MoneySmarts4U

Join host Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4u show about the 7 Financial activities you must do with your graduating high school senior or your junior soon to be senior student.  Topics to be discussed is getting a summer job, how to save money, avoiding debt, what money is available for college expenses, budgeting, senioritis and what to expect during that Freshman year in college.  

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Want to understand the jargon you hear on all those news and investment shows?  Listen to this week's MoneySmarts4u show as host Barbie O'Connor explains twelve different investment concepts for you to understand. Learn more about diversification, asset allocation, rebalancing, the rule of 72, and risk vs. reward.  In addition, find out the difference between active and passive management, growth and value management, and how you can identify a growth industry, cyclical industry or defensive industry.  

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This week host, Barbie O'Connor, goes over 5 finanical ratios that you need to understand.  You will learn what Earnings per share, Dividends per share, current yield, price to earnings ratio, and current ratio mean and why they matter to you in your management of your money.  

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Join host, Barbie O'Connor, for this week's MoneySmarts4U show about the 5 things you need to know about taxes and investments.  Learn about taxes on income and dividends, capital gains and losses, estimated taxes, and taxes on withdrawals from retirement plans, annuities, and 529 plans. 

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Join host Barbie O'Connor for this MoneySmarts4u show about 7 more investments for you to know about and understand.  She will go over the basics of preferred stocks, convertibles, real estate investment trusts, options, hedge funds, life insurance and annuities.  After you listen to today's show you will understand how to use these investments as part of your overall money management strategy.

Join host Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4U show where the basics of investments are discussed.  The features of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and investment objectives and what they mean will be discussed. 

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Join host Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4U show about the 5 Things to Do Before You Get College Acceptances.  Besides celebrating your teen's success so far in life, Barbie will go over how to determine the priorities and needs of your student before saying yes to one school over another.  In addition, she wil help you figure out the actual expenses for attending each college under consideration.  Barbie will walk you through how to determining how much money you have available to pay for college as well as what any financial aid offers will mean to your student.  In addition, if you find your student isn't really ready yet, Barbie will share alternative ideas to traditional four year college with you.  

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In this week's MoneySmarts4U show, host, Barbie O'Connor, covers the financial considerations of having your first child.  How many children can you afford, do you know your rights to parental leave, are you and your partner on the same page regarding parental teamwork, costs of fertility treatments and adoption, the lifetime cost of your child, tax breaks you can take for child care, and evaluating whether to fund your retirement or save money for your child's college expenses are all discussed in this show. 

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Does your three year old want a puppy?  Are you longing for some unconditional love from a furry friend? Join host, Barbie O'Connor, for this MoneySmarts4U show, about the 5 things you need to know before you add a new pet to your household. Pet owner responsibilities, vaccinations, spaying and neutering, costs of pet ownership, and ending your relationship with your pet will all be part of this broadcast.  

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Join host Barbie O'Connor for this MoneySmarts4u show about the 7 things you need to know before you buy a house.  What other costs are involved with buying a house besides the commission?  What is the single most important thing you need to remember about buying real estate?  What negotiating techniques can help you buy at the perfect price for the market?  What are deed restrictions? How to get a mortgage you can afford?  These and other real estate related topics will be covered in this week's show. 

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