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Dollars & Sense

Freedman Financial

Financial Advice in a Language You Can Understand® from Marc Freedman and the Freedman Financial team in Peabody, MA.

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08-03-2023 Dollars & Sense, Strategies for...

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2023/08/03

It’s amazing how many times we run into people who say the old adage, “well this time it’s different.” Whether they’re talking about the markets, the weather, how people prepare food, and everything else in between. You know what? It’s never different. We go through these hills and valleys and everything always works itself out. Inflation is the perfect example. In June of 2022, inflation was at 9% and a year later it’s at 3%... People would love to have a guaranteed income stream in retirement. Now

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07-27-2023 Dollars & Sense, Igniting Impact: The...

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2023/07/27

Marc and Marion didn’t have a set agenda for this week’s podcast – until yesterday. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been sharing our thoughts and advice on air for over 12 years now. You always hope your message reaches the people who get the most value out of it. Our day was made yesterday when Marc met with a client who shared he spends a lot of time listening to this podcast. He’s also listened to past radio shows, he joins us on our quarterly webinar (contact us to get a future invite: Contact

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7-20-23 Dollars & Sense, Busting Myths About Taxes in...

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2023/07/20

It’s the middle of summer and we are feeling that heat and humidity! Here’s hoping the last half of summer is drier and more enjoyable. Even though we saw a lot of turbulence last year, 2023 is turning out to be a pretty good year for the stock market. What helped turn the market around? A few big factors were the FED realized they were raising interest rates too fast and eased off, the unemployment rate is very low, and we avoided a recession that many thought we’d be in by now. We can’t say we

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Dollars & Sense, Travel Tips for Retirees

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2023/07/13

One of the things that everyone likes to do, especially those who are approaching or in retirement, is to travel. The joy of having more flexibility, freedom, and the opportunity to embark on longer journeys is what retirees eagerly anticipate when planning their next adventure. After Covid derailed everyone's travel plans for a few years, people were anxious to see the world again. Some individuals even considered indulging in more luxurious trips as they had saved money by not traveling in 2020

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07-07-2023 Dollars & Sense, Planning for the Long-Term

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2023/07/06

We hope everyone had an enjoyable 4th of July... minus all the rain. On a brighter note (pun intended) we finished the first half of 2023 with the markets performing relatively well! But as we all know, anyone who invests needs to be ready for the ups AND downs of the markets. That is why planning for the long-term is so important. At Freedman Financial, we have noticed a shift in a lot of our client's mindsets. They are becoming more and more thoughtful about envisioning what a successful

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6-29-2023 Dollars & Sense, Interview Questions for a...

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2023/06/29

More and more people are ready to begin financial planning and have reached out to our team to see if we’re the right fit. We always enjoy a good interview session and thought it would be fun to share with you some of the questions that are being asked of us and then share how we answer them. By the end of this podcast, you might think Freedman Financial is the right firm for you – we sure hope you do! Tune in to this week’s episode of Dollars & Sense as Marc and Marion talk about important

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06-22-2023 Dollars & Sense, Are You Prepared for the...

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2023/06/22

Many of our listeners struggle with what they should do if something happens to them, their spouse, or their children. Death is inevitable yet it seems a lot of people are caught off-guard when asked to step in when somebody dies. Tune in to this week’s episode of Dollars & Sense as Marc and Marion talk about how they’ve become experts in helping families financially prepare for the death of a loved one in a language you can understand. A full complement of Dollars & Sense broadcasts

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16:06

Dollar & Sense, Beyond the Glitter: Decoding the...

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2023/06/15

We have clients coming into our office all the time for their review meetings and they’re always asking us for our advice and opinion because of a headline they’ve heard in the news. The latest headlines are prompting our clients to talk to us about the status of our economy, the probability of a recession, whether or not they should invest in the stock market, and if it’s a good time to buy gold. Why is there a sudden increase in the interest to purchase gold? Tune in to this week’s episode of

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06-08-2023 Dollars & Sense, Slay the Subscription...

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2023/06/08

We’re excited to have Marion back from France and on this week’s podcast. We always try to provide financial advice in a language you can understand and one thing we’ve noticed is people are looking for ways to save money and trying to find where they can cut back. We noticed a lot of our own clients don’t even realize how much money they unnecessarily spend on assorted fees. We get it, it’s a challenge to look at every statement and look at where your money is going – but it pays to do it. Fees

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06-01-2023 Dollars & Sense, Savings Rates in America...

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2023/06/01

The weather is warming up in Massachusetts, the Celtics are unfortunately out of the playoffs after Game 7, and die-hard Red Sox fans are rooting for some wins. We’re sure you’re just as happy as we are that the debt ceiling situation is no longer a concern. Not that we were concerned, but it seems that we’re coming closer to an agreement which means we can focus on what really matters – things that we can control in our own financial lives. More and more people are saving up cash in the bank –

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05-25-2023 Dollars & Sense, What Keeps You Up at Night?

