Creating Richer Lives

During this pandemic, many companies need to reduce costs. One way is to reduce the number of employees. This has led to many companies offering their employees early retirement packages. Should you take it? Karl welcomes guest and fellow advisor Mark Nokyos, CFP to the podcast. Mark works with employees of companies and has a tremendous amount of experience in the area of helping employees with their compensation packages and answering the tough question of whether or not they should accept an early retirement package.

On this week's show, Karl discusses the return of market volatility and what really had investors in a bearish mood. Plus, a listener asks should he take money out of his 401(k) to pay down his mortgage loan.

On this week's show, Karl discusses the blowout jobs report and how far off the estimates were. In addition, Karl encourages listeners to to take big investor comments with a grain of salt.

On this episode, Karl interviews Oliver Norman to discuss how to deal with adult children that need their parent's support financially. Oliver gives listeners practical tips.

On this week's podcast, Karl Eggerss welcomes John Keeton, CFA to discuss dividend investing. John gives the audience several items to consider when buying a dividend stock.

On this podcast, Karl explains the difference between what the biggest hedge fund managers are saying and what they might be doing. Also, Karl welcomes Shawn Morris, CFP®, AAMS® to discuss financial planning techniques that you can use during the COVID-19 quarantine.

On this episode, Karl welcomes guest David Akright, CFP®, CHFC® to the show. David gives listeners some helpful tips and things to consider when designating beneficiaries on retirement accounts. Also, David explains when to use a trust as a beneficiary.

On this episode, Karl welcomes guest Justin Pawl, CFA, CAIA, CFP® and Sam Dreibelbis, CPA to discuss ESG investing. What is it? The acronym stands for Environmental, Social, & Governance and it's a set of standards that companies can adhere to that might attract a certain type of investor. Does it just mean socially responsible investing? We'll answer that on this episode.

On this week's podcast, Karl welcomes Dr. W. Lee Warren. He's a brain surgeon, a veteran, a writer, a podcaster, and an inventor. Karl & Dr. Warren discuss how our minds affect our investing decisions and how to prevent our brains from becoming a deterrent.

On this week's podcast, Karl breaks down the action in the financial markets this week. Another box checked. But, questions remain. Find out what they are on this week's show.