Not many people have parents who can comfortably retire. In this episode we help you figure out how to invest for your parents.

In this episode, you share your tips and tricks for buying a home and we help you figure out what to do about your home situation.

This week Lesegisha saves the life of the Love Index and we make a beautiful new one with Zack Bezuidenhoudt.

This week’s show is inspired by one of my favourite questions: what exactly happens to the money when you buy a share? Who gets it? How do companies deal with shares in their books? We talk about the mechanics of buying a share, the differences between primary and secondary markets, and how shares get from person to person.

It seems having enough money to retire is only half the battle. There are so many decisions to be made post-retirement. This is true for old school retirement and financial independence, as Alistair Hennessey’s question illustrates this week.

I’m finally doing it. I’m buying a house. I’ve had a cold winter and I’m finally accepting I didn’t turn out to be a jetsetter living in luxury hotels around the world. Clearly, this isn’t a financial decision, but it doesn’t mean I can’t be smart about what I’m doing.

 Marriage is a long-term commitment to build a life with someone else (among other things). A wedding is an expensive party. This week Dr. Woofington Von Barkshire wants to know if we think it’s a good idea to spend money on an expensive wedding when you have debt and not much money. We don’t.

Crushed under the weight of debt, a younger, dumber version of me would resolutely put money away – toward debt repayments or honest-to-goodness cash. As often, there was some unexpected financial event, and my resolution would dissolve. Eventually I’d accept I’m bad at saving and give up. It was easier than living with failure month after month.

Dhiraj asks us to defend our index-tracking strategy in this episode. It’s hard to do when the theory works but the practice hasn’t delivered the goods in four years. At this point I can only cling to the success others have had with this strategy and hope.