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David Mulonas
Dec 22, 20211 min read
PFT #55 - Personal Finance Tip Tracking Realized Capital Gains for the Calendar Year
As each year ends investors balance losses against gains to minimize taxes that are paid to the IRS each year.
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David Mulonas
Sep 6, 20216 min read
#75 - Blaming Yourself About Budgeting Choices
Money is a mental that carries a lot of emotion. The high percentage of choices that you make in your life are centered on personal finance
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David Mulonas
Aug 26, 20211 min read
PFT #37 - Employers Offering a Student Loan Reimbursement Benefit
Switching jobs? Tuition reimbursement a new benefit to attract employees.
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David Mulonas
Aug 11, 20211 min read
PFT #35 - Three Travel Savings Tips Before and During Stay
Travel tips that can save you money during a trip and before you leave for your destination
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David Mulonas
Aug 7, 20215 min read
#68 - The Midyear Financial Review
The midyear check up is to validate if goals are being met or there is a need to adjust them
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David Mulonas
Jul 27, 20211 min read
PFT #32 - Don't Refinance Your Mortgage Just to Refinance
There is an allure to lower your mortgage payment; however, you don’t want to refinance just to refinance.
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David Mulonas
Jul 26, 20212 min read
#69A - 2021 Early Child Tax Credit Update
Children 17 or younger are generally eligible for the child tax credit payments, but there are conditions and the payments are coming early
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David Mulonas
Jul 26, 20214 min read
#69 - Couples Unified Budget Review
Should couples have their own bank accounts? Should they have one budget or two?
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David Mulonas
Jul 13, 20215 min read
#66 – Peter Thiel’s $5 Billion Dollar Roth IRA – How He Did It and Was It Legal?
The practice known as stuffing allowed Peter Thiel to build a behemoth tax-free nest egg.
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David Mulonas
Jul 6, 20217 min read
#65 - The Meme Stock Buyers are Back Trying to Screw the Short Sellers
What is short selling? When an investor borrows a security and sells it on the open market, planning to buy it back later for less money.
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David Mulonas
Jul 1, 20212 min read
PFT #28 - How to Save on Ticket Prices for Sports, Concerts and Entertainment
With the right approach you can save money on tickets to your favorite events.
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David Mulonas
Jun 15, 20212 min read
PFT#26 - Listener Question: How Do We Trade Options and What Should Beginning Investors Know?
Options come with high risk and reward. It is important to understand how they work before entering into this type of stock trading
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David Mulonas
Jun 7, 20219 min read
#62 - Is it Better to Buy or Rent a Home? It Depends on Budgetary Discipline
Whether you choose to rent or buy your home, it is a major life decision that affects not only your lifestyle but also your financial health
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David Mulonas
Jun 3, 20212 min read
PFT #25 - Rolling In Closing Costs into a Home Purchase or Refinance
Rolling in closing costs into a mortgage avoids paying money upfront, but it is costly and signals a need to save more before buying a home
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David Mulonas
May 26, 20216 min read
#60A- What is Inflation and How Does it Effect the Economy and the Stock Market?
Inflation is on the rise in many financial sectors of the economy. What causes it and what is the best way to invest when prices increase?
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David Mulonas
May 10, 20215 min read
#59 - Why the FIRE Movement Should Be Called FISH: Financial Independence Side Hustle
Change Financial Independence Retire Early to Financial Independence Side Hustle (FISH). Most people cannot retire without having a job.
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David Mulonas
Apr 29, 20212 min read
PFT #20 - Personal Finance Tip: When is the Right Time to Buy a House?
Low interest rates, lack of labor and supply are the right ingredients for an unprecedented housing market; perhaps a housing bubble.
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David Mulonas
Apr 26, 20215 min read
#56 - The Financial Crimes of Bernie Madoff and the Rise of Ponzi Schemes
Bernie Madoff was an American financial businessman who was responsible for the largest Ponzi scheme in history of $17.5 billion dollars.
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David Mulonas
Apr 5, 20219 min read
#53 - Millennials and Their Money - We Debunk the Stereotypes and the Myths
We are going to talk about millennials, stereotypes and money. There are many myths and we'll discuss what the truth really is.
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David Mulonas
Mar 29, 20213 min read
What Is a Nest Egg?
A nest egg is a sum of money and other assets that are saved or invested for the future that is typiclly tied to retirement planning.
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