Sandi Martin of Spring Personal Finance joins Dan to discuss the differences between financial planning and investment advice. Then Dan considers how things worked out if you revamped your portfolio before the US election. In Ask the Spud, we look at the risks and rewards of corporate bonds. For complete show notes, visit canadiancouchpotato.com/podcast. 

Justin Bender of PWL Capital talks to Dan about how to succeed as a DIY investor —and what can go wrong. Then we take a swing at the idea that indexing doesn’t work well for bonds. Finally, we tackle a listener’s question about home country bias in the Couch Potato portfolios. For complete show notes, visit canadiancouchpotato.com/podcast.