Ethan Bloch loves Dry Powder, who doesn’t? It’s just a super cool way to say cash, you dig? But what really matters is that you keep some laying around for rainy days and once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunities.

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Drink drank on today’s thirsty Thursday:

Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Grape

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Boylan Bottleworks 12 oz. Black Cherry 12pack
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Protect yourself from market volatility by Dollar Cost Averaging.

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Tea drank in today’s episode:

Stash Premium Tea, Pomegranate Raspberry Green

Book mentioned in today’s episode:

The Intelligent Investor

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Time Is An Investors Best Friend – Episode #5

Ethan Bloch discusses a few ways to own government debt with a focus on utilizing TreasuryDirect.gov, the governments very own online debt brokerage.

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Resources mentioned in today’s episode:

Treasury Bond Index Funds
Federal / Treasury Money Market Funds

Links mentioned in today’s episode:

Room Full of People
TreasuryDirect.gov
I Savings Bonds

Yesterday Ethan Bloch explained how savings accounts destroy wealth. Today he’s talking about a great alternative to savings accounts: Money Market Funds.

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Resources mentioned on today’s episode:

Taxable Money Market Fund Sheet
Tax-Free Money Market Funds Sheet

Links mentioned on today’s episode:

Savings Accounts Destroy Wealth – Episode #24
Stocks Are King. But Bonds Can Be Tasty Too! – Episode #19
Diversification In Relation To Index Funds – Episode #20

Today Ethan Bloch lays down some knowledge sauce about the wealth destroying properties of conventional savings accounts. He does however, have a surprise in store!

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Drink on today’s thirsty thursday:

Emergen-C Vitamin C Fizzy Drink Mix, 1000 mg, Super Orange

Links from today’s episode:

The Inflation Monster – Episode #4
2.75% ING Orange Savings Accounts
EverBank