Listen Live
Saturdays from 11am – Noon and Sundays from 9 – 10am
- Hosted by Dick Donahue, Wealth Advisor with Asset Advisors LLC, 5060 Pacific Highway Ste 101, Ferndale WA 98248 dick@assetadvisorsllc.net
- Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.
- This program is not intended to provide specific legal, tax, or other professional advice. For a comprehensive review of your personal situation, always consult with a tax or legal advisor.
- Investors cannot invest directly in indices. The performance of any index is not indicative of the performance of any investment and does not take into account the effects of inflation and the fees and expenses associated with investing.
- S&P 500 – A capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.
- Russell 2000 – The Russell 2000 is a stock market index measuring the performance of 2000 small capitalization stocks. It represents the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which in turn represents the 3000 largest companies in the U.S. Thus, the Russell 2000 is a barometer of small-cap stocks. Though small, the companies represented by the Russell 2000 are not the smallest of the small as they are not penny stocks. The Russell 2000 is weighted by the market capitalization of the stocks.
- NASDAQ 100 Index – The NASDAQ 100 Index is a stock index of the 100 largest companies by market capitalization traded on NASDAQ Stock Market. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average (“DJIA”) tracks publicly owned corporations and is one of the most-watched stock indexes in the world. Dow Jones sold the DJIA and its other indexes to S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a joint venture between S&P Global and the CME Group.
- Converting from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA is a taxable event.
Host Dick Donahue talks about AI disruption, January manufacturing numbers, and the ten states that rely most and least on Social Security.
Host Dick Donahue talks to Patrick Connor, State Director of NFIB, about the legislative […]
Host Dick Donahue talks about the Fed holding steady on interest rates, Trump’s nominee to be the next Federal Reserve Chair, and why a state income tax is a bad idea for Washington state.
Host Dick Donahue talks about popular spots Americans are moving, SMID earnings persistence, and AI adoption.
Host Dick Donahue talks about market gains, 3rd quarter GDP, and Roth conversions for 2026.
Host Dick Donahue talks about global population trends, technology stocks and semiconductors, and new senior tax deductions.
Host Dick Donahue talks about data fog, November retail sales, and why ignoring health care costs could break a retirement plan.
Host Dick Donahue talks about the space launch boom, stocks in the new millennium, and rethinking the Mag 7.
Host Dick Donahue talks about markets holding steady, December employment numbers and unreliable State income tax receipts.
Host Dick Donahue talks about what drove performance in 2025, Roth IRA distributions, and a big error on carbon emissions from the WA Department of Ecology.