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As more and more companies crumble inside the S & P 500, like JC Penney’s and Macy’s, the notion that you can blindly buy the S & P 500 and fall asleep at the wheel on your investments no longer holds water. Fewer than ten large technology companies are now driving the S & P. Some say that four hundred of the S & P stocks are dragging down the others. And the volatility on the S & P 500 is greater than it once was.  Today’s crazy markets and low interest rates are leaving many folks wondering where and how to allocate their money. Today, learn how to get systematic with your investment strategy, zeroing in on high quality dividend growth and technology stocks alongside guaranteed fixed income solutions. Learn the proper way to diversify your portfolio in these very volatile times.  Don't miss it!  MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Many retired investors today are hoping, waiting, and praying for interest rates on safe bonds to go up so they can retire in safety. According to economic analysis by a growing number of economists, they may be hoping, praying, and waiting a long time.  Deflationary trends--including low interest rates--  have gripped the world forcing interest rates to near zero, and even below zero. One would think with all the money being printed that IN-flation would be the problem, not DE-flation. But that's not the case. Retirees are facing the hardest investment decisions of their lives right now. Imagine: a million dollars in a ten year treasury bond will only pay you SEVEN thousand dollars a year! You can't retire that! We'll review the problem, and deliver some solutions. Then health insurance and Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us.  A interesting show you don't want to miss. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

So…what’s the REAL secret to stock market success?  We’d all love to think that there is just one secret but in the real world it comes down to avoiding big mistakes, avoiding hunches, having a logical strategy, and buying stocks that the big institutional investors have their eyes on.   The more you listen to experienced investment managers who have attained a high level of success, the one common thread is that they keep most of their money in stocks being considered or bought by the big “institutional investors.” The big mutual funds, pensions, and insurance companies are the institutional investors  considered to be the “BIG FISH” or even the killer WHALES on Wall Street. They DRIVE demand. Today, we'll show you how and why to build  your investment strategy around the Killer Whales. An important show you don't want to miss, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

As America opens, it won't get far unless public places like airports, theme parks, and stadiums can be can be truly disinfected. A new form of robot could make it happen.Today, robots are equipped with remarkable capabilities that can disinfect entire hospitals, airports, 24/7 without needing a break. They can go into places of danger that no human would dare go into. Delicate robotic surgeries on eyes, ears, nose, throats and knees are taking place every day. There are robots armed with lamps that shower surfaces with invisible radiation, androbots that can scan for fevers and enforce mask-wearing. Smart investors are taking notice, especially with many companies' stock on sale right now. We'll review a Wall Street Journal report and Steve has some recommendations. You don't want to miss TODAY'S show...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

As America opens, it won't get far unless public places like airports, theme parks, and stadiums can be can be truly disinfected. A new form of robot could make it happen.Today, robots are equipped with remarkable capabilities that can disinfect entire hospitals, airports, 24/7 without needing a break. They can go into places of danger that no human would dare go into. Delicate robotic surgeries on eyes, ears, nose, throats and knees are taking place every day. There are robots armed with lamps that shower surfaces with invisible radiation, androbots that can scan for fevers and enforce mask-wearing. Smart investors are taking notice, especially with many companies' stock on sale right now. We'll review a Wall Street Journal report and Steve has some recommendations. You don't want to miss TODAY'S show...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Surveys show that Americans are getting an itch to travel again. In fact, According to AAA, more than 41.5 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day weekend, nearly 5 percent more than last year and the most in more than a dozen years.  As lockdowns ease, destinations are coming up with solutions to comply with social-distancing and disinfection rules. Here are some measures in the works.An amusement park with no lines? A beachfront resort without swimming pools? Those scenarios could unfold this summer as hotels, amusement parks, casinos and other tourist attractions reconfigure for a post-pandemic world.  After grinding to a halt during the coronavirus lockdown, the $9 trillion DOLLAR global travel and tourism industry is adapting  to an era that outlaws crowds. Today on Mastering Money, we'll examine the safest and most fun destinations for your next vacation and get help from top travel expert Ruby Kelly. A fun and timely show you don't want to miss, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Elon Musk is quoted as saying “ in this world  you get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of the problems you solve.” That sentence sums up what it means to be a successful, thriving and large TECHNOLOGY company in the 2020s and beyond. And, smart investors are learning that profitable, dominant technology companies are driving the investment world right now, and could well be doing so throughout the 2020s. The tech startups of the 1980s and 1990s have become tech behemoths, driving the broad market. Today, we'll point out several tech stocks with remarkable earnings per share growth trading at less than seven times earnings if you can believe it. The names of these companies may SHOCK you! Then, health and medicare insurance expert Shelley Grandidge joins us--a whirlwind of a show today you don't want to miss MASTERING MONEY  is on the air!!!

AirBNB made the idea of owning Vacation Rentals quite popular. Many people have bought properties to turn into mini-hotels, using AirBNB and VRBO booking services to keep finding tenants. Well, before you plow money into one yourself, you'll probably want to learn what's been REALLY happening in the industry, ESPECIALLY during the COVID 19 crisis. We'll review a number of stories from the Wall Street Journal. Then Steve will answer the tough questions on how to grow money and maintain steady retirement income with bonds paying less than one percent and stocks moving up and down in big swings. The theme today: low risk, low stress, automatic retirement investing plus some insights on real estate.  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, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today's breaking financial news stories, we'll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show--plus money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve you won't want to miss! -- MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!

In coordination with the Trump Administration Pandemic Response which began January 31st when the president shut down incoming travel from China, some of the most powerful supercomputers ever made were working on a potential cure for Covid 19. A superstar team of scientists  formed a partnership with the White House Office of Science and Technology , the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories,  Alphabet’s Google Cloud,  IBM, and Amazon’s  Amazon Web Services with massive, ultra powerful computers combining for lightning speed. Contrary to the idiocy of the "Whistle Blower", They have been working round the clock for months, and have found a way to trick the virus into binding to the wrong molecule. The result? We could have a drug ready for consumption later this summer. We'll review the Wall Street Journal report for you. Then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us. An important show you don't want to miss...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!