Today on Mastering Money…It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today’s breaking financial news stories, we’ll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show to help you INVEST SMARTER–plus money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve you won’t want to miss! –it all starts NEXT… MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!   

Joe Biden, the official presidential nominee of the Democrat party,  has presented a $7 trillion dollar spending proposal: He says it will UNIFY America.  So… what’s in it?   Well, if the man from Delaware were to be elected president, he wants the federal government to spend close to $7 trillion dollars more than currently projected over the next decade on issues like health care, housing for the poor, free college, prison reform, and climate change to name only a few — as part of a sweeping presidential platform that he says will build on President Barack Obama’s legacy and unite a fractured nation. The former vice president has said he will pay for these “uniting” measures with about $4 trillion dollars in tax increases on corporations, investments, and wealthy Americans. Steve and I will examine and report on the details of the plan. Then, health insurance and Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us. A very timely show you DON’T  want to miss….MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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Today on MASTERING MONEY, we have a special treat for you…Steve sits down with one of the legends of American journalism and broadcasting, Bill O’REILLY!  Steve and Bill will talk about his new best seller, KILLING CRAZY HORSE, the election, and much more.  But first, when you stop and think about it, your money and investments should be giving you a warm sense of comfort and satisfaction. If you’re invested properly, you might never spend a day worrying about the markets or where the economy will be in a year.  …Not because you’re naïve or a positive thinker, but because you have a PLAN…built on solid, income-producing assets and growth strategies built for the challenging times ahead. We’ll get into those challenges, and how better investments and smart money placement can change your life.  Then, it’s Bill O’Reilly time!  You don’t want to miss it….MASTERING MONEY is on the air!! 

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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden finally unveiled his new “Made in America” economic plan recently. His goal was to sound very specific and clear about what a Biden presidency would focus on. But after deep analysis, a well known New York professor of economics points out that it amounts to a laundry list of vague promises to create jobs, increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars annually, and  raise taxes on U.S. companies with overseas operations, which would kill jobs.   As the Professor says, Biden’s “Made in America” goals are doomed from the start by his own economic strategy—which he of course did not develop.   As the analyst points out, if Joe Biden and his cohorts were really serious about strengthening businesses and workers here at home, his first step would be to make America the best place on earth to BUILD businesses, not a way to penalize them. But there is a whole lot more to the plan and we’ll cover it today. Then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for a timely  Q & A…you don’t want to miss TODAY’S show….MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!!

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Many experts are telling us that the possibility of a contested election is growing due to the big push by progressively run states to send out millions of unsolicited and unverified ballots to whomever happens to be living at the address when the mail arrives.   The attorney general of Michigan for example has guaranteed us that we can forget about the outcome of the presidential election being determined on November 3rd, election night. Can one state hold up the entire election?  Unfortunately, the answer appears to be yes. Can Nancy Pelosi become acting president of the United States? Yes again. On today’s show we will explain exactly how it could happen, according to a constitutional attorney. You don’t want to miss it…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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Today on Mastering Money…It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today’s breaking financial news stories, we’ll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show to help you INVEST SMARTER–plus money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve you won’t want to miss! –it all starts NEXT… MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!      

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One of the simplest ways for companies to communicate financial well-being and shareholder value is to say “the dividend check is in the mail.” Dividends, those cash distributions that many companies pay out regularly from their earnings to their stockholders, send a clear, powerful message about future prospects and performance.  A company’s willingness and ability to pay steady dividends over time – and better yet–its power to INCREASE them each year–goes a long way towards communicating its fundamental strength and sustainability to shareholders. Today, we’ll reveal key methods of selecting winning dividend stocks to help you invest better. Then, insurance and Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. A power-packed show today that you don’t want to miss….MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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The shakiness of markets due to the Covid 19 virus have demonstrated to alert retirees that doing things they’ve always done with their money and investing the same way they always have, may not deliver the goods on a deep down sense of security.   Therefore, and not surprisingly, conservative investors in or near retirement often worry about WHEN the next recession will occur and HOW it will affect their portfolios. Retiring investors become keenly aware that if they aren’t careful, they could lose large sums of money that could be difficult to get back. Meanwhile , bonds are of no help in delivering meaningful income. Today we’ll discuss what so many retirees are doing to solve the income dilemma without risking or tying up their money. You don’t want to miss it…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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The Wall Street Journal puts it this way: “The new coronavirus is a killer with a crowbar, breaking and entering human cells with impunity. It hitchhikes across continents carried on coughs and careless hands, driven by its own urgent necessity to survive. It has a gregarious side that makes it hard to resist. It loves a party. The persistent social climber claims its victims around the world by riding on moments of the most innocent of human interactions—a shared laugh, a conversation, an embrace. And it can kill you if you are older and have diabetes, heart issues, or lung problems. Worse yet, it can tear a nation apart politically, which it has. Today Steve and I review the Journal report with some facts that may shock you. Then Medicare and Health Insurance expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A.  A really interesting show you don’t want to miss…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!  

