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Hank and Michelle discuss the market, if a caller should sell a home he has in Michigan as he faces pressure from his son to sell and they also talk with a victim of identity theft.

Hank, Michelle and Brian discuss Bitcoin, Health Savings Accounts and this hour also includes lots of Social Security related questions and answers.

Hank, Michelle and Brian discuss this week's market activity, fallout from the Paris Climate Accords, strategies for approaching Social Security withdrawals, IRA eligibility, required minimum distributions and more.

Brian and Michelle help a caller deal with the financial aftermath of the death of her husband, the length of time you should hold onto certain financial documents, transferring a 401K from a previous employer and more.

Michelle and Brian dig deeper into the unemployment numbers, President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris Accords, the importance of having a financial advisor that is a fiduciary, fun ways to get your kids interesting in saving and investing money and more.

Are indexed annuities a good investment? What happens to your retirement accounts when you pass away? Hank and Brian answer these questions and more.

Hank and Brian discuss the tax code, how to invest money won in a lawsuit, what to do with the proceeds from the sale of a home and more.

Hank and Brian discuss retirement planning with a self employed caller that is just starting to think about retiring and also conduct a thorough review of 529 college savings plans.

Hank and Brian celebrate Armed Forces Day today and they also look at the week's market activity, discuss "backdoor" IRAs and more.

Hank and Michelle discuss why women make excellent investors, the importance of moms, a CSX worker about to retire and his 401K and more.

The market had a slight pullback this week and Hank and Michelle describe why that isn't much to be concerned about, the pitfalls of attempting to reform healthcare, the worth of moms and more.

Hank, Michelle and Brian discuss stock splits, changes in how your credit score is calculated, if buying small batches of high end stocks is effective and more.

Hank, Brian and Michelle weave a metaphor involving Humpty Dumpty, Chicken Little and the ongoing healthcare saga. They also discuss a drop in oil prices, an earnings report, the socialism experiment in Venezuela and more.

Hank, Michelle and Brian discuss the Fair Tax, "milestone" planning, catch up 401K contributions, if early retirement is possible and much more.

Hank, Michelle and Brian discuss President Trump's tax plan, the economic outlook with earnings reports, variable annuities, money parked in a caller's savings account and Hank offers an apology to the Mystic Mynx for an inappropriate remark made during last week's show.

Hank and Brian discuss if indexed annuities are a good investment, what happens to your retirement accounts when you pass away, the differences between a Roth and traditional IRA or 401K and more.

Hank is back and as energized as ever! Together with Brian they discuss the tax code, how to invest money received from winning a lawsuit, what to do with proceeds from the sale of a home and more.

Michelle and Brian discuss how to properly allocate money within a 401K, if bonds are a good investment, the importance of diversification and more.

Michelle and Brian discuss the Obamacare replacement legislation, changes in oil pricing, backdoor IRAs and the bull market celebrates its 8th birthday.

Brian and Michelle discuss the far reaching influence of the show as it relates to daylight savings time, what to do when it's time to start collecting your pension, how to consider risk as it relates to living in retirement and more.

Brian, Michelle and Hank debate the worth of Tesla stock, President Trump's successes in his first 100 days despite #NEVERTRUMP opposition, early 401K withdrawals, which financial sectors are good to invest in at this time and more.

Michelle and Brian discuss a famous April Fools prank involving the US Treasury, a city employee getting ready to retire has questions about the DROP plan, laddering bonds, a caller might have buyer's remorse after purchasing an annuity and more.

Michelle and Brian discuss the latest market info, a new way to support your favorite charity, CDs backed by gold and how student loan debt has hit the trillion dollar mark.

Michelle and Brian discuss charitable contributions, Health Savings Accounts, guidelines for Roth accounts, if donated personal/sick time off work is tax deductible, 529 college savings plans and much more.

Michelle and Brian discuss the causes of a down week in the market this week, keeping inflation in check, changing interest rates, how to protect your assets plus Hank calls in to let us know where he's been the last few weeks.