Allworth Financial‘s Money Matters

On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the scenarios where refinancing a mortgage could hurt your retirement.

Scott and Pat advise a California public employee about when he should take his $735,000 pension. A caller asks if she should cancel her $650 annual premium term life insurance policy. A man asks if the government will eventually tax Roth distributions. A daughter asks how her 86-year-old mother should handle a $647,000 inheritance. Finally, Scott and Pat speak with a husband who wants to know when his wife should take Social Security.

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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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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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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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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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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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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat look back at calls from listeners looking to give back, start new businesses, and help their families.

Scott and Pat advise a single mother about saving money for her three children. A military veteran asks how he can gift a Required Minimum Distribution to his younger wife. A recent college graduate asks how he should invest $45,000. Scott and Pat speak with a charitably inclined caller who wants to know how the CARES Act affects his donations and tax deductions. A Rockland caller asks how he can help his aging parents living on $3,300 a month. Finally, a caller leaving his federal government career to start a new business asks if he should contribute to a Roth IRA. 

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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the promising ways that charitable giving changed in 2020.

Scott and Pat advise a caller concerned about means testing who wants to know when he should collect Social Security. A Utah man with $340,000 saved from a home sale asks if he should use the money to pay down the mortgage on another new home. A mother with $2 million in a 401(k) asks how she can create a tax-efficient inheritance for her daughter. Scott and Pat advise a South Carolina man about buying a second rental property. Finally, a caller asks how she can help her daughter save $12,000.

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On this week's Money Matters, Scott publicly discusses his experience as a foster parent for the first time. Scott and Pat then announce a new philanthropic endeavor called Allworth Kids, which will encourage people to help foster children, and includes a company-wide campaign to donate $1 million to the Ticket to Dream Foundation.

Scott and Pat advise a single father who wants to know if he should buy more life insurance or invest in the stock market to help his two daughters. A retired caller recently moved to Eugene, Oregon, and wants to know if she should buy a house for $400,000 in cash or take out a mortgage. Finally, a Mount Shasta caller asks if he should use his deferred compensation to buy an annuity.

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On this week's Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss end-of-year tax planning considerations in this uncertain political season, along with the reasons why they aren’t celebrating higher stock prices just yet.

Scott and Pat advise a California caller about a $36,000 Roth conversion. A father of three moved his family in with his in-laws and asks when he should buy a new home. A caller who is used to saving money asks how to feel comfortable spending in retirement. Finally, Scott and Pat advise a cancer survivor on how to invest $10,000.

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