Money Talks

  Why do YOU give to charities? Our crew will give their reasons while you think about yours and think about any questions, you’d like to ask our Chartered Financial Analysts about making charitable donations or any personal finance question that comes to mind. Extra reading: https://www.usa.gov/donate-to-charity https://www.fbfs.com/learning-center/6-surprising-facts-about-charitable-giving...

https://newper.blogspot.com/2021/11/your-spending-and-your-values.html Friday, November 19, 2021 Your Spending and Your Values Money Talks expert hosts are Chartered Financial Analysts from New Perspectives. They’ve posted a new blog on their website new per.com Money Talks can be heard live on MPB Think Radio Tuesdays at 9am. Or listen to the podcast. Our website is http://moneytalks.mpbonline.or...

Do you dream of retiring from your job? No so fast. We have a list of boxes to “check off” in the decade before you make this dream a reality. The final decade before retirement is an opportunity to strengthen a retirement plan and tie up any remaining details that can help secure your future.  Brighthouse Financial published an article that will be our guide for our discussion today: A Check...

Friday, November 19, 2021 How and WHY are you buying Bitcoin? This blog post a too long to post here. Please follow the link above to read about Bitcoin. https://www.newper.com/ Money Talks expert hosts are Chartered Financial Analysts from New Perspectives. They’ve posted a new blog on their website new per.com Money Talks can be heard live on MPB Think Radio Tuesdays at 9am. Or listen to the pod...

Diversification is a buzz word for your investment portfolio. We’ll talk about two ways you could do that: mutual funds and ETFs – exchange traded funds. Are they the same? How are they different?  New Perspectives puts up a new blog post. Here's the latest. It's about Inflation: https://newper.blogspot.com/2021/11/chicken-little.html http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-infla...

https://newper.blogspot.com/2021/11/chicken-little.html Money Talks expert hosts are Chartered Financial Analysts from New Perspectives. Their firm has researched additional information about inflation in 2021. Please read their post here. Money Talks can be heard live on MPB Think Radio Tuesdays at 9am. Or listen to the podcast. moneytalks.mpbonline.org is our website. Email your questions: money...

We hope our listeners are familiar with some of the different types of financial institutions. Many in Mississippian aren’t. Many of us are un-banked. Money Talks going to talk about Credit Unions today with our guests from Hope Credit Union. Felicia Lyles, HOPE Senior Vice President of Retail Operations and Carrus King, HOPE Vice President and a Branch Manager of Hope Credit Union will tell us ho...

Money Talks loves bringing in expert guests to bring you a variety of topics but sometimes we just sit back and encourage you to call in about anything you’d like to discuss when it comes to your personal finance. We do have a selection of stories that have been in the news to discuss between your questions. Discussion: "Stay the course" - S & P up this year Meta -verse On April 13th, 2021 Mon...

As you age or your parents age, discussions and planning may need to take place concerning paying for nursing home care. Our guest, attorney Kelly Kyle from Kyle Wynn and Associates http://www.kyle-wynn.com/ will answer your questions about how to protect your family’s assets from nursing home costs.   Kelly Kyle even helped write the book: How to Protect Your Family’s Assets from D...

We’re covering 3 topics today: Cryptocurrencies, Required Minimum Distributions, signing up for Health Care. This is a special Money Talks. We didn't take your personal finance phone calls because we’re giving you the opportunity to call and make a contribution to support Money Talks and MPB. The contribution phone number is 1-888 – 372 – GIVE. 1-888-372-4483 or contribute online at mpbonline.org...

Want to save money while you travel? Will you be traveling during the holidays? Whether it’s traveling around town, the state, or the country, we’ve got some tips to discuss that will help you stretch your dollars.  https://www.ytravelblog.com/ Free things: Catch a magnificent sunset or sunrise Take a walk or bike ride. Play in the park. Swim at the beach or lake. Visit a state park and walk...

What do you need to know to invest in the stock market? How does an investor pick a stock? Are stocks that pay dividends better than those that don’t? We take your stock questions and your personal finance questions. Seven things an investor should consider when picking stocks: Earnings growth Stability Relative strength in industry Debt-equity ratio Price-earnings ratio Management Dividends Hoste...

