The Tom Dupree Show

The surprise in 2023 was there was not a recession. What will the surprise be in 2024? There are always surprises! The post Interest Rates, Inflation and Bonds appeared first on Dupree Financial.

The modern-day use of he/she/ they…if you attack language you divide human beings. Also, Claudine Gay resigns as President of Harvard. The liability of keeping her was too much. The post The Dangers of Compelled Speech appeared first on Dupree Financial.

It appears that we finally have an environment where income can be more easily derived from investments. It seems that growth and income could be possible in this environment as well. Are we headed for zero inflation? How can you make your money work for you? The post Recaps of Markets in 2023 appeared first on Dupree Financial.

How do you convert the growth in your portfolio so that you can start taking income from your portfolio? When should you start focusing on generating income from your portfolio? How can you withdraw money from your portfolio with the money possibly starting to dwindle? We answer these questions and more in this episode of The Tom Dupree Show. The post Your 401K is Up…But Don’t Be Overconfident! appeared first on Dupree Financial.

When are you part of the problem instead of the solution? Pfizer aquires a manufacturer of a cancer drug. Curious…Right? The post Politics, Propaganda, and Profits appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Retirement can be stressful if you go cold turkey and have nothing to do. Retirement provides the flexibility to choose what you would like to do. In the second segment, Gary LeBlanc of Mercy Chefs joins us with a tribute to our friend Jim Salestrom who passed away recently, and the mission of Mercy Chefs. www.mercychefs.com The post Retirement Can Be Stressful appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Things are happening in the stock market very quickly and rapidly. When seeking value, volatility can be your friend. The post Volatility Is Your Friend appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Vaccination and election deniers…the facade is crumbling The post The Facade Is Crumbling appeared first on Dupree Financial.

How do you generate an income stream and beat inflation? Be aware of, what appear to be easy decisions, when it comes to investing your money. Products such as gold and annuities are often sold using fear based tactics. The post Fear In Volatile Markets appeared first on Dupree Financial.

What the market taught us this year. It has been a year investors were more influenced by perception more than reality. The dislocation in some secotrs has lead The post What We Learned This Last Year appeared first on Dupree Financial.

The Death of Charlie Munger. His life was about way more than money. The post The Genius of Munger and Buffet appeared first on Dupree Financial.

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Our boy Governor is elected again. Republicans are weak. Trying to be palatable to Liberals doesn’t work. Abortion is being used as a political platform. The leading economic indicator has been declining for 18 months.As the demand for money goes starts to decline…interest rates decline and bond prices go up. Interest rates are the root of all money. The post Financial News and Abortion as a Political Trend appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Some pharmaceutical stocks are taking a beating and are way down. When the tide goes out…the people swimming naked are revealed. SV-40 -found in some vaccines- is linked to turbo cancer. We should be asking a lot of questions. The post Sometimes Things Have to Fall Apart to Become Better appeared first on Dupree Financial.

You can’t control when you are born. You can control when you retire as well as what you own/buy. It is important to control what you can control in Financial planning. Control what you can control! The post Set It and Forget It 401K is Over appeared first on Dupree Financial.

After four nominees, Mike Johnson was named the new Speaker of the House. You can’t understand Mike Johnson unless you understand Lousiana politics. The post Finally a New Speaker Of the House! appeared first on Dupree Financial.

The 60/40 portfolio method of investing has not been working. A dividend and income-producing portfolio is much easier to predict than a stock going up in value in the current market. The post No Dumb Questions When it Comes to Investing appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Tom’s favorite subjects are music and bonds. Municipal bonds are under stress while good businesses allocate human and financial capital. The post Music and Bonds appeared first on Dupree Financial.

In politics, we often see the desire for power. The only way the politicians have power is to take something away from the American people. One of these ways is making the American people more dependent on the state and handouts. The post The Hollowness of Power appeared first on Dupree Financial.

It costs more to retire and people are living longer. It could be a good idea to choose the short-term stability of good companies with good balance sheets combined with the long-term benefits of dividends. The post Inflation in Retirement appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Life doesn’t go on a linear path. The sooner you accept that, the better. That is why having a financial advisor who will adjust things in your portfolio to suit where you are in life is so important. Tom gives his take on how Germany is affecting the World’s economy with its persistently high-interest rates. The post Life Doesn’t Follow a Linear Path appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Research is important to figure out the tone of the market on an ongoing basis. The consumer appears to still be strong. Management of companies using their cash flow effectively is one of the factors we constantly are watching at Dupree FInancial Group. We are always testing our initial investment thesis in the companies we study. The post Good Companies Endure appeared first on Dupree Financial.

How does one accept personal responsibility? It starts with humility. To be a true part of society…you must be concerned about others. The post Culture Wars and Wokeness appeared first on Dupree Financial.

People are living longer and retiring earlier…making the perfect environment for outliving your money. With this scenario, Retirement planning becomes even more important. The post The Evolution of Retirement appeared first on Dupree Financial.

What is a growth stock may become a value stock and vice versa. A bear market when yo are accumulating is your friend. When you are retiring, a bear market is your enemy. The post Retiring in a Bear Market appeared first on Dupree Financial.

People don’t seem to recognize the difference between good and evil these days. It is easy to fool people into thinking something good is bad and vice versa. What do we really know about the new Covid variant? The post The Difference Between Good and Evil? appeared first on Dupree Financial.

When you start taking distributions in retirement, we believe there must be a change in how you are invested. It is also so important to start saving when you are young. What can you control in your personal finances? Expenses? Setting a Budget? The post How to Best Protect Yourself from Running Out of Money in Retirement appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Jim Waters, President and CEO of Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions (BIPPS) is our guest. BIPPS’s goal is intentional solutions to a series of issues that Kentucky has. Its three initiatives are 1. Educational Freedom…bringing more transparency to school districts. 2. Economic Opportunity 3. Center for Liberty and Justice The post Jim Waters joins Tom appeared first on Dupree Financial.

