The Stacking Benjamins Show

Scott Alan Turner (Financial Rock Star podcast) joins us to talk about important lessons from his new book 99 Minute Millionaire. One reason we love Scott is that he makes some fairly difficult concepts seem simple, like indexing and budgets. We'll have a wide ranging discussion about those topics and more today! Also, in our headline segment, we put a bow on the Wells Fargo scandal by letting you know how to get your money if you're owed something from the settlement package. Also, we'll dive in to a review of Brexit. When it was all finished, did market timers get a nice bounce by missing the dip?

In the second half of the show we answer a great hotline call from Nate about extremely early retirement. If you want financial independence at a young age, how do you treat tax shelters? Then in the letters segment, Laura asks about using her husband's employee stock purchase plan for their goals. You might not expect our answers to either of these questions. 

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Melanie Lockert from the award winning blog DearDebt.com wrote goodbye letters to her debt and today she's telling us the story of how she descended into a black hole of debt and then pulled herself out. After an education at "the right" school, she finished college without a full time job. It turned out that great grades didn't translate to the "happy ever after" that she'd expected.

That's not all, though. We have headlines about retirement income and grabbing money from retirement plans, a great hotline call from Jonathan about after hours trading AND a letter from Luke....and much more.

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Is there a place in your portfolio for quirky investments? What if you're interested in solar projects or obesity medicines? Should you niche your portfolio down to include those items? CFP Katie Brewer (YourRichestLifePlanning.com) joins Greg and Len for some fairly feisty conversation on the topic. Also, the team answers a recent MarketWatch piece that asks, are rich people cheap?

During our FinTech segment, the team from the Draft app are back to talk about marketing your app. If you have a great app it depends on users, but at the same time, if there's nobody there yet....how do you know it's a great app? It's a chicken/egg problem and they're here to talk about it today with us.

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Certified Financial Planner J.J. Montenaro helps us celebrate life insurance awareness month by digging in to how to make better life insurance decisions. What are some of the frequent mistakes people make? Should you cover children? Should you use insurance as a savings account? We'll ask J.J. all of these questions and more today!

In our headline segment, we ask about stolen jewelry taken from Drake's tour bus and review some points that can absolutely make retirement stink. We take a question from Ray about passing money to your heirs...when do you tell them they have an inheritance? Also, we have a mailbag question, Doug's trivia, and more!

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We've heard countless horror stories about high pressure time share sales presentations. Holly and Greg Johnson (Club Thrifty) took up IHG on a lucrative offer in Orlando to stay for a small fee if they endure a sales pitch. How did it it? Are Holly and Greg the proud owners of a new time share? Has their opinion of time shares changed? We'll ask them on today's show!

In the headlines segment Jamie Wise from Buzz Indexes (ticker BUZ) shares which stocks had the most positive and negative buzz in their index. You'll be surprised by some of the names Jamie shares. Nick Clements from MagnifyMoney joins us with his take on the Wells Fargo scandal. He shares some insights based on his background in the credit card business and also explains how you can protect yourself from being a victim of events like this.

We take a great call from "Double A" who asks about trading individual stocks and beating the market. Doug delivers some time share themed trivia....and more!

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Not all money habits are good...and today Nyle Bayer from the Financial Time Traveler podcast joins Greg McFarlane to name a few of their favorites. We also cover an article in Barron's about stock picks in the media. If you read a well-known publication and it says a stock is good...do you investigate further? Finally, we answer a Moneyologist question...with some hilarious results.

In our FinTech segment we visit with Brian Barnes, the dynamic founder of M1 Finance. Ever wonder how to keep your portfolio's assets allocated correctly without a ton of hassle? M1 looks at your portfolio as a series of pies and keeps them maintained. It's an interesting concept I'm sure you'll enjoy hearing about (and that I'm betting you haven't seen elsewhere!).

If you use M1 Finance, make sure and take advantage of the special offer Brian discusses during the show. Code: STACKINGBENJAMINS.

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When we heard that Larry Mathis penned a book called Mom Was Right, well, OF COURSE we had to invite him down to the basement. Any chance we have to earn points with Joe's mom we'll take. Larry shares funny and insightful stories about his childhood growing up with a strong single mother who taught him plenty about not just financial planning...but about life.

In our headlines we share our feelings about horrible news around Wells Fargo bank, and glean some insights from a knowledgeable grandma. We also take a letters about diversification AND a call from Allie about the difference between a "total market" fund and an "S&P 500" fund. 

...ALL of that goodness PLUS Doug's trivia on today's podcast. 

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When disaster hits your money, you need to know the specific actions to take immediately to stay on your feet. Author Donna Freedman joins us in the basement today to tackle putting on your financial fire drill. She'll tell stories about living on a shoestring and share tips and tricks to weather any money storm. We'll talk apps and coupons and more....

In our headline segment another 401k plan is in trouble because of high fees. On our hotline call, we answer a question about whole life insurance. Is it ever a good idea? We also have Doug's football-themed trivia, and more!

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Throw out the three article rule book. Today we focus on ONE single article with special guests Deacon Hayes from the WellKeptWallet.com podcast and professor Timothy Hoff. It's a roundtable about success and financial harmony that you won't want to miss. Are these really eight secrets that are shared at a well-known financial blog? 

In our FinTech segment, Thomas Smyth of AskTrim.com joins us to tackle recent developments at the company. New financial support and extended tools make this an app you might want to look at again.

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Lauren Greutman tried to spend her way to success...and failed BUT her pain is your gain because she's sharing her story today. Not only did she climb out of debt, but now she helps TONS of people learn to be savvy shoppers, save, and avoid money missteps. 

Also, in our headlines, we share some scary statistics about your pay check and about the future of index funds. We also take a great letter from Jason about using his Roth IRA as a college fund and one from Lenny showing off some snazzy show art work. Of course there's still Doug's trivia and much, much more.

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