Suze Orman's Women & Money (And Everyone Smart Enough To Listen)

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Everything is Relevant at Some Point

01 Feb 2024

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For this episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about planning your retirement, long term care insurance, home buying, and so muc...

Suze School: What You Need To Know About The 55 or Older Rule

28 Jan 2024

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On this Suze School, we get a lesson on how to stay financially healthy by accessing money in our retirement accounts, if we are under 59 and a half. ...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Create The Life You Want and Deserve

25 Jan 2024

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For this episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about retirement accounts, securing your information, keeping or selling a car an...

Suze School: What I Really, Really Want You To Know

21 Jan 2024

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In this episode of Suze School, Suze reviews why you need a Roth retirement account, why you don’t need whole life insurance and she shares a person...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: How Do I Avoid a Hit to my FICO Score?

18 Jan 2024

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For this episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about CD maturities, correcting mistakes, caregiving and so much more. Get your ...

Suze School: A Different Way To Think About Your Future

14 Jan 2024

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On this episode, Suze teaches a lesson on a different way to think about your retirement accounts.  What are the pros and cons of a 401k, versus an i...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Did I Give The Wrong Advice?

11 Jan 2024

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For this episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about HSAs, 401(k)s, life insurance and more. Get your savings going with Allian...

Suze School: Your Financial Armour

07 Jan 2024

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On this episode, Suze helps you prepare for this new year with a lesson on current interest rates, why the stock market is taking a break and how you ...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: What Should I Do With My Dividend?

04 Jan 2024

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For this episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about student loans, callable CDs, what to put in your trusts, whole life insuran...

The Big Idea for 2024

31 Dec 2023

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On the last new episode of 2023, Suze talks about how to start 2024 by breaking the silence around money, so that these candid conversations about fin...

Highlights from: What is The Most Important Lesson to Teach Your Kids?

28 Dec 2023

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On this special highlight of Ask Suze and KT Anything, Suze answers your questions about trusts, winning the lottery, 529 plans, pre-nups and more. G...

Merry Christmas From KT and Suze

24 Dec 2023

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For a special Christmas 2023 episode, Suze and KT talk about Christmas Eve traditions and pay tribute to a very special friend. Get your savings goin...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: I Have To Face It, To Erase It.

21 Dec 2023

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On this episode of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers your questions about crypto currencies, stocks to consider investing in, ETFs, Series I Bo...

Suze School: Why You Need To Look Long Term

17 Dec 2023

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On this Suze School, Suze explains why when investing in the stock market, you need to look long term and be comfortable with the ride your stocks tak...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Is It Time To Be Conservative With My Investments?

14 Dec 2023

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On this episode of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers your questions about getting out of debt, collecting a late spouse’s Social Security, fu...

Suze School: Your 2024 Financial Game Plan

10 Dec 2023

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In this episode, Suze goes deep on what investments, like dividend paying stocks, you should consider having in your retirement accounts, so you can b...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Is My Father In Love With a Gold Digger?

07 Dec 2023

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On this episode of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers your questions about understanding investment terminology, managing your retirement accoun...

A Don’t Miss Suze School

03 Dec 2023

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In this episode, Suze talks about the changes to retirement accounts for 2024, treasuries, how you should be investing in the stock market and more to...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Should We Buy or Rent?

30 Nov 2023

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On this episode of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers your questions about the "Must Have Docs", stocks in trusts, investments, dental savings p...

Suze School: What Are You Capable Of?

26 Nov 2023

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What excuse keeps you from doing that which you are capable of doing? In this episode, Suze shares a lesson she learned about how silent negative thou...

Gratitude

23 Nov 2023

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In this special Thanksgiving episode, producer Robert shares why he’s thankful for the experience of working with Suze and KT. Get your savings goi...

Suze School: What Is The Biggest Mistake One Can Make With Their Money?

19 Nov 2023

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In this Suze School episode, Suze teaches a very important lesson on how to avoid making the biggest mistake you can make in your financial life.  Th...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Should I Let My Children Run My Finances?

16 Nov 2023

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On this Ask KT & Suze Anything episode Suze answers questions about old insurance policies, investing an inherited portfolio, financial guilt and ...

Suze School: Are You Attracted or Repelled by Your Money?

12 Nov 2023

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In this Suze School, Suze teaches about the key to attaining financial independence.  Two important questions for you to ask yourself about how you f...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Answering Your I Bond Questions.

