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Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 5/5/22

A new trend is developing in modern financial planning. Many men are getting INTENTIONAL about planning for the woman in their lives-- Why? Consider this statistic: Eighty percent of men die MARRIED, but Eighty percent of WOMEN... die SINGLE! And because many women are younger than their husbands, they may spend five to fifteen years on their own in old age.  Consider also that women are much more likely to become care-givers for a parent and even  their husbands at some point. In her 60s a woman’s estimated risk of developing breast cancer is one in eleven, but for developing Alzheimers it is one in SIX. So not only might a woman live for a  long time in her elder years, her odds of doing it with dementia are high.  Today we'll review how many retired couples are re-thinking and re-engineering their portfolios to plan for... the woman of the house. You don't want to miss today's show...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 5/4/22

There is a huge difference between the way amateur dividend investors and professional dividend investors select stocks. Amateurs look for the highest dividend they can find. Professionals know that to be a serious money trap.  One specialized area of dividend investing is known as Dividend GROWTH investing, where you select only stocks that GROW their dividends every year, resulting in a much higher dividend yield on cost over time. Steve will explain that in detail. Then health insurance and Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. You don't want to miss today's show...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 5/3/22

What's the smart way to allocate money in retirement?  Should all of your money be in the stock market? The experts say there are bullish factors ranging from the end of the pandemic, to a few more multi-trillion dollar stimulus packages on the way.  But just because the market shows an uptrend, does that mean a person who's worked and saved for thirty years should keep all of their life savings with the Wizards of Wall Street?  We all know how that story can end. Retirement should be a beginning, NOT an end. Financially speaking, it should be the time when you can finally relax.  For most people, the goal is not to see how rich you can get --  it’s to see how GOOD  you can feel about how your money is invested and in simply living life on your own terms—doing what you want to do, when you want to do it. And, that confidence needs to be based on knowledge and smart planning, not just wishing and hoping. Today, we'll review just how you go about that. Steve has some advice and numbers to share with you that you don't want to miss....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!!

Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking financial news and get a read on all the indexes, THEN, we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show, with fresh ideas to help you become a more informed investor. Steve will cap it off with proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas that you DON'T want to miss! -- A jam-packed show --and we're READY TO ROLL ! ... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 5/2/22

FRIDAY Mastering Money Adults over the age of 50 manage an increasing share of the wealth in the United States. Risky investment decisions that are made as people age may have effects on both financial markets --AND individuals in later life. FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Association, performed an in-depth study recently to assess how many older Americans—those over 58 with far less time to recover from a market shock than younger investors-- were taking on TOO MUCH risk. And for those TAKING too much risk using standard measurements, they wanted to know WHY. Well today, we'll reveal what they came up with in this really interesting study-- and how it might apply to YOU. Then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. ...A fact filled show you don't want to miss....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 4/29/22