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Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 12/10/21

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 12/9/21

Older Americans are selling off the stock market, slowly but relentlessly…. to junior generations.  According to CNBC, Baby boomers own an outsized helping of the market and are constantly reducing it--due to RMDs and other factors.  This is a process that is non-stop because 250,000 boomers turn 72 every ninety days. Analysts point out it will have an effect on  supply and demand for equities in the short, medium, and long runs.  Millennials, now the largest generation by population, lack the financial wherewithal to pick up the slack.  How will this long term drain, expected to accelerate over the next five and ten years, affect your investments?  What changes to your current financial plan might you make to make sure your retirement is not impacted?  We'll lay out all the statistics, with some very timely strategy choices you'll want to know more about.  Don't miss it....MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 12/8/21

How well have you done with your investments over your lifetime? You've had some good years where you got twenty percent or so perhaps. But, like the rest of us, you have had some STINKERS. Most investors lose money an average of three years out ten. That's why averaging ten percent is so hard. Most investors also buy stocks or mutual funds haphazardly--without a clear strategy. That's another proven way to hurt your overall returns. How long does it take to DOUBLE your money? Using the Rule of 72, money doubles every eighteen years at four percent compounded, it doubles every twelve years at six percent compounded, and every nine years at eight percent compounded. Today, we'll review the real secrets of raising your average rate of return and how get a guaranteed bonus of ten percent on a safe fixed income vehicle, with a GUARANTEED growth rate of 7 percent COMPOUNDED.  Then health insurance expert Shelley Grandidge joins us. A very timely show you don't want to miss...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Your Daily IQ Retirement Brief 12/7/21

Almost everyone has heard of Dave Ramsey, the financial radio host who helps people buried in debt--get OUT of debt. Mr. Ramsey does noble work for mostly younger, middle-income families who developed poor financial habits after high school, borrowed rather than saved, and now want a clean slate. We salute those families and Dave's mission of helping them. Dave is an expert on saving, but the financial industry points out that he is not licensed, trained, or qualified to be giving out stock market advice. Money Magazine’s headline of a major two thousand word article on Ramsey reads like this: “SAVE Like Dave Ramsey—Just DON’T Invest Like Him.” Today, we'll review that article and it may SHOCK you! You don't want to miss today's show 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 12/6/21

Is it better to invest in Dividend Paying stocks or stocks that don’t pay a dividend? The answer is ….YES!..BOTH are good and diversification is a good thing!  Smart dividend investors are very picky about the stocks they select. They like getting paid to own their stocks, and they like owning companies that keep making profits and growing their sales year after year. Today we'll discuss how to make sure your stocks meet written stipulations for dividend yield, dividend payout ratio, dividend growth rate, debt ratios, earnings growth, and credit ratings. You don't want to miss that! Then health insurance and medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. Get ready, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!