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A viewer asked--I Have Life Insurance Through Work. Is That Enough? What are the Pros and Cons of Group Term Life? We answer! Neither of...

https://youtu.be/9TjD_b7OVvk The bond ladder--a tool in retirement that provides guaranteed cash flow on the same date each year for a...

You can figure out retirement, but it generally takes a bit of time. Knowing how much you need to retire and feeling ready to do it are...

Understanding how much money you need for financial independence isn't rocket science. What do you need to consider yourself a...

Figuring out if you want to buy I bonds now or wait until May can be confusing. With guaranteed interest rates on these savings bonds...

Is your net worth by age 40 putting you on track to retire? This is an important question we often get as fee only financial planners. We...

Is your net worth at 30 on the right track? We talk about how to figure that out. First, we talk about elements of net worth. What is...

Where to park money? A viewer inherited $500,000 and wanted to know. They (wisely) didn't want to take some time to decide exactly what...

Is Inflation good or bad? Gas prices are up. We see them every time we drive down the street. On the news, they keep talking about...

Figuring out how to pick investments for your 401K can be confusing. We tell you how we chose mutual funds in our own 401ks, what our...

The Larry David commercial during the Superbowl plus other ads play on our FOMO (fear of missing out) on crypto. Do you need to be afraid?...

Too often, buying an annuity is a mistake. It doesn't have to be. Watching for 5 simple, easy to identify red flags can help you avoid...

If you're thinking about loaning money to a friend or family member, there are many things to keep in mind. Or, if you're thinking of...

Millions of people around the world will watch the Super Bowl but few will think about lessons they can take from the game to apply to...

Thought leader on retirement and money, farmgirl, artist, teacher, professor, fundraiser, financial planner, then public speaker,...

There is never a shortage of stock market predictions, but have any of those actually given insight into what is going to happen in any...

There are a lot of things for a new parent to think about when a baby is on the way, and financial planning is one of the big ones. In...

When getting a Valentine's Day gift, most of us just want to Avoid Valentine Gift Disasters. We talk through strategies backed by...

Invest, gamble, or speculate. John's going to Vegas. Is that to gamble? Invest? something in between? In this episode of Friends Talk...

There is a lot of news about stock market predictions for 2022, find out our outlook for 2022 and learn market predictions are worth your...