Something More with Chris Boyd

Chris welcomes Special Sheriff Jeff Perry from the Barnstable County Sherriff's Office, serving as co-host on today's show. Joining them is Deputy Chief Steven Xiarhos of the Yarmouth Police Department, who discusses his 40-year career in law enforcement after recently announcing his retirement.  

Chris welcomes Carol and Rob Cronin of Cape Cod Chocolatier to discuss their business model, brand strategy, and sample their delicious chocolates.

Chris welcomes Hilary Green from Red Cross of Cape Islands & Southeast MA. They chat about nominations for the annual Heroes Breakfast and year-end charitable giving.  Jamie Regan from Robert Paul Properties discusses the Cape Cod real estate market and new housing financing factors.  

Chris welcomes Bill Blaisdell and Gina Giambusso of the Cape and Islands Veteran's Outreach Center and Barbara Cotton of the Cape Cod Military Support Foundation to continue the Veteran's Day conversation about the ways these organizations are reaching out and supporting veterans. #Veteran'sDay #CIVOC #veterans #CapeCod

It's a special Veteran's Day edition of Something More with Chris Boyd. Chris speaks with Michelle DeSilva of Cape Cod Cares for the Troops and Nicole Spencer and Cyndy Jones of Heroes in Transition to hear about the many ways both organizations are helping veterans. #VeteransDay #HIThelpsvets #capecodcares4thetroops

Our office neighbor, Jung-Ho Pak of the Cape Cod Symphony, drops by the studio to fill Chris in on the upcoming concert season. Get your tickets now for Holiday on the Cape and other fabulous shows. Then Carol McLeod of Carol McLeod Design joins Chris to discuss marketing and branding. Tune in to learn more. #CapeCodSymphony #Marketing #Branding #CarolMcLeodDesign

Chris and AMR's portfolio manager Brian Regan discuss market outlook and risk management. They also talk about asset allocation vs. active allocation. In the second half of the show, Chris welcomes Cheryl Gayle, Director of Community Services at Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands. Cheryl shares the many clinical and community services offered, the recent Age Forward Awards, and their upcom...

Chris welcomes members of the Women's Club of New Seabury to the show to discuss their 50 year history, the Community Commitment Award, and their upcoming "We Care" Giving Fair. Got annuities? Later in the show Chris and Scott discuss the pros and cons of annuities. #WCNS #annuities

Nero's Bill, Vineyard Wind, Vaping, the Opioid Crisis, and a new Civic Student Advisory Board are just some of the topics Chris discusses with Will Crocker, State Representative of the 2nd Barnstable District. #vaping #opioids #VineyardWind #Nero'sBill

Chris welcomes Sheriff James Cummings to the show to discuss his upcoming fundraiser for Cape Cod Cares for the Troops. He also takes some calls from show listeners and answers their questions and discusses financial markets and political news in this hour of Something More. #financial markets #China #Fed #capecodcares4thetroops 

Have you maxed out your 401K? Taken your Required Minimum Distribution? Planned for Charitable Giving? Chris and AMR's Scott Birmingham discuss year end planning issues. Then Chris' brother, Atty. Keats Boyd, joins the show to discuss if Congress will terminate the Stretch IRA as a result of the proposed SECURE Act. #stretchIRA #SECUREAct #charitable giving #RMDs #lossharvesting #401Ks

Interested in the state of the waters on Cape Cod? Listen in as Chris welcomes Andrew Gottlieb of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod. They discuss pond and estuary water quality, drinking water, and the action plan and response. AMR's Scott Birmingham is in studio to discuss year end planning and the Medicare Open Enrollment period. #CapeCod #waterquality #drinkingwater #Medicare # yearendplanni...

