Allworth Financial‘s Money Matters

On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the stock market’s recent turbulence and how the media can sensationalize minor price swings.

Scott and Pat advise a man on how to handle 401(k)s worth $125,000 that were awarded to him from a divorce settlement. A caller is the executor of her brother’s estate and asks how she can access his Thrift Savings Plan with little documentation. A caller leaving California asks how he can avoid capital gains taxes on the sale of a home worth $550,000. A man asks how he can recover a 401(k), worth $40,000, that he lost track of decades ago. Finally, Scott and Pat advise a caller with $2.5 million in cash on what questions he should ask a financial advisor.

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On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the one question to ask yourself if you’re struggling to decide whether to hold or sell an asset.

Scott and Pat advise a retired caller in Florida, with $4.1 million in savings, about how he can determine a safe withdrawal rate. A California man asks if he should pay down his $148,000 mortgage balance with his 401(k) money. A caller asks how he should invest $1.1 million for his daughters. Finally, Scott and Pat speak with a woman in Texas who asks if she can collect Social Security based on her ex-husband’s record.

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On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss how your experience investing during the pandemic can help guide future financial decisions.

Scott and Pat advise a pilot with $1.6 million in savings about whether he can retire comfortably at age 65. A father in his late 50s asks how he should save for his son’s private high school education. A young man in Argentina asks if he owes taxes after taking early Roth IRA distributions. Finally, Scott and Pat speak with a caller looking to lower his mortgage rate.

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On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat answer why using your home’s equity for other investments can come back to bite you.

Scott and Pat advise a 64-year-old caller with $3.3 million in savings who wants to know if he should do a Roth conversion to save on his future tax bill. A re-married man who is selling his house asks how he should invest the $100,000 expected from the sale. A retired man wants to know if he should use dividend stocks to make payments on a $330,000 mortgage. Finally, a woman who recently moved to San Diego wonders how she should pay for a home worth $800,000. 

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On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat revisit some of the best calls from the year before moving on to discuss the long-term impact of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program.

Scott and Pat advise a 401(k) saver who is considering reducing her investment risk because of high stock valuations. A soon-to-be retiree asks if she should cancel her life insurance policy. A caller asks if he can afford a condo in Thailand. Scott and Pat advise a caller with $760,000 in retirement savings about how to pay home improvement expenses. A military service member wants to know if she should purchase four years of airtime on her pension. Finally, Scott and Pat speak with a caller who put the home of his 103-year-old mother-in-law in his name and wants to know if he’s on the hook for capital gains.

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On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the fundamental problems with cryptocurrencies, and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, and why speculators continue to rush toward them.

Scott and Pat advise a father who is considering giving a home worth $295,000 to one of his three daughters. A caller with $900,000 in savings asks if he can afford to retire. A parent saved $60,000 in his daughter’s UTMA account and asks how she should take the money out in a tax-efficient manner. A retiring baker asks how he should go about selling his small business. Finally, Scott and Pat advise a federal government employee, with $900,000 in a TSP, about where else she can save.

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On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss why people actually have an easier time taking advice about their pets than for themselves.

Scott and Pat advise a caller who wants to know how she should handle a $2 million inheritance. A great saver asks if he should put his marginal dollars toward investing or paying down his law school debt. A government employee who saved $500,000 in a 457 plan asks if he should transfer his savings into an annuity. A caller asks how to handle an estimated $70,000 from a property sale. Finally, Scott and Pat advise a caller about what to do with a cash balance pension account.

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On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss how clients can research their financial advisor’s background and why it’s so important.

Scott and Pat advise a fiscally conservative retiree, with $1.4 million in savings and 8 percent in equities, about his long-term investments. A caller asks how she should invest the money in her Health Savings Account. An employee for the State of California asks how she should collect her pension. Finally, a man who “accidentally retired” at age 45 asks if he can live comfortably with $2.4 million in savings.

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On this best-of Money Matters, Scott and Pat revisit some of the most popular calls from recent broadcasts.

Scott and Pat advise a United States Marine Corp veteran about how to pay for college for his children using a 529 Savings Plan. Next, they advise a repeat-caller who needs investment guidance after his wife took her successful company public. Scott and Pat then advise a caller seeking to consolidate a 457 with an IRA. Next, a couple is interested in the mechanics of a reverse mortgage, followed by a concerned daughter who wants guidance regarding a $600,000 inheritance. Lastly, a caller wants to help her niece and nephew refinance a tricky mortgage.    

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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the key reasons why popular investment fund managers have trouble repeating stellar returns.

Scott and Pat advise an attorney in California with $430,000 in retirement savings about how he should invest for the long-term future. A caller who is retiring at the end of the month asks how he should handle a trust. Finally, a caller with a family income of $210,000 and $300,000 in savings asks if she can afford to retire at age 56.

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