On this airing of Your Money Matters hosted by Jon Hansen:

Jon is joined by Crain’s Chicago Business reporter Leigh Giangreco to discuss the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act in the latest Illinois budget. Leigh breaks down the fee, how it would be used at retailers, and why credit card companies are upset about it.

Plus, WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe also joins Jon to discuss consumer sentiment from their latest index report. Cassandra and Jon discuss how consumers feel about buying a home, cars, and credit score security.

If you’re a parent of two kids, the cost of childcare is now more than rent in every state in the U.S.. Katie Notopoulos, Senior Correspondent covering technology and culture at Business Insider, joins Jon Hansen to break down the numbers.

Check out the full story on Business Insider here: www.businessinsider.com

Host of Your Money Matters Jon Hansen is joined by Brandon Harwell, Founding Partner at BCH Wealth Management, to discuss taxes and how to include them in your financial plans. Brandon says to assume that taxes won’t decrease and chats with Jon about property taxes, refinancing, and more!

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Kathleen Elkins joins Jon to talk about the FIRE movement (Financial independence and retiring early) and how some people who achieved their goals are actually missing work

Brandon Harwell from BCH Wealth joins Jon to talk about how a president getting elected might affect the economy and how people preparing for retirement might have to adjust accordingly

Lindsay Schwimer joins Jon to talk about the upcoming Memorial Day traveling numbers and what to expect if you are traveling this coming holiday.

Host of Your Money Matters Jon Hansen is joined by Brandon Harwell, Founding Partner at BCH Wealth Management, to discuss the importance of sticking to fundamentals during an election year. The two discuss how fear can negatively affect your investments and ruin your profitability.

For more information, visit bchwealth.com

Whether you want to spend your money down in retirement or take a lump sum pension, Bill Geiger of Geiger Wealth joins Jon Hansen to discuss how people could be spending their retirement money better by creating a private pension plan and more.

Kari Kohler joins Jon Hansen to talk about off-market properties, building wealth through real estate, and how people can get into real estate investments.

On this airing of Your Money Matters hosted by Jon Hansen:

Segment 1: Caleb Silver, Editor in Chief of Investopedia, joins to talk about passive investing. Caleb explains what it is, the pros & cons, and how it’s different from active investing. Caleb also says it’s important to know how much money you want for your retirement by asking yourself how much it costs to be you and live the life you want to live.

Segment 2: Rachel Feintzeig, Work & Life columnist of The Wall Street Journal, joins to talk about online shopping while working from home. Jon and Rachel share how the pandemic changed purchasing habits and how we’re spending billions on this work-from-home indulgence.

Segment 3: Hannah Meisel of Capital News Illinois joined to discuss how nursing homes are facing challenges and rapid closures of homes. Hannah explains why the industry is asking Springfield for help.