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Your Money Decisions

February 26, 2013

 

Interview with Bruce Helmer, author of the book Real Wealth - How to make Smart Money Choices for what matters most to YOU

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When you think about your overall financial situation what is it that’s important to you?

 

Bruce Helmer:
People are so focused on the right investment. Should I buy this stock or that stock? Should I get out of stocks completely and buy bonds? And I think that’s the wrong way to begin.
 


Bruce Helmer

What To Do If You Want To Be Wealthy

July 4, 2012

 

Interview with W. Randall Jones, author of the book The Richest Man in Town: The Twelve Commandments of Wealth

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you were to ask 100 of the wealthiest people in America how they achieved that wealth you would find that virtually all of them claim they have found their "perfect pitch."

 

W. Randal Jones:
They've found the thing that they were hard-wired to do and discovered a way to commercialize it.
 


W. Randall Jones

Simple Answers To Financial Questions - Part 2

May 31, 2012

 

Interview with Jack Otter, author of the book Worth It ... Not Worth It?: Simple & Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When you rent a car should you buy the extra insurance just in case?

 

Jack Otter:
The fact is the vast majority of people don’t need that insurance it is redundant. If you own your own car then you’re insured for driving that rental car.
 


Jack Otter

Simple Answers To Financial Questions

May 30, 2012

 

Interview with Jack Otter, author of the book Worth It ... Not Worth It?: Simple & Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Some common financial questions may seem complicated but the answer is actually simple. For instance should you buy or lease a car?

 

Jack Otter:
Most people are much better off buying because, among other things, it’s a lot more straightforward.
 


Jack Otter

Should You Rent Or Own Your Home?

April 17, 2012

 

Interview with Jane Hodges, author of the book Rent vs Own

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Conventional wisdom has always been that owning a home is better than renting but that’s not necessarily true anymore because home buyer behavior has changed.

 

Jane Hodges:
In the past people used to put really large down payments down on their home and pay them off quickly but as time has moved on people tend to put less down and they stay for a shorter amount of time.
 


Jane Hodges

What You Need To Be Affluent

November 15, 2011

 

Interview with Joan Indursky DiFuria, author of the book Affluence Intelligence: Earn More, Worry Less, and Live a Happy and Balanced Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
What does it mean to be truly wealthy and fulfilled? It’s a fascinating question and some researchers did some digging.

 

Joan Indursky DiFuria:
As we spent more time with the truly affluent we learned that they have this certain something we call it affluence intelligence - which is a mindset that makes people not just wealthy but deeply fulfilled.
 


Joan Indursky DiFuria

Help For Credit Card Debt

February 10, 2011

 

Interview with Kelly Shelton VP of Family financial Education Foundation

 

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Mike Carruthers:
As the economy recovers credit card use has actually dropped but there are still plenty of people with serious credit card debt.

 

Kelly Shelton:
Credit card companies now, by law, have to disclose to you how long it will take you to pay off a credit card. And for many people that is 20 years and thousands and thousands of dollars in interest.
 


Kelly Shelton

What To Do With Your Money Now - Part 2

October 20, 2010

 

Interview with Ken Kamen, author of the book Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future (Bloomberg)

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Now that the economy seems to be recovering, everyday investors want to know where to put their money. 
 

 

Ken Kamen:
Spending a lot of time picking through which individual companies to own is just not the best use of the casual investor's time.
 


Ken Kamen

What To Do With Your Money Now

 October 19, 2010

 

Interview with Ken Kamen, author of the book Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future (Bloomberg)

 

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Mike Carruthers:
The tough economic times of the last few years has proven to be a hard lesson for many.

 

Ken Kamen:
The number 1 thing that’s happened since the market meltdown is that people have lost confidence more than they’ve lost money.
 


Ken Kamen

How Wealthy People Think & Act

July 15, 2010

 

Interview with Deborah Owens, author of the book A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When you look at how most wealthy people got that way you realize that they look at money differently than other people and they understand that…

 

Deborah Owens:
The average person is usually wrong and they understand that they have to act the opposite than everyone else and generally they’ll be OK.

 


Deborah Owens

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