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Behind The Designs — 73 episodes

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Raising Kids Who Understand Money: Teens + College Students

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Raising Kids Who Understand Money: Ages 0-12

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What Pancreatitis Taught Us About Caring in Crisis

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What You Should Expect If You Are Named as Trustee

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What You Forget to Plan, Until After Your Spouse Passes

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What to Learn from Retirees Who Donated All Their Money

7

Case Study 3: Repairing DIY Retirement Mistakes

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Case Study 2: Relocating to Care for Aging Parents

9

Case Study 1: Retiring Early to Travel

10

2024 Tax Season Recap and 2025 Tax Planning

11

Hack Your Travels with Credit Card Points with Ism Shovan

12

How to Plan for RMD Taxes

13

A Crash Course on Equity Compensation

14

The True Cost of Healthy Living with Rachel Staycheff-Hamm

15

The Anti-Consumerist Manifesto

16

How to Get Involved and Make a Difference

17

The Secret to Holiday Hosting with Chris and Kathy

18

Start with Why: Steve's Story

19

What the Election Results Mean for Your Money

20

So, You Want to Start a Business

21

Healthcare for Aging Parents with Leah McNamara

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How to Lower Your High Insurance Costs, with Ryan Delp

23

What Can I Do With My Mortgage with Tom Cramer

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Changes to Estate Tax Exemptions with Heather Walser

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Making the Most of Your Life Insurance Policies

26

Where Does Your Money Go?

27

Start with Why: Rob's Story

28

How to Steward Your Inheritance Well

29

Understanding the Inheritance Process

30

Should You Rent or Buy (or Build)?

31

2023 Tax Review & 2024 Tax Planning

32

Start with Why: Trevore's Story

33

How to Set Goals (if you're already succeeding)

34

Target Date Funds: Are They the Right Choice?

35

Investing Across Your Lifetime

36

Helping Kids Make College Choices with Nathan Bargar

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How to Spot Scams and Avoid Financial Fraud

38

How to Set Your Kids Up For Success

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The College Funding Challenge

40

Start with Why: Michelle's Story

41

2023 Investment Review and 2024 Outlook

42

Transitions with Emotional and Financial Contexts with Stephanie Geisler

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From Passion to Action: Becoming a Not-For-Profit with Shelly Nysinski-Reese

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Smart Holiday Shopping

45

Storytime: Adopting from Africa

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Organizing your possessions (or your parents!) with Ashley Rapp

47

What Buyers Need to Know about Mortgages with Tom Cramer

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Are You Getting the Best Insurance Money can Buy? with Ryan Delp

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Creating Successful Estate Plans with Heather Walser

50

How to Manage Your Aging Parent's Finances

51

Will Social Security Run Out?

52

Should I Save for My Kid's College Education?

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Financial Decisions Don't Have to Be Permanent

54

How do Financial Advisors Vacation?

55

How to Finance Your Summer Projects

56

Forever to Never Tax, with Roth Conversions

57

Insurance Mistakes and Misconceptions

58

2022 Tax Season in Review

59

Who do you call . . . CFP®? EA? CFA?

60

Don't Make Retirement Your Dream

61

Financial Advisors on Silicon Valley Bank

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The Biggest Threat to Your Financial Plan

63

How to Get Where You Want to Be

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Cash is King. So What?

65

Save Me Taxman!

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Storytime: From Consumer to CFP

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Looking Back, Giving Back

68

The Structure to Build Wealth With

69

What About Cryptocurrency?

70

Holidays and Awkward Finance Questions

71

Is Buy & Hold Investing Dead? (Part 2)

72

Investing Ahead of the News (Part 1)

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Designed for Life: Our Story