October is National Financial Planning Month. Chris, Scott, and Brian discuss various aspects of financial planning, divorce planning issues, and the new MA Paid Leave tax. #financialplanning  #divorce

Chris is joined by AMR portfolio analyst Brian Regan and advisor Scott Birmingham to discuss the elimination of fees by Schwab and TD Ameritrade, college planning and the FAFSA, and quarter end reflections and outlook for the 4th quarter. Listen in for some valuable information! #FAFSA #collegeplanning #marketoutlook #thirdquartermarketreview 

Chris and AMR Portfolio Analyst Brian Regan discuss current events such as vaping, the impeachment inquiry, and the financial markets on this episode of Something More with Chris Boyd. #vaping #Juul #Artificialintelligencetrading #impeachmentinquiry #financialmarkets #financial planning #retirement #investments

Chris welcomes Dan Schwenk, CPA, to the show. They discuss tax filing extensions, year end business planning, and capital gains planning. Chris recently attended the Age Forward Awards and talks about aging and National Employ Older Workers' Week. #financialplanning #investments #retirement #aging #taxextensions #yearendbusinessplanning #capitalgainsplanning

Learn about the many ways Heroes in Transition is helping the veterans of Cape Cod as Chris welcomes Cyndy Jones and Nicole Spencer back to the show. Get HIT Gala tickets here:  https://www.heroesintransition.org/events/10th-annual-fall-gala/  #heroesintransition #veterans #militaryfamilies #HITGala2019 #equinetherapy #familiesintransition 

Chris discusses current events & global aging & its economic impact before being joined by Atty. Keats Boyd to discuss the upcoming estate planning seminars. For more information or to register for a seminar, visit  https://amrfinancial.com/seminar/ . #estateplanning #demographics #globalaging #financialplanning #portfoliomanagement

Chris shares interesting "recession" facts & a reflection on 9/11.  Chris's brother, Atty. F. Keats Boyd joins him in the studio to share great information on the current seminars they are hosting!  Interested in a seminar, there is still time! Go to: https://amrfinancial.com/seminar/ . Interested in the AMR Monthly Newsletter, sign up here:  https://amrfinancial.com/media/eresources-review/. They...

In the first hour, Chris & the TEAM from AMR talk seminars, Chris's speaking engagement for the MA State Treasurers Office, National Recovery Month, & a great handout on 7 Tips to Help Older Adults.  There is still time to sign up!  Chris & his brother Atty. F. Keats Boyd III kick off the fall seminar season with topics incl. Estate Planning, financial markets & more!  For more information & to si...

In the second hour, Chris welcomes Peter Muise & Patrick Neenan both of First Citizens Federal Credit Union & Alisa Magnotta-CEO of the Housing Assistance Corporation to the show to launch the new ADU(Accessory Dwelling Unit) Loan Program.  They describe the details of the program & the motivation behind it!  Peter shares his thoughts on affordable housing & education, information on the credit un...

Interested in our upcoming seminars?  Go to  www.amrfinancial.com/seminar  too see the schedule & sign up! Deborah Goldberg, MA State Treasurer & Receiver General calls in to share a host of information including the 13 areas of State Gov't that is part of her office, including unclaimed property, www.findmassmoney.com  & the state lottery!  She also shares their latest program, the Baby Steps Sav...

Confused on annuities? In the second hour, the Team at AMR explains and discusses current news events!  Kara Galvin from the CIWIB stops by the studio with Chris Flanagan of the C&I Home Builders & Remodelers Assoc. to share their backgrounds, & upcoming events; The Annual Age Forward Employee Awards, the FREE job fair at MassHire C&I Career Center for Mature Workers & the 5th Anniversary of the R...

Chris kicks off the hour with Lisa Guyon & Karen Ryan from WE CAN!  Lisa shares her work history, love of Cape Cod & her new opportunity at WE CAN as Exec. Dir.  Karen shares information on their upcoming Financial Empowerment Workshop on "How To Get Debt Free."  They also share details on their 1:1 Financial Empowerment Sessions & The GASP 2019 bike ride from Sandwich to Provincetown. For more in...

Chris & Brian kick off the hour discussing negative mortgage rates in Denmark and the impact to economic activity. David C. Brown, Assist. Prof. of Finance at the University of Arizona calls in to the show! He shares information on tax uncertainty and retirement savings diversification with traditional IRA & ROTH accounts. www.davidclaytonbrown.com  To close out the show, the Team at AMR talk end...