A Word About Wealth Podcast

Welcome to our eighth episode of "A Word About Wealth”. In this  episode, we will continue to look into the financial world of our hosts.  This time, we have the pleasure of getting to know Kevin’s story as he  spills the beans about his finances. You thought Van’s laundry was  dirty, well, you haven’t seen anything yet. Did you know that  Kevin started his career in polit...

Welcome to our lucky number seven episode of "A Word About Wealth”.  In this episode, we’re going to take a break from our normal routine as  we air out our dirty laundry. Taking an inside look into Van’s Financial  World is as dirty as it can get. We’ll discuss Van’s humble up bringing  and chronicle his journey into the financial powerhouse that he is  today. He’s made p...

Welcome to the sixth episode of "A Word About Wealth”. In this  episode, we step into the world of financial advisors as we discuss the  good, the bad, and the fees. Many folks rely on financial advisors  to manage their wealth and build their net worth. Often times, many  investors have no clue with how their advisors are handling their money.  How do you know that your f...

Welcome to the fifth episode of "A Word About Wealth”! In this episode, we dive into part 2 of our 401k series. Now  that you know the basics, this episode will get into what we like to  call, the meat of 401k. We will explore the type of funds that your 401k  can provide, and breakdown its fundamentals. You’ll learn what target  funds, stock funds, and bond funds are so you ca...

Welcome to the fourth episode of "A Word About Wealth”! In this episode, we dive into the complicated world of 401k. For  part 1 in our 401k series, we will go back to the basics to not only explain what 401k is, but why it is important, provide some drawbacks,  and also provide our personal expert experiences with 401ks. Although many people have 401ks, most folks have no idea how to ma...

Welcome to the third episode of "A Word About Wealth”! In this  episode, we dive into the topic of buying your first home. We’ll provide  a step-by-step guide, and share the do’s and don’ts to help provide you  with a smooth home buying experience. What happens if I have less  than 20% down payment? What is PMI? Who’s Mello Roos? We’ll answer the  top questions surrounding...

Welcome to the second episode of "A Word About Wealth”!  In this episode, we dive into the topic of debt. Specifically, we will  discuss why debt is bad, provide simple steps on how to get rid of debt,  and how to build wealth while you’re in debt. As mentioned in the  episode, here’s the link from Mr. Money Mustache’s blog post that  outlines savings rate to working years...

Welcome to the first episode of "A Word About Wealth”! In this episode, we kick off the series to not only deliver our mission statement, but also define what wealth truly is. Our goal is to provide simple key concepts in building wealth, and take a deep dive to explain financial topics that are often not taught in school. If you have any questions, comments, or topic recommendations, please email...

We are “A Word About Wealth”, a podcast about delivering financial entertainment by tackling the often complex world of finance. We subscribe to a simple philosophy - K.I.S.S. it. Keep. It. Simple. Stupid.   If you're like us, finance isn't the easiest topic to understand. There is an ocean of financial terms, a bunch of opinions on how to best manage wealth and not enough folks explaining what th...