612-Q&A: Pay Off Debt or Invest, 529 Plan Optimization, Financial Planning Fees, Tax Issues, College Planning

2:00 - Should we pay off our mortgage or invest?

9:50 - Should I put more money into one of my child's 529 plans in order to help them on their financial aid calculations?

18:30 - Should a retiree in her 60s pay 1.7% as a financial planning fee?

47:20 - How should we unravel the tax situation for a house that I live in but don't own?

1:13:00 - What college financial planning organization should I choose?

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600-A Complete Answer to Whether You Should Pay off Debt or Invest

Here's the complete answer that you need to know if you should pay off debt or invest.

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597-Debt-Freedom Leads to Career Freedom to Become a Financial Adviser: Interview with Matt Miner from Design Independence

On this episode we welcome Matt Miner back to the show. Matt previously came on the show to discuss whether going back to graduate school is a good financial move.

Since that interview, Matt left his corporate job and became a financial advisor!

In this interview we explore two themes:

  1. How good financial planning and preparation enables a move to a better career fit. This is an important component of a progressive plan towards financial freedom.
  2. How a personal finance aficionado can make a move towards working as a financial advisor without sacrificing their integrity.

Enjoy!

Joshua

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524-Why You Shouldn't Use Your 401(k) Money To Pay off Credit Card Debt When You're Unemployed

Today we answer this question: "I have accumulated $6,000 in credit card debt from a period of unemployment; should I use some of the $10,000 I have in my 401(k) to pay it off?"

Enjoy,

Joshua

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