Each week in the Money Talk Podcast, Landaas & Company advisors offer insights for long-term investors. Try to answer the following questions, based on some of those recent conversations.

1.

In the Aug. 2 Money Talk Podcast, Art Rothschild explained a sell-off in stocks by saying that many investors were less worried about the inflation rate but more concerned about what instead?

(Choose one.)

Supreme Court rulings
Labor market weakness
Climate change
Expiring tax credits

(See answer below.)

2.

In discussing how quickly the market mood turned during the week of the Aug. 2 Money Talk Podcast, Dave Sandstrom offered what lesson for long-term investors?

(Choose one.)

Steer away from large-cap stocks.
Don’t invest in funds that follow major indexes.
Always embrace cash.
Don’t try timing the market.

(See answer below.)

3.

As John Sandstrom explained in the Aug. 9 Money Talk Podcast, technical trading issues helped trigger a global downturn in stock markets at the beginning of the week. Trading based in what currency was at the core of the trouble?

(Choose one.)

Japanese yen
Euro
Russian ruble
Chinese yuan

(See answer below.)

4.

Also in the Aug. 9 Money Talk Podcast, Adam Baley explained why the stock sell-off earlier in the week turned into a Thursday rally that was the biggest in two years. Which of the following did Adam cite as a reason for the shift in momentum?

(Choose one.)

A drop in mortgage rates
Stable fundamentals (earnings and interest rates)
Dead-cat bounce
Triple witching hour

(See answer below.)

5.

In the Aug. 16 Money Talk Podcast, Steve Giles noted that the July report on the Consumer Price Index showed the rate of inflation getting closer to the long-range target set by the Federal Reserve Board. What did Steve say that target is?

(Choose one.)

(See answer below.)

6.

In a discussion about stock market volatility, John Sandstrom advised squeamish investors not to obsess over their portfolio balance. In the Aug. 16 Money Talk Podcast, how often generally did John suggest investors check their accounts?

(Choose one.)

Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually

(See answer below.)

7.

In the Aug. 16 Money Talk Podcast, Max Hoelzl announced a Bob Uecker bobblehead giveaway at a Milwaukee Brewers game. As Kyle Tetting revealed, how was Uecker represented on the bobblehead?

(Choose one.)

As a Milwaukee Braves player
As George Owens in “Mr. Belvedere”
As Bob Yucker in “Monsters at Work”
As Harry Doyle in “Major League”

(See answer below.)

8.

In the Aug. 23 Money Talk Podcast, Kendall Bauer explained a “grandparent loophole” for which financial arrangement?

(Choose one.)

Beneficiary IRA
529 plan
Gift tax
Inherited IRA

(See answer below.)

9.

In the Aug. 23 Money Talk Podcast, Mike Hoelzl talked about remarks by Jerome Powell on the prospects of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates. As Mike noted, what word did Powell not use, perhaps suggesting a more aggressive approach to lowering rates?

(Choose one.)