09 Nov 2023

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This Ask KT & Suze Anything episode is all about Series I Bonds.  KT asks Suze 12 of your pressing I Bond questions, so get out your Suze Noteboo...

Suze School: Don’t Take Your Money for Granted

05 Nov 2023

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Are you taking your money for granted?  Suze explains how when the yield curve is inverted, it could be a sign of recession.  Today’s lesson, alon...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: Should I Be Working Only For Health Benefits?

02 Nov 2023

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Suze and KT are back with another Ask KT & Suze Anything episode, where you’ll hear answers to questions about student loan debt, ETFs versus mu...

Suze School: Trick or Treat

29 Oct 2023

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How do you feel when the stock market moves? Are your investments tricks or treats? On this Suze School episode, we get a lesson on how to be a ration...

Highlights From: Why Did My Credit Score Drop?

26 Oct 2023

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For this episode, we’ll hear highlights from an Ask KT & Suze Anything, which first ran in April of 2023. Suze answers questions about Robo advi...

Highlights From: Money Can Never Make You Happy

22 Oct 2023

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For this episode, we’ll hear highlights from an episode first run in November, 2019. If money is not the key to happiness, then what is? Do you have...

Ask Suze Anything: Where Does It Really Begin

19 Oct 2023

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For this episode of Ask Suze Anything, Suze takes on the role of reading the questions and answering them. She’ll help one listener determine if she...

Suze School: Follow The Percentages

14 Oct 2023

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On this episode of Suze School, Suze gives updates on PXD and oil stocks and then dives into why you need to focus on percentages when making your inv...

Don't Be An ‘If Only’ Investor

12 Oct 2023

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For this special Thursday edition of Suze School, Suze continues the lesson from the previous episode about ExxonMobil’s purchase of Pioneer Natural...

Suze School: How To Heal Your Financial Life

07 Oct 2023

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On Friday October 6, ExxonMobil made overtures to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD).  On today’s Suze School, Suze explains how this potentia...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: How To Manifest Your Dreams

04 Oct 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about inherited retirement accounts, caring for aging parents, dollar cost avera...

Suze School: Buying The Right Bonds

01 Oct 2023

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Today’s Suze School is a lesson about the different types of bonds you can invest in and which ones make the most sense for your financial future. ...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: What Kind of Life Insurance Should I Have for My Child?

28 Sep 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about trusts, IRAs, reverse mortgages, savings accounts for children and more. ...

Suze School: What To Do With an Inheritance

24 Sep 2023

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Today’s Suze School is all about what you should do with money you may receive from an inheritance.  Are you in debt? Are you prepared for the “w...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Own The Power To Control Your Destiny

21 Sep 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about generic beneficiaries, added condo maintenance fees, ‘golden handcuffs’...

Highlights from: Look For Change

17 Sep 2023

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For today’s Suze School, we’re revisiting an episode where Suze looks at how change and what happens in the world, affect how you invest and what ...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Do I Need Life Insurance?

14 Sep 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about escrow accounts, real estate, caring for parents, the “Taylor Swift Econ...

Suze School: Making Finances a Family Affair

10 Sep 2023

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For today’s Suze School, Suze announces a new program designed to help your children learn how to save money and be rewarded for doing so.  Plus, w...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: What is a Call Protected CD?

07 Sep 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about investing, finding out potential Social Security benefits, ROTH SEP and th...

Suze School: Meaning Creates Passion

03 Sep 2023

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On this Labor Day Weekend Suze School, Suze examines the difference between passion and meaning in our jobs and which one matters the most. Take adva...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: How Do I Do Dollar Cost Averaging?

31 Aug 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about the need for revocable trusts, converting IRAs, paper bonds and more. Tak...

Suze School: Annuities in Retirement Accounts - I Don't Think So!

27 Aug 2023

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As a follow-up to a question on last Sunday’s special Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze does a deep dive explaining how to handle an annuity inside a...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Financial Infidelity

24 Aug 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about choosing the right financial advisor, helping grandchildren with debt, wil...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Inherited IRAs

20 Aug 2023

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This special Sunday edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, is all about inherited IRAs.  Since the rules for inherited IRAs have changed dramatically...

Suze School: Making Winning Moves For Your Money

17 Aug 2023

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On this special Thursday episode of Suze School, we hear about how Suze was inspired by watching the Women’s Soccer World Cup.  So, do you have a g...

