Mastering Money is hosted by Certified Income Specialist Steve Jurich. Steve's comments have been seen on MarketWatch, CNBC.com, Bloomberg, and TheStreet.com. Steve is joined on most days by Money Radio favorite Sinclair Noe as well as experts and authors from the world of Wall Street and real estate. New episodes published every weekday at 9am PST. Listen every weekday to get a handle on emerging market trends, asset allocation strategies, social security, medicare, RMD planning, tax strate ...
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/31/24
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The U.S. housing market is stuck, says the Wall Street Journal. The real-estate industry hoped 2024 would be a recovery year where mortgage rates fell and home sales climbed. Instead, mortgage rates dipped for a few weeks and then climbed back toward 7 percent. Are there bargains in the real estate market right now? Is it time to be an investor? We…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/30/24
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Phoenix has emerged from the pandemic as one of America’s eviction capitals--more evictions per capita than most cities in the USA. Maricopa County holds one of the highest eviction rates in the country, at 16 filings per 100 renter households during the past year. The full Wall Street Journal report in the Market Intel Segment, then Shelley Grandi…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/29/24
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The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. is running low on some types of air-defense missiles, raising questions about the Pentagon’s readiness to respond to the continuing wars in the Middle East and Europe--AND a potential conflict in the Pacific with China. We'll have that story for you in the Market Intel segment, then we'll review a way to rai…
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Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking fin…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/28/24
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/25/24
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Will Medicare cost you more in coming years due to shortages in funding ? Will Medicare Advantage plans start pushing subscribers to cheaper drug substitutes for more serious conditions? Find out where the savings can be had, and the overcharges to avoid. Then Shelley Grandidge joins us to talk about it all. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/24/24
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The stock market has spent more than 240 days above the 200 day average. So, are stocks too high to keep climbing? What do the statistics say when we have reached 240 consecutive days above the 200 day average? We'll explore the actual statistics of where the marke tend up six months and twelve months later--and reveal the #1 method of stock select…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/23/24
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Wall Street is suddenly worried that the S&P 500 is on the cusp of another ‘lost decade’, reports MarketWatch. The decade from 1999 to 2008 is often referred to as the lost decade in stocks because of the massive run up in the 1990’s followed by a negative return for the next ten years. Is that where we are headed now? We’ll explore both sides of t…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/22/24
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Empty tables and rising costs are pushing more restaurants into Bankruptcy, says the Wall Street Journal. Has the Covid “Stimmie” money finally run out? California’s push for higher minimum wages for all, and free health care for all is spreading across the U.S. and causing a growing number of restaurants to close their doors. That report in the Ma…
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Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking fin…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/21/24
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In the business world and in most of life, one person’s loss is another’s gain. Israel’s main airline El Al, has suffered hard times for years, but suddenly the stock is up 60%. A Wall Street Journal report on why this airline is soaring in the Market Intel segment, then Shelley Grandidge joins us to talk about Medicare and health insurance. MASTER…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/18/24
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/17/24
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Is it true that some serious entrepreneurs are working on a vaccine for Fentanyl? YES—Fentynal is cheap and roughly 100 times more potent than morphine--AND--it is turning into what can be classified as an epidemic. We review a Bloomberg report on one company’s quest to create a vaccine in the Market Intel Segment. Will it work? Let’s find out, the…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/16/24
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Ever since the McDonald brothers first launched their vision of fast burgers at 15 cents a pop in 1948, inexpensive beef has become an American BASIC, , practically a birthright along with voting and the high school prom. We’ll review a Bloomberg report on how much a hamburger costs today, and WHY in the Market Intel segment, then Shelley Grandidge…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/15/24
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The new millionaire class in America is not a bunch of computer geeks. In fact, they wear plaid collars, not white collars. Plumbers and Electricians with a sizable customer base are now selling their businesses for seven figures to Private Equity firms—it’s quite a trend and quite a story—we review that Wall Street Journal report in the Market Int…
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Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking fin…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/14/24
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Technology finds its way into every facet of life. Scientists have been perfecting the art and science of making composite materials of late, to take the place of steel and aluminum in airplanes and cars. We’ll tell you how these composites are made and who’s making them in the Market Intel segment, then Shelley Grandidge joins us to talk about Med…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/11/24
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/10/24
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A quirk in politics is taking place in this election that hasn’t happened since 2004 , when George W Bush was re-elected. Suddenly there are more Americans who identify as Republicans than those who identify as Democrats, according to multiple non-partisan polls. What does it mean for the election?— We have a Wall Street Journal report for you in t…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/9/24
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Some investors and home buyers are licking their chops thinking that mortgage rates will fall soon to pleasant levels, due to Fed rate cuts--but not so fast. The Fed cut short term rates, BUT, long term bond rates have RISEN, and mortgage rates stalled. Home affordability is still in the tank. An in-depth Wall Street Journal report, next, then Shel…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/8/24
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Ever hear of the term "HENRY" to describe a certain group of Americans? Many people in their 30s and 40s making six figures are actually struggling to make ends meet, according to the Wall Street Journal. A fascinating report on HENRY’S—"High Earners, Not Rich Yet"--and what it takes to feel rich today in the Market Intel segment, then we'll examin…
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Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking fin…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/7/24
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The Medicare Bubble Has Burst, says David Wainer, writing for the Wall Street Journal...and yes, even here...inflation strikes again. For years, the privately run Medicare Advantage business generated big profits for health-insurance giants. Costs are rising while regulations are increasing. Will Medicare go bust? We'll review the facts in the Mark…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/4/24
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/3/24
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Will 2024 mark the beginning of the end of touch screens? Virtually all major car makers are increasingly turning back to buttons, citing safety and simplicity with less driver distraction. Apple I phones are also bringing back the button. That story from the Wall Street Journal in the Market Intel segment-- then we’ll present a short course on buf…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/2/24
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As interest rates soared five times higher than they were right after the Pandemic over the past several years, Callable Cds became popular, offering higher rates on safe money but with one big catch. The bank can call back the CD almost any time. They are doing just that right now--in droves. We cover a Wall Street Journal report on that in the Ma…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 10/1/24
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Young American men are falling down the ladder of success in America, and it's getting worse, says the Wall Street Journal—listen to a fascinating report in the Market Intel Segment, then we’ll talk about some of the things that never change in life and money-- and why cycles keep happening ,in money and in life. MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!…
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Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America today, featuring timely insights from top analysts. "MOTLEY FOOL MONEY" is heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! First we'll update breaking fin…
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 9/30/24
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So…. did the Trump tax cuts actually bring in more tax revenues--or not?? As usual, the Democrats are trying to rewrite history, but we’ll set the record straight in the Market Intel segment-- using published, factual detail from the IRS. Numbers don't lie and higher taxes kill economies. Then medicare and health insurance expert Shelley Grandidge …
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Daily IQ Retirement Brief 9/27/24
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