The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Mental Accounting Mistakes and Your Retirement Road Map

Fri, Apr 22, 201124 mins

Avoiding mental accounting mistakes, simple steps to create a retirement road map and Ric interviews CNBC financial host Maria Bartiromo.

Episode 2

Umbrella Insurance & Trusts vs. Wills

Fri, Apr 29, 201124 mins

Host Ric Edelman explains the importance of umbrella liability insurance, the difference between a trust and a will, and interviews legendary newsman Sam Donaldson.

Episode 3

College Savings & RMD

Fri, May 6, 201124 mins

Ric discusses saving for college, the best time to take the required minimum distribution (RMD) from your IRA and interviews celebrity divorce lawyer Raoul Felder.

Episode 4

Using Credit Wisely, Stock Options, and College Funding Tips

Fri, May 13, 201124 mins

Ric discusses how to use credit cards the right way, when to exercise your company's stock options, provides helpful tips on how to pay for college and interviews Kim Clark of US News and World Report.

Episode 5

Mortgage Pitfalls, College Costs, and Investment Debt

Fri, May 20, 201125 mins

Host Ric Edelman explains the pitfalls of paying off a mortgage early; interviews entrepreneur baker Warren Brown of CakeLove; answers questions about paying for college, coordinating your retirement accounts and taking on debt in order to invest. He also discusses how to pick the right mortgage loan and answers questions from his radio audience.

Episode 6

IRS Refunds, Spouse Spending, and Gold

Fri, May 27, 201125 mins

Host Ric Edelman explains the downside of receiving an IRS refund check; discusses the tensions that erupt over a spouse's spending habits and interviews hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. He also answers questions from a seminar, talks about gold, and fields a question from Miami Beach.

Episode 7

Maximizing Retirement, Talking Finances, and Expert Insights

Fri, Jun 3, 201125 mins

Host Ric Edelman wonders how many people really invest the maximum amount in their retirement plans, explains how to talk to children about finances, and interviews former US Comptroller General David Walker. He also fields questions about the tough economy, talks about buying investment condos in Florida, and addresses other topics that have come up during his seminars and weekly radio shows.

Episode 8

Money Intuition, Retirement Happiness, and Fighting Debt

Fri, Jun 10, 201125 mins

Join Ric Edelman as he explains how intuition about money can land people in trouble, reveals the key to happiness during retirement, and hears from former US Comptroller General David Walker about what ordinary citizens can do to fight government over-spending and debt. Ric also fields questions from his seminar audience, his weekly radio show, and people on the street.

Episode 9

Financial Scams, Law School Costs, and 401(k) Insights

Fri, Jun 17, 201125 mins

Host Ric Edelman discusses the problem of financial scam artists preying on elderly people, answers audience questions on the cost of law school and the different types of insurance available, and discusses the current state of the 401K with Dallas Salisbury of the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Ric also fields questions on stock market volatility and what Medicare will, and will not, cover in retirement.

Episode 10

College Costs, IRA Myths & Retirement Satisfaction

Fri, Jun 24, 201125 mins

Host Ric Edelman sits down with Kim Clark, US News & World Report editor, to discuss ways to pay for college. He also explains common misconceptions about IRAs, how to ensure real satisfaction in retirement and the crucial importance of re-balancing a stock portfolio.

Episode 11

Financial Literacy, Debt Solutions & Market Strategies

Fri, Jul 1, 201125 mins

Ric Edelman's guest, Rene Renick of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, discusses financial literacy as a way out for a battered spouse. In addition, Edelman takes a question from the Man on the Street camera about paying down credit cards, counsels a radio caller on dealing with thousands of dollars of debt and points out "doing nothing" is sometimes better than selling stocks in a falling market.

Episode 12

Financial Lessons from Baseball, Stocks, and Smart Spending

Fri, Jul 8, 201125 mins

Nolan Ryan, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and President of the Texas Rangers, joins Ric to provide insights on the financial side of baseball. In addition, Ric explains the importance of selling a winning stock, teaching children about money and avoiding a bad deal on a leased car.

