Bob Brooks Prudent Money Podcast

It seems that unauthorized accounts are showing up again at Wells Fargo. However, this is not all Wells Fargo's fault. It does speak to the culture of the bank. Bob explains.

Good news/bad news for social security recipients - since inflation has gone down, what will happen to the increase in social security benefits? One formula says recipients should be hopeful for a nice increase. Bob explains -

Tony Joe talks with Bob about what you need to know about hot summer days and the effect on your car.

 

Bob talks about your options with a 401K at a prior company. 

 

Bob talks to college admissions expert John Hupalo about President Biden's new student loan debt forgiveness strategy - with a stroke of a pen and 30,000,000 at a time.

Bob talks about the deception of the credit card industry and what you need to be careful about.  

 

Bob talks with John Hopkins professor Dr. Mia Russell about strategies to shift a workplace culture from burnout to enthusiasm and energy.

Tony Joe talks about the reality and the secrets of making a car last.

There are a lot of doom-sayers predicting the next crisis. Bob talks about why you should keep it all in perspective with the other side of the story.

Our mortgage expert Mark Pfeiffer comes on the program today to talk about real estate markets and mortgage rates. If you are in the market for a new home or selling one, you need to hear this.

Inflation at 3%? The leading economic index is at 15 down months in a row, yet the economy is still growing. Bob tries to make sense of it all.

Tony Joe talks about what to do if your car overheats. Most importantly, he talks about how to tell if you should turn the car off or if you have more time.

Bob interviews IRS expert Dan Pilla about the IRS and their latest target. What you need to know about the IRS and cryptocurrency.   

 

Prudent Money Contributor and Crown CEO Chuck Bentley is on the show today to talk about what the Bible says about debt and loaning money.

With average interest rates between 20% and 24%, it is time to rethink how we use credit cards. Bob uses the new Apple card as a good example.