As state governments scramble to balance their budgets, some plan to do it by raising taxes. Russ explains ways you can use a Roth account, to help lower the taxes you'll have to pay in retirement… in some cases, all the way down to zero.

One of the best ways to give your grandkids a financial head start is to fund an investment account the day they're born. Russ explains how you can set this up. Plus, economists say THIS is one of the most under-utilized tools among retirement planners.

After recovering from the March dip, some experts warn that Fall is a much slower time of year for the markets. Russ talks about if we should perhaps take a break from the market. Plus, how you can use the pandemic in your favor to check the strength of your money.

So many of us in the working world have a 401k, but some say one of its biggest advantages might be going away. Russ explains what's causing this and ways you can work to prepare yourself financially.

Russ talks about how we've been taught to build, and rely on, our 401k…perhaps too much.

Russ explains how, in some cases, you can create a tax rate of 0% in your retirement years.

Studies show that age discrimination increases with the unemployment rate. Russ explains the importance of building a financial plan that gives you the option of retiring when YOU want to.

Since 2nd quarter earnings reports are dismal, should you just "blow off" the next 6 months and not look at your accounts until things improve? Russ talks about the realities of "investor-life," plus when thinking about your nest egg there's a better number to focus on rather than just one big sum goal.

As new unemployment numbers are released, the GDP shrinks by a record percentage number. Russ talks to Melissa on WICC 600 about what this means for the overall economy.