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2023/05/25

Tick tock...the debt ceiling deadline (June 1st) is right around the corner. They like to keep us on pins and needles until the very last minute but analysts and those in the know feel they will resolve it. After all, Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy will want a positive outcome so they have an opportunity to be re-elected. We know the debt ceiling conversation keeps some people up at night. We don’t think it should, but we do understand that a lot of people worry about a lot of different things –

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5-18-2023 Dollars & Sense, Finding a Financial...

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2023/05/18

The debt ceiling conversation has been hot and heavy this week. The only thing different this time around is how close will we get to midnight the night of the deadline before they strike a deal. There's been an intensified use of sensationalism with the media. Folks, keep in mind that when you watch the news and scroll through your social media feeds that everybody now is in the entertainment business and not in the information and news business. In a book that I wrote, Retiring for the Genius, I

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5-11-2023 Dollars & Sense, Is It Worth Keeping Up...

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2023/05/11

People have been asking us lately what our outlook is on the future, what we think about the government, and a crowd favorite, inflation. It’s amazing how strong individual opinions are on these topics and how it influences their decisions. We also chat about the importance of taking control of your finances today and to avoid being influenced by the way others spend their money. Sounds easy, right? Tune in to this week’s episode of Dollars & Sense as Marc and Marion discuss how your opinions

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05-04-2023 Dollars & Sense, What’s Up with the Debt...

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2023/05/04

We’ve made it to May! The tulips are in bloom, pool covers are starting to come off, and we all have a beautiful New England summer to look forward to. The weather isn’t the only thing heating up. One of the hot topics this week is the way our government has been spending money. The U.S. could reach its debt ceiling by June 1st. The term “debt ceiling” is thrown around quite a bit, but what does it really mean and how does this affect you? Tune in to this week’s episode of Dollars & Sense as Marc

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04-27-2023 Dollars & Sense, When is the Right Time to...

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2023/04/27

Spring has finally arrived, the Celtics and the Bruins are doing great in the playoffs, and the curtains are about to open at North Shore Music Theatre! The stock market seems to have stabilized a little bit and isn’t quite as volatile as it was last year. One of the big questions that we keep getting asked all the time is when is the right time to invest? Is this the right time, was it last year, is 2026 the right time, did we miss the right time? One of the most interesting things is looking

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04-20-2023 Dollars & Sense, Why Parents are Still...

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2023/04/20

With tax season officially over (phew!), we wanted to shed some light on some of the most commonly asked tax questions we received this past week. We also dive into an uncomfortable topic that many families are faced with. A recent study by Bankrate.com came out this week that showed 68% of retirees have made a financial sacrifice to help their adult children with money. This is a reality for so many of our clients and listeners. Given the choice to cut back on your retirement lifestyle so that your

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04-13-2023 Dollars & Sense, Announcement on Inflation

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2023/04/13

This week we chat about the announcement on inflation. We’re seeing much better numbers coming in now. We’ve all seen inflation declining a little bit and we’ve also seen a lot of prices stabilize. Yes, a lot of the foods we buy cost more than last year, but they haven’t continued to go up. The good news is the cost of eggs are down 11% - finally! Tune in to this week’s episode of Dollars & Sense as Marc and Marion discuss inflation and where the numbers are today in a language you can

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4-6-2023 Dollars & Sense, U.S. Government Saves SVB...

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2023/04/06

All the activity around the bank crisis has very much calmed down. The Treasury stepped in pretty quickly to help the banks that were failing and it seems as if people aren’t as worried today. If you think back and ask how come Silicon Valley Bank failed, their problem is they bought Treasury Bonds, which are fully guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. We’re also just a week and a half away before Uncle Sam starts looking for your tax money. Tune in as we discuss

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03-30-2023 Dollars & Sense, Short-term Performance...

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2023/03/30

Today we’re going to talk about something that may be the most deceiving perspective that anyone could offer to you right now, especially when it relates to market performance. If you ask someone walking on the street these days how their investment portfolio is doing right now, chances are there’s not a giant Cheshire Cat smile going across their face. However, if I were to tell you that some of the best annualized performance is coming from your three-year statement right now, you may not believe

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03-23-2023 Dollars & Sense, What the SVB Failure...

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2023/03/23

It’s no surprise that the media had played a part in the mass hysteria surrounding banks “supposedly failing” over the past few weeks. After the initial shock wore off, we began to see this was far more of a media event than it was an impact to your pocketbook event. The media had a field day with this. Realistically, when you hear a bank fails, it doesn’t necessarily mean they ran out of money. It means that they don’t have the liquidity right now to hand you your cash. Listen to what Marc and

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