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Capital Gains, Mortgages, and Retire Early but Beware
Capital Gains Looming Once Again by David Hoffman with Investment News… Investment News is an industry magazine that I get, but I think the informat…
048 MG 401(k) Blues
What should you do if your employer doesn't offer a retirement plan? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also…
Money Girl
11/14/2007
Year End Taxes & Investments, Auto Insurance Savings, & Variable Annuities
On today’s show we discuss: 1st Segment includes information on what you need to look at with your portfolio at year end. ** Harvesting Tax Losses **…
047 MG An Emergency Fund
Do you need one? How much? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal Lad's Quick and Dirty Ti…
Money Girl
11/07/2007
Great Personal Finance Advice, Are Credit Cards Evil, and the Wealth Spectrum
Defending credit card companies is hard to do because they do have quite a few practices that are down right sleazy (shrinking grace periods, escalat…
046 MG How to Invest in Gold
What are some ways to invest in gold? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal Lad's Quick a…
Money Girl
10/31/2007
Roth 401k, Financial Records to Keep, and Social Security
"Should You Be Investing In the Roth 401(k)?" – I have received several emails from listeners asking questions about Roth 401k options at their workp…
045 MG The Gold Standard
A brief history of the gold standard. Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal Lad's Quick a…
Money Girl
10/24/2007
Pizza and Other Financial Leftovers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) called last week and let me know that they were stopping by our offices. As you can imagine, this is not…
044 MG Dollars and Anti-Dollars
Why is the price of gold so high? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal Lad's Quick and D…
Money Girl
10/17/2007
043 MG How Banks Make Money
Fractional reserve banking. Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal Lad's Quick and Dirty T…
Money Girl
10/10/2007
College Planning & Savings
Points of Consideration for Education Planning Many of you have written to ask that I provide some guidance on education planning and I have stayed a…
042 MG The World's Reserve Currency
Dollars, euros, and Greenspan. Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal Lad's Quick and Dirt…
Money Girl
10/03/2007
Asset Allocation Basics
Terms needed to understand asset allocation: Domestic Stocks = US Companies Market Capitalization of US Stocks (According to Morningstar): Large Cap …
041 MG Flex Your Spending Muscle
How to make the most of your flex spending account. Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal…
Money Girl
09/26/2007
Mastering the World of Investing
Basic Definitions Diversification: The idea of spreading out your money across many different types of investments. Choosing to diversify your inves…
040 MG Mortgage Meltdown
What Happens If My Lender Goes Bust? Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out …
Money Girl
09/19/2007
Retirement In Crisis – Update
The focus of the program is on the changing retirement landscape. 1974 Retirement Funding: 11% Employee 89% Employer 2006 Retirement Funding: 51% Emp…
039 MG Where Should You Open an IRA?
Here's how to decide. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes. Questions go to [email protected]. Also, check out Legal Lad's Qui…
Money Girl
09/11/2007
Simple Advice for Your Finances
The most important concept that determines how financially successful an individual/family is going to be is: * Deferred gratification * The hardest …