We’ve got one of our most popular shows each year for you today. Our guest, Shawn Mercer from Social Security will answer your questions. Ryder Taff can take your personal finance questions. https://www.ssa.gov/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Workforce Wednesdays is a program from the Education Department of MPB. Dr. Tara Wren, Director of Education and Jasmine Harvey, Student Engagement Specialist are with us today to explain the initiative and let us know how anyone in Mississippi can participate.   https://gettingtowork.mpbonline.org/ https://education.mpbonline.org/ Participants in Workforce Wednesday get information abou...

We’ve got a variety of financial scenarios to discuss today. Maybe one of them speaks to your financial mindset. Listen along and ask questions about your situation.  Discussions: state income tax elimination 9/11/2001 impact on US's financial markets Parents who haven't saved for college Caring for aging parents Worrying about cybercrime What if I lose all my money Questions: disabilty...

With identity and data theft on the rise, we’d like to suggest what you can do now and if you are informed of a data breach.  Discussion: Ida on the economy COVID on the economy how to get a credit report what will they ask why freeze creating new credit after you freeze your credit if your credit report is wrong check your Social Security Information at ssa.gov You might not be able to keep...

Your emergency fund is our topic today. How large should YOUR fund be, where should you keep your emergency fund, what IS a financial emergency and what isn’t. In addition, Ryder takes your personal finance questions. Calls: working with a CPA credit profiling do you need a credit score Further information: https://www.bigpictureloans.com/blog/what-is-financial-emergency-what-is-not https://www.bi...

It’s an Open topic show today. We have emails we’ll address on various topics. We have money saving tips and a suggestion to calm your financial fears. And we take your questions.  Discussion: decrease of retail spending war isn't "good" for economy email - canceling credit cards https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/03/free-weekly-credit-reports-during-covid-extended-until-april-2022 how ma...

What can you do with a houseful of Grandma’s things? Where can you go to find that perfect retro dining set? Maybe you need to learn about auctions. We’re happy to have Dwight Stephens from Stephens Auction House with us today to answer our questions about this method of shopping and selling.  Suggested website: https://www.auctionzip.com/ https://www.liveauctioneers.com/ https://www.mississi...

We’ve got some personal finance statistics to share with you today. We hope by learning these facts you can change your life or help someone you care about change theirs. Our data comes from Morningstar. Their website says: Morningstar has been empowering investors since 1984 through research.  https://www.morningstar.com/company Discussion: COVID rates in Mississippi Inflation talk ways to g...

IRAs and Roth IRAs - what are the rules if you need to withdraw money? How do you set one up? What’s the difference between the 2 anyway? What about an inherited IRA or RMDs? What about the new rules concerning RMDs – required minimum distributions? Why do we have RMDs? Who takes them? When do you have to take them? Is there a special time of the year to take them? What can you do or wha...

It’s less than 6 months before the gift giving holidays at the end of the year. Time to remind ourselves to not go into holiday debt. We’ve got some tips to discuss between your personal finance questions.  Discussion: child tax credit - different amounts depending on age of child and income. IT'S AN ADVANCE CHILD TAX CREDIT ON TAX RETURN. If you want to "opt out" go to https://www.irs.gov/cr...

We’ve got one of our long-time guests on the show today – Shawn Mercer, from the Social Security Administration. He’ll take your social security questions. Our expert hosts take your personal finance questions.  https://www.ssa.gov/ The social security administration has gotten nimble with looking up baby names. You can read the top national names. You can look up the top 100 names per state....

What are you afraid of? Do you have financial worries? We’d like to address some common financial fears. We want to help you label the fear and give you ways to face the fear. Our experts are on hand to answer personal financial concerns and questions.  Producer Liz Gill came across an article on the website: https://womenwhomoney.com/common-financial-fears-overcome-money-worries/ and wanted...

Everyone wishes they handled money better. The Mississippi Council of Economic Education hopes to increase economic and financial literacy in Mississippi. We learn from our guest, Selena Swartzfager, President of MCEE how they do this, and we take your personal finance questions.  Family Financial Fun Day Saturday June 12th – Lynn Meadow’s Discovery Center, Gulfport 9-11am Register onlin...