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February 23, 2026

The Three Costly Purchases Retirees Regret

Full Article Link: https://www.the-independent.com/us/money/retirement-purchases-regrets-finance-b2922226.html Quote from Deon Strickland, Ph.D. “Instead of buying something, rent it. If you think you want a mountain house, rent a mountain house for a year. […]

February 23, 2026

Family Travel Fairness, STR Bonus Depreciation, and Digital Risk Management

Transcript Intro Stephan Shipe: Welcome back to the Scholar Wealth Podcast. This week, we start with a question about navigating lifestyle differences among children and what happens when those differences […]

February 18, 2026

Australian Super Funds and US Taxes: What Expats Need to Know

If you’re a dual US-Australian citizen living permanently in the United States with money in Australian super funds, you need to understand how these accounts are treated from a US […]

February 17, 2026

Silver in Retirement: Diversifier or Dangerous Bet?

Full Article Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-silver-investing-too-risky-in-retirement-heres-what-experts-say/ “Investing in silver, especially for retirees, is more of a speculative diversifier than a true investment. In retirement, a lot of people are looking for consistent […]

February 17, 2026

How to Evaluate a $750k Oil Well Investment Opportunity

I recently received a question from a listener who sold a portion of their business and now has about $12 million invested, with $1.5 million set aside specifically for private […]

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