Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks

Hear the rundown of public events from Gregory Ricks and Associates this month. If you have questions about Social Security, Medicare, Estate Planning, or Financial Planning, there's an event for you.

The chip shortage forces GM to not include the stop-start feature on some of their production lines. Most people you hear these days would prefer for it to be a permanent exclusion.

Gregory encourages you to check out Spitali's Del in Metairie, our Restaurant of the Week. Wednesdays are half priced hamburgers.

Gregory continues a caller from yesterday: Keith in River Ridge asks if working past Full Retirement Age and you turn on your Social Security retirement benefit, will you improve your checks with new contributions?

Here's 4 questions you need to answer before you start Social Security benefits.

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

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Gregory encourages you to check out Spitali's Del in Metairie, our Restaurant of the Week. Wednesdays are half priced hamburgers.

Hear the rundown of public events from Gregory Ricks and Associates this month. If you have questions about Social Security, Medicare, Estate Planning, or Financial Planning, there's an event for you.

Terri in Larose asks if you can start Spousal Benefits from Social Security at age 60 if your spouse is on disability.

Keith in River Ridge asks if working past Full Retirement Age and you turn on your Social Security retirement benefit, will you improve your checks with new contributions?

Joe in Slidell asks Gregory's thoughts on his retirement plan, and he's expecting a huge downturn to happen soon.

The Numbers finished mixed for the day, with the markets' eyes and ears glued to the Federal Reserve. Gregory reviews the evidence that the Fed merely talking about tapering their asset purchases will cause a market free fall. Sometimes there's no good options in deflating a bubble.

Corey in Kiln started Social Security early, and is disappointed by the huge cuts from the income clawback. Gregory stresses why it's hard to justify turning on Social Security early while you're still working. Does he have to take Mdeicare at 65 if he's still working?

Hear the rundown of public events from Gregory Ricks and Associates this month. If you have questions about Social Security, Medicare, Estate Planning, or Financial Planning, there's an event for 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.

Hear the rundown of public events from Gregory Ricks and Associates this month. If you have questions about Social Security, Medicare, Estate Planning, or Financial Planning, there's an event for you.

For our Save Our Nola Restaurants and Bars program, this week we introduce you to Red Gravy Cafe on Magazine St in Uptown.

Joel in New Orleans is a local teacher, and asks Gregory for where to find advice for introducing kids to the world of investing.

Lynn in Madisonville is taking a job with the State, and asks Gregory's opinion on which teachers' retirement option to choose.

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.

Joe in Slidell asks Gregory's thoughts on his retirement plan, and he's expecting a huge downturn to happen soon.

Wes Blanchard previews his Estate Planning workshop coming up on Tuesday.

Wes Blanchard explains ways to solve common issues with shared inheritance.

Lolo in Kenner asks Wes if she should handle the sell of her rental properties by herself, or use a realtor?

Gregory elaborates on a couple of issues addressed by Larry McDonald: meme stocks are using their newfound support to climb out of a hole, and Putin is positioning himself to benefit from a 70s-style energy crisis.

Gregory reports on the Beige Book released from the Federal Reserve, and breaks down some of the bigger issues like inflation, unemployment, and economith growth. Pomboy predicts taper talk will tank stocks.

Gregory explains how some households with children are going to be receiving Child Tax Credit Advances starting in July.

Michael in Laplace asks about the Social Security options for his divorced mom.

Corey in Kiln started Social Security early, and is disappointed by the huge cuts from the income clawback. Gregory stresses why it's hard to justify turning on Social Security early while you're still working. Does he have to take Mdeicare at 65 if he's still working?

Terri in Larose asks if you can start Spousal Benefits from Social Security at age 60 if your spouse is on disability.

Lynn in Madisonville is taking a job with the State, and asks Gregory's opinion on which teachers' retirement option to choose.

Michael in Laplace asks about the Social Security options for his divorced mom.

John in Covington asks Gregory if there's any issues he needs to know about between his federal retirement, and taking a job with the State.

Wes Blanchard previews his Estate Planning workshop coming up on Tuesday.

Gregory elaborates on a couple of issues addressed by Larry McDonald: meme stocks are using their newfound support to climb out of a hole, and Putin is positioning himself to benefit from a 70s-style energy crisis.

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AMC stock doubles today. The Meme Stock Wars continue.

Chuck on the Northshore picked up a stock years ago, and has had a successful run. Is it time to get out, and take the profits?

Gregory reports on the Beige Book released from the Federal Reserve, and breaks down some of the bigger issues like inflation, unemployment, and economith growth.

Joel in New Orleans is a local teacher, and asks Gregory for where to find advice for introducing kids to the world of investing.

Save Our NOLA Restaurants and Bars program this week: Red Gravy Cafe
It's a family Italian Bistro on Magazine in Uptown with a menu that you have to read with an Italian accent.

Brad in Pontchatoula asks about his wife's situation with the Louisiana Teacher's Optional Retirement Program. Gregory walks Brad through some of the rules and options in the system.

Learn the loopholes that make the 529 Savings Plan more useful than you thought.

Gregory recaps what happened in the financial world this week, and gives you some points to look for in the week ahead. Inflation is definitely here, and for most of the economy, prices aren't bouncing back.

For our Save Our NOLA Restaurants and Bars program this week, we talk to the owner of Doris Metropolitan. This steak house in the French Quarter has a dry aging room in the front of the house where you can witness their dry aging process. Steak snobs, this place it for you.

Dwayne Stein of Mortgage Gumbo joins the show to try and make sense of the red hot hosuing market, and can these low rates last much longer?

Gregory runs through some heavy statistics on the state of our stock markets and price inflation across the board. When we cross reference that with some inflation predictions made a few month back, you know to expect more of the same for now.

The Wine, Wisdom, and Food experience is now on a waiting list! Gregory hosts a wine pairing, and a financial talk with a focus on tax planning, and a tactical element added to the Invest 50-50.

Gregory shows you some red flags that may be signaling a market pullback is around the corner.

Learn the loopholes that make the 529 Savings Plan more useful than you thought.

Summer is notoriusly slow on the stock markets, and this year should be about the same.

Gregory gives you 3 ways to help delay claiming Social Security early.

The balance sheet of the Federal Reserve is trillions of dollars that could be a real drag to unwind.

Ray in Mandeville: is it too late for me to get into a 529 Plan for my daughters?