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…What the HECK happened to the stock market on the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day weekend?  Was it a normal selloff after a big run up? Or, did one big trader– and perhaps a group of traders–purposely collaborate to send the NASDAQ, S & P, and DOW down a few notches?  The answer–surprisingly– may be found in SINGAPORE! The rapid pace of growth in August , especially for the NASDAQ, had many of us wondering when we might see a pull-back. Well, we got it!  And the world did not end. But with this little episode out of the way, what’s ahead for the market and how do you play it for profit, while protecting yourself? Today, Steve and I will review the details of the Labor Day plunge– and how you should be allocating your money for the election and thereafter. This is a show you don’t want to miss.  …MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!  

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Today on Mastering Money…It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today’s breaking financial news stories, we’ll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show to help you INVEST SMARTER–plus money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve you won’t want to miss! –it all starts NEXT… MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!   

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Historically, we’ve always referred to the traditional sources of retirement income as a three-legged stool, composed of:
1. Government entitlement programs (Social Security and Medicare)…2. Personal savings and investments …and  3. ..Employer-sponsored defined benefit plans like pensions.  In the past, retirees could typically count on ALL three sources for retirement income roughly divided into thirds. With this traditional scenario, both the government and employer-sponsored plans were considered predictable, reliable income sources that may also be adjusted for inflation. So two thirds of your plan for retirement was set. Only one-third was the responsibility of the individual. Today, TWO thirds of the responsibility is yours, and the other leg–Social Security–is getting a little loose in the screws. Today we’ll examine how COVID 19 may affect your Social Security, and then Medicare specialist SHELLEY GRANDIDGE joins us for a show you don’t want to miss!  MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!  

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Any way you slice it, the Covid 19 stock market crash of 2020, has fully recovered. It would surprise no one to see the Dow break 30,000 soon, on its way higher. Today a person age fifty five or older has experienced three nasty bear markets and may fear another big crash, keeping them on the sidelines. Even though EVERY crash has recovered, many still fear another crash. Are we on the verge of a crash, or more market increases ahead?  Financial historians point out that market crashes, which are defined as sudden downturns of at least ten percent in one day, are fairly frequent. The good news is that financial recoveries are just as frequent! Today, we’ll examine this market and compare it to 2008 and other markets that crashed, and subsequently recovered.  Get ready for an interesting show…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

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In a stock market rally like this, it easy to make the mistake that the only way to build wealth in the stock market is on the basis of the stock price alone. But many stock market fortunes have been built with stock splits and dividends over time. When you own shares of  a company whose stock splits, and then splits again and the share price continues to retrace its price pattern- the value of your holdings grows exponentially, even through down markets. Today, we’ll use Amazon as an example, following it from its birth as an IPO in 1997, through its multiple stock splits, and magnificent growth. Ten thousand dollars held since inception in Amazon would be worth more than 12 MILLION DOLLARS today. We’ll examine how staying with money-making companies over time, rather than frantically buying and selling,  could be your BEST path to success. Don’t miss it…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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This election year is shaping up to be the craziest ever!  There is even talk of a contested election if Joe Biden doesn’t win,  and millions of late ballots coming in the mail. No one knows who will win and it is quite natural to feel like your investments for retirement are being played like a fiddle. Being frozen with fear about what-to-do with your 401k or rollover IRA is completely justified. But you can’t remain frozen in fear. You didn’t get this far in life by not having a plan and taking action. If you are stressed right now about the long term SAFETY of your money and where you will get enough income with bond rates so low, the cart somehow got in front of the horse. Your strategy has a hole in in it.  And if you don’t fix it, you may never feel at ease about where you are going with your money. Well today, we’re here to fix it with common sense solutions that you can take to the bank. It’s all about YOU and YOUR retirement…MASTERING MONEY  is on the air!!

