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A day before the election of 2024, Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus passed away. After getting fired together from a hardware business in the 1970s, he and a partner started with a few stores in Atlanta--then built Home Depot into a national powerhouse that made them both billionaires. We have that story for you in the Market Intel Segment, then Shelley Grandidge joins us with everything you need to know about Medicare and health insurance. Don't miss it, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

Many families are still finding politics to be a tough subject—especially in this heated election cycle. In today's Market Intel segment, we have  an interesting story for you from the Wall Street Journal about a mother and daughter voting opposite ways for president. It may hit home for you.  We then hear from some really inspiring voices in segments 3 and 4. Don't miss it...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 11/4/24

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 11/1/24

As interest rates soared five times higher than they were right after the Pandemic over the past several years, Callable Cds became popular, offering higher rates on safe money but with one big  catch. The bank can call back the CD almost any time. They are doing just that right now--in droves. We cover a Wall Street Journal report on that in the Market Intel segment and talk about where you can still find 5% for 5 years.  Then Medicare Expert Shelley Grandidge joins us.  MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/31/24

The U.S. housing market is stuck, says the Wall Street Journal.  The real-estate industry hoped 2024 would be a recovery year where mortgage rates fell and home sales climbed. Instead, mortgage rates dipped for a few weeks and then climbed back toward 7 percent. Are there bargains in the real estate market right now?  Is it time to be an investor? We'll cover a Wall Street Journal article on the topic in the Market Intel segment---then, we’ll dig into advanced retirement strategies you may not hear anywhere else. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/30/24

Phoenix has emerged from the pandemic as one of America’s eviction capitals--more evictions per capita than most cities in the USA. Maricopa County holds one of the highest eviction rates in the country, at 16 filings per 100 renter households during the past year. The full Wall Street Journal report in the Market Intel Segment,  then Shelley Grandidge joins us to talk about Medicare. MASTERING MONEY  is on the air!!!