Episodes
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Mortgaging the future
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
Saturday Jan 30, 2021
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss how listeners can plan for Social Security’s funding crisis, the impact of low-interest rates on public pensions, and what rising government debt could do to our future economy.
Scott and Pat advise a mother of triplets about how her children should invest gifts of $13,000 from their grandmother. A 33-year-old law enforcement officer asks how Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision could affect his future benefit. A caller asks if he should invest in passive or actively managed funds. Finally, Scott and Pat speak with a 24-year-old Coloradan who racked up $42,000 in debt and wants to know how he should handle the loans.
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Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Lack of opportunity and disposable income
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss one of their favorite tax-savvy investment strategies and the key factors driving this bull market.
Scott and Pat advise an investor who wants to track his tax obligations on Roth conversions. A Seattle man asks how he can encourage his 61-year-old sister to start saving for retirement. A mother wants to know if her daughter, a student in medical school who overestimated how much she would need for tuition, should return approximately $17,000 that she overborrowed. Scott and Pat speak with a public employee in Illinois who asks how he should consolidate a 457-plan worth $180,000, and an IRA worth $30,000.
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Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Free money and no-interest mortgages
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss how low-interest rates are driving the market and why a Danish bank is offering 20-year mortgages at 0%.
Scott and Pat advise a marine who wants to save money for his six grandchildren. A Sacramento caller making $110,000 a year asks if he should continue to rent or if he should buy a home. A mother in California asks how Prop 19 will affect her plan to pass her house on to her children. Finally, Scott and Pat speak with a New York caller who wants to help her nephew refinance his $85,000 mortgage.
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Saturday Jan 09, 2021
You cannot time the market
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the stock market’s perplexing surge, how bubbles have historically formed, and how disciplined investors can respond in the meantime.
Scott and Pat advise a law enforcement officer, with a yearly family income of $138,000, about when he can retire. A public school counselor is starting an e-commerce business and asks how she should form her company. Finally, a caller who was recently diagnosed with cancer asks how she can plan for her financial future.
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Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Big financial resolutions versus incremental changes
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss things you can do to improve your finances right from the beginning of the year, and then look back at some of the best calls from 2020.
Scott and Pat advise a mother who wants to help her son save in an IRA. A caller asks if she should continue re-allocating her savings after having purchased $3,000 worth of bonds back in March. A man concerned about the national debt asks if he should invest in precious metals. Scott and Pat speak with a caller who cashed out his 401(k) before the market dropped and asks how he should re-invest. A caller who was recently laid off asks how he should handle his $1.7 million in savings. Finally, a California man asks if a $300,000 home equity loan advertised as “no-cost, no-fee” is too good to be true.
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