Money Talks

Do you have a “My Social Security Account”? After listening to this show, you’ll learn why you need one. Our guest is District Manager for Social Security, Shawn Mercer who is a fantastic resource Money Talks has from time to time to answer your questions personally. Ryder is in the studio taking your personal finance questions.https://www.ssa.gov/https://www.medicaid.gov/National Social Security Phone Number: 1-800-772-1213Questions:International accessDeceased spouseTurning 65“State Buy In” https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0600815042Universal life insurance Reported income

If you aren’t married to the other adult in your home, how do you handle your household finances? The relationships in an unmarried home could be Cohabitation, Roommates, or Intergenerational. Do you discuss who pays the bills? How should expenses be handled? These are some of the questions Money Talks address today in addition to taking your personal finance questions.Discuss financesNonmarital AgreementJoin Purchase AgreementHave a willQuestions:I Bonds and interest rates (Previous MT show: http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/episodes/money-talks-open-topic-augustRobo InvestmentsI Bonds

We throw around financial terms on Money Talks. Maybe you’re familiar with them or maybe you’re not. We’ll talk today about some vocabulary that’s good to know. We also answer questions that relate to your personal finances.In the news:streamingtwitterTerms:APRBlue Book ValueCOBRADRIPescrowJoint tenancy with right of survivorship verses tenancy in commonLiabilityLoadNonmarital agreementTerm life insurance verses whole life insuranceAn official website of the United States government is consumer finance.gov. It’s part of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Click on their Consumer Education tab to learn more about money topics. https://www.consumerfinance.gov/According to Merriam Webster.com, the term “check” which refers to something that is used for verifying accuracy, authenticity, correctness began as a detachable stub – like a claim check. “Check” was first applied to the detachable stub in the early 18th century and then to the bank draft—the written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/financial-word-origins/capitalFrom Merriam Webster.com :The term as applied to the stock market derives from the actual use of blue chips in another type of game of stakes—poker. This quote from an 1874 edition of The San Francisco Chronicle nicely connects the two:If times are good and the market flourishing, the game may be played with ‘blue chips,’ as a gambler would say, the very high-priced stocks being the favorites.Blue chips in poker have the highest value, with red and white chips as lower denominations.