Drew and Chris team up in this new episode to answer listener's questions about home equity, financial planning fees and stimulus checks just to name a few. If you want to find out what other topics they talked about download, listen and enjoy!
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Drew is joined by a friend, Ramon Baez who was a former CIO for HP and Kimberly-Clark; Ramon specialized in cybersecurity. It is an open show that answers listener's questions ranging from social security, estate taxes and the possible pitfalls of moving to another state but Ramon's insight to cybersecurity is something we should pay close attention to.

Drew and Chris talked with listeners on the topics of immigration and tax returns, the Maryland stimulus checks, real estate/capital gains tax and trust accounts just to name a few. If you have a question about your financial future, call the Financial Consulate toll free at 877-823-7283; proudly serving the Mid-Atlantic region.

Drew is back in the captain's seat with Mike as his co-pilot. The two of them answer listener's questions in reference to fraudulent tax returns and how you can avoid being a potential victim, the definition of a housing bubble versus a hot housing market, the government's printing money without financial backing and RMDs. These are just some of the topics in this episode so download, listen and enjoy but most importantly learn how to understand these financially chaotic times.

In this episode of the Money, Riches and Wealth podcast, Drew and Mike are back together to talk about how the election might affect your financial strategy, the effect of moving to a different state, how a state's income tax impacts you and inheriting an IRA, just to mention a few topics. If you need to talk specifically about your financial goals, you can call during the show or call The Financial Consulate office directly at 877-823-7283 to speak with a member of the team.

Drew and Tom are joined by Andy Rothman.

Andy Rothman is an Investment Strategist at Matthews Asia. He is principally responsible for developing research focused on China’s ongoing economic and political developments while also complementing the broader investment team with in-depth analysis on Asia. In addition, Andy plays a key role in communicating to clients and the media the firm’s perspectives and latest insights into China and the greater Asia region. Prior to joining Matthews Asia in 2014, Andy spent 14 years as CLSA’s China macroeconomic strategist where he conducted analysis into China and delivered his insights to their clients. Previously, Andy spent 17 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, with a diplomatic career focused on China, including as head of the macroeconomics and domestic policy office of the U.S. embassy in Beijing. In total, Andy has lived and worked in China for more than 20 years. He earned an M.A. in public administration from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and a B.A. from Colgate University. He is a proficient Mandarin speaker.

Drew and Chris are joined by Jim Bessen.

James Bessen (born 1950) is an economist who has been a Lecturer at Boston University School of Law since 2004, and was previously a software developer and CEO of a software company. Bessen was also a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

Bessen researches the economics of innovation, including patents and economic history. He has written about software patents with Eric Maskin, arguing that they might inhibit innovation rather than stimulate progress. With Michael J. Meurer, he wrote Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk as well as papers on patent trolls. His book Learning by Doing: The Real Connection Between Innovation, Wages, and Wealth argues that major new technologies require new skills and knowledge that are slow and difficult to develop, affecting jobs and wages.

Bessen developed the first WYSIWYG desktop publishing program at a community newspaper in Philadelphia in 1983. He established and ran a company, Bestinfo, to sell that program commercially. In 1993, Bestinfo was sold to Intergraph.

<p>Drew and Chris are joined by Richard Vague.</p>

<p>Richard Vague is currently one of the managing partners of Gabriel Investments and the Chairman of The Governor’s Woods Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization. He is also the author of The Next Economic Disaster, a book with a new approach for predicting and preventing financial crises. Previously, he was co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Energy Plus, an electricity and natural gas supply company operating in states throughout the U.S. that was sold to NRG Energy in 2011. Vague was also co-founder and CEO of two credit card companies – First USA, which grew to be the largest Visa issuer in the industry and which was sold to Bank One in 1997, and Juniper Financial, the fastest growing credit card issuer of the past decade, which was sold to Barclays PLC in 2004.</p>

Brendan Moynihan is a managing director for Marketfield Asset Management and senior advisor to the Editor in Chief of Bloomberg News, where he manages the popular column Chart of the Day and writes about the economy and Wall Street. He is the author of Next Time Will be Different and Trading on Expectations (Wiley, 1997) and co-author of What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars (Infrared Press, 1994). He lives in Brentwood, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons, and is currently writing a book on English grammar.