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Today on Mastering Money…It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today’s breaking financial news stories, we’ll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show to help you INVEST SMARTER–plus money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve you won’t want to miss! –it all starts NEXT… MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!  

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If you can live on your Social Security and pensions alone, and have no need for any income from your investments—ever—then you are fortunate. Most people in retirement today, however,  DO need to derive income from their investments at some point.  But even if you don’t actually WANT any income from your 401k money, the IRS has other ideas. Once you reach age 72, you are required to begin taking distributions from your investments, like it or not. With bonds paying so little and many people retiring without pensions anymore, what if Social Security goes bust? Now you know why so many smart retiring professionals are choosing NEXT GENERATION annuities to retire on!  Steve will review the fundamentals and the finer points for you on today’s show. Don’t miss it-

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If all you had on which to judge the state of the economy was the stock market, it would seem like everything is just fine. After falling 37% in about a month from late February to late March, the broad market came back far enough to crawl out of the hole for the year by Monday June 8th.  The breathtaking speed of recovery has many investors convinced that another market crash is inevitable. But is it really? Today on Mastering Money, Steve will be revealing the three keys you need to look for which would determine whether or not we’ll see another crash and how to know if you are properly prepared.  If not, don’t worry–we’ll have some important steps for you to take right now. You don’t want to miss today’s show, MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

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Joe Biden likes to brag about his record of handling pandemics, and likes to criticize Donald Trump for over five million COVID infections. But did you know that SIXTY million Americans got infected by the H1N1 Swine Flu– that Biden was in charge of in 2009?   A White House staffer now admits that they just got lucky it wasn’t as lethal as Covid 19, stating that basically they did (quote) “everything wrong”  and could have been the worst pandemic in history. In the name of political unity, we will review the facts and compare the responses to H1N1 versus Covid 19. The results might shock you! Then, medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A with Medicare enrollment right around the corner. Don’t miss it…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

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The Wall Street Journal, often a critic of President Trump,  stated the facts clearly in their August 24th front page report: (quote) “In response to the novel and deadly coronavirus, many governments deployed draconian tactics never before used in modern times….severe and broad restrictions on daily activity that helped send the world into its deepest peacetime slump since the Great Depression.” “The equivalent of 400 million jobs have been lost world-wide,   Yet Joe Biden said on ABC TV that he would not hesitate to shut down the economy… AGAIN!! . The journal points out the economic loss and stupidity of another shutdown. Even economists from Harvard–no fans of Donald Trump–believe that shutting down the economy is not the way forward, with empirical data to prove it. Today, we’ll unpack that Wall Street Journal report and Steve will show us how to invest in the CRAZIEST YEAR IN U.S. HISTORY!   Don’t miss it…MASTERING MONEY  is on the air!!!

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Today on Mastering Money…It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! After an update of the markets and today’s breaking financial news stories, we’ll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show… chock full of ideas to help you become a more informed investor, followed by money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve you won’t want to miss! — A jam-packed show for you today,  and it all starts NOW… MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!!       

