Robert Brokamp

Thanks so much for joining us.

It's time to get it done, and I mean really good stuff done, just as we did this past week at The Motley Fool, because last week was our 16th annual Financial Health Week, during which we encourage employees to use company time to tackle personal finance tasks.

During the week, we hold classes taught by both internal and external experts, we offer a checklist of money-related to-do items, and we offer rewards to fools who complete at least seven of those tasks.

And those classes and to-do items cover just about everything.

including budgeting, workplace benefits, investing, retirement, insurance, college planning, estate planning, and wealth defense.

Now, you may not work at a company that has a financial wellness program like we have here at The Motley Fool, but you can hold your own financial health week or even just a day when you clear your calendar, limit distractions, and devote a few hours to those lingering money-related items on your to-do list.

That investment of time will pay off for years to come in the form of a bigger portfolio, a stronger safety net, better awareness of the current state of your finances, and what you can do today to get you closer to where you want to be.

To quote productivity guru James Clear, your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits.

And that, my friends, is the show.

Thanks for listening, and thanks as always to Bart Shannon, the engineer for this episode.

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I'm Robert Brokamp.

Fool on, everybody.

Investment accounts for kids and international stocks are off to a stellar start.

That and more on this Saturday personal finance edition of Motley Fool Money.

I'm Robert Brokamp, and this week I'm going to lay out the pros and cons of five types of accounts to consider when looking for an investment account for your kids, grandkids, or other youngins in your life.

But first, let's look at some news items from this past week.