The Money and Meaning Show

How and when to claim Social Security—with special guest Alicia Lipscomb

One of the biggest financial decisions in your 60s is when and how to claim Social Security. Postponing your claim until age 70 can significantly increase your benefit amount, and yet more than half of eligible recipients file at age 62—decreasing their potential monthly income by as much as 57%. On today’s episode of Money & Meaning, Alicia Lipscomb (aka “The Social Security Lady”) sheds light on strategies to increase your lifetime benefits, as well as how to claim spousal benefits (even if you’re no longer married) and benefits for widows and dependents.

End-of-Year Planning: What’s on your checklist?

By its nature, holistic wealth management encompasses a lengthy list of components. As year-end approaches, working through a carefully constructed checklist is one of the best ways to ensure every piece of your own financial puzzle is fully optimized. On today’s episode of Money & Meaning, Mike and Jeff walk through the most critical items on the list, what has to be tackled when, and how to manage time-sensitive tasks that must be completed by December 31.

Minds, Markets & Money—with special guest Dr. Daniel Crosby

Does it surprise you to know that how an investor behaves can have a much greater impact on the success or failure of an investment strategy than an investment strategy itself? On today’s episode of Money & Meaning, psychologist, behavioral finance expert, and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Daniel Crosby discusses the psychological and biological factors that can thwart wise investment decisions, and why doing less is often better then doing more in the world of investing.

The Path to Purpose—with special guest Rick Thompson

Often, the path to building a meaningful second half of life is rooted in challenges from the past. On today’s episode of Money & Meaning, Rick Thompson, co-founder of Atlanta-based Champions Community Foundation, shares his own story of how parenting a child with mitochondrial disease inspired a public charity that empowers young adults with conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and physical injury to live independent, productive, and physically active lives.

The Power of Decisions: Moulaye Niang’s path from star athlete to valued portfolio advisor

Every decision in our lives plays a role in dictating our future. In this special episode of Money & Meaning, Dimensional Fund Advisors’ Moulaya Niang shares how his own decisions and long-term outlook took him from his boyhood dreams of becoming a pro soccer player in Senegal, to becoming a star athlete at the University of Kansas, to helping investors and advisors build efficient portfolios.

The Experience Transformer: Turning every experience into a learning experience

Things don’t always go as planned—in our lives or in our finances. The challenge is to take every experience, good or bad, to learn and move forward with greater confidence. In this episode of Money & Meaning, Jeff and Mike discuss what to do when things go awry and how to answer the question, “Where do I go from here?”

Getting rational: Lessons from Hans Rosling on how real data about the real world can drive better investment decisions

In his book Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, Hans Rosling provides powerful insights into how knowing the facts (which are often far different from the headlines) can help us perceive the world more accurately. In this episode of Money & Meaning, Jeff and Mike discuss how this new perspective can make us all better investors.

Millennials and Money: Special guest Cam Marston shares how to talk money with your next generation

Every generation views money differently. As a result, how we communicate with our kids and grandkids about our financial values can have a huge impact on the future--both theirs and our own. In this episode of Money & Meaning, Jeff and Mike welcome Cam Marston, President of Generational Insights, who shares his thoughts on helping the next generation achieve 'money & meaning' in the decades to come.