Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks

The Facebook controversy over their content regulation, algorithm, and social impact feels a little overhyped. There's definitely some ugly aspects of the platform, but it is a positive force for many more. Gregory explains why Happy Birthday greetings on Facebook are a daily priority for him.

Small business owners are contantly grappling with the options of trying to grow the business, wind down the business, keep it about the same size, or sell out and run off with the cash. Gregory talks about guiding small business owners through this decision.

What do you want your retirement to look like? If you're goal is to live on the beach, or in the mountains, or by the grandkids, how are you going to get to your destination?

Would you be able to handle being an executor of a will? Gregory reviews a couple of article on the news blog at GregoryRicks.com that could help you prepare.

Hear some of the greatest financial quotes of all time, and hear Gregory's thoughts on these nuggets of financial wisdom.

If you're needing some financial help, you should probably start by going to an upcoming Wine, Wisdom, and Food event hosted by Gregory. You'll learn what his firm can do for you, and have a nice wine pairing for dinner.

Ted in Covington is selling one of his three houses, and wants to know if he should invest the proceeds or pay off his mortgage.

Shocks in the oil markets put the industry in a new era where oil prices have doubled from their recent lows.

The stock market is riding high on the easy money policy from the Federal Reserve, but can they keep this up forever? If not, what happens when tapering hits? What happens when rates go up?

Gregory announces he's hosting two Pop Up Events this week, informing both clients and non-clients about some changes in their financial tool kit that could help you.

Gerri in Mandeville asks Gregory if her husband can cover her Required Minimum Distribution from his IRA accounts. Gregory gives her a quick no.

Inflation Is Coming to an Account Near You: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell admits this inflation isn't so transitory after all.

Social Security's biggest cost-of-living adjustment in four decades is an illusion. A bump in Medicare premiums, and increased costs for housing, food, and energy will eat most or all of the COLA.

Three Bad Excuses to Start Social Security Early.

Gregory announces he's hosting two Pop Up Events this week, informing both clients and non-clients about some changes in their financial tool kit that could help you.

Monica in Cutoff asks why her Social Security benefits are so low! She's receiving a monthly check for Social Security Survivor's benefit, and heard it will be cut further when she turns on her state pension.

Social Security offers these 3 do-overs. Gregory reviews the rare exceptions where you can undo previous decisions on Social Security.

End of Year Financial Planning Checklist. Gregory walks through some important things to check on about this time of year.

Sean in Luling wants to start getting some money into a Roth IRA. Can he contribute directly to a Roth 401k, or does he need to use a backdoor Roth conversion?

Chuck in Mandeville asks Gregory Ricks and Dwayne Stein if this is a good time to buy an investment property.

Gregory talks about some upcoming pop up events to have a drink and talk about possible changes to your investments.

You can't begin to plan for retirement without this one crucial number.

The Federal Reserve maintains zero rates and asset purchases, and most of the questions from the press were about tapering.

Gregory compares the economies of China and the United States with a few sharp statistics.

What is a pop up event? Gregory talks about some upcoming pop up events to have a drink and talk about possible changes to your investments.

If you're getting a late start saving for retirement, try these tips to get caught up.

What's the impact of this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve?

Markets are spooked by the troubles of a giant Chinese conglomerate Evergrande. Is this related to the ghost cities? Could this be the beginning of a Chinese financial crisis?

A 101 year old woman continues to work full time on a lobster boat, which brings up several threads: what does you IRA distributions look like at that age? Does your IRA expire? And we review the life expectancy tables from the IRS.gov charts.

Craig in Dulac asks Gregory's opinion on using some money from his deferred compensation plan to cover his losses from the hurricane.

Should you have your house paid off before you retire? Gregory says it's all about your cash flow.

Gregory explains how the last month had an unusual amount of interruptions for the show with a combo of James getting sick, technical issues, Gregory's vacation, and getting hit with a hurricane.

Gregory goes through some financial code changes being debated in Congress. Most are aimed at the wealthy, but some policies affect us all. We may be losing the Backdoor Roth Conversion and other powerful tools.

Look out for these 2 Social Security mistakes that could ruin your retirement.

Look for Gregory's pop up events for clients to keep them updated on their accounts and the new tools at their disposal.

Dwayne Stein of Mortgage Gumbo is keeping an eye on the Federal Reserve meeting this week, and the focus is on tapering.

It's still a seller's market in real estate, but the pendulum is swinging back toward the buyers side.

Chuck in Mandeville asks Gregory Ricks and Dwayne Stein if this is a good time to buy an investment property.

Dwayne explains why dealing with the hurricane aftermath causes most of his loan that were in the process have to start over.

Tom in Gulfport asks Gregory's thoughts on precious metals investments. Gregory is not a big fan of it, and explains why.

Crystal in Meridian is a single mom looking to buy her first home. How does she know what she can comfortably afford?

Gary on the Westbank is about to reach his Social Security Full Retirement Age. Should he start his retirement benefit, or delay it to build a bigger check?

Bonnie in Jackson is thinking of moving in retirement to be closer to her kids. After her home sells, should she buy or rent in a new city?