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Housing costs may be a big portion of your budget. Our expert is going to give his opinion on ways to cut some of your expenses associated with how you live.  A recent article on the website: https://www.moneycrashers.com/jobs-provide-free-housing/ has a list of ways to save money on housing costs. The suggestions range from easy to drastic.  reduce water and electricity usage make sure...

What software do you use for Personal Finance? Do you use a program to do your taxes? Do you keep track of your budget on your phone with an app, or on your PC with software? We’ll tell you some options and we want to hear what works for you.  What to consider when looking at software What are examples IRS news Budgeting software What to lookout for https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/be...

New Year means a new start for good habits. Let’s talk about your money plans for 2022. What are your savings goals? Your retirement contribution goals? Do you have a budget to help you achieve these goals?  News If you receive extra money New financial contribution limits Look over last year's financial plan Budget Is eating out “eating” into your ability to save? By planning meals to eat at...

New Year means a new start for good habits. Let’s talk about your money plans for 2022. What are your savings goals? Your retirement contribution goals? Do you have a budget to help you achieve these goals?  News If you receive extra money New financial contribution limits Look over last year's financial plan Budget Is eating out “eating” into your ability to save? By planning meals to eat at...

Money Talks wants to help you today to Prepare Before the Storm. That “storm” might be weather, economic, or family issues. We’ve got some websites and some suggestions. New Perspectives blog posts: https://newper.blogspot.com/ Financial Resilience And Mutual Aid  Saturday, February 20, 2021 On Preparedness Friday, February 19, 2021 In the News: PPP loans expanded Job losses going down Suez C...

If you are a renter or a landlord, you'll particularly want to listen today’s Money Talks. Our guest is the Executive Director for Mississippi Home Corporation. Scott Spivey talks about the agency and the grants available to Mississippians who can’t pay rent during this pandemic. He discusses programs for first time home buyers and rehabilitation assistance. Our expert hosts are also available to...

Do you have a question about recent financial news? Do you have a question about your own person finances? Today’s a great day to contact us. It’s an Open Topic Day.  The pause on student loan repayment initially put into place under former President Donald Trump and twice extended by Biden is set to expire on Jan. 31.  The last of the child tax credit from the American Rescue plan were...

Money Talks likes to go back and forth on it’s topics. One week we have financial information for money novices; another week we cater to sophisticated investors. Today we’ll learn about “multiples”.  Stock multiples After you calculate a company’s financial ratio, what do you do then?  Enterprise value multiples and equity multiples What would we want to know about the company “Kev...

https://newper.blogspot.com/2021/11/insurance-series-post-3-home-base.html 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 moneytalks.mpbonline.org. Email us your questions: money@mpbonoine.org Insurance S...

Is paper cluttering up your home? Does it add to your stress rather than give you financial comfort? We’ll talk today about what important documents you should keep and for how long. Where to store paper Where to store digital Tax returns and supporting documents Pay stubs, bank statements, credit card statements Utility bills ATM receipts Home purchase records Home mortgage records Rental records...

  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...