Podcast 20- Planning a Meeting with a Financial Rep
If you're ready to start preparing for your first meeting with a financial rep: congrats! You're taking a big step in the right direction! It’s no secret that many Americans feel clueless and helpless about retirement. If you don't have a solid plan, you could be left with an uncomfortable retiremen...
Podcast 17- The 3 Ds of Investing
The key to financial success is investing. If you don't invest to build a nest egg, or to set and reach financial goals, then you'll have nothing to show for a lifetime of hard work. But, you don't want to invest your money just anywhere. You need to be wise about what you invest in so you can grow ...
Podcast 16- Plan of Action at or Near Retirement
Retirement planning is a crucial part of our financial life. Each year we have a chance to build up savings to ensure the future. Whether your future plans include the desire to travel, to save for your children, or someday make that move to your dream destination, it all requires some forethought. ...
Podcast 13- Great Places to Put Your Money
The concept of risk versus reward is imperative to smart investing. Who wants to risk, and lose their money right before it's needed. And keeping money in safe investments, like bonds, could result in few gains and mean you won't have enough for your long-term goal. In this episode of The Money and ...
Podcast 12- Planning for Retirement, and Life Insurance
To live comfortably in retirement, we longer can rely solely on a company pension plan or Social Security. Instead, we'll need to depend on how skillfully we plan and invest, and whether we make good use of tax-advantaged savings plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs. And choosing a life insurance policy c...
Podcast 1- Setting Financial Goals for the New Year
Now that the new year is upon us, most of us will have committed ourselves to changing our habits and the way we live for the better. Some of the most important things we could focus on are personal finance, saving, and investing. If you'd like to achieve financial independence, which is an admirabl...