The Dough Roller Money Podcast

The four letter word of personal finance is debt.  Most of us have it; none of us wants it.  I’ve written a lot about how to get out of debt.  Today I’m excited to have Liz Weston, author of Deal With Your Debt, on the podcast. We cover a lot of questions about debt, credit, […] The post DR 048: How to Deal with Your Debt–An Interview with Author Liz Weston appeared first on The Dough Roller.

I recently started collecting coins. I only have a handful right now: mainly Morgan silver dollars. I tend to just pay $40 or $50 for a nice coin, and I don’t have a particularly valuable collection. I just enjoy collecting them. One of my coins is a Morgan silver dollar from 1878. It’s an S […] The post DR 047: How to Value a Coin Collection appeared first on The Dough Roller.

What do retirement planning professionals from Vanguard have to say about retirement topics like the 4% rule? In today’s podcast I interview two investment analysts at Vanguard with over 35 years of combined experience – Maria Bruno, CFP and Colleen Jaconetti, CFP. We talk about everything from the 4% rule to portfolio balancing issues to […] The post 4% Retirement Withdrawal Rule–An Interview with Vanguard’s Maria Bruno and Colleen Jaconetti appeared first on The Dough Roller.

New investors face unique obstacles. There’s the learning curve. Clear that and there’s still the hurdle of having little money to invest (although there are easy solutions to that one). And then there’s the question of executing an asset allocation plan when you have little capital. That’s the question a reader named Daniel recently asked: […] The post DR 045: How to Diversify Investments When You’re Just Starting to Invest appeared first on The Dough Roller.

A reader named Kathleen recently emailed me with a lesson she learned with balance transfer credit cards: Hi Rob, I just rolled over one of my credit cards to another at 0%, which has been very successful for me at paying off credit card debt. But I realized in retrospect that I did not do […] The post DR 044: 10 Tips on Using Balance Transfer Credit Cards to Get Out of Debt appeared first on The Dough Roller.

I encountered a big problem when I first started investing. Maybe you’ve encountered it, too. I would read a lot of books on investing. Two of my favorites are Rick Ferri’s All About Asset Allocation and William Bernstein’s The Four Pillars of Investing. These books cover asset allocation, and in All About Asset Allocation, describe […] The post DR 043: How to Compare Mutual Funds in Under 60 Seconds appeared first on The Dough Roller.

The formula thet generates a FICO credit score is made up of several components. Some of these components you would expect to see, such as paying your bills on time. But there is one component that takes a lot of people by surprise: credit inquires. A credit inquiry is a record of every time somebody […] The post DR 042: A Complete Guide to Hard and Soft Pull Credit Inquiries appeared first on The Dough Roller.

Excerpts from Warren Buffett’s letter to Berkshire Hathaway investors have been released. In the latest excerpt, Buffett talks about investing in mutual funds, of all things. Specifically, in his will he leaves money to his wife in trust. He has provided guidance on how he thinks the trustee should invest these funds. Think he wants […] The post DR 041: A Rare Glimpse into Warren Buffett’s Asset Allocation Plan (including the mutual fund he would pick) appeared first on The Dough Roller.

Even if you exceed the income limits for contribution to a Roth IRA, you may still be able to take advantage of this excellent additional retirement account option. You can work through what’s called a “backdoor Roth,” which basically means that you convert traditional IRA contributions into a Roth IRA. The process gets a little […] The post DR 040: How Best to Use a Backdoor Roth IRA appeared first on The Dough Roller.

Following the conclusion of my 31-Day Money Challenge, I’ve had several people email me about the difference between mutual funds and ETFs (exchange traded funds). A quick review of opinions online may lead some to think ETFs are better than mutual funds. There is a lot of information suggesting, for example, that ETFs are less […] The post DR 039: Mutual Funds vs. ETFs–Does it Really Matter? appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the last day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over the past 31 days, I’ve published 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday was talked about retirement accounts. In today’s podcast, we wrap up the series with a number of great questions submitted by you. Sponsors: The 31-Day […] The post The Dough Roller Podcast Listener Q&A Edition appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the thirtieth day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday was all about mortgages. In today’s podcast, we cover the basics of retirement accounts (401k, IRA, and Roth accounts). Sponsors: The 31-Day Money Podcast is sponsored by […] The post 5 Steps to a Perfect Retirement Savings Plan appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-ninth day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday we looked at an how one couple built a 6-figure eCommerce business in under a year.. In today’s podcast, we cover the basics of mortgages. Sponsors: The […] The post 6 Mortgage Tips Every Future Homeowner Should Know appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-eighth day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday we interviewed J. Money about how he earns money blogging. In today’s podcast, I interview Steve Chou about how he and his wife started a 6-figure eCommerce […] The post How to Start an Online eCommerce Business [Interview with Steve Chou] appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-seventh day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday we talked about term life insurance with CFP, Jeff Rose. In today’s podcast, I interview J. Money of BudgetsAreSexy.com about ways he’s made money with side hustles. […] The post How to Earn Money with Side Hustles [A Case Study with J. Money] appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-sixth day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday we looked at an asset allocation tool called Jemstep. In today’s podcast, we talk about life insurance with Certified Financial Planner, Jeff Rose. Sponsors: The 31-Day Money […] The post All About Term Life Insurance [Interview with Jeff Rose] appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-fifth day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday we covered how to tell if you are on track to retire. In today’s podcast, I interview Simon Roy of Jemstep, an online asset allocation and investment […] The post Jemstep–an Asset Allocation and Investment Selection Tool appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-fourth day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday I interviewed Brandon Turner about real estate investing. Today I’m going to cover a number of reader comments and questions, and give you a simple tool to […] The post How to Tell If You Are on Track to Retire appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-third day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday I shared my own asset allocation and investment selections. Today I’m excited to share with you an interview with Brandon Turner about how he started from nothing […] The post How to Invest in Real Estate [Case Study with Brandon Turner] appeared first on The Dough Roller.

This is the twenty-second day in our 31-Day Money Challenge. Over 31 days we’ll publish 31 podcasts, each designed to help you move closer to financial freedom. Yesterday we discussed the importance of keeping mutual fund fees as low as possible. In today’s podcast, I share my own asset allocation plan and the investments I’ve […] The post My Investment Portfolio appeared first on The Dough Roller.