Jill On Money With Jill Schlesinger

When trying to set your financial foundation in place, there are a series of initial steps that should be taken before doing anything else. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you have a large chunk of money that you need to invest, should you move the money all at once, or do a little at a time? Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So you've finally realized that you need to start mixing some bonds into your portfolio, now the question is how to do it? Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Should you add a fixed annuity as part of your overall retirement portfolio? If you're considering it, you better take a look at the low interest rate environment we're living in. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The coronavirus is leaving its mark on colleges and universities, perhaps permanently. With schools working hard to keep COVID-19 off-campus, 13% percent of colleges will offer online-only classes, while 35% will offer a mix of virtual and socially-distanced in-person classes. Here's my piece for CBS Sunday Morning on how educators and students are adjusting to an on-campus experience that will be, as one university professor describes it, “some combination of a monastery and a minimum security prison.” Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Small businesses have been decimated by the pandemic, and perhaps no industry has been impacted more than the hospitality industry, especially in cities like New York. According to a recent survey, more than 80% of restaurants and bars in the Big Apple couldn’t pay their rent in July. One of those restaurants fighting to survive is Rezdora, an Italian restaurant in New York City's Flatiron neighborhood that was put on the map after a three-star review in the New York Times. Chef and co-owner Stefano Secchi joins us on the podcast this weekend to discuss what he's doing to try and survive the pandemic, as well as his thoughts on the future of the hospitality industry once the pandemic passes. Apologies in advance if this interview leaves you hungry and looking for reservations the next time you visit the NYC! Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

Small businesses have been decimated by the pandemic, and perhaps no industry has been impacted more than the hospitality industry, especially in cities like New York. According to a recent survey, more than 80% of restaurants and bars in the Big Apple couldn’t pay their rent in July. One of those restaurants fighting to survive is Rezdora, an Italian restaurant in New York City's Flatiron neighborhood that was put on the map after a three-star review in the New York Times. Chef and co-owner Stefano Secchi joins us on the podcast this weekend to discuss what he's doing to try and survive the pandemic, as well as his thoughts on the future of the hospitality industry once the pandemic passes. Apologies in advance if this interview leaves you hungry and looking for reservations the next time you visit the NYC! Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. V

More than 50 million people have applied for unemployment since the pandemic began, and nearly half of U.S. workers get their health insurance through work. One study found that an estimated 5.4 million American workers lost their health insurance in just three months. I joined CBS This Morning to discuss coverage alternatives and what Americans who lost their coverage can do. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nothing like a turbulent period on Wall Street to make you wonder how much cash you should be keeping on hand. Is it 6 months or 12? Or more? Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 2020 being an absolutely crazy year on Wall Street, and with the government pumping an insane amount of money into the system, a lot of people have been wondering about the safety of their pensions and Social Security. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot of grandparents often want to put some money aside for the grandkids, but what's the best way to do it? A college savings account? A regular brokerage account? Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You're retired, and you have all your eggs in one basket, meaning 100% in stocks. Given the tumultuous year on Wall Street, you decided to move half of it into cash. What should the next move be? Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the pandemic has acted as an accelerant to business trends, it has also become an accelerant to inequality. Last year, before the onset of coronavirus, the Census Bureau found income inequality was at its highest level in 50 years, with two-thirds of the total wealth in the country owned by the richest 5-percent. Meanwhile, 4 out of 10 American adults said they would have difficulty covering a $400 unexpected expense, more than 38 million Americans are living in poverty, and more than 14 million children went hungry last month. When discussing these facts and figures, it is important to remember that there are people behind the numbers. To do a deeper dive with us on this topic, we're joined by Dane Holmes, co-founder and CEO at Eskalera, a diversely founded company, committed to providing employees and managers with the knowledge and skills to build a more inclusive culture and helping organizations drive systemic and sustainable change. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating

If the pandemic has acted as an accelerant to business trends, it has also become an accelerant to inequality. Last year, before the onset of coronavirus, the Census Bureau found income inequality was at its highest level in 50 years, with two-thirds of the total wealth in the country owned by the richest 5-percent. Meanwhile, 4 out of 10 American adults said they would have difficulty covering a $400 unexpected expense, more than 38 million Americans are living in poverty, and more than 14 million children went hungry last month. When discussing these facts and figures, it is important to remember that there are people behind the numbers. To do a deeper dive with us on this topic, we're joined by Dane Holmes, co-founder and CEO at Eskalera, a diversely founded company, committed to providing employees and managers with the knowledge and skills to build a more inclusive culture and helping organizations drive systemic and sustainable change. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rat

Is high turnover in a mutual fund a bad thing? You'd think the answer is an automatic yes, but it really depends on where that mutual fund is located. Is it in a a tax-deferred account or a taxable account? Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The pandemic is putting estate planning into focus. I joined CBS This Morning to explain why having a will, health care proxy and power of attorney documents are so important right now. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you're like countless others who decided to ditch the stocks and wait it out on the sidelines, how and when is the right time to get back in on the action? That, my friends, is the million dollar question. Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When it comes to taking your required minimum distribution for 2020, you have some options that you normally wouldn't have, which also means you have some decisions to make. Namely, should you take the RMD or skip it? Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You want to invest, yet you don't want to worry about your investments. Is a target date fund the right approach? Easily one of the most common questions we get! Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s a portfolio without a bond position? It’s incomplete and potentially riskier than necessary. We field so many questions about your portfolios and asset allocation and while stocks may seem sexier because of their upside potential, you always hear me stress that everyone needs exposure to bonds as well. We rarely dive into bonds in great detail, what they are, how they work, and why you absolutely need them, which is why I thought it would be time for a little Bond Boot Camp. Joining us on the podcast this weekend is Kathy Jones, Senior VP and Chief Fixed Income Strategist at Schwab.  Have a money question? Email me here. Please leave us a rating or review in Apple Podcasts. "Jill on Money" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices