Financial Issues Week in Review

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Coal minors rallying in Washington D.C. over pensions
President Obama has destroyed the coal industry
Only 1 in 6 American men of working age have a job
Upcoming election should be about jobs & the economy
Presidential town hall meeting Wednesday evening
Mission: Pre-Born
Upcoming town hall meetings

Listener Questions
Ray - WY  Tractor Supply stock
Joseph - OH  Refinancing mortgage
Melissa - PA  Will Trump presidency bring back the coal industry
Jerry - NC  Western Union stock
Brian - YouTube  Arch Coal stock
Michael - FL  Buying gold
Brandon - AR  Self-employed saving for retirement
Sam - MO  Suncor Energy stock

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Only 1 in 6 American men of working age are working
Market & commodities report
Mission: Pre-Born

Listener Questions
David - OH  Adjustable rate mortgage
Jim - TX  Not currently exposed to the market, when is time to get back in
Joy - MO  News report about large tax rebate legislation
Rick - OH  Funds after retirement
Jim - YouTube  ESLT stock / Market vs enterprise value of a company
Susie - AR  Bristol-Myers stock
Lynn - OR  International Paper stock
Mark - IA  Guaranteed income at 65 years of age
Jeff - GA  Capital gains taxes
Diane - OH  Managing Timothy Plan account

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Iranian boats once again harassing U.S. Navy ships
President Obama sending $1.3 billion cash to Iran in various world currencies
Our economy is in a mess because of ideology
Oil prices headed up
Corn prices at a 7 year low, leading to lower pork and beef prices
Beef prices at a 5 year low due to lack of demand
European stocks down on news out of Germany
Singapore GDP down to 1.8%
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Listener Questions
Ryan - AR  Where should a young couple start investing
Irene - TX  Thanking Dan for the Mission: Pre-Born campaign, Having an ultrasound saved her now 11 year old son
Pat - TX  AGM-A preferred stock
Kim - OH  Is Discover Financial Services biblically responsible / Philosophy of investing IRA
Scott - YouTube  Medi-Share / Samaritan Ministries health sharing
June - PA  401k rollover into IRA with Fidelity / Self direct or use advisor
Craig - OH  Why doesn't Vanguard allow using Timothy Israel fund

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Stock market report
Oil stocks
Money given to Iran
San Francisco Federal Reserve President sounded hawkish yesterday so investors speculating whether rates will be raised
Mission: Pre-Born

Listener Questions
Bill - OK  Bad insurance policy investment, where to invest the money now
Mike - IL  Converting 401k to a Roth IRA
William - AR  What to do with old traditional IRA

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Listener Questions
Kim - TX  EQM & MMP stocks
David - TN  Will Federal Reserve move to negative interest rates
YouTube  How to tell what stocks are in Ava Maria funds
Phillip - YouTube  IMF having Chinese currency as part of it's basket of reserve currenecies
Daniel - LA  Simple IRA in money market
David - WY  Buying stock for grandchildren

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Phyllis Schlafly passing
A look at the week ahead
Eurozone investment spending stalls
German manufacturing misses expectations
Switzerland economic growth beating projections
Mission: Pre-Born - Help save the life of the unborn

Listener Questions
Donni - AR  Flexible Premium Adjustable Life Insurance
David - YouTube  Is cash in HSA considered cash in Dan's allocation models
Michael - OH  Life insurance sale
Jim - MS  Utility stocks
Rusty - TX  Moving investment contributions from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
David - FL  Testimony: Benefits of being a Financial Issues Partner
Michael - FL  Volatility Index
Ryan - TX  IRA payments before turning 59 1/2 years old

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
ISM Services Sector number came in at 51.4, it is trending down and nearing contraction
Eurozone investment stalling
Mission: Pre-Born - Help save the life of the unborn
Upcoming Financial Issues town hall meetings

Listener Questions
Cathy - AL  What to do with IRA not making any money
Walt - TX  Old 401k moved into individual stocks
Ann - MS  Delaying Social Security benefits / Making minor grandchildren beneficiaries
Doug - LA  Move to Roth IRA
Paul - WV  Invest or pay of mortgage with inheritance
Lee - VA  South Health Benefits bond fund
Joyce - OH  Additional income

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Manufacturing index contracted in August to 49.4
Construction spending
WalMart cutting 7000 jobs
Trump campaign should be talking jobs & economy
Mission: Pre-Born

Listener Questions
Jim - VA  Investing in a Wells Fargo managed account
Cherrie - MS  TSP after retirement
Sue - AR  WalMart job cuts
Lee - GA  Online loan found through Facebook & email
Pat - OH  Trump plan to use remittance payments to pay for wall
Ray - WY  Agricultural REITS
Karen - TX  Personal debt
Jeremy - IL  Fidelity 401k rollover to Timothy Plan

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Smith & Wesson stock rising
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Listener Questions
Steve - YouTube  FBI background checks for guns
Karen - MN  401k move to managed account
Laura - AL  Dividend Portfolio
Pete - MS  Timothy Plan for self-employed
Ken - IN  Determining net worth of pension
John - GA  Exxon stock / Robinhood trading platform
Nancy - IL  Cash IRA @ 1.75% interest
Cedric - LA  Economic impact of the internet being turned over to the U.N.
Daniel - TX  100% cash portfolio, returning to the stock market
Jennie - NC  Silver investments

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Productivity is down 0.6%
U.S. dollar continues to strengthen
Trump looking presidential as he meets with Mexican president
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Listener Questions
Emily - IA  Best way to invest and where
Jeremy - NC  Transferring funds within Timothy Plan / Portfolio allocations
Beth - OH  Investing inherited money
Ed - VA  Pay off mortgage or invest
Steve - MD  Is it time to move to 100% cash position

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Productivity is down 0.6%, following being down 0.5% last month
BP announced second joint exploration contract with China

Listener Questions
Sheri - TX  Reallocation of funds
Laura - YouTube  How to vet charities
Brian - YouTube  Stock share price analysis
Dale - OK  Cash position of 50% in IRA
Laverne - KS  401k investment vs direct investment account
Bob - AR  Zion Oil public bond offering
Mark - AR  US Foods stock offering to employees

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Thank you for supporting India Partners' campaign to build a boys home in southeast India
Eurozone seeing a boost on reports Germany's two largest banks may merge
Bad new for the Eurozone, inflation is flat
Potash stock had best day in six years yesterday on talks of a merger
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer says there is possibility for more than one interest rate hike
ADP private jobs number came in below expectations at 177,000
Emails received about not mentioning Colin Kaepernick incident

Listener Questions
Dorthy - AR  Silver & gold stocks, when is a good time to sell stocks with large profits, Timothy Plan allocation
Russel - KY  Potash cutting dividends
Ron - TX  Rebalancing portfolio
David - NC  ConocoPhillips stock
Laura - AL  CCJ uranium mining stock
Cindy - TX  Texas state gold depository
Sonja - IL  Start up investing
Frank - VA  Preferred stock

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Pending home sales up 1.3% in July after June number was revised downward
Germany's two largest banks considering merger
Negative interest rates are not helping the Eurozone, inflation is flat

Listeners Questions
Dixie - YouTube  Are internet banks safe
Becky - YouTube  PRR & POT stocks
John - MT  When to begin drawing Social Security
Bill - TX  'Bank on yourself' system / Can't find HARP loan for mobile home

Commentary
Oil companies are adding rigs too quickly
Oil inventories add 2.2 million barrels

Listener Questions
Barbara - AR  Investing outside TSP
Maury - VA  Bureau of Labor & Statistics reporting
Sally - TN  Foreclosed home
Travis - AR  Stock dividends
Jack - TN  Fees on 401k account
Josh - NM  Wife's 401k with former employer
Kim - IL  Illinois Tool Works & Hormel stocks

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Dollar is strengthening against the Yen & Euro
German savers are losing faith in banks moving to keep their savings in home safes
Japan households have dropped their spending on news of national debt problem

Guest: David Harms of India Partners
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Listener Questions
Jim - YouTube  Is it better to get collage age children their own credit card or add them to parents account
Gibran - TX  Saving for children's education
Mike - TX  Inherited annuity
Walter - VA  Linked In (LNKD) stock, Microsoft deal to purchase it
Kurt - WA  Agricultural commodities
Nicole - AR  Transfer of 401k from former employer
Veronica - TX  Tax implications from inherited house
Brian - NC  ScottTrade, loss on sale of stock

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Consumer confidence up to 101.1 vs. estimated 97.0
Market & commodities report
Federal Reserve still indicating it may raise interest rates

Guest: David Harms of India Partners
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Listener Questions
Roxanna - TX  Selling house, using savings for repairs
Robert - YouTube  Potash stock
Brenda - VA  Is it a good idea to pay off mortgage if it depletes savings
Paul - WV  Pay off debt or invest inheritance
Mark - FL  Rolling over 401k to Timothy Plan
J.W. - AR  Timothy Plan allocations
Kristin - OH  Investing inheritance
Katie - OH  Budgeting to purchase a home

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Personal income rose 0.4% in July
Consumer spending was up
Personal savings rate rose to 5.7%
Central banks say they are taking negative interest rates off the table "for now"
European stocks slumping on news Janet Yellen may raise rates in September
Trump has said he will fire Yellen if elected
Japan stocks leaping into positive territory on weaker Yen

Listener Questions
Ron - NC  Is Loan Depot biblically responsible
Erin - YouTube  Starting an IRA / When will interest rates increase
Tom - TX  What happens to housing market if interest rates increase
TJ - AR  Voya 401k
Daniel - VA  Pay off mortgage or save for children's college
Pat - OH  General Motors management

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Markets are positive
Healthcare prices are going up
Federal Reserve's Janet Yellen indicating they may raise interest rates in September
Federal Reserve is looking for a radical approach to improve the economy

Listener Questions
Paul - WV  Inheritance
Tim - GA  Future of silver & farm commondities
Darrell - MS  Ford stock
Thomas - PA  Medicare Part B - Affects of earnings on coverage rates
Frank - TN  Propane prices
Robert - TX  Stop limits
Craig - IL  Self-directed IRA

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Oil inventories were at record highs last week
Investors waiting for Janet Yellen's comments on Friday
European stocks dropping
German business confidence dropped
Portugal not meeting E.U. standards
Iranian boats harassing U.S. Navy ship
The defense industry is supporting Hillary Clintons campaign 2 to 1

Listener Questions
Michael - OH  IRA contributions and distributions
Greg - MI  401k in all cash
Melissa - YouTube  Prepping with guns, ammo & food - Is that extreme
Kevin - IN  Defense contractor stocks
Jan - TX  Pension rollover
Gloria - MO  Pros & Cons of reverse mortgages
Drew - TX  How much should someone invest in a Roth IRA

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Stock market & commodities report
Oil inventories
Janet Yellen to speak tomorrow

Listener Questions
Brian - YouTube  If Federal Reserve raises interest rates how will it affect high yield bonds
YouTube   What to do with large inheritance
Mike - NC  Investing for return, who to trust

Dan's Commentary
Survey: Financial Advisors say clients don't care about being biblically responsible

Listener Questions
Jim - YouTube  Non-brokerage entered stop limits
Ty - TX  Father-in-law's estate tax
Fred - NC  Moving funds in 401k
Ann - VA  Moving state retirement account
Liz - YouTube  Analysis of Niska Gas & Storage
Bobby - SC  Investing in Asia stocks
Anna - VA  Money gifted to children
June - TX  Buying preferred stocks through Fidelity & TD Ameritrade

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Dan's article published at LifeZette.com, "Clintonomics Will Make Things Worse"
Oil inventories
Commodities report
Still working on new income portfolio for Financial Issues partners
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Big banks developing a plan to use digital currency as a settlement currency by 2018

Listener Questions
Dale - OK  Williams Partners
Kevin - IN  How can Trump cut taxes and increase defense spending
Emily - IA  Starting savings accounts for children
Preston - GA  Reallocation when stocks are not earning anything
Bryan - OH  Increasing cash position in IRA
Rich - TX  Cash position in portfolio
Rebecca - NC  Starting investing for children and own retirement

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Existing home sales report
51 year low in home ownership
People's Bank of China injecting about $7 billion dollars into cash reserves to stimulate their economy
German GDP growth is slowing
Economists predictions about effects of Brexit appear to be inaccurate

Listener Questions
Dakota - YouTube  Taxes on stocks sold on Robinhood website
Mary - MS  Cash position in Roth IRA
Brad - AL  Gold advertisements / Can we overcome national debt crisis
Stacy - GA  401k loan
John - MS  Asset allocation for age 65+
Michael - KS  Tithing on required minimum distribution
Mike - YouTube  Has 401k & emergency savings, what should he do next
Garret - YouTube  Timothy Plan allocation for  young children
Carl - OH  Disability insurance for self-employed
Maurice - Washington D.C.  What is an 'investment account'

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Federal Reserve announcement from Jackson Hole on Friday
Dollar is weaker today / Gold is up slightly
Oil prices sliding as Iraq prepares to ramp up production
China is importing oil, refining it dirty and exporting
Record oil production last month
Eurozone affects of Brexit have been minimal
Britain exports at 2 year high

Listener Questions
Bill - WV  Energy Transfer, Amazon & Potash stocks
Patrick - OH  How to deal with increasing population effect on the environment
Brian - YouTube  Aerospace stocks
Jonathan - YouTube  Marathon Oil leadership
Cathy - OH  U.S. savings bonds
Bradley - AR  P&G dividends managed by Wells Fargo

Loss of class action student loan lawsuit by Wells Fargo

Listener Questions
Jim - MI  Investing in Canadian lumber
Laura - AR  Iraqi Dinar

Help Eight Days of Hope rebuild homes damaged by flooding in Black River, SC

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
New Home Sales report / Median home sale prices are down
Stock market report
U.K. exports are up, at a 2 year high
Oil prices are lower, have dropped below $47 a barrel
Iraq & Nigeria preparing to increase oil exports
China importing oil and exporting gasoline and diesel
Eurozone & home sales numbers are the good news

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Listener Questions
Drew - TX  Getting out of life insurance policies
Heather - OH  What to do with PERS received in divorce settlement
Mary - AL  Is Merrill Edge biblically responsible
John - MS  Pension & IRA rollover
Mark - TX  Income from IRA
Joyce - TX  Summit Cash Reserves Fund
Christina - TX  Rollover 401k
Carla - AR  Evaluating whether to give gift to charity or establish a charitable gift annuity

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Keep people suffering in Louisiana in your prayers
Child suicide bomber at wedding in Istanbul, Turkey
Market report
Oil putting pressure on the markets
U.S. oil rig count up - added 10 rigs last week
China grabbing global market share in refined products
President Obama believes we only need to get the carbon footprint out of the U.S.
Looking at financial reports due out this week
Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve to meet in Jackson Hole this week
Dan's Article "Smoke and Mirrors, the Federal Reserve and America's Economic Recovery Myth" on CNSNews.com

Listener Questions
Isaiah - TN  When to start investing & in what
Laverne - VA  Retirement payout options
Curtis - TSP Contributions

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Listener Questions
Mike - OH  Gold ETF as part of 401k
John - OK  TSP strategy, 50 years old
Rick - AR  Paying off house
Alice - OK  18 year old grand daughter with $30,000 invested with E-Trade for college

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Financial reports due out this week
Stanley Fischer, vice chair of the Federal Reserve System signals it's time for Fed to raise rates
Dan's Article "Smoke and Mirrors, the Federal Reserve and America's Economic Recovery Myth" published on CNSNews.com
Dan's Article "How Millennials Could Save the Economy" published on LifeZette.com
Global markets
U.S. oil rig count up for eighth straight week
Gasoline prices headed up

Listener Questions
Robert - TX  Is now good time to roll 401k into IRA
Steven - SC  Roth vs. Traditional IRA

Financial Issues Partnership - Listener Supported

Listener Questions
Brett - VA  When to take profits
Eugene - IN  New World Currency sales pitch
Brenda - Tx  Gifting stocks to grand children
Cindy - MS  Money in Fidelity money market not making money
Howard - SC  Life Insurance Policy

