Episode 366: Avoiding Investment Scams

In this episode of The Rational Reminder Podcast, Benjamin Felix and Cameron Passmore discuss investment scams, particularly those impersonating Benjamin Felix, and offer advice on how to avoid them, highlighting specific examples like investment group scams on Telegram and WhatsApp, email impersonation, and fake financial advisor schemes in YouTube comments. They emphasize the importance of skepticism, awareness, and the use of a Trusted Contact Person to safeguard against financial exploitation. Additionally, they touch on financial planning hot takes from their online community, covering topics such as bond portfolio management in retirement, government's role in retirement savings, portfolio diversification, insurance, and the importance of savings and tax management over fund selection. They also announce upcoming meetups in Vancouver and Victoria for listeners and advisors.