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The Novice and The Nerd

Most of us in Generation X/Y learned about money management and finances from our parents. Well, times have changed and so have our finances! No longer should we rely on our parents for financial literacy…if you're looking to better navigate your financial life, this podcast is for you! Join Laura Bard and Derek Amey from StrategicPoint Investment Advisors (AKA, the "novice" and the "nerd"), where two 40-somethings in the financial services industry (but with very different roles) discuss every day financial topics. Our podcast helps you make sense of your finances and gives you actionable steps to keep yo...

Spousal Social Security and Second Marriages

42 mins; March 10, 2025

Questions and Misconceptions about Social Security

43 mins; February 03, 2025

Is It Time to Make a Budget?

33 mins; November 04, 2024

Billionaires Selling Stock

19 mins; October 18, 2024

The Fed Has Started to Cut Rates…Now What?

51 mins; September 24, 2024

The Novice and The Nerd RETURN!

53 mins; September 09, 2024

Inverted Yield Curve

58 mins; December 04, 2023

Time to review your 529?

42 mins; September 25, 2023

Top Things We Wish RI Teachers Knew About Their Retirement

68 hours 2 mins; August 28, 2023

Should You Have a ROTH IRA?

41 mins; August 07, 2023

The Fed's 2% Inflation Target

28 mins; July 25, 2023

Commercial Real Estate

39 mins; June 06, 2023

Used Cars and Maturing Leases

32 mins; May 30, 2023

Current State of the US Housing Market

51 mins; May 12, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank Failure

67 hours 17 mins; March 29, 2023

Buybacks

39 mins; February 21, 2023

The Debt Ceiling 2023

42 mins; January 30, 2023

SECURE ACT 2.0

62 hours 58 mins; January 06, 2023

FTX and the 2023 Tax Landscape

50 mins; November 21, 2022

The Bond Market in 2022

58 mins; November 07, 2022

Breaking CDs and Potential Natural Gas Shortages

51 mins; October 24, 2022

Stagflation

49 mins; July 15, 2022

Indexed Universal Life Policies

47 mins; July 05, 2022

9 Signs of Inflation

44 mins; May 31, 2022

iBonds, Bitcoin in Your 401(k), and SECURE Act 2.0

59 mins; May 16, 2022

The Fed, The Markets and The Economy, Oh My!

45 mins; May 06, 2022

The Fear Index, The Fed and Gas Prices

53 mins; March 28, 2022

Women and Financial Planning

33 mins; March 17, 2022

How the Ukrainian Invasion Could Affect the Fed, the Economy and the Markets

43 mins; March 02, 2022

Can You Save Your Way to One Million?

56 mins; February 07, 2022

Inflation & Capital Gains

71 hours 50 mins; January 24, 2022

Tips For Helping Your Kids Invest

55 mins; December 20, 2021

Omicron, DAO & WuTang

55 mins; December 06, 2021

Where Did All the Workers Go?

46 mins; November 15, 2021

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

25 mins; November 01, 2021

Debt Ceiling

37 mins; October 18, 2021

Qualified Charitable Distributions

30 mins; October 04, 2021

Is Social SecuIs Social Security about to run out of money?rity about to run out of money?

39 mins; September 13, 2021

Is it STILL time to refinance?

59 mins; September 02, 2021

Child Tax Credits, Why Companies Go Public & AMC Stock

65 hours 15 mins; July 19, 2021

The PriceThe Price is Right & The Great Resignation is Right & The Great Resignation

53 mins; July 01, 2021

Inflation Part 2 of 2

47 mins; June 03, 2021

Inflation Part 1 of 2

51 mins; June 01, 2021

Pensions

77 hours 22 mins; May 10, 2021

Gas Prices

46 mins; April 12, 2021

Bitcoin

67 hours 35 mins; March 01, 2021

GameStop

93 hours 36 mins; February 01, 2021

Tesla & Joining the S&P 500

43 mins; December 20, 2020

Modern Monetary Theory

49 mins; November 24, 2020

Understanding Home Sales in times of Covid

40 mins; September 04, 2020

How Covid Has Affected Your 401(k)

42 mins; August 14, 2020

Pensions and Covid

50 mins; July 06, 2020

Budgeting and Home Projects

32 mins; June 10, 2020

Explaining S&P Structure

39 mins; June 01, 2020

Unemployment, Oil and Expensive Market

34 mins; April 29, 2020

Questions from our Audience

43 mins; April 16, 2020

Retirement Plans During Current Market Turmoil

39 mins; April 05, 2020

The CARES Act

33 mins; March 30, 2020

Financial Markets and Coronavirus

68 hours 31 mins; March 24, 2020

Refinancing

44 mins; March 13, 2020

1099s and Autonomous Cars

42 mins; February 21, 2020

Why the next recession may feel worse for investors

41 mins; February 07, 2020

Social Security

31 mins; January 14, 2020

Holidays, Spending and Saving

25 mins; January 14, 2020

Welcome to The Welcome to The Novice and The NerdNovice and The Nerd

14 mins; January 14, 2020

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