Suze School: The World of the Unexpected

13 Aug 2023

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With all the recent natural disasters occurring throughout the world, are we prepared for what could happen in an emergency? Will our beneficiaries kn...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Should I Invest in Real Estate?

10 Aug 2023

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On this edition of Ask KT & Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about stock dividends, safety deposit boxes, ex-spouses on mortgages and more. ...

Suze School: Understanding 30 Year Treasury Bonds

06 Aug 2023

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On this episode of Suze School, Suze explains how 30 Year Treasury Bonds work and why they may be a good investment vehicle for you. Take advantage o...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: The Possibilities and Probabilities of Life

03 Aug 2023

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For this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, we’re doing something different: KT and Suze are talking about some of the comments you’ve sent in rega...

Suze School: What The New Fed Funds Rate Means for You

30 Jul 2023

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On this episode of Suze School, Suze explains what the change in the Fed Funds Rate means for you.  She’ll explain the effect the change has on mor...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Do You Love What You Do?

27 Jul 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions about student loans, trusts and probate, finding your passion, ROTHs at an older...

Suze School: The Right Pension Option

23 Jul 2023

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Today’s Suze School is a lesson on choosing the right joint and survivor benefit pension option for you and your spouse.  Remember to think of all ...

Ask KT & Suze Anything: What Else Can I Do to Save for a Home?

20 Jul 2023

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On this KT Birthday Eve Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions about ROTHs, HELOCs, paying for college and more. Take advantag...

Suze School: Understanding Trusts

16 Jul 2023

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Suze starts off this episode with a quick update on inflation and market conditions.  Then, she examines our relationship with money and then we get ...

Highlights from: Don’t Turn Your Back on Yourself

13 Jul 2023

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Today, we're re-visiting  part of an episode where Suze discusses why our negative thoughts, fears and actions limit our potential and prevent us fro...

Suze School: Loans vs. Withdrawals From Roth Retirement Accounts

09 Jul 2023

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Suze’s lesson for this Suze School episode is all about the difference between loans and withdrawals from Roth retirement accounts.  What can you d...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Should I Take Money From My Roth to Pay Off My Heloc?

06 Jul 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions about student loans, trusts, annuities, taxes and more. Take advantage of the U...

Suze School: Celebrating Financial Independence

02 Jul 2023

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On this episode, Suze shares an email from a listener who takes issue with some advice Suze gave about paying off a mortgage.  As the story progresse...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Do You Think You’re Old?

29 Jun 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions about disability insurance, salary negotiations, credit monitoring, target date ...

Suze School: 529 Plans and Roths - What You Can and Can't Do

25 Jun 2023

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Today’s Suze School is an answer to a question Allison asked on the last Ask Suze and KT Anything episode (479), about converting unused money from ...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Should Interns Enroll in a 401(k)?

22 Jun 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions IRA conversions, pensions, discounted stocks, where to retire and more. Take ad...

What I Learned From My Father

18 Jun 2023

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On this special Father’s Day episode, Suze shares several of the lessons she learned from her own father and how those enriching experiences shaped ...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: How Can I Learn About Investing?

15 Jun 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions about whole life insurance, money from annuities, estate planning, popcorn, inve...

Suze School: Look For Change

11 Jun 2023

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For Suze School this week, Suze looks at how change and what happens in the world, affect how you invest and what you invest in. Take advantage of th...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Is Buying a Mobile Home A Good Idea?

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions about dividend paying stocks, emergency funds, when to take social security, mor...

Suze School: A New Lesson on Series I Bonds and Certificates of Deposits

04 Jun 2023

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This week’s Suze School is a deep dive on what you should do, now, with Series I Bonds as well as a plan on using Certificates of Deposits to your a...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: What is The Most Important Lesson to Teach Your Kids?

01 Jun 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers your questions about trusts, winning the lottery, 529 plans, pre-nups and more.   Take advant...

Suze School: What You Need To Know About Preferred Stocks

28 May 2023

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This week’s Suze School is all about preferred stocks and what the difference is between them and common stocks.  Plus, Suze does something brand n...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: How Should Beneficiaries Be Set Up?

25 May 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers questions about buying T-Bills, paying for a parent’s health care, maxing out ROTHs and more....

Suze School: Social Security Spousal Benefits

21 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Suze starts this lesson with an update on what’s happening withe the debt ceiling negotiations and energy stocks.  Then, she corrects an answer fro...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Questions From The Community

18 May 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers questions about financial empowerment, Social Security after divorce, FICO scores, inflation an...

Suze School: Everything I Learned (Last Week)

14 May 2023

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Suze starts off this episode with a brief update on what could happen with the debt ceiling and then shares everything she learned from the economic s...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: To Pay or Not To Pay

11 May 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers questions about paying off your mortgage versus taking a tax credit, Social Security after a di...

Suze Goes To School and Highlights from The Six Most Valuable Words In Life

07 May 2023

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This week while Suze is in school herself, we present highlights of an episode called “The Six Most Valuable Words in Life.”  This was originally...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: I Have A Dilemma

04 May 2023

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On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers questions about ex-spouses and Social Security, investing, gifts with strings attached, leaving...

Suze School: What I Know For Sure

30 Apr 2023

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Today’s Suze School is a lesson about being absolutely sure with your money.  Suze reviews the latest with the economy, what’s happening with ban...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Don’t Feel Embarrassed or Scared

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this Ask Suze and KT Anything episode, Suze answers questions about gifted IRAs, I Bonds, long term care insurance, updated wills, logistics of mov...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Why Did My Credit Score Drop?

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this special Sunday episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about Robo advisors, Roths for minors, the real value of a home, re...

Suze School: To Buy or Not To Buy… I Bonds

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you invest for dividends or growth? On this special Thursday edition of Suze School, Suze gives us an update on energy stocks and then we get a les...

Suze School: Revisiting The Five Year Rule For Roth Retirement Accounts

16 Apr 2023

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Since so many listeners are still writing Suze with questions about the Five Year Rule in relation to ROTHs, we’re replaying this Suze School from F...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: To Remodel or Not To Remodel?

13 Apr 2023

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On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions about waiting to take Social Security, transferring from a ROTH to an annuity, i...

Suze School: Understanding Annuities

09 Apr 2023

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Suze does not hate all annuities.  Today’s Suze School is a lesson on the different types of annuities and which ones might be a good option for yo...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: When Are Annuities a Good Investment?

06 Apr 2023

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On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions about when to take distributions, insurance, CDs, trusts and more! Take advanta...

Suze School: A Different Way To Think About Your Net Worth

02 Apr 2023

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Today’s Suze School podcast is a lesson on how to figure out your real net worth.  What happens if a disaster strikes and your home is lost or the ...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: I Can’t Save Money

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions about dividend paying stocks, inheriting a home, opening a ROTH IRA for a minor,...

Suze School: Understanding the Difference Between Money Market Funds and Accounts

26 Mar 2023

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For this Suze School episode, Suze gives us a lesson in understanding a Money Market Account and a Money Market Fund. Take advantage of the Ultimate ...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: How Do I Break Up With My Financial Advisor?

23 Mar 2023

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On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions about settling student loan debt in default, trust beneficiaries, mortgage inter...

Suze School with Sheila Bair

19 Mar 2023

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For this Suze School episode, Suze sits down with former FDIC Chair, Sheila Bair.  They talk about the importance of having insured deposits, why SBV...

Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound Right Now

16 Mar 2023

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On this special episode, Suze outlines the ramifications of three US Banks closing and it’s impact on interest rates.  These changes mean an adjust...

Suze School: The Story of SVB

12 Mar 2023

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On this episode, we go to a special Suze School for a lesson on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and why following FDIC / NCUA guidance is so impor...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: No Savings, No Retirement Plan, What Do I Do?

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions about saving for retirement, when to start investing, car leases, life insurance...

Suze School: Understand How Interest Really Works

05 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Suze School podcast is a great lesson about interest rates and how they work.  Get out your Suze Notebooks and learn about APY, compounding...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Overcome Your Fear of Money

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions about dollar cost averaging, rebuilding an emergency fund, remaining financially...

Pop Up Podcast: Answers To Your Alliant CD Questions

01 Mar 2023

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On this special “Pop Up Podcast” episode, Suze responds to your questions about the new Ultimate Certificates with Alliant Credit Union. Take adv...

Suze School: A Money Making Offer You Can’t Afford to Miss!

26 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s podcast, Suze and KT unveil a fantastic new program with Alliant Credit Union and then we go to Suze School for an important lesson on ho...

Ask Suze & KT Anything: Rapid Fire Roths

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, contains mostly rapid fire questions and Suze’s answers about Roths.  Plus, a question about dreaded Wh...