This week's top questions relate to investing in socially responsible funds, how much to save for retirement, what to do with several million dollars in a settlement and best ways to repair credit. Should the IRS debt top credit card debt?
Managing Director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute
"When people give, it’s not only about making the world a better place but we find that it makes us happier too. When we’re happier, our mental health is better and hopefully our financial health is better and our physical health is better. It’s a good thing for all of us.”
We have a number of questions from people in the audience from why financial advice seems to have forgotten the Gen Xers to establishing good financial habits and setting money goals.
"I was just so shocked. I remember one time I was pulling together like a financial plan for a really wealthy client and I was like, wait, this is how we show investment data to a human?”
Is it better to save for grad school or retirement? A bonus Ask Farnoosh episode with special co-host Joe Benvenuto, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) who manages two of Charles Schwab’s branches in the Bay Area.
How to talk money with your partner when you suspect he or she isn't managing their finances properly? How to build you own savings when you're supporting your parents? Answering your money questions this week with co-host, Kim Autore, an avid So Money® listener.
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