Money with Friends
Hosts Joe Saul-Sehy from the Stacking Benjamins podcast and Bobbi Rebell CFP® from the Financial Grownup podcast break down the money headlines everyone is buzzing about- with a big twist. The show is recorded live in front of a Facebook Live audience, and they let the audience in on the action with their own comments and tips. Money lessons delivered with laughs.
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How Difficult Is Dollar-Cost-Ravaging On Your P...
One recent Yahoo! Finance piece discusses the effects of "dollar-cost ravaging" on your portfolio. What the heck is dollar-cost ravaging? We'll dive into how it works, the potential downside, and how you might want to remove funds from your portfolio....
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How To Break Up With Your Bank
Are you sick of your bank, but don't know whether things will be better elsewhere? Do you dread the actual logistics involved in making a switch? Bobbi and guest co-host Chris Browning use a recent piece by The Penny Hoarder to take us through when to...
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Could Your Latest Amazon Purchase Be...Trash?
The Wall Street Journal uncovered a disturbing practice of sellers passing off items they recover from the garbage as new. Bobbi and guest co-host Chris Browning from the Popcorn Finance podcast explain how it works and what Amazon is doing to stop it.
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The Brokerage Industry Takes on Massachusetts
Massachusetts is set to push through a MUCH stronger law governing financial advisors. Even though the fiduciary rule stalled in the Federal government, Massachusetts is the first of several states looking for stronger investor protection. What is the...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Want to be Finan...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have decided they want a break from royal duties, saying "they value the ability to earn a professional income, which in the current structure they are prohibited from doing." Are the royals just like us in wanting to...
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What If Your Job and Side Hustle Don't Mix?
One CEO of a BIG Wall Street firm is a disc jockey on weekends. He also does many things that a typical CEO doesn't do, according to a recent CNBC piece. To what extent do you have the change your persona to match your career? Is it okay to do that...
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7 Money Moves To Kick off 2020 on the Right Foot
Nearly two weeks into 2020 and it's already time to ask the question: what money moves have YOU made to be better/stronger/more intelligent with your money? Today CFP Eric Roberge from the Beyond Finances podcast joins Joe to discuss a Washington Post...
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Could Leasing a Car Actually Be a Better Choice?
New data reveals that the way Americans actually buy and pay for cars may change the math on the classic buy (new or used) vs. rent debate when it comes to cars. Bobbi and guest co-host Diane Harris, Executive Editor at Newsweek share their opinions...
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5 Financial Resolutions You Can Actually Stick To
Resolutions are easy to brush off if they're too difficult, so today we'll present some easy ones that you check off your list to start the decade off right. Bobbi and guest co-host Diane Harris, Executive Editor at Newsweek, take us through the list....
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Recovering From a New Year's Financial Hangover
Don't panic if you spent too much money this holiday season! One piece has LOTS of advice to remedy a "financial hangover," and Joe & Bobbi today tackle a few ways to get spending under control and accomplish more in 2020.
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Tension in the Middle East Sends Stocks Lower
The stock market dropped Friday on uncertainty after Middle East tensions erupted late Thursday and new manufacturing data hit the street. What does it mean for your money? How should you react? Joe and Bobbi will tackle that topic on today's episode.
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What Can Small Business Pay Check Growth Tell U...
As small business growth statistics begin to stall, there's still some good news: people are earning more money! What do you do when you get a pay raise? We ask our guest thought leader, Andy Hill from Marriage, Kids, and Money that question. Of...
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Does Owning An Index Fund Make You Diversified?
How diversified is your portfolio, really? It turns out, it may not be as widely distributed as you'd thought, according to a recent Marketwatch piece. Today Joe is joined by special guest Andy Hill from the Marriage, Kids, and Money podcast to tackle...
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Who is to blame when employees miss out on fina...
The New Year brings a new chance to take advantage of a wealth of corporate benefits. But employers are frustrated that many employees don't take the time to even know what's there, and what they are missing. Bobbi and the Debt Free Guys discuss a...
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Can Bad Eating Habits Cost You More Than Your H...
New data shows that 1 in 3 Americans admit that dining out too much is a financial mistake they made this year. Bobbi and the Debt Free Guys discuss a recent piece by Marketwatch's Catey Hill, and reveal how the money friends did on our instagram quiz...
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Chase Purpose, Not Money - featuring Patrice Wa...
We've already taken a listen to Bobbi's Financial Grownups podcast, and we're keeping the special holiday week of shows going with a handpicked episode of the Stacking Benjamins show featuring Patrice Washington. Enjoy!
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Flushing Money Down The Lavish Loo (Holiday Spe...
Happy Saturday! We're not done mixing things up yet during our week of holiday specials: today we're queuing up a great episode from Bobbi's Financial Grownup podcast. On this episode Bobbi talked to John Schneider and David Auten about how their...
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Backlash Keeps Coming Against Ken Fisher's Comm...
New developments have been made regarding Ken Fisher, the investment manager who found himself in hot water after making inappropriate comments at conference. We'll cover the updates for you before jumping into our discussion on Ken Fisher. You can...
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You Get Free Trades, and YOU Get Free Trades, a...
Continuing on with our holiday special week, we're revisiting a BIG shift that happened in the world of finance this year: free trades. Check out our original show description below: Should you switch brokers to grab free trades? Both TD Ameritrade...
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What Do You Do When Your Vacation Company Colla...
This week we're taking another listen of the big events from this past year that we've covered. We'll open up the show with a "where are they now" update, and then fire up our discussion. Here's our original show description for today's episode:...
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Is Retirement Really The Goal?
In this special Money With Friends episode we're sitting down with Chris Mamula of the Can I Retire Yet blog, and Andy Hill of the Marriage, Kids, and Money podcast. Today we're tackling a question that Chris poses in his article: is retirement really...
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One Industry Taking Legal Action To Keep Prices...
One industry is in court to keep prices a mystery? That industry isn't a secret...it's healthcare. Why should we know what we're paying for service? How do we making pricing easier? We'll dive into this minefield (without getting into the politics of...
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Why robos are no-gos for large firms
Despite all the hype, investments in robo-advisors by financial firms have not made the impact many had hope for - or feared. Bobbi and Joe discuss a recent piece by Ann Marsh in Financial Planning, and reveal what the money friends thought were the...
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Do We Need a National Financial Fraud Registry?
After the huge issues in 2007 and 2008 with banks, and after watching repeat offenders avoid any prosecution, some are calling for a national financial fraud registry. Should we have one? We'll discuss this, FINRA, the SEC, and advocating for yourself...
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Boeing Shuts Down 737 Max Production...Again
More trouble for Boeing and the 737 Max. We'll dive into what this means for workers and investors on today's show. There are LOTS of takeaways about your budget, emergency fund, debt load, stop losses, investment policy statements, and more. We'll...
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