Episode 13

Home Value, Family Savings & Entrepreneurship Insights

Fri, Jul 15, 201125 mins

Host Ric Edelman explains why the bank sees a house very differently than a homeowner does, how much to save prior to having children and discusses entrepreneurship with former AOL executive Ted Leonsis. Edelman also counsels a radio caller on helping her sister find housing, fields questions on mortgages from a live audience and cautions against letting politics influence investment decisions.

Episode 14

Wills, College Savings & Sports Team Insights

Fri, Jul 22, 201125 mins

Ric explains the importance of wills; answers questions about saving for college and buying a house; continues with part 2 of his interview with former executive and sports team owner Ted Leonsis about the enduring meaning of sports teams...plus much more!

Episode 15

Financial Goals, Elder Care, & Baseball Economics

Fri, Jul 29, 201125 mins

Ric explains how setting and meeting goals can help improve your financial future; answers TV studio audience question about caring for an aging parent; continues his conversation with baseball legend Nolan Ryan about the economics of baseball...plus much more!

Episode 16

Power of Compound Interest & Art of Negotiation

Fri, Aug 5, 201125 mins

Ric reveals how compound interest can make eight years of saving more lucrative than 40 years of saving; warns a radio show caller against bad advice from his banker; interviews Bob Barnett, Washington, D.C.'s lawyer to political stars and authors about the art of negotiation.

Episode 17

IRA Timing, Long-Term Care, & Financial Survival

Fri, Aug 12, 201125 mins

Ric uses the story of Goldilocks to illustrate the challenges of knowing when to take money from an IRA: not too soon, not too late and not too much but "just right"; answers questions about long-term care insurance; interviews author Carol Joynt (Innocent Spouse) about the financial nightmare she faced after her husband died - a $3 million tax bill!

Episode 18

Teaching Kids About Money & Choosing a Financial Advisor

Fri, Aug 19, 201125 mins

Ric shares tips on how to teach children about handling money; answers questions about whole life insurance; provides 18 questions to ask when evaluating a financial advisor; and interviews Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary. Plus much more!

Episode 19

Diversification, Municipal Bonds & Budgeting Basics

Fri, Aug 26, 201125 mins

Ric reveals the impor­tance of diver­si­fi­ca­tion in help­ing decrease the risk of buy­ing indi­vid­ual stocks; answers ques­tions about munic­i­pal bonds; explains what to do when home­own­ers owe more than the value of their house; talks to Wash­ing­ton Post finan­cial colum­nist Michelle Sin­gle­tary in part two of their inter­view where they talk about the basic mis­takes many fam­i­lies make plan­ning for the future and man­ag­ing their spending.

Episode 20

Cash Reserves, Financial Schemes & Windfall Strategies

Fri, Sep 2, 201125 mins

Ric discuses cash reserves; financial schemes; unexpected windfalls. Also: negotiation techniques are discussed with lawyer Bob Barnett.

Episode 21

Personal Loans, International Education, and Real Estate

Fri, Sep 9, 201125 mins

Lending to friends and family; saving to attend college in another country; becoming a landlord. Also: sports agent David Falk is interviewed.

Episode 22

Emergency Investing, National Security, and Retirement Planning

Ric will entertain and educate you about personal finance, covering investments, retirement, paying for college, handling mortgages, supporting aging parents and much more.

Episode 23

Mastering Retirement Investments, Portfolio Rebalancing, and Family Trusts

Investing retirement money; rebalancing a portfolio; handling family trusts. Also: Gerri Willis (Fox Business) on common investment mistakes.

Episode 24

Disaster Prep and Future Trends

Financial preparations for natural disasters; various approaches to personal finances. Also: futurist Ray Kurzweil on the next 50 years.

Episode 25

Retirement Adjustments and Startups

Adjusting personal expenses in retirement, retiring to another country; launching a new business. Also: economist Michael Porter (Harvard) on competition in the financial world and government regulation.

Episode 26

Gold, IRA Rollovers, and Young Couples

Investing in gold; rollover IRAs; the finances of young couples. Also: the NASDAQ is discussed with economist Bob McCooey.