeps climbing, and a dollar today buys a fraction of what it did for your grandparents. So the conclusion seems obvious — the dollar is on its way out. Brent Johnson
Tall Oaks Podcast — Episode 125 with Branden DuCharme & Trevor Trebbien Federal employees have one of the strongest retirement setups in the country — a pension, Social Security, and a low-cost 401(k)-style plan stacked on top of each other. So why do so many of them arrive at retirement
Interest rates, the broken 60/40 portfolio, gold, and the energy trades hiding outside big tech — here’s where my attention is this month. Every month on the podcast, I try to do one thing: cut through the noise. There’s no shortage of market commentary out there. Turn on CNBC and
Estate Planning Isn’t Just a Will: 3 Things Most People Get Wrong Tall Oaks Podcast, Episode 123 — with Branden DuCharme and Carisa Bertrand Estate planning is far more than having a will. A complete plan has three parts most people overlook: your taxable estate, your probate estate, and gifting.
One of the most common questions we hear — especially from younger professionals and the adult children of our clients — sounds simple: Should I pay off my debt first, or start investing? In this summer episode of the Tall Oaks Podcast, Branden DuCharme sits down with Marcus Corvino, the
Trump Accounts Explained: Free $1,000 for your Kid? If you had a baby in the last year or two, there may be $1,000 waiting for them from the federal government — and you might not even know it exists yet. That’s the starting point for this episode of the Tall
Is Playing It Safe Still Working? June 2026 Market Recap The short version: In June 2026, interest rates stayed “higher for longer,” the US dollar broke out to the upside, Bitcoin quietly fell more than 50%, and the Magnificent 7 corrected harder than the headlines suggested — Microsoft alone was
Most people buy home insurance and auto insurance the way they buy phone plans: pick a price, hope it works, and try not to think about it. But property and casualty insurance is not a subscription, it’s a financial risk management tool built to protect you from low-probability, high-impact events.
For years, real estate investing has been marketed like a guaranteed path to wealth, but the numbers don’t always back the story. When you treat a home as a pure investment, your return is dominated by macro forces like mortgage interest rates, inflation, and wage growth, not just the house
Insurance is supposed to be boring, and that is exactly why people get burned by it. The core idea of a smart insurance review is simple risk management: you pay a relatively small premium to protect against an unlikely event that would wreck your finances. That means the goal is
