Mastering Money

Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking financial news and get a read on all the indexes, THEN, we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show, with fresh ideas to help you become a more informed investor. Steve will cap it off with proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas that you DON'T want to miss! -- A jam-packed show --and we're READY TO ROLL ! ... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 11/4/24

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 11/1/24

As interest rates soared five times higher than they were right after the Pandemic over the past several years, Callable Cds became popular, offering higher rates on safe money but with one big catch. The bank can call back the CD almost any time. They are doing just that right now--in droves. We cover a Wall Street Journal report on that in the Market Intel segment and talk about where you can still find 5% for 5 years. Then Medicare Expert Shelley Grandidge joins us. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/31/24

The U.S. housing market is stuck, says the Wall Street Journal. The real-estate industry hoped 2024 would be a recovery year where mortgage rates fell and home sales climbed. Instead, mortgage rates dipped for a few weeks and then climbed back toward 7 percent. Are there bargains in the real estate market right now? Is it time to be an investor? We'll cover a Wall Street Journal article on the topic in the Market Intel segment---then, we’ll dig into advanced retirement strategies you may not hear anywhere else. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/30/24

Phoenix has emerged from the pandemic as one of America’s eviction capitals--more evictions per capita than most cities in the USA. Maricopa County holds one of the highest eviction rates in the country, at 16 filings per 100 renter households during the past year. The full Wall Street Journal report in the Market Intel Segment, then Shelley Grandidge joins us to talk about Medicare. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/29/24

The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. is running low on some types of air-defense missiles, raising questions about the Pentagon’s readiness to respond to the continuing wars in the Middle East and Europe--AND a potential conflict in the Pacific with China. We'll have that story for you in the Market Intel segment, then we'll review a way to raise your overall rate of return on annuities during this high interest rate cycle---while it lasts. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking financial news and get a read on all the indexes, THEN, we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show, with fresh ideas to help you become a more informed investor. Steve will cap it off with proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas that you DON'T want to miss! -- A jam-packed show --and we're READY TO ROLL ! ... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/28/24

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/25/24

Will Medicare cost you more in coming years due to shortages in funding ? Will Medicare Advantage plans start pushing subscribers to cheaper drug substitutes for more serious conditions? Find out where the savings can be had, and the overcharges to avoid. Then Shelley Grandidge joins us to talk about it all. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/24/24

The stock market has spent more than 240 days above the 200 day average. So, are stocks too high to keep climbing? What do the statistics say when we have reached 240 consecutive days above the 200 day average? We'll explore the actual statistics of where the marke tend up six months and twelve months later--and reveal the #1 method of stock selection by both Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch, plus real tips on allocation. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/23/24

Wall Street is suddenly worried that the S&P 500 is on the cusp of another ‘lost decade’, reports MarketWatch. The decade from 1999 to 2008 is often referred to as the lost decade in stocks because of the massive run up in the 1990’s followed by a negative return for the next ten years. Is that where we are headed now? We’ll explore both sides of the argument in the Market Intel Segment, then Shelley Grandidge joins us to talk Medicare. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/22/24

Empty tables and rising costs are pushing more restaurants into Bankruptcy, says the Wall Street Journal. Has the Covid “Stimmie” money finally run out? California’s push for higher minimum wages for all, and free health care for all is spreading across the U.S. and causing a growing number of restaurants to close their doors. That report in the Market Intel segment, then we’ll talk with Estate and Probate attorney Libby Banks. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!