8/25/22: My student loan is a private loan, and with interest rates on the rise, I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and pay if off or keep making the monthly payments?
8/24/22: My parents are getting to the point where they need a little help, and I need a little help to make sure I'm pointing them in the right direction.
8/23/22: Following the death of my father I've been trying to help my mom with the finances and would like a second opinion to make sure I'm doing things properly.
8/23/22: 31 years old and it's my first time experiencing a turbulent market, and now I want to make sure I'm taking the proper steps to set myself up for a solid financial future.
8/22/22: With a new job and a new retirement plan, should I be using the pre-tax or Roth 401(k) option?
8/21/22: This weekend we're rerunning an interview with Cal Newport who joined us a while back to talk about his latest book, A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload.
Modern knowledge workers communicate constantly. Their days are defined by a relentless barrage of incoming messages and back-and-forth digital conversations, a state of constant, anxious chatter in which nobody can disconnect, and so nobody has the cognitive bandwidth to perform substantive work.
We have become so used to an inbox-driven workday that it's hard to imagine alternatives. But they do exist.
8/20/22: This weekend we're rerunning an interview with Cal Newport who joined us a while back to talk about his latest book, A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload.
Modern knowledge workers communicate constantly. Their days are defined by a relentless barrage of incoming messages and back-and-forth digital conversations, a state of constant, anxious chatter in which nobody can disconnect, and so nobody has the cognitive bandwidth to perform substantive work.
We have become so used to an inbox-driven workday that it's hard to imagine alternatives. But they do exist.
8/19/22: My salary is about to double and I'm not sure how handle the extra cash flow, can you help?
8/18/22: With a strong desire to call it quits, can I retire at 56 or should I wait until 60?
8/18/22: What should I do with an old pension? Take a lump sum now or keep it as is until retirement, which is still decades away?
8/17/22: I feel like we might be paying too much for our financial advisor, so do we keep him or ditch him?
8/16/22: At 51, I feel like I got a late start in terms of saving for retirement. Will I be okay?
8/16/22: Considering we're in our 30s, is there any reason why we should be considering an annuity?
8/15/22: With an extra $50k kicking around after a home sale, what's the best use of this money? Something safe? Or a brokerage account or 529 plan?
8/13/22: Now more than ever, it seems the more you know, the better off you’ll be, especially in your career.
Our repeat guest this weekend, David Epstein, uses his latest book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, to examine the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields, especially those that are complex and unpredictable, generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel.
8/13/22: Now more than ever, it seems the more you know, the better off you’ll be, especially in your career.
Our repeat guest this weekend, David Epstein, uses his latest book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, to examine the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields, especially those that are complex and unpredictable, generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel.
8/12/22: 66 years old and considering retirement after being at the same employer for 44 years. Can I do it?
8/11/22: I'm 59 and retirement is on my mind. Can I pull the trigger and call it quits in the near future?
8/11/22: With $3k each month in surplus cash flow, should we be dumping it all into our employee stock purchase plans?
8/10/22: After taking out an adjustable rate mortgage in 2017, is it time to refinance and lock in a rate?