Veronica Dagher

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3,082 appearances 51 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2017 last heard Jan 2025

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Why Some Americans Invest in Real Estate as Their Retirement Plan · 1 Jul 2024 podcast

So some people like a very active, busy retirement. matched

Some people like to have a dedicated hobby. matched

Some people want to be grounded in properties. matched

Other people just want to have their money in index funds in the stock market and be able to walk away and essentially not have to worry about it. matched

Maybe they check it once a quarter or so. matched

Everyone's definition of retirement is different, and you really have to do what makes you feel comfortable and what you're able to sleep at night with. matched

WSJ Your Money Briefing · How to Tackle Your Home’s Timeline of Big Expenses · 12 May 2024 podcast

There's certain things that really jack up your insurance rate. matched

If your house is an old house, that might be more expensive to replace and also have riskier materials in it. matched

And then of course, where you live. matched

If you live close to a coast, like so many of the folks in Florida, we're seeing there, they are either paying through the nose for home insurance these days or they're being dropped entirely. matched

The quality and location of the fire department near your home is important. matched

So houses that are located near highly rated, permanently staffed fire departments usually cost less to insure. matched

And this also holds true for homes that have a fire hydrant nearby. matched

There's places in the U.S. matched

now that are getting really hit with hailstorms that they never got hit with before, and that has really raised the rates of their insurance because they're having so much roof damage. matched

So it's shocking when you think about all the natural disasters and how it's affecting insurance rates. matched

So rates in general across the U.S. matched

are going up, and those rates matched

Increases are sadly only expected to go up some more. matched

The national average for home insurance based on a $250,000 in dwelling coverage increased 20 percent in 2023 to $1,428 annually from 2022. matched

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