Bob Brooks Prudent Money Podcast

Bob talks about preparing for severe winter weather, when to stay off the roads, and practical safety tips.

Bob interviews Kyle Austin Young, author of Success Is a Numbers Game: Achieve Bigger Goals by Changing the Odds, about the probability of success and failure and what it really takes to improve your odds of success.

Bob talks about the keys to making sure that retirement will happen like you want it to.

The student loan business is changing. John Hupalo is here with me today to discuss what that future looks like. 

Although a good idea on paper, I would hope that the politicians are careful about this idea.

Bob continues his discussion on the top threats to your retirement accounts.

Bob talks to personal finance writer Scott Burns about the state of social security.  Fortunately, there is some light at the end of the tunnel. 

Bob talks to Wayne Sanford about the steps to take if you land in debt collections.

Bob interviews Dr. Patrick Leddin about how to harness change into a force for success.

Dr. John Yoegel talks about what you need to know to be a real estate investor.

Mark Pfeiffer comes by the studio to discuss what you need to know about qualifying for a mortgage.

Bob talks to Jennifer White, Senior Director of Banking and Payments Intelligence with J.D. Power about Christmas spending and banking trends.

Bob interviews New York Times Best Selling Author Andrew Ross Sorkin about his book 1929. Every investor should read this book.  

 

Interest rates were announced by the Fed today. What was the effect on the markets today? Unfortunately, the answer is very mixed. Bob explains. 

 

Bob talks about the Stock Market Crash of 1929, the similarities of today, and this is a stewardship message.