Gregory Ricks and James Parker discuss reports of a lawsuit from Drew Brees against a jeweler in California. Are diamonds and jewelry useful investments? How do you keep from getting scammed?

Mike calls in from New Orleans to get Gregory's thoughts on a variable annuity offer. Mike did some of his own research, and is not impressed with the fees and features. Gregory confirms Mike's research as accurate, rails on variable annuities pretty hard, and then offers some better alternatives.

Gregory Ricks reviews some great audio from Larry Kudlow - who is now an economic adviser for Trump - about what's going on with China and the talk of tarrifs. Whatever changes can be made to our trade policy with China will reverberate throughout the markets and affect us all. Gregory also agrees with Kudlow's idea of making China follow some of the same trade rules as first world countries.

Our Realtor of the Total Wealth Authority Lesha Nugent Freeland is in studio for an hour covering some horrifying stories of issues with the home that were overlooked during the buying process.

A family in unincorporated Harrison County Mississippi recently moved into their newly built 6 bedroom dream home. Unfortunately, the contractor only put in a septic system for a three bedroom house. How can you avoid a mess like this? Lesha shares a few other stories of overlooked issues she has seen.

Lesha Nugent Freeland details a couple of featured properties that will be having an open house the next day.

Alan from Diamondhead asks Lesha about how the inspection process can miss some of these property issues.

Producer Angie asks Gregory Ricks about her mother-in-law's situation with part of her widows benefit from Social Security being reduced because she turned it on early.

Gregory helps Billy from Houma work out some of his options in using a Home Equity Line of Credit to pay for his daughter's tuition. In a rising interest rate world, having an adjustable rate can be a pain. Could it be better to lock in an interest rate now with a cash-out refinance to pay off the HELOC and cover the rest of the tuition costs?

Kevin in Covington is coming across some extra income. He wants Gregory's opinion on where he could best utilize the new money. Getting a raise means you need to take a look at your emergency savings, your current company plan, your mortgage, getting caught up on your credit cards, taxes, and other debts. Gregory walks through a few options with Kevin.

Jay in Covington won a huge jackpot playing poker at the casino, and gets a 1099 for the $38,000 in winnings. What does the IRS expect from him? How does the withholding works? Gregory relays some thoughts from his personal experience on how casinos handle some of these poker rooms, and thoughts from his professional experience on how the IRS treats gambling wins.

Butch is driving up I-55, and asks Gregory for ideas on how to raise some private capital for to renovate a resort in exchange for a piece of the ownership. Gregory gives him a few ideas on where to start.

Gregory Ricks gives you his take on the Chinese trade issues. Is there a damaging trade war between the world's two biggest economies on the way? Or, is this just what it looks like to have a tough stance on reforming some of our flawed trade deals? Should China play by the rules of a first world country?

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