What’s a rock star and your money have in common? Rocker Gooding is criss-crossing the USA teaching kids financial literacy and today he’s talking with us about money lessons and great music. He’ll share some great money ideas from non-profit Funding the Future, and also share some of his hit songs.
How up to date is your homeowners against catastrophic losses? ServiceMaster Restore’s Pete Dunkanson joins us in our headlines segment to help you tweak your homeowner’s coverage so that you’re prepared if the worst occurs. Consider yourself a buy-and-hold investor? In our headline segment we discuss a recent Wall Street Journal piece that describes what a down market does to the average “buy and hold” investor. What should you change about your strategy? We’ll discuss that!
We’ll also throw out the Haven Life Line, feature some rock and roll trivia from Doug, and more.
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- Everyone’s a ‘Buy and Hold’ Investor Now. But Can You Stay That Way? (WSJ)
- Servicemaster – Are you and your home ready for a disaster? Would you actually be covered in the event something happened? We talk to Pete from ServiceMaster to see what you need to be doing to be prepared.
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Check out the band’s site: GoodingMusic.com
Help the band on their quest to improve financial literacy: FundingTheFutureLive.org
Drop a line on Twitter: @goodingmusic
Take a look at how Gooding is changing bringing financial literacy across America:
And here’s a little look at Gooding’s Fall 2016 tour:
<>Doug’s Trivia
- What band has made the most money, EVER, from a concert tour?
<41:12> Haven Life Line
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- Chloe is looking for some guidance on how to figure out what the retirement age is for her, in addition to what she should be be doing to get there.
<> Letters From the Mailbag
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- Seth (who lives in Kansas City) has some choice words about how Kansas barbecue is better than Texas barbecue. We have obviously banned future letters from Seth.
- Chris is suffering from “analysis-paralysis” regarding all of their financial options. What advice can Joe and OG give?
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[…] And halfway through the show we’re stopping to talk to Heather Greenwell from the Chicago Federal Reserve about next’s week upcoming festivities for Money Smart Week. They’ll be plenty of great events to attend (either in person or webinar), and even a concert including our very own basement friend Gooding (You can check out the episode here). […]