The BECU Financial Advisor Podcast

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. Caller James’s wife just inherited $900,000 and wants to know about what kind of taxes and growth he can expect on it. Todd talks about the rule of 72; your money has the possibility of doubling every 7.2 years. A texter is thinking about buying a house despite not having a whole lot of savings. Caller Chris has a 401k and wants to know if he should...

Texters want to know what Todd would do with a large inheritance. Caller Kyle just turned 18 and wants to know how to build credit. Caller wants to know if he should get a Roth IRA or put principle down on his house.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. The Rev wants to know if home repairs are tax deductible. Caller Chris gets dropped. A texter is buying a house and wants to know if they should pay off their credit card debt or put more down on their house. Caller Chris is a BECU member and recently became a licensed contractor and wants to know how to do his new taxes.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know how to buy a new home if they need to sell their old one to do it. A texter wants to know tips on how to better follow a budget. A texter wants to know if they should refinance their home. A Facebooker asks how to get credit when their score is below 600.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know how long a short sale stays on your credit report. BECU is giving away money to their people helping people awards. Caller Chris is thinking of buying a travel trailer and wants to know if he can finance it for almost 0%. Todd talks about building an emergency fund. Caller has a bunch of credit card debt and wants to know if h...

Rev is almost done buying his home. A texter wants to know how to pay his medical bills. A texter wants to know if there is way to trick your credit card payments. Caller Dustin wants to know if you can buy a home despite having student loan debt. Caller Emily wants to know why her credit score tanked when buying a house with her future husband.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know the best way to get a new credit card. A texter wants to know how to rebuild credit after going bankrupt.  A texter wants to know about spousal IRA. Caller Lisa is selling her house and wants to know what to do with the extra equity.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know the best way to pay off his credit card and car debt. A texter wants to know if you should use your 401k to buy a home. Caller Jarome wants to buy his kid his first and wants to know the best way to go about it.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know how to save money despite have two car payments. Caller Michael wants to know his best options for moving his 401k. A texter wants advice on refinancing their home.

Todd Pietzsch joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know increase their credit score. A texter wants to know if now is time to refinance and get a lower mortgage rate. Vicky B wants to buy a house and needs advice. Vicky wants to know the difference in credit scores. Caller Mike has triplets going into college and wants to know what loans he can get. Caller Zach wants to know how his debt is...

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. Caller Chris pays child support and has bad credit but wants to fix that. Caller Amber has a lot of credit card debt and wants to consolidate it all together. Caller Sean declared bankruptcy and later bought a house; wants to know how to improve his mortgage rate.  

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know if he has to report a disability check on his taxes. George Clooney gave a bunch of his friends a million dollars and paid the taxes.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. Caller Dillan is a small business owner and wants to know the difference between loans. Caller Chris has an auto loan and wants to know what he should do with his tax return.

A texter wants advice on how to rent a home when in debt. Caller Erin wants Todd’s advice on the mobile banking apps.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. A texter wants to know how to get financial aid for college. Caller Chad is buying a business from his boss and wants to know if he should use his home equity as a down payment. A texter wants to know the best way to save for his kids. Caller Justin has a lot of student loans and wants to know if he should consolidate them.

A texter has debt and wants to know if he should use his house to pay it. Caller Cory wants to know if it’s worth it to get a pre-paid credit card. Caller Tyler has bad credit and wants to know if he can put down money to make up for it when buying a house.

Caller David wants to know what interest rate he could get on a new $400,000 house. Caller Ian wants to know if he should get a personal or auto loan to buy a car. Caller Chris has a trust fund and wants to know if he should invest. Caller Kelly talks about credit when buying a car. A texter wants to know if they should get a Home Equity Loan. Caller John wants to know the consequences of bankrupt...

A texter wants to know if he should invest his money in a car. A texter wants to know what to do about credit card companies from hassling him. A texter wants help stopping his college loans from being capitalized. Caller Leon is selling his house, looking to improve his credit, and wondering how to invest his money.

Caller Mark refinanced his mortgage and bought a new truck, wants to know where to invest his extra cash. A texter is in debt and leasing a car, wants to know if they should declare bankruptcy. Caller Jim has a bunch of debts and wants to know if he should roll it into one payment.

Todd Pietzsch from BECU joins us live in studio. Caller Jannet is doing a massive remolding and wants to know if she should lock in her interest rate. Texter Shane wants to know how much money he should put down for a new car.

A texter wants to know if he will be responsible for his wife’s loan after they get married. The Rev wants to know if it’s smart to take his 3 separate bills and combine them into one. A texter wants to know the steps they need to take to start buying a home. Caller Kevin has student loans and wants to know if he should consolidate.

Caller Joe wants to know what to do about his taxes now that he has quit his long time job. Caller Sherri wants to know about a short sale on a home and if it affects her credit. Caller Mike wants to know how much he has to save to send his 1 year old to college. Caller Lindsey is about to $50,000 and wants to know what debt to pay off.

Caller Autumn has a small amount of credit debt and wants to know the best way to pay it off. A texter wants to know the best way to prepare for their child’s future. A man is entering a marriage and his wife has debt, wants to know how it will affect him. An emailer wants to know how to remove medical bills from his credit report. A texter wants to know how to start a retirement plan because his...

Caller April has credit card debt and wants to know how to pay it off. A texter wants to know if he should drop a couple hundred dollars on his kids gift or wait to buy it cheaper later. Caller Jeb is trying to consolidate his debt and wants to know the best way to do it. Caller Tom has a 401k and wants to know if he should roll it over to a RothIRA. Caller Sharon wants to know if she should start...

Caller Daniel had a bit of extra equity and wants to know if he should be investing that extra money. Caller Chris is about to get a big lump sum of money and wants to know if he should invest it or pay off some debts. A man’s wife named his daughter the beneficiary of her life insurance and the husband is not happy about it.