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Many investors think that the only way to build wealth is to see the price of your stocks go up, however,  many stock more fortunes have been built with stock splits and dividends reinvested over time. Warren Buffett refers to it as the SNOWBALL effect, where down markets can actually become your friend. Today, we’ll use Amazon as an example, following it from its IPO in 1997, through its multiple stock splits, and magnificent growth. Ten thousand dollars invested  in Amazon back then would be worth more than 12 MILLION DOLLARS today! We’ll examine Amazon’s fascinating history, with some deep insights on how to build your own fortune. Then Medicare specialist Shelley Grandidge joins us.  Don’t miss today’s  GREAT show…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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With the Federal Reserve signaling low interest rates for the foreseeable future, as in YEARS FORWARD,  the Wall Street Journal reports that many pension funds are weighing bigger bets on stocks of late. Since the 2008 crash, many pension funds have steered clear of the equities market, but the lowest interest rates on bonds in the nation’s 200 year history are increasingly forcing them to look more to Wall Street.  This rotation to stocks could provide serious demand pressure to the upside for stocks, with a potential focus on dividend and technology stocks. There are also other new groups of investors interested in stock market ownership–known as Robin Hood investors– driving another wave of demand.  Investors are realizing that a Trump win means a higher market and a Blue Wave could bring a huge selloff. So how do you invest? We’ll share the recipe with you to win either way. Plus we’ll hear from billionaire Dana White…  you don’t want to miss it…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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Like him or hate him, Donald Trump has spent his career trying to increase revenues and lower taxes. For those that vote for him, those are two very key issues. Others want a more socialistic setup—where there is not just equality of opportunity, but guaranteed equality of OUTCOME. Much is being made of Donald Trump’s tax returns in the campaign, however, is it fair?  Thousands, if not millions, of Democrats, Republicans, pastors, teachers, and rabbi’s own rental real estate, and being able to deduct a healthy amount on the depreciation of the building is one big reason for owning it. And, property taxes are deductible.  It’s not a loop-hole, it’s the LAW! Today, we’ll do a fact check on Donald Trump and his real estate, and then Medicare expert SHELLEY GRANDIDGE joins us.  A truly interesting show you DON’T want to miss….MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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Well, it is DEBATE NIGHT in America, and a crowd the size of the Super Bowl is expecting to be watching on TV and online. So, by popular demand, we’re going to air Steve’s lively interview with broadcasting legend, Bill O’REILLY!  You won’t want to miss that!   We’ll also do a deep dive into the right financial strategy that will work in retirement, no matter who gets elected.  Your money and investments should be giving you a deep sense of comfort right now, not a sense of impending doom. If you are uncertain about how and where to invest your money, Steve and I will show you how better investments and smarter money placement can have you back in the saddle.  Then, it’s Bill O’Reilly time!  You don’t want to miss today’s show….MASTERING MONEY is on the air!! 

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Today on Mastering Money…It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today’s breaking financial news stories, we’ll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show to help you INVEST SMARTER–plus money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve you won’t want to miss! –it all starts NEXT… MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR! 

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Joe Biden likes to brag about his record of handling pandemics, and likes to criticize Donald Trump for over five million COVID infections. But did you know that SIXTY million Americans got infected by the H1N1 Swine Flu– that Biden was in charge of in 2009?   A White House staffer now admits that they just got lucky it wasn’t as lethal as Covid 19, stating that basically they did (quote) “everything wrong”  and could have been the worst pandemic in history. In the name of political unity, we will review the facts and compare the responses to H1N1 versus Covid 19. The results might shock you! Then, medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A with Medicare enrollment right around the corner. Don’t miss it…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

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Everyone has heard of Warren Buffett but not as many people are familiar with the man who taught him how to invest.   Benjamin Graham taught Buffett that the basic difference between investors and speculators lies in their attitudes towards stock pricing.  The speculator, noted Graham, tries to anticipate and profit from price changes—trying to time their buys, and time their sells.   On the contrary, the INVESTOR takes a longer view. His only goal is to acquire high quality companies at reasonable prices.  Today, we’ll review what Graham taught Buffett that Buffett admits he has never forgotten, and uses to this day. Then Steve will review the Black Diamond Dividend Growth and Blue Diamond Technology Leaders portfolios.  A great show you don’t want to miss….MASTERING MONEY  is on the air!!!

