Allworth Financial‘s Money Matters
For 30 years, Money Matters hosts Scott Hanson and Pat McClain have answered thousands of questions from callers just like you. This is the perfect podcast for you if you have questions like, should I do Roth conversions? Are there tax strategies I should be using? Do I have the proper estate plan? Is my portfolio allocation diverse enough? Will I retire on time? Listen at your convenience to one of the longest running financial radio shows on www.moneymatters.com, through iTunes, or you can have podcasts delivered right to your email. Subscribe today. Money Matters: Entertainment that educates.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 503
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Is COVID-19 changing the way you think about money?
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott discusses his experience contracting COVID-19. Scott and Pat also take several calls from investors who are considering changing their financial strategies based o…
Calls about the pandemic and possible new retirement goals
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat look back at a few memorable calls from the height of the pandemic, before discussing some of the key reasons why more Americans want to work after retirin…
Day traders, options, and a soaring stock market
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss how options and online traders are boosting stock prices, and how that trend may end.
Scott and Pat advise a mother looking for more ways to sa…
Are we in another dot-com bubble?
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the Snowflake IPO, high valuations, and how to protect your retirement through the market’s ups-and-downs.
Scott and Pat advise a Santa Cruz call…
Rising home prices and negotiable rents
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss real estate market trends and some concerning long-term economic risks.
Scott and Pat advise a man in Northern California, making $70,000 a year, a…
Clarity returns to the stock market
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat explain how the recent stock market dip could benefit long-term investors. They also break down the essential differences between a financial advisor and a…
Using your home’s equity
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat take several calls from listeners looking to refinance their mortgages.
Scott and Pat advise an airline mechanic considering refinancing his $1 million hom…
Making sense of today’s stock market
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat interview Andy Stout, CFA and Chief Investment Officer of Allworth Financial, about the stock market breaking record-highs during a pandemic, and the impor…
Is gold an investment or a commodity?
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the problems with using gold as a long-term investment.
Scott and Pat advise a Sacramento caller concerned about the taxes on an inherited property…
Retirement planning for couples
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the unique financial planning challenges for married couples. They also break down the differences between Donald Trump's and Joe Biden’s tax propo…
Regaining your confidence about retirement
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss methods to secure your financial future in an uncertain time.
Scott and Pat advise a Sacramento man who is considering a Roth conversion. A calle…
Social Security’s funding crisis is here
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the pandemic’s impact on the future of Social Security, and what it could mean for your benefit.
Scott and Pat advise a man regarding how much he…
Shedding light on faulty investment ideas
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the ways this pandemic is changing real estate, long-term care, and the energy industry. They also review some estate planning strategies that coul…
Investing in a challenging market
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the reasons why they don’t believe in market timing and the issues surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program.
Scott and Pat advise a caller looki…
How is your financial advisor paid?
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat take tough financial questions from callers and discuss the inherent conflicts associated with the commission-based advisor model.
Scott and Pat advise a …
The diversified disciplined investment strategy wins again.
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the value of a diversified and disciplined approach to investment planning and the potential impact of various pandemic relief programs on the econ…
What’s going on with these markets?
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat talk with Allworth Financial’s CIO Andy Stout about what’s driving the markets despite uncharted economic headwinds and challenging headlines.
Scott and Pa…
Fewer business trips, fewer office buildings
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss this pandemic’s potential long-term impacts on real estate.
Scott and Pat advise a charitably inclined caller who wants to open a Donor Advised Fun…
Nobody predicted the market’s rebound
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the stock market’s wild ride and the financial products that burned many retirees.
Scott and Pat advise a caller with $2.3 million saved who asks i…
The bond market’s message
On this week’s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss the strange behavior of many stocks, and why the bond market is acting differently.
Scott and Pat advise a man with $6.75 million saved looking to …