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UGMA and UTMA Accounts—Understanding the Benefits and Drawbacks
Episode 784
Laura answers a listener’s question about investing for a young child and reviews the pros and cons of UGMA and UTMA accounts for minors.
Money Girl i…
2 years, 8 months ago
Financial Wisdom, Stories, and Lessons–Celebrating 15 Years of Money Girl
Episode 783
Laura has a lively conversation with Mignon Fogarty and Monica Reinagel, hosts of Grammar Girl and Nutrition Diva podcasts on the QDT network, to cel…
2 years, 8 months ago
How Consolidating Credit Card Debt Affects Your Credit Scores
Episode 782
Laura answers a listener’s question about whether to take out a personal loan to pay off a credit card and the long-term effect on her credit scores.…
2 years, 8 months ago
How Much Retirement Savings You Should Have by Age
Episode 781
Laura reviews ways to calculate the retirement savings you need and exactly how much you should have by age to keep your goals on track.
Money Girl is…
2 years, 9 months ago
9 Savvy Credit Building Tips for Better Finances
Episode 780
Find out why maintaining high credit scores improves your financial life, how your scores stack up against the average, and nine tips for building ex…
2 years, 9 months ago
Counterintuitive Money Advice–9 Surprising Tips That Build Wealth
Episode 779
Today's show will highlight nine tips for building wealth that may surprise you. I'll review why they seem to go against the grain but can lead to mo…
2 years, 9 months ago
7 Secrets to Build Financial Resilience Post-Pandemic
Episode 778
Building financial resilience can be the difference between surviving or sinking under stress. Laura reviews strategies for being prepared for unexpe…
2 years, 9 months ago
What Happens If You Over-Contribute to a Retirement Account?
Episode 777
Laura answers a listener’s question about contributing too much to a 401(k) and reviews contribution limits for various accounts, how to correct over…
2 years, 9 months ago
Understanding Your Social Security Retirement Benefits
Episode 776
Laura reviews how the Social Security retirement benefit works, including how you qualify, how much you receive, and six common myths. Even if you’re…
2 years, 10 months ago
Roth IRA Rules for Minors–How to Make Kids Millionaires
Episode 775
Laura answers a listener’s question about the Roth IRA rules for his minor kids and how to pay them and correctly report the income for working in hi…
2 years, 10 months ago