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Market & commodities report
John Deere beat expectations on earnings but sales were down
Bible Museum & Yad Vashem working together

Listener Questions

Dan's Commentary
Praying for those affected by Louisiana flooding - Hillary is resting & Obama is golfing while Trump & Pence visit

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Market & commodities report
John Deere beat expectations on earnings but sales were down

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Market & commodities report
Chesapeake stock
Target troubles
Walmart sales up

Guest: Twila Brase of Citizens Council for Health Freedom with an Obamacare update

Dan's Commentary
Lack of global demand for oil
Japan's exports drop for 10th straight month
Dan added 2 oil companies to his buy list this morning

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Market & commodities report
Conditions in China & Japan affecting global demand for oil
Continuing talk that Russia & OPEC will consider freezing oil production in September
Walmart beats expectations
Target sales at 2 year low
Federal Reserve indicated yesterday they "need more evidence on durability of the rebound"
Dan's article published at LifeZette.com, "Millennials to the Rescue"
Government numbers indicate an economy doing so well that the Feds should have no choice but to raise rates

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Louisiana flooding & Milwaukee riots - where is President Obama
Aetna out of 11 of 15 Obamacare state exchanges
Healthcare costs continue to rise
Samaritan Ministries Healthcare Sharing to control healthcare costs
Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Target stock down over 7% after earnings released earlier in morning
Cisco Systems announced laying off 20% of workforce
Sovereign wealth funds are tapped out on equities

Listener Questions

Dan"s Hour 1 Commentary
Donald Trump's immigration plan
Housing starts up slightly
CPI rose 1/10 of one percent
Eurozone imports up for June, exports down
Market & commodities report
Dollar drop is good for gold prices
Outflows of equities continues to treasury and bond funds

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Market and commodities report
Oil prices / production
Outflows of equities continues to treasury and bond funds
Markets at all time high
Aetna pulling out of many Obamacare markets

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Financial reports due out this week
The real underlying fundamentals of the economy
LifeZette article by Laura Ingraham, "The Morality of Voting For Trump"
Why vote?  It's about America
BLM is not about black lives for democrats, it's about securing a voter base
Never Trump movement in GOP is about fighting to secure their power
Annual meeting of economist - this year projecting 1.8% GDP at best
Talk of oil freeze being headed by Russia and Saudi Arabia

Listener Questions

Dan's Commentary
Company insiders selling stocks in their own companies

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
LifeZette article by Dan
New York manufacturing number released, down 4 points
Annual meeting of economist - this year projecting 1.8% GDP at best

Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Hillary Clinton's economic plan is Bernie's plan - Socialism
Retail sales numbers are down
Deflation

Rapid Fire Friday Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Welcome new stations and listeners in FL & GA
Retail sales numbers are down
Saudi Arabia again talking about freezing oil production
This is not a time to jump into the stock market
Lowest insider ownership in markets since 1988

Rapid Fire Friday Listener Questions

Dan's Hour 1 Commentary
Oil extending losses, global demand has a 'massive hangover'
Macy's cutting 100 stores
Oil stocks closed lower yesterday
Congressional Budget Office increasing budget deficit projection
Hillary Clinton scheduled to release her economic plan
Add 165 stations carrying Financial Issues in Georgia
Shake Shack stock down big today
Donald Trump needs to keep the focus on the economy
10 Treasury auction is seeing historically high demand from foreign buyers
Trump & Clinton economic plans

Listener Questions
David - YouTube  Is PIREX stock biblically responsible
Usher - YouTube  What happens when a preferred stock is called
Elaine - GA  Samaritan Ministries health sharing / 401k in bond funds

Karen - AL  What will finally cause this stock market to drop

Dan's Hour 2 Commentary
Market report
European markets continue to see losses
Macy's cutting 100 stores
Hillary Clinton economic plan - investment is code for spending

Listener Questions
Chance - OK  Money from sale of rental property
Joseph - NC  Living trust
Tom - PA  401k computerized financial advisors
Polly - GA  Stay in money market or get back into stocks
David - VA  Flowers Foods stock sell off
Ron - OH  Fees for IRA in money market
YouTube Viewer  What is the difference between a Roth IRA and a regular investment account