Should we pay off the mortgage early or invest extra? That is a question that many homeowners find themselves asking. There are certainly benefits to investing more, and there are also benefits to being mortgage-free….

As our parents get older, their money problems can sometimes become our problems if we don’t plan ahead. And if we’re raising our children at the same time, there’s a reason they’re calling us the…

As a parent, I’ve always heard that it’s important to have your estate in order. You know … your trust and your will. But since I’ve never felt like I own an “estate”, I haven’t…

Compound interest is amazing. When our money starts making money over and over again, that’s when our retirement portfolios can grow rapidly. A funded Roth IRA will have a 6-figure sum in what seems like…

Meg from Missouri wrote in about 529 plans and her generous in-laws: I recently discovered your podcast and am really enjoying it.  I have a 529 question that I am having trouble finding the answer…

Our first question of the month comes in from Nick from Tampa who responded to a blog post I wrote about paying off our mortgage (here’s the article): Andy, I love this blog post. As a…