Smart Money

Hank, Michelle and Brian discuss why 'freedom isn't free', their upcoming forecast for the 3rd quarter and help prepare a caller (and our listeners) who is about to enter retirement.

(Encore Presentation) Is it a good idea to take money out of your 401K and buy an annuity? Or buy CDs? Hank and Michelle address these questions as well as financial planning for seasonal businesses.

(Encore Presentation) Hank and Michelle discuss a "boring" week in the market and a situation where a client was focused on a fixed rate mortgage but only planned on being in the home for 2-3 years.

Hank and Stan battle a liberal Democrat caller and also find time to discuss laddering bonds, Thrift Savings Plans, the Ryan tax cuts and their implications and more.

Hank is joined this week by Stan The Annuity Man. Together they discuss the state of the economy and take a caller's question on if buying annuities is the right choice for him to make.

Hank is in Cody, Wyoming visiting with Billie Tucker today. Attorney and former legislator Collin Simpson joins the show for a discussion about freedom.

Hank takes the show on the road to Cody, Wyoming to check in with old friend Billie Tucker. They discuss energy issues with Wyoming State Senator Hank Coe.

Is it a good idea to take money out of your 401K and buy an annuity? Or buy CDs? Hank and Michelle address these questions as well as financial planning for seasonal businesses.

Hank and Michelle discuss a "boring" week in the market and a situation where a client was focused on a fixed rate mortgage but only planned on being in the home for 2-3 years.

Michelle and Brian welcome back to the show JU professor Dr. Ellen Wald (Historian and Scholar of the Energy Industry and Western Involvement in the Middle East).