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What it Takes to be a Leader

 What it Takes to be a Leader Today’s podcast is a special series that will be focused on the timeless topic of leadership. Are you a leader? Do you want to be a leader? Do you want to help those around you become better leaders? In my 20-year career, surveying the landscape of needs […]

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Energy Prices’ & Interest Rates’ Response to Conflict in Ukraine

Energy Prices’ & Interest Rates’ Response to Conflict in Ukraine Today we are going to be talking about some big developments in the energy sector, especially in light of the events in Ukraine. We are also going to be talking about the Fed’s job of trying to increase interest rates in this environment, and close […]

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What We Can Learn From Peloton, and the Newest Digital Currency

 What We Can Learn From Peloton, and the Newest Digital Currency Welcome back for another episode of “Money Matters.” Today we are going to take a look at a company that got ahead of itself during the pandemic, Peloton, and some recent news that they announced. We are also going to look at a […]

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Rising Mortgage Rates & The Child Tax Credit

Rising Mortgage Rates & The Child Tax Credit What’s going on with mortgage rates? Did you know that interest rates for mortgages have gone up? In some instances, it is increasing by .5% and in others as much as 1%. One of the reasons that interest rates are going up is that the Fed will […]

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The Great Pandemic Migration

The Great Pandemic Migration Where are all these people coming from? That’s what long term residence of Nashville have been saying for many years, and those comments have only accelerated since the pandemic. But Nashville is not the place in the country that has been the recipient of new residents. According to the latest National […]

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Predictions for 2022 and Their Value in Financial Decision Making

Predictions for 2022 and Their Value in Financial Decision Making People love to predict things. Whether it is a football game or a financial forecast, there is no shortage of guesses at what the future will bring. And that’s exactly what they are – guesses. It is true that some are educated guesses, and sometimes […]

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Elon Musk’s Taxes, Build Back Better Bill, & Year End Financial Tips

> Elon Musk’s Taxes, Build Back Better Bill, & Year End Financial Tips Welcome back to another episode of “Money Matters.” Today we are going to talk about how much Elon Musk will pay in taxes this year and the debate on who should really be paying for the social services that are being contemplated […]

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The Latest in Bitcoin & The Powell Pivot

The Latest in Bitcoin & The Powell Pivot This episode we are going to talk about the crazy week for Bitcoin and the “Powell Pivot” which you may have seen in the news where Fed Chair Jerome Powell had a bit of a change of heart. We’ll talk about what interest rates might do later […]

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Inflation, Inflation, Inflation

Inflation, Inflation, Inflation Inflation, Inflation, Inflation. You are probably hearing that word more and more often. It has become such a hot topic, that the President discussed it today in a speech that included an announcement that the US will be releasing 50 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address it. […]

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IRS Reporting Update, New Infrastructure Plan, Metaverse, and More

IRS Reporting Update, New Infrastructure Plan, Metaverse, and More Each week it is our goal to provide you with understandable and actionable content so that you can make sense of everything going on in the financial world. We also want to try to give you applications for how you can be a better money manager. […]

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