The stock market rally has made more 401K holders into millionaires. When nearing retirement, viewing assets as an income-producing vehicle is essential. Money must be viewed differently when it is being distributed instead of compounding. View assets as income producers not as a checking account. Make your money work for you with an income stream for retirement. The post How to Convert Your 401K to an Income Stream appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Word is that the Lexington City Council wants to raise our taxes… again…because they don’t have enough money to power street lights. And the state of city parks. The post Raising Taxes in Lexington Again? appeared first on Dupree Financial.

The Fed has been in money destruction mode. Meanwhile, Folks are still planning to retire. Where are their retirement goals and how does inflation affect those goals? How much should they put away a year? How much income will they need once they reach retirement age? The post What is Driving Inflation and Your Retirement Goals? appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Where is the accountability to the citizens of Lexington? The Fayette County School system is under the radar while mismanaging a huge budget funded by Fayette County property taxes. The spending on building new schools and purchasing property is out of control while school attendance rates are falling to near 50% at local high schools. What is wrong with this picture and where is any accountability to citizens by the school board? The post The Waste of Local Government appeared first on Dupree Financial.

There continues to be a message that Fossil Fuels are going away. The oil companies have been demonized. We disagree. When was the last time that Warren Buffet talked about buying Bonds? It’s been a while and what that means… The post Investing Themes appeared first on Dupree Financial.

The Federal Reserve continues to fiddle with Interest rates. Bonds are resisting and staying in trading range. Oil is going higher. What does all of this mean for the stock market and Inflation? The post Focusing on Business appeared first on Dupree Financial.

We’ve been getting a lot of calls about a rumor that the government is getting ready to convert all money to digital currency…and a fear that one’s cash is not safe. Our money is a fiat currency…backed by nothing. It has value because it is accepted as legal tender for goods and services. Money is a benchmarking tool to measure wealth.   The post Money Does Not Equal Wealth appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Senator Mitch McConnell had a major health episode in front of cameras last week. Mcconnell may have overstayed his welcome. Should there be shorter-term limits and/or age limits on Senators? The post When Senators Overstay Their Welcome appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Jason Aldean is drawing criticism for his new music video and single called “Try That in a Small Town.” The music video dredges up videos of Antifa from 2020. The left does not want this topic revisited. The President of Stanford resigned over several research papers published with falsified information. Integrity is out the door and academia is getting devalued. Fauci did the same thing…manipulating data to create policy. The post Jason Aldean Making Waves with New Video appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Don’t try to time the market or try to outsmart the market! Tech has had a big rally. Other sectors are moving up too. Inflation has likely peaked. Where is the VALUE? The post Don’t try to Outsmart the Market appeared first on Dupree Financial.

What we have been seeing the the stock market…the market rally is broadening out from largely the tech sector to also include areas such as Financials. We invest in value stocks that typically pay dividends. Those areas are starting to perform well again. We had the most predicted recession ever yet we have had a market rally. Know what you are invested in…know what you own. You must plan in good times to prepare for bad times and that leads to opportunity. The post The Market Rally is Broadening appeared first on Dupree Financial.

With Covid censorship having been proven to be deadly for some Americans, a judge has ruled issuing limits on the Biden administration working with social media companies. Digital censorship enabled the hiding of some critical facts during Covid with collusion to stifle dissenters if it didn’t fit “digital media’s narrative.” The post Judge Limits Biden Administration in Working with Social Media Companies appeared first on Dupree Financial.

What does it mean to be wealthy? How is wealth defined? Is it defined as general well-being or spending less money than you bring in? The post Are You Afraid of Running Out of Money? appeared first on Dupree Financial.

We are in a time of great reveal. God is allowing a lot to go on to reveal the hearts of man. The goal of evil is to make sin look normal. There is power in speaking the truth. The post A Time of Great Reveal appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Downtown is an anomaly as is Homelessness. The post Homelessness appeared first on Dupree Financial.

How You Invest Your Money Is A Reflection of You. Companies historically have been the best means to grow purchasing power over time. It is always best to have a plan. Planning causes you to focus on your investment thesis and a long-term strategy. The post Have a Vision…Have a Plan appeared first on Dupree Financial.

We highlight the investment philosophies of Peter Lynch. Lynch took over the Magellan Fund at age 33 in 1977. Perhaps his biggest contribution to the Finance world was his book ‘One Up On Wall Street’. His basic approach to investing could best be summarized as “buy what you know.” What goods and services are you buying for your family? He suggests using that as a basis to start learning more about a company. We have the same common sense approach at Dupree Financial Group when we research companies. The post Know What You Own! appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Valuations on Value, Financials, and Dividend stocks are going up…driving prices up on those stocks. High rates on short-term T-Bills and CDs keep people out of the market. These are both good signs for the stock market. We discuss the difference between growth versus value stocks. There is a perceived market risk versus longevity risk. Growth investing gets all of the press. Value investing requires patience, time, study, and diligence. You must know why you own what you own. The post Quality Never Goes Out of Style appeared first on Dupree Financial.

Every blow that should have made people hopeless yet things have survived and some thrived. Don’t get worried about your investments…get educated about them. The post The Wall of Worry appeared first on Dupree Financial.

The majority of people worry about running out of money in retirement. Money makes people nervous. Retirement is flexibility. Your portfolio should also be flexible and an arm of the overall productivity of a person. The post Money Makes People Nervous appeared first on Dupree Financial.