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WSJ Your Money Matters
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Get your personal finances in shape with advice on budgeting, credit card debt, college tuition, retirement and more.
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How Printing Fake Money Helped People Manage Their Cash
Dec 12, 202300:08:01Tap to summarizeOwners of businesses that print and supply fake money to movies and TV shows say being surrounded by “prop cash” changed how they think about the real thing. Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Where to Put Your Cash if the Fed Lowers Interest Rates
Dec 11, 202300:07:28Tap to summarizeAs the Federal Reserve signals it may be done raising interest rates, some financial advisers suggest people consider riskier investments for their cash. WSJ personal-finance reporter Imani Moise joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →What's News in Markets: Airline Buyouts, GameStop’s Week, the Race for AI
Dec 9, 202300:05:04Tap to summarizeWhich airlines turned from competitors to allies? And how did the poster child of meme stocks, GameStop, perform this week? Plus, how are Google and AMD heating up the AI race? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Gold Prices at Record Levels: Should You Invest?
Dec 8, 202300:07:57Tap to summarizeRising stocks and the prospects of lower interest rates are among the factors that have pushed gold prices up 11% this year. WSJ reporter Bob Henderson joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how individual investors can buy gold, and how it fits into a portfolio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →IRS More Than Doubles Tax-Underpayment Penalty
Dec 7, 202300:07:08Tap to summarizeAmericans who’ve underpaid their taxes could face a hefty bill from the IRS, which recently raised the penalty from 3% to 8%. WSJ personal-finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss ways people can better manage their tax payments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →What Kids Should Know About Keeping Their Money Safe
Dec 6, 202300:11:44Tap to summarizeThe New Money Rules for Kids: With online financial accounts, comes the possibility for kids to make some mistakes with them. In the final episode of our series, we explore how kids (and parents) can keep their money safe and start practicing good money habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →How to Apply ‘The New Rules of Money’ to Master Your Finances
Dec 5, 202300:09:42Tap to summarize"The New Rules of Money,” a book from The Wall Street Journal, helps readers break down the fear factor behind managing their personal finances. Reporter and co-author Julia Carpenter joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how the book’s interactive tools can guide readers toward reaching their financial goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Tighter Timelines for College Financial Aid Applicants
Dec 4, 202300:08:04Tap to summarizeThe Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Fafsa, will become available for completion on Dec. 31, about three months later than in previous years. Personal-finance reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss that and other changes families should prepare for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →What's News in Markets: Black Friday Bump, GM Buyback, Tesla Cybertruck
Dec 2, 202300:05:03Tap to summarizeWhich companies benefited most from strong Black Friday sales? And how did investors react to Tesla’s Cybertruck launch and General Motors’ massive stock buyback plan? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →How Much More Money Would You Need to Be Happy at Work?
Dec 1, 202300:08:04Tap to summarizeIn a new survey, a majority of workers said a 50% salary increase would be enough to make them happy. Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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