Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks

We celebrate 11 years of Winning at Life! Gregory and James walk you through the history of the show, and how it has grown and evolved over the last 11 years.

Gregory invites you to learn how to make your Social Security decisions simple at his live event coming up at the GRA event space.

The Restaurant of the Week is the Nola Brewing Taproom on Tchoupitoulas in Uptown. You know their beers, you'll like their restaurant, too.

Jeff in Thibodaux is selling a rental house. How much will he owe in taxes?

Gregory gets you all caught up on the financial news of the week.

Dwayne Stein of MortgageGumbo.com joins us to clear up what is going on in the wild real estate market.

Marie in North Mississippi asks Gregory if she should update her life insurance policy, cancel it, or let it ride?

The Winnies! The 2nd annual Winning at Life Awards are handed out to the important categories and not-so-important categories.

Gregory's live events are ramping back up, and there's 4 different events for people needing help with 4 different financial situations.

Hear the Traders' Prayer from Charles Payne on Fox Business.

Two of our top Youtube videos this year have similiar guidance: inheriting a big pile of money, and winning a big scratch off jackpot.

Mrs. Sims will be getting monthly check from her deceased husband's pension, and a lump sum for the last 15 years of missed payments.

Gregory's live events are ramping back up, and there's 4 different events for people needing help with 4 different financial situations.

The message from the Numbers segment is clear: the markets did not respond well to the Federal Reserve conversation on tapering its asset purchases.

Gregory responds to some audio highlights from Jerome Powell's press conference announcing the Federal Reserve is staying put. Gregory doubts the Fed can make any big moves before the midterms without wrecking the market.

Lisa in New Orleans has a deferred compensation plan at her job, but the plan rules have changed, and they want to pay the entire amount in one lump sum. Is there some way she can defer the deferred comp to avoid a huge tax hit?

Will the Windfall Elimination Provision crush my Social Security? Rhonda in New Orleans wants to know if her teachers pension will prevent her from getting anything from Social Security.

Gregory's live events are ramping back up, and there's 4 different events for people needing help with 4 different financial situations.

The annual awards show for Winning at Life is coming up on Saturday: the Winnies. Gregory and James review some of the nominees and new categories for this year's awards.

Use these 6 tips to get the most out of your 401k.

Are report makes a pretty solid case that your utility bills would be higher under the new Biden tax plan. Prices are also going up for groceries, gas, labor, and just about everything. How do you plan for inflation in income planning?

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.

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.

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.