Episode #35: What is a Stock Anyways?
August 4th, 2020 What is a stock? What are the main types of stock? How can you buy stock? If you’re new to the world of investing—or simply want a…
Episode #34: Explaining 4 Types of ETFs
July 21st, 2020 There are four main types of ETFs: passive, active, factor, and sector. In 2019—According to this article—there were 6,970 ETFs globally. With so many options to choose…
Bonus Episode! What Does The Phase 4 Reopening Plan Mean For The Peoria IL Area?
Recently, the North Central region of Illinois advanced into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois coronavirus response package put together by JB Pritzker. Indoor dining has resumed (on a limited…
Episode #32: Cash Balance Pension Plans 101
July 7th, 2020 What is a cash balance pension plan? What do you do with a cash balance pension plan? How is money contributed and how is it dispersed when…
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Episode #31: Choosing Between Mutual Funds and ETFs [4 Key Differences]
June 23rd, 2020 What is the difference between a mutual fund and an ETF? Which should you buy—a mutual fund or an ETF? What are the deciding factors? In this…
Episode 30: A Discussion With RP Zeigler Investments Operations Manager Amanda LeQuia
On today's episode, we get to know Amanda LeQuia a little bit better. Among other things, she is the Operations Manager at my firm RP Zeigler Investments, the Operations Manager…
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Episode 29: Has the Stock Market Stabilized? [My Opinion]
June 9th, 2020 Has the stock market reached a point of stabilization? Are the volatile swings up or down beginning to equalize? In this episode of Making Finance Fun, I’m…
Episode #28: Are Low Oil Prices Good Or Bad For The Economy?
May 26th, 2020 Oil prices have been all over the board in recent months. We even saw a barrel of oil drop into negative price territory, which is an extremely…
Episode #27: Large or Small Tax Return: Which is Better?
April 28th, 2020 Tax return season is upon us and with it comes many unwanted opinions. Some experts say that it’s better to aim for a small or break even…
Episode #26: The Economic Data is BAD—So Why is the Stock Market UP?
May 5th, 2020 This is one of the questions my clients are asking frequently right now: HOW is the stock market performing well when the economic data that’s being released…