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As the country begins to reopen many businesses are noticing that their staff is not returning. Many blame unemployment benefits, but I think that this situation is a little more complex.

I joined Shannon and Gary once again on KFI AM 640 to discuss the reasons behind the perceived lack of available employees.

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While rising costs are inevitable and may be out of our control, INVESTING is the most surefire way to keep money working in our favor and not against us!

In today's episode I explain the direct relationship between investing and inflation, and why hiding your money under the mattress is never a good idea.

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Are prices always increasing? Today we talk about what costs have actually decreased over time, as well as examine if today’s worry about inflation is warranted and how we got into this situation to begin with.

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It feels like Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and DogeCoin are all anyone is talking about these days. I joined Shannon and Gary on KFI AM 640 to breakdown the crypto craze and the scams that have started to pop up.

Check out my full conversation with Shannon and Gary on KFI AM 640 here

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The finance world is full of acronyms that at first glance can make little sense! Two inquisitive listeners recently submitted their questions on retirement accounts, so be sure to tune in to this episode where I share the full breakdown, as well as the tax benefits of each.

Check out Liz Weston’s article here

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Decisions, Decisions. In this episode of the podcast I use my love for number crunching to thoroughly analyze one listener’s debate between two raffle prize options -  a lump sum of money or a free car lease term! 

As you will see, there are creative ways to make the most out of either option. Listen to hear what I think the right choice is! 

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When cash is running low, the last thing you want to do is set up a budget! Don’t you need money before you can plan how to spend it?

Not exactly!

In this episode, budgeting pro Allison Baggerly returns to show you how being broke is actually the BEST time to create your money plan.

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Can you save as well as splurge?

In this week’s episode, financial writer and author of Money Hacks Lisa Rowan says you bet. Find out what her simple hack for getting the best of both world’s is.

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Trading vs Investing – is there a difference?

Today we answer that exact question with help from Caleb Silver of Investopedia.com and Lauren Silbert of TheBalance.com.

Find out what Caleb has to say about the two different approaches and learn a simple calculation from Lauren to find out how long your investments will take to double.

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Listener Tame wrote in wanting to know the difference between an ETF and a Mutual Fund. This is a great question and Editor in Chief of Investopedia, Caleb Silver, is back to help us better understand ETFs aka Exchange Traded Funds.

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