The Van Wie Financial Hour (Presented by Strivus Wealth Partners)

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Aug 2026

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Steve and Adam Van Wie are Certified Financial Planners™ in Jacksonville Beach, FL who operate the independent, fee-only RIA firm, Strivus Wealth Partners. Steve and Adam have more than 20 years of experience in the financial planning field, and over 50 years of combined business experience. Every Saturday they do a live, call-in radio show on WBOB AM 600 and FM 101.1 in the Jacksonville, FL market called the Van Wie Financial Hour. Call the show between 10 and 11 AM ET at 904.222.8255 to get your questions answered!

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September 8, 202645 min

September 5th, 2026 - Labor Day Weekend

Adam, Joey & Steve banter their way through a Labor Day weekend show, mixing Florida weather jokes with a detailed but lively rundown of markets, interest rates, jobs data, and investor expectations. Callers jump in with real-world questions about lawsuit protection, umbrella insurance, and how the Fed’s rate decisions affect small business owners, sparking clear, practical explanations. The hosts wrap things in stories—like car makers’ massive EV write-downs, Trump accounts for kids, and Tim Cook adding $32 million an hour to Apple’s value—turning economics into an energetic, fast-paced conversation.

August 31, 202645 min

August 29th, 2026 - Rates, Debt, and Dollars

Adam and Steve host a lively radio hour, bouncing between market moves, Fed policy rants, oil and housing, and the runaway national debt while bantering with callers. They unpack inflation data, interest-rate risks, rollovers vs. transfers, and even the cost of gas over generations, all in plain English. The result feels like sitting at a kitchen table with two pros who mix hard numbers, strong opinions, and everyday analogies to make economics feel real.

August 24, 202645 min

August 22nd, 2026 - Energy Leads, Teens Lag Finance

On this Van Wie Financial Hour, Steve and Adam riff through a choppy August market: energy is soaring, value stocks are waking up, Nvidia and biotech are stealing headlines, and Bitcoin’s wild spike leaves even them shrugging. They take calls on everything from State Farm’s surprise auto “dividend” checks to how teens don’t know what a FICO score is, weaving in trivia and sharp commentary about media-driven pessimism versus strong manufacturing data. In the final act, they walk a listener step‑by‑step through rolling a qualified pension into an IRA and handling Roth conversions, turning complex tax traps into plain-English guidance.

August 17, 202645 min

August 15th, 2026 - Broad Markets, Amazon, and Retirement

Steven and Joey kick off a lively Saturday by unpacking a surprisingly strong, broad-based stock market, drilling into earnings, inflation data, oil shocks, and what the media gets wrong about the economy. They field a caller’s questions on gold, touch on quirks of London financial markets, and run a fun trivia question about how much Amazon sells every second. In the second half, they dive into retirement realities for boomers, explaining Social Security timing, the evolution from pensions to 401(k)s, and new plan ideas like Ted Benna’s “Radish Plan,” while warning listeners about high-commission gold and insurance schemes.

August 10, 202645 min

August 8th, 2026 - Earnings, Inflation, and Retirement

Hosts Steve and Adam Van Wie dive into a surprisingly strong week on Wall Street, unpacking why markets are hitting all-time highs despite mixed economic headlines. They spar playfully over jobs reports, inflation jitters, baby boomers working longer, and even new legislation aimed at helping young athletes invest their NIL money. Callers from around the Southeast jump in with guesses on a trivia question about older workers, share why they’re still on the job in their 70s, and swap thoughts on how much cash to keep on the sidelines in today’s market.

August 3, 202645 min

August 1st, 2026 - Whiplash on Wall Street

Three financial pros dive into a wild week on Wall Street, unpacking whiplash-inducing Fed-driven volatility, hedge fund blowups, and big tech’s evolving role in AI—especially Apple’s surprising resurgence. They pivot from markets to money-smarts for everyday listeners, tackling topics like home-title fraud scares, squatter laws, life expectancy and retirement planning, and why umbrella insurance beats flashy “protection” products. Along the way, they mix in sharp takes on immigration, jobs, Jeff Bezos’ mind‑boggling hourly income, and tax policy changes that could reshape what homeowners keep when they sell.

July 27, 202645 min

July 25th, 2026 - Diversification Beats Headlines

On a sweltering Florida Saturday, the hosts break down a choppy, sideways stock market where AI darlings and semiconductors are stumbling, value stocks and energy are quietly leading, and media-fueled oil price headlines are more sizzle than steak. They hammer home how diversification and steady behavior beat performance-chasing, while also warning that rising healthcare and long-term care costs, plus spotty estate planning, can quietly wreck retirements. Along the way, they riff on everything from Buc-ee’s big paychecks and FIRE fantasies to the small fortune in coins lost in landfills each year.

July 20, 202645 min

July 18th, 2026 - The "Vibecession"

Hosts Steve, Adam, and Joey kick off by unpacking a wild two weeks in the markets, from Iran-driven oil and rate jitters to a sharp global tech and AI sell‑off tied to a new Chinese large language model. They balance the bad headlines with surprisingly strong earnings (think Taiwan Semi, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley), robust housing starts, rising auto sales, and eye‑opening stats like record-low jobless claims and 1,200 new U.S. millionaires created every day in 2025. Along the way, they dive into retirement readiness versus flashy car spending, explain “accredited investor” risks with products like Yrefy, and warn listeners not to let politics or “vibecession” pessimism derail long‑term investing.

July 6, 202645 min

July 4th, 2026 - Happy 250th America!

On this Fourth of July edition of the Van Wie Financial Hour, the hosts open with a heartfelt tribute to their late producer Roger Henderson before pivoting to live market analysis, jobs data, and Federal Reserve speculation. They dive into the surprisingly strong quarter for equities, soft but nuanced employment numbers, falling inflation components, and practical investing topics like target-date funds and retirement savings priorities. The show also highlights the first anniversary and mechanics of “Trump accounts” for children, compares them with 529s and UTMAs, and closes with demographic trivia about Germany’s birth and death rates and broader concerns about aging populations.

June 29, 202644 min

June 27th, 2026 - Wrapping up an Amazing Quarter

Steve and Adam Van Wie kick off a lively Saturday financial hour by recapping a rough week for mega-cap tech stocks, contrasting it with surprising strength in small caps, household balance sheets, and the broader job market. They pivot into policy, dissecting a new federal housing bill, corporate ownership of single-family homes, and the political theatrics around interest rates and inflation. Wrapping up, they tackle thorny Social Security fixes—from lifting the payroll tax cap to letting young workers opt out—while weaving in sharp asides on taxes, AI’s limits at Ford, and America’s global image during the World Cup.