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Older adults manage an increasing share of national wealth in the United States and other graying nations. Risky decisions by aging investors may have effects on financial markets in general but certainly those decisions can seriously hurt couples and individuals in later life.  FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Association, performed an in-depth study recently to assess whether older Americans—those over 58 with far less time to recover from a market shock than younger investors– were taking on TOO MUCH risk. And if they are taking on too much risk, they wanted to know WHY. Well today, we’ll reveal the surprising outcome of the large study, and why you need to know about it. Then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for the Q & A. A fact filled show you don’t want to miss….MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

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Whether you are Republican, Democrat, Independent, or Libertarian, you listen to Mastering Money and Money Radio not for politics, but because you want to determine how to better invest and allocate your money.   Will it really matter to your investments if Biden or Trump are elected?  Which one would make you more money…Not from a political bias standpoint, but from a hard-numbers analytical standpoint?  If you’re a Democrat, you feel like it’s time for a change—just like Republicans did in 2012, and Democrats did in 2004. But who will be better for your 401k or IRA? If you have a nice six or seven figure portfolio, and you are in fifties, sixties, or seventies in terms of age– you may want to toss politics aside and become a student of the POLICIES, not the personalities.  Today, we compare and analyze hard DATA on the candidates…don’t miss it…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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Today on Mastering Money…It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of the most popular stock market TALK SHOWS in America, featuring timely insights from top market experts and heard by millions of listeners coast to coast—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio at 5pm! After an update of the markets and today’s breaking financial news stories, we’ll take you to an exclusive broadcast of the Motley Fool Money Show… chock full of ideas to help you become a more informed investor, followed by proven money-making and money-SAVING ideas from Steve that you DON’T want to miss! — A jam-packed show for you today,  and it all starts RIGHT NOW… MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!!

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The Wall Street Journal puts it this way: “The coronavirus is a killer with a crowbar, breaking and entering human cells with impunity. It hitchhikes across continents carried on coughs and careless hands, driven by its own urgent necessity to survive. It has a gregarious side that makes it hard to resist. It loves a party. This social climber claims its victims around the world by riding on moments of the most innocent of human interactions—a shared laugh, a conversation, an embrace. ………..And…. it can kill you”.. So much has been learned about the virus and how to treat it, but we are now finding out even more about its ORIGINS. Today Steve and I review the Wall Street Journal report revealing  facts that may shock you! Then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us for a timely Q & A.  You don’t want to miss TODAY’S show…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!  

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One thing that all these debates sorely lack is FACT-CHECKING. For example, the USA Today moderator during the Harris-Pence debate actually got something CORRECT that CNN and MSNBC constantly get wrong!  It has to do with the ages of the candidates. Democrats don’t like talking about the age factor for some odd reason. Their pitch is that the candidates are (quote) “BOTH old”, and always state that Mr. Trump is 75,  Biden 77. Quite wrong. Donald Trump is seventy-FOUR, having been born June 14, 1946.  Joe Biden was born  in November of 1942.  He will be 78 in November and on inauguration day if he wins. Also, Democrats love to say that Mr. Trump has never denounced white supremacists, and Mr. Biden has said that he was the VP during the Parkland shooting in Florida. We have the factual sound bytes on all of this and much more today, in a show you definitely don’t want to miss…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!

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Well, it’s Debate Night in America again, and believe it or not, most  polls indicate that two out of three Americans favor Medicare for All. Of course, it would Medicare For All, which would be a fully government-run, single-payer health insurance plan,  was supported by many Democratic presidential candidates, including the one who is now Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris.  Public support is as high as three to one. Biden’s spending plans which include free college and massive climate change spending and an overhaul of the health care system will add not less than six trillion dollars to our deficits while taxing job creators at higher levels. Today, we’ll examine his “Medicare-at-60” plan, designed to attract voters in their late fifties and early sixties. Then Medicare expert Shelley Grandidge joins us.  A very timely show in front of tonight’s debate…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!!!

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If it feels like the price of everything you buy has been soaring, that’s because it HAS—even as central bankers everywhere worry about the danger of DEE-flation.   That said, the prices of many things like clothing, airline tickets and ladies’ make up are way DOWN. According to  James MacIntosh, writing for the Wall Street Journal, the price of the stuff we’re BUYING is rising much faster, while the stuff we’re no longer buying has been falling. And then there is government spending.   Both republicans and democrats have used COVID 19 to punch their ticket to unabated borrowing and spending. So, that means inflation right? …Well, not so fast, and today we’ll explain the important, hidden economic indicator that could pop the bubble for those thinking gold and silver are going up.  A very interesting Wall Street Journal report you don’t want to miss…MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

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