Carl Stuart answers your questions including the unemotional choice of robo-advisors, using expendable income to pay down a mortgage or buy stocks, and advice for a soon-to-be-teacher to hold on to savings during the lean months ahead of student teaching. Also, some popular questions of late on 529 college plans and protesting property tax appraisals.

The full transcript of this episode of Money Talk with Carl Stuart is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.

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Carl Stuart answers a carryover question from the previous week on protesting property tax assessments with the help of informed listeners. He also takes on other complicated topics like how to position ranch land for their heirs or themselves, the possibility of combining pension, 401k, and 403b accounts into one for easy management, why Carl is shying away from U.S.-only stock ETFs for the near term, and other questions.

The full transcript of this episode of Money Talk with Carl Stuart is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.

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Carl Stuart takes on some more nuanced topics like staying (a little) aggressive with your nest egg in retirement, tax strategies behind 1031 exchange real estate transactions, and survivor benefits when one spouse’s employer paid into Social Security and the other, a teacher, only paying into a pension (TRS).

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Carl Stuart takes your calls and texts on how to add savings to a State of Texas Teacher or Employee Retirement System plan (TRS or ERS), what to do when starting from scratch — even when retirement age is around the corner, what alternatives there are for trusts and college savings plans, as well as buying a piece of the toll road– individual infrastructure investments!

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Carl Stuart handles questions on a lot of personal finance topics, including what to do with health savings accounts (HSAs), investing in indexed funds or ETFs, and some advantages to paying down your mortgage. He also talks a bit about the news that Warren Buffet is stepping down as head of Berkshire Hathaway – and, no, Carl was not named his replacement!

The full transcript of this episode of Money Talk with Carl Stuart is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.

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Carl takes on your questions, including a holdover from the end of last week’s program on the cost of probating a contentious estate, another on managing multiple retirement accounts from multiple employers in multiple countries, and more.

The full transcript of this episode of Money Talk with Carl Stuart is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.

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Carl Stuart explores questions about Real Estate Investment Trusts, Austin property values, what to do with your old employee retirement accounts, and the merits and pitfalls short selling stocks.

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Market uncertainty tops the show with a look at whether and how to buy gold. Carl chats with callers and texters about US Treasuries in the current climate, the “right” mix of bonds in portfolios – and at what age you shift that mix. As well as using 529 plans or cash to pay for college while those 529s are lower and more.

The full transcript of this episode of Money Talk with Carl Stuart is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.

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Carl joins KUT, talks tariff shocks to markets, and IRA tax strategies

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The full transcript of this episode of Money Talk with Carl Stuart is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps.

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