The Momentum Advisors centers on personal financial advice, information on entrepreneurship and insight into how you can build a successful financial legacy for yourself––and your community. Allan & Andrea spend their days advising listeners on how to build and manage their wealth. Find them at Momentum-Advisors.com.
177: What’s on your bucket list?
Jul 14, 2024
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Most people have a “bucket list” - a list of things they want to do before they die. When’s the last time you thought about yours? Are there any financial goals on the list? On this week’s show, we discuss the bucket list concept and the importance of not waiting too late to start living your best life.
176: Black Jobs and Other Distractions from the 5-Alarm Fire in the Supreme Court
Jul 07, 2024
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Check your social media and you will find endless stories about everything BUT the Supreme Court’s decision to grant full immunity for criminal acts committed by past and future presidents. This week, we are discussing politics, the economy and how we are defining what Black jobs ACTUALLY are.
175: Keep That Same Energy / The Summer Contract
Jun 30, 2024
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With electric vehicles gaining popularity, have you ever run the math to see if they are really worth it? Have you considered adding solar panels or buying your home electricity from a third party? Today, we are answering all of these questions and more! We also describe a contract parents can sign with their kids this summer.
174: The old Jokers running for president and their impact on your pockets + The fun sponge.
Jun 23, 2024
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It’s election season. We have two elderly men running neck and neck in the presidential race and one candidate is gaining ground with Black men. Today we will discuss the impact of politics on your bottom line, and Biden’s report card for Black America. But most importantly you will learn why Andrea was accused by her son of being “the fun sponge!”
173: The War Against DEI; Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Jun 17, 2024
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is under attack in America. This month, the Supreme Court stopped the Fearless Fund from making grants to black-women entrepreneurs. Colleges are moving away from race based admissions and several states are banning DEI initiatives. While you may not have control of any of these issues – one thing you have complete control over is how you spend and invest your money. In this week’s episode we will discuss ways in which you can put your money where your mouth (and heart) is.
172: Cost of Getting Sick, Getting Old and giving your dog Indian food
Jun 09, 2024
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Last week’s episode discussed the costs associated with a major illness like cancer and how your medical insurance works. This week, we are talking about disability insurance, long-term care and somehow Allan’s dog (who has an interesting palette). Second episode of a very special series
171: COGS - Cost of Getting Sick
Jun 02, 2024
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We recently heard several stories of people whose financial situations got turned upside down due to illness. Often you hear of these situations where people have no insurance. What was unique about these stories - they all had jobs with employer provided health insurance. And yet they all wound up filing for bankruptcy. On today's show, we will discuss the cost of getting sick (hint: it's more than just medical bills) and the ways you can prepare today!
170: Stop Trippin’
May 26, 2024
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Three quarters of Americans are stressed about their personal finances. Many of us should be. But there are also many people with significant financial resources who are stressing themselves out for no reason. On this week’s show, we will walk through the steps of easing your financial stress so that you can stop “tripping!”
169: Financial Literacy to Financial Fluency
May 19, 2024
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Studies show that people with low levels of financial literacy are 5x more likely to have insufficient emergency savings, 6x more likely to live check-to-check and 3x more likely to lack confidence in their retirement income prospects. On this show, we will quiz you on the “P-Fin” test to ensure you have what it takes to go from financial literacy to financial fluency!
168: All The Treadmills
May 12, 2024
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Last week we discussed “the tuition treadmill” which is the idea of running on an endless treadmill of paying tuition for multiple kids. We are finishing that conversation today, but we are also going to talk about two other treadmills: the work treadmill as well as the health treadmill. This show talks about managing tuition, saving for retirement (especially for business owners) and getting healthy, which is the most important treadmill of them all.
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