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EP. 1952

Ron Lieber

New York Times “Your Money” columnist

Ron Lieber is the longtime New York Times “Your Money” columnist and author of the bestselling book The Price You Pay for College. He has spent years investigating how college pricing really works—and why the “sticker price” is often not the price families actually pay.

EP. 1947

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Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh reflects on her appearance on the TODAY Show, where she shared practical strategies to maximize your finances during tax season — from last-minute IRA contributions and new tax deductions to choosing the smartest way to file and setting yourself up for next year.

EP. 1945

Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Financial Author and Money Coach

Why despite decades of financial education, so many Americans are still drowning in debt? How systemic barriers and policy decisions shape our financial outcomes, and what it really takes to recover after life's biggest setbacks from divorce and job loss to disasters and dollar deficits

EP. 1936

Patricia Roberts

Author, Route 529

College today can easily cost six figures — even at public universities — and yet so many families still feel completely in the dark about how to prepare for it without sacrificing their own financial future. My guest today knows this stress intimately.

EP. 1749

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Farnoosh Torabi and Georgia Lee Hussey

Farnoosh and Georgia Lee, CFP, answer pressing audience questions, offering advice on combining finances in marriage, managing debt while saving for retirement, and optimizing student loan repayment -- all through the lens of a Trump presidency.

EP. 1641

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Farnoosh Torabi

How much is 'enough' to store in a checking account versus a savings account, what are the pros and cons of 529 prepaid college tuition plans, and should a listener sell her home if the equity can provide her family with more financial flexibility?

EP. 1639

Giovanna Gonzalez

Author, Cultura and Cash

Giovanna Gonzalez is the author of Cultura and Cash, in which she shares her journey as the daughter of Mexican immigrants and the money scripts she needed top rewrite as an adult to claim financial security.

EP. 1539

Dorethia Kelly

Author, #MoneyChat

Dorethia Kelly, nationally-acclaimed financial expert and author of #MoneyChat, joins to help answer your financial questions, including what to discuss with your partner *before* getting married, and the risks to using a life insurance loan to pay off a student loan.

EP. 1527

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Farnoosh Torabi

Georgia Lee Hussey, the co-founder of Modernist Financial, helps answer audience questions about student loan repayments (should I pay them down fast or not?), the most tax-efficient ways to invest for retirement, and what to do when a male co-worker earns more than you?