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Better Off BONUS call: Saving for House

If you're determined to buy your first house, should the priority be saving for retirement or saving for the down payment? That's what Erin from Salt Lake City was wondering on the latest BONUS call. Do they pull back on their 401(k) contributions or keep maxing out and pay PMI due to a smaller down payment?

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CBS Evening News: Dow Plunges in Largest One-Day Decline

U.S. stocks plunged Monday, marking a second day of steep declines. I joined CBS Evening News anchor Jeff Glor to discuss what we can expect moving forward.

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10 Questions to Ask a Financial Professional

10 Questions to Ask a Financial Professional

My Ten Questions to Ask a Financial Pro:

Stock Market Plunge: What to do?

Stock Market Plunge: What to do?

Stock investors are coming off the worst week in two years, leading to the inevitable question: What should I do when the market drops? The answer for long-term investors is clear: nothing.

Good News for the Economy is Bad for Stocks

Good News for the Economy is Bad for Stocks

In the topsy-turvy, bizarro land of Wall Street, sometimes a bit of good news about the
economy can be bad news for investors. The economy added 200,000 jobs in January,
higher than last year’s monthly average of about 170,000. The unemployment rate
remained at a 17-year of 4.1 percent; and perhaps most encouraging, annual hourly
earnings jumped by 2.9 percent, the fastest pace since the recession. (The figure does
not include special one-time, tax-related bonuses that have thus far helped about two
percent of workers.)

CBS Evening News: The Dow Plunge

It was a bad end to a bad week on Wall Street. The Dow plunged 666 points Friday, or 2.5 percent -- the biggest percentage drop in a year and a half. For the year, however, it is still ahead.

Tax Season Tips with Ed Slott

Tax season is upon us. Here's a quick handful of tips with IRA expert and CPA, Ed Slott. Subscribe to the Better Off podcast right now, because in a couple weeks there's going to be a whole lot more with Ed.

Tax season is upon us. Here's a quick handful of tips with IRA expert and CPA, Ed Slott.

Subscribe to the Better Off podcast right now, because in a couple weeks there's going to be a whole lot more with Ed.

IRA, HSA, backdoor conversions, tax brackets, health care, standard deduction vs itemized...everything you need to know about tax season and the best way for you to file.

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CBS This Morning: Amazon, Apple & Google Report Record Earnings

Tech giants including Amazon, Google's parent company Alphabet and Apple are celebrating record-breaking sales. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss what contributed to Amazon's massive increase in sales and why Apple was able to increase their revenue despite lackluster sales numbers.

CFP® Pro Tip of the Week - February 2, 2018: Backdoor IRA

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Networking, 401(k) Rollovers, IRA and HSA

Plenty of solid calls this week on the Jill on Money show.  We started with Molly in San Francisco who had some questions about 401(k) rollovers and stock options.

Next up was Scott from North Carolina with some interesting HSA questions.  Scott clearly did his research before giving us a shout.  

We finished up hour one with Sonia from California.  Sonia's husband is preparing to return to the civilian world after a career in the military and she was wondering what their retirement game plan should be looking like at this stage.  

It’s 2018 and that means that many of you have gotten on the resolution bandwagon. The most common ones are to exercise more/eat less; save more/spend less; and of course one of our favorites: SLEEP MORE!

Career objectives are among the most difficult to tackle. After all, if “Getting a New Job” were so easy, you probably would have done so already. Today’s guest in hour two is here to help kick-start your efforts.

Pat Hedley, the author of the recent book, Meet 100 People: A How-To Guide to the Career and Life Edge Everyone's Missing, says that whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, getting out there and meeting people is probably the biggest key to any success you’re going to have.

Of course you know this intuitively, but emails only go so far. To establish genuine relationships and to build a network with life-long value, we have to proactively meet people -- and do so IN PERSON. Pat explains three key issues that are critical to meeting people and expanding your network and she also covers:

  • How to establish a network when you are starting out
  • How to properly frame a job search
  • The right questions to ask
  • Why rejection isn’t a bad thing

If you -- or someone you know -- is unhappy at work and looking to make a change, maybe 2018 is the year.

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