Allworth Financial‘s Money Matters

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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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss why they are concerned about the fact that more savers are pouring money into speculative investments, including cryptocurrencies and SPACs.  

Scott and Pat advise a caller, with $1.5 million in savings, on the practicality of retiring in his 50’s. A public employee asks how she should take her pension. A retired caller wants to know why her financial advisor is choosing her allocations based on a Monte Carlo simulation. Finally, a father of two asks if he should continue to save in his children’s 529 plan, worth $83,000.

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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss Dogecoin’s mind-boggling rise and why the increased speculation on cryptocurrencies parallels the dot-com boom.

Scott and Pat advise a retired caller who wants to know if selling stocks will affect her Medicare premiums. A caller with $930,000 saved for retirement asks if she should do a Roth conversion. A man with a $72,000 mortgage wants to know if he should pay down the balance early. A retired firefighter with $5.2 million in savings asks if he can afford a $1 million Miami condo. Finally, two callers at the start of their careers want to know how they should save for retirement.

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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss who should prepare for future tax changes before interviewing Andy Stout, a CFA and the CIO of Allworth Financial, about SPACs, inflation, and the challenge of following a disciplined investment strategy in a bull market.

Scott and Pat advise a caller who wants to put 10% of his investment portfolio into gold and silver. A caller with three rentals asks how he can lower his capital gains taxes if he sells a property. A man with a family income of $160,000 asks if he should make a Roth conversion. An investor in his 30’s asks how to save for retirement independently. Finally, a caller asks how he can find out how much he’s paying in investment fees.

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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss how good financial plans adapt to the ups and downs of life, and take calls about money and retirement.

Scott and Pat advise a 24-year-old investor, with $30,000 saved in cryptocurrency and living with his parents, about investing for the long-term future. A mother asks how she can smooth out income from oil royalty contracts and efficiently pass savings to her children. A caller turned her $1.5 million house into a rental and asks if she should sell it before capital gains taxes rise. A man with $2.1 million in savings and a $7,600 monthly pension asks if he’s ready to retire now. Finally, a caller asks if he should place his investments in an LLC to save on taxes.

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