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GA Education Update, Financial Leftovers, and Sex, Drugs & Hedge Funds?!Money Guy 12-17-2007
Georgia Education Update:
If you are a Georgia listener then Christmas has come early this year. As of December 11th the GA 529 plan has been drastically improved (probably because of the pressure of competition between the different 529 plans). The big improvements included:
** Georgia state income tax deduction update - For tax years [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mortgage Plan Review, E-Commerce Booming, and Candidates Take on Social SecurityMoney-Guy 12-10-2007
2008 is going to be a big year for the Money Guy Show. Several active Money Guy listeners have stepped up to help take the show to the next level. The details are not to the point that I am ready to share, but prepare yourself for a big upgrade in 2008.
Today’s show pretty [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Economy, “Free” credit reports, and Improving Your 401kMoney-Guy 12-03-2007
In today’s show we cover the following:
** The Economy**
The White House lowers ‘08 economic forecast (click here for more information)
October foreclosure filings up 94% over last year (click here for more information)
I did not want you to think that I was only pulling out the bad news… I did want to give you a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Capital Gains, Mortgages, and Retire Early but bewareMoney-Guy 11-19-2007
The Holidays are officially here. Most people are working a short week, but hopefully you are still wanting your weekly dose of the Money Show. There is a good chance that there will not be a new show next Monday (headed down to Orlando with the family…. we are going to spend Thanksgiving with [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Year Taxes & Investments, Auto Insurance Savings, & Variable AnnuitiesMoney-Guy 11-12-2007
Notes are going to be short today because I have a crazy day, but more importantly how about my Bulldogs! I do not mention it on today’s show (recorded the show on Thursday before the win), but I was in Athens for most of the weekend and it was just incredible. Ok on to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Great Personal Finance Advice, Are credit cards evil, and the Wealth SpectrumMoney-Guy 11-05-2007
I am powering through today’s show with a head cold, so hang in there with me because this cold medication slows me down a bit. Enough excuses let’s get to what you came here for…..
“8 experts recall their best personal finance advice” by Dana Dratch from bankrate.com
“Are credit cards evil, or just dangerous? by [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ROTH 401k, Financial Records to Keep, and Social SecurityMoney-Guy 10-29-2007
We are covering quite a few topics in todays show. Provided below are links and information:
“Should You Be Investing In the ROTH 401(k)?” - I have received several emails from listeners asking questions about ROTH 401k options at their workplace. I actually covered this topic in the first quarter issue of the “Wealth Report” newsletter. [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Financial LeftoversMoney-Guy 10-22-2007
As I mentioned in today’s show I had a crazy week. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) called last week and let me know that they were stopping by. As you can imagine this is not your favorite phone call. We had nothing to hide or worry about, but it still is a stressful [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
College Planning & SavingsMoney-Guy October-08-2007
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 away from the subject because education planning is one of those subjects that has a limited audience. I always try to do the Money Guy show with the understanding [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Asset Allocation BasicsMoney-Guy 10-01-2007
I did a show back in January titled “The ABCs of Asset Allocation”, but many things have changed over the last 9-10 months. We have added quite a few listeners and many have sent me emails looking for specific discussion on asset allocation. My last show was on the basics of investing, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mastering the World of InvestingMoney-Guy 09-24-2007
Basic Definitions
Diversification: The idea of spreading out your money across many different types of investments. Choosing to diversify your investment holdings reduces your risk tremendously.
Risk Tolerance: An investor’s ability to withstand losses caused by one or more of the different types of risk. This ability can be limited by your temperament as well [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download |