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Every book Paul Merriman recommended on podcasts
Paul Merriman appeared on ChooseFI in episodes from 2023 to discuss long-term investment strategies, retirement planning, and the mechanics of the ultimate buy-and-hold portfolio. As a financial educator and advisor, Merriman emphasized the psychological pitfalls that investors frequently encounter and highlighted literature that helps people navigate wealth with a balanced mindset. He named Jason Zweig's book Your Money and Your Brain as essential required reading for young investors, explaining that it directly addresses the psychological side of financial decision-making and brings much-needed clarity to a topic where many people behave irrationally. Additionally, Merriman highlighted the work of John C. Bogle, specifically discussing his book Enough to illustrate how investors can determine what constitutes sufficient financial return and avoid chasing endless accumulation. Merriman also promoted his own collaborative work, We're Talking Millions! 12 Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Retirement, co-authored with Richard Buck, to provide listeners with actionable, straightforward retirement steps. Through these recommendations and discussions, Merriman underscored the importance of combining sound index-based portfolio mechanics with emotional self-awareness and realistic financial goals.
Books recommended by Paul Merriman
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Your Money and Your Brain
Why people recommend it: Your Money and Your Brain by Jason Zweig is an illuminating personal finance book that applies cutting-edge neuroscience to human financial decision-making, explaining how the brain's wiring affects investing behavior.
Recommended“I think if Jason zweig's book your money and your brain was around I would absolutely call that required reading as a young investor because it does address the psychological end of this process and and as an advisor I found that most people around money topics are a little bit nuts and that book explains why we are nuts”
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We're Talking Millions!
We're Talking Millions! by Richard Buck and Paul A.
Recommended“we're talking Millions 12 simple ways to supercharge your retirement”
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Enough
Discussed“and he really in fact he's got a book called enough and if you can figure out what enough is and it turns out that the return of of of The Benchmark or these indexes is going to represent enough”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | Paul Merriman | The Ultimate Buy and Hold Portfolio | ChooseFI | 2023-05-28 | 3 |
| 290 | We're Talking Millions | Paul Merriman | ChooseFI | 2023-02-08 | 1 |