I feel like I'm doing everything I possibly can to prepare for retirement, yet other people seem to be doing better. Is there something I'm doing wrong?

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You've been doing some Roth conversions in retirement but you aren't sure if it's a strategy you should keep utilizing in future years.

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In your 20s with all sorts of financial questions from saving for a house to allocating your portfolio. Sounds like you're in need of a financial plan from Aunt Jill!

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When shopping around for term life insurance, is there a magic formula to determine how much coverage you need?

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Retirement planning for yourself is hard enough, what happens when you also have to take care of a parent?

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Can I call it quits in a few years and retire on the early side? I'll tell you what, having a big fat guaranteed pension certainly makes things easier.

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Even though you're in a pretty high tax bracket, should you bite the bullet and start using the Roth 401(k) at work?

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After 20 years of tax-deferred savings, your workplace retirement plan recently started offering a Roth 401(k) option, does that mean you should start using it?

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Is it a bad idea if your overall portfolio consists of just one fund? Or are you likely to achieve better returns by using multiple funds?

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Saving for retirement is incredibly important, but what's equally as important is knowing how your dollars are being invested.

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Are we on track for early retirement and some travel? Seems like we're getting this question on a fairly regular basis, especially if there's been some health scares along the way.

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You've got a lot of money sitting on the sidelines, and you know you should get it to work, yet you're a bit spooked by current market conditions. What's the right approach?

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If you've been thinking about selling the house, and you're in a hot real estate market, there may never again be a better time to pull the trigger.

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Believe it or not, we're basically halfway through 2021, which means it's time for a little "State of the Economy" with our favorite numbers cruncher and overall badass, Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton. 

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to keep short-term interest rates unchanged and the pace of asset purchases at $120 billion per month. The statement following the June meeting was much more upbeat about the progress of vaccinations and the economy.

The bottom line is that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tried to reassure the public and financial markets that the Fed will not allow inflation to get out of control. The Fed’s own forecast, or “dot plot” as it is called, showed a substantial move up in the timing of rate hikes. The problem for financial markets is that inflation and rate hikes are always unwelcome.

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Believe it or not, we're basically halfway through 2021, which means it's time for a little "State of the Economy" with our favorite numbers cruncher and overall badass, Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton. 

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to keep short-term interest rates unchanged and the pace of asset purchases at $120 billion per month. The statement following the June meeting was much more upbeat about the progress of vaccinations and the economy.

The bottom line is that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tried to reassure the public and financial markets that the Fed will not allow inflation to get out of control. The Fed’s own forecast, or “dot plot” as it is called, showed a substantial move up in the timing of rate hikes. The problem for financial markets is that inflation and rate hikes are always unwelcome.

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Preparing for retirement is the name of the game, but there's more to life than just saving, at some point you have to enjoy things along the way.

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Is it ever too late to start using the Roth function within your workplace retirement plan?

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Forget the FIRE movement, I'm all about the FINE movement, a new acronym that was sent to us by a listener. Financial Independence, Next Endeavor. Having that financial stability to be able to pick and choose your next journey. That's the gist of the conversation with our latest caller.

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Can we retire early and travel around the globe? Well, that depends on what kind of travel we're talking about. Are we talking about a week or two here and there, or something more luxurious?

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Inflation is coming, inflation is coming! Yes, that may very well be true, and if so, what does it mean for your stocks and bonds?

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