Just when you thought trade war headlines couldn’t get any more interesting, we now have formal impeachment inquiry proceedings against Trump. What media has glossed over, however, is the repurchase market where banks and investors seek more than 1trillion in cash loans every day. Other topic:

• Fixing Craig’s backdoor Roth IRA conversion
• 401k, Roth IRA, Megaroth 401k, Backdoor Roth, SEP-IRA–Which one do you fund?
• Is velocity banking worth the effort
• What to do when you’re struggling to pay down debt
• Funding retirement when your employer doesn’t match your 401k
• Factoring pensions into your retirement plan
• Reassessing your rental property

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

Managing your taxes is extremely important once you go beyond your 401k. Every year you need to be in the habit of actively harvesting losses if you have them. As long as you don’t buy back what you sold within 30 days, you can take that loss on your tax return. You also need to be aware of issues of inherited gains in mutual funds and ETF’s in your taxable account. Other topics include:

• Issues around irrevocable trusts and real estate
• Advanced healthcare directives & POLST forms
• Protecting family money in community property assets

Managing your money can be complicated. Join Rob and I for one of our two Wealth Building & Retirement Planning Seminars, this Saturday, September 21st. Click HERE to sign up!

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

Twice in month of August, the yield curve inverted and two year bonds were paying more than 10 year government bonds. Many people panicked believing a recession was imminent. Is it still a predictor of an impending recession or just an unfortunate coincidence that raised alarm? Other topics include:

• How to contribute to a Mega Roth IRA online
• Can you contribute to a Mega Roth if you already have a SEP IRA?
• Self-employed retirement saving issues
• Momentum vs. value investing
• Financial regrets

Managing your money can be complicated. Join Rob and I for one of our two Wealth Building & Retirement Planning Seminars, this Saturday, September 21st. Click HERE to sign up!

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

Not enough people financially plan for prolonged nursing home stays. Medicare helps with these costs if you meet a certain criteria that only few actually meet. After that, expenses are all out of your own pocket. Other topics include

• Combining traditional and Roth 401k’s contributions -What is the right mix?
• Mega Roth 401k and creating huge amounts of tax free money
• Funding your child’s college education without a 529 plan
• Pros and cons of carrying a mortgage
• What should Mohammed be doing with his multiple retirement accounts?
• Should Robert rollover his IRA?

Managing your money can be complicated. Join Rob and I for one of our two Wealth Building & Retirement Planning Seminars on September 21st. Click HERE to sign up!

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

Over the last few weeks you have heard me say that growth investing has had a historical run since the bottom of the market in 2009; handily outperforming value investing. This is your cue to do a portfolio review to try and figure out if you are investing areas that have run too far. Good value investors are very patient and realize that long term pay offs matter more than short term market movements. Other topics include:

• Momentum’s worst daily performance relative to value since early 2013
• Getting your portfolio to last longer in retirement
• How to save Social Security

Managing your money can be complicated. Join Rob and I for one of our two Wealth Building & Retirement Planning Seminars on September 21st. Click HERE to sign up!

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

Max out your 401k, get the employer match and save on taxes – this is 100% the most basic retirement planning advice everyone should follow unless it is keeping food off the table. Knowing what to do next with your excess cash flow can be quite perplexing to the point where you could make mistakes, like investing in life insurance. Today I discuss how to build your financial base once you’ve already maxed out your 401k.

Managing your money can be complicated. Join Rob and I for one of our two Wealth Building & Retirement Planning Seminars on September 21st. Click HERE to sign up!

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

It seems all the headlines want to tell you about are the trade wars with China, Brexit becoming more of a disaster, and what the inverted yield curve could possibly mean. Rough headlines and fears of recession are causing some people to panic and stop funding their 401k. This is a fool’s move where you lose out on free money and a tax break. Today it’s all about 401k issues and how to survive them.

Managing your money can be complicated. Join Rob and I for one of our two Wealth Building & Retirement Planning Seminars on September 21st. Click HERE to sign up!

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

Rob Black and Chad Burton Talk About Yield Curve Inversions and Recessions:

• Is an inverted yield curve a predictor of a recession or a coincidence?
• Is this yield curve inversion different than previous ?
• How do stocks perform after the yield curve converts?
• Value vs. Growth and Global Diversification

Email your money question to chad@newfocusfinancial.com , or call the show at 1-800-516-1220 on Tuesday's and Wednesday's from 6:00-7:00 a.m. (PDT)

Call 1-888-762-2423 for Wealth Management and Financial Planning services or visit www.NewFocusFinancial.com.

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