Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger

Is high turnover in a mutual fund a bad thing? You'd think the answer is an automatic yes, but it really depends on where that mutual fund is located. Is it in a a tax-deferred account or a taxable account?Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The pandemic is putting estate planning into focus. I joined CBS This Morning to explain why having a will, health care proxy and power of attorney documents are so important right now.Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you're like countless others who decided to ditch the stocks and wait it out on the sidelines, how and when is the right time to get back in on the action? That, my friends, is the million dollar question. Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes to taking your required minimum distribution for 2020, you have some options that you normally wouldn't have, which also means you have some decisions to make. Namely, should you take the RMD or skip it?Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You want to invest, yet you don't want to worry about your investments. Is a target date fund the right approach? Easily one of the most common questions we get! Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s a portfolio without a bond position? It’s incomplete and potentially riskier than necessary.We field so many questions about your portfolios and asset allocation and while stocks may seem sexier because of their upside potential, you always hear me stress that everyone needs exposure to bonds as well.We rarely dive into bonds in great detail, what they are, how they work, and why you absolutely need them, which is why I thought it would be time for a little Bond Boot Camp. Joining us on the podcast this weekend is Kathy Jones, Senior VP and Chief Fixed Income Strategist at Schwab. Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s a portfolio without a bond position? It’s incomplete and potentially riskier than necessary.We field so many questions about your portfolios and asset allocation and while stocks may seem sexier because of their upside potential, you always hear me stress that everyone needs exposure to bonds as well.We rarely dive into bonds in great detail, what they are, how they work, and why you absolutely need them, which is why I thought it would be time for a little Bond Boot Camp. Joining us on the podcast this weekend is Kathy Jones, Senior VP and Chief Fixed Income Strategist at Schwab. Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Knowing how much you need to live on is a big help when it comes to planning for retirement, because knowing that number basically tells you how much you need to have saved in order to make it.Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's easy to take things for granted in life when all is going well. You've got your health, you've got a job, a few bucks in the bank, etc. Then you get an email from a listener who just had his life turned upside down after losing his spouse. It puts things into perspective in a hurry.Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've got a bunch of cash sitting in the bank basically earning zero, and you also have a car loan at three percent, so does it make sense to use that cash to pay down the car?Have a money question? Email me here.Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts."Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices