Money Talk Quiz, November 2025

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 the recent Money Talk conversations.

1.

John Sandstrom talked in the Oct. 3 Money Talk Podcast about speculation over whether rapid growth in artificial intelligence (AI) represents a tech bubble. How did John weigh in on the debate?

(Choose one.)

AI is one of the biggest bubbles ever.
AI cannot be classified as a bubble.
It’s too late. AI is past the bubble stage.
It’s too soon to tell.

(See answer below.)

2.

In the Oct. 3 Money Talk Podcast, Mike Hoelzl talked about modifications to some ETFs that could improve their tax efficiency as investment vehicles. What did Mike say ETF stands for?

(Choose one.)

Efficient taxable fund.
Economic trade fund.
Exchange-traded fund.
Effective trust finances.

(See answer below.)

3.

In the Oct. 10 Money Talk Podcast, Dave Sandstrom explained how balanced investment portfolios can limit short-term volatility. He noted that a 10% loss in return one year would need an 11% gain the next year to break even. That means the deeper the loss, the higher the required rebound. What term did Dave use to describe that math?

(Choose one.)

Volatility drag.
Reversion to the mean.
Regression to the mean.
Correlation.

(See answer below.)

4.

In discussing the value of balanced portfolios in the Oct. 10 Money Talk Podcast, Art Rothschild spoke of one component that is intended to provide stability. Which asset class was Art describing?

(Choose one.)

Stocks.
Bonds.
Cash.
Real estate.

(See answer below.)

5.

In discussing corporate earnings on the Oct. 17 Money Talk Podcast, Tom Pappenfus noted that just seven companies accounted for more than half of the returns for the S&P 500 index. According to Tom, what does a narrow distribution of earnings tend to suggest?

(Choose one.)

Increasing momentum for stocks overall.
Resilience for stocks overall.
Slower momentum for stocks overall.
Increasing potential for other stocks.

(See answer below.)

6.

In the Oct. 24 Money Talk Podcast, Adam Baley talked about recent stock market rallies despite the federal government shutdown and a lack of key economic indicators. What did Adam identify as a focus for market optimism?

(Choose one.)