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249: Should We Be Afraid of Inflation Jun 14, 2021

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Are prices always increasing? Today we talk about what costs have actually decreased over time, as well as examine if today’s worry about inflation is warranted and how we got into this situation to begin with.

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248: The Crypto Craze and Scams Jun 07, 2021

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It feels like Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and DogeCoin are all anyone is talking about these days. I joined Shannon and Gary on KFI AM 640 to breakdown the crypto craze and the scams that have started to pop up.

Check out my full conversation with Shannon and Gary on KFI AM 640 here

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247: How Does an IRA Work? May 31, 2021

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The finance world is full of acronyms that at first glance can make little sense! Two inquisitive listeners recently submitted their questions on retirement accounts, so be sure to tune in to this episode where I share the full breakdown, as well as the tax benefits of each.

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246: Do I Take the Cash or the Car? May 24, 2021

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Decisions, Decisions. In this episode of the podcast I use my love for number crunching to thoroughly analyze one listener’s debate between two raffle prize options - a lump sum of money or a free car lease term!

As you will see, there are creative ways to make the most out of either option. Listen to hear what I think the right choice is!

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245: Am I Too Broke to Budget? May 17, 2021

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When cash is running low, the last thing you want to do is set up a budget! Don’t you need money before you can plan how to spend it?

Not exactly!

In this episode, budgeting pro Allison Baggerly returns to show you how being broke is actually the BEST time to create your money plan.

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244: Pay Yourself to Splurge May 10, 2021

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Can you save as well as splurge?

In this week’s episode, financial writer and author of Money Hacks Lisa Rowan says you bet. Find out what her simple hack for getting the best of both world’s is.

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243: Trading vs Investing May 03, 2021

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Trading vs Investing – is there a difference?

Today we answer that exact question with help from Caleb Silver of Investopedia.com and Lauren Silbert of TheBalance.com.

Find out what Caleb has to say about the two different approaches and learn a simple calculation from Lauren to find out how long your investments will take to double.

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242: What is an ETF? Apr 26, 2021

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Listener Tame wrote in wanting to know the difference between an ETF and a Mutual Fund. This is a great question and Editor in Chief of Investopedia, Caleb Silver, is back to help us better understand ETFs aka Exchange Traded Funds.

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241: Investing is Like Baking a Cake Apr 19, 2021

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Investing can and should be simple. One of the simplest investment options out there is the index fund. I've been working on a new analogy using cake to help us all better understand how index funds work.

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240: Being a Boring Investor Earned Me 24% Apr 12, 2021

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NFTs, Bitcoin, & GameStop. All of these investments have gotten so much attention over the past year or so that you may feel like you are doing something wrong if you haven't throw some of your money at these options.

This week I want to talk to you about being a boring investor and how my boring approach earned me over 24% in 2020.

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