
You & Your Money
WHZ Strategic Wealth Advisors
222 episodes listed below
Financial planning through changing markets.
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You & Your Money offers compact financial guidance from WHC and WHZ advisers, with frequent attention to markets, taxes, retirement, and estate planning. Its recent episodes focus on tax-policy changes, AI-driven market risk, and the family conversations behind generational wealth.
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About You & Your Money
You & Your Money is a practical finance show centered on planning through change. It treats money as a life-management problem, not a scoreboard. Recent episodes move between monthly market updates, tax-policy explainers, AI-driven investment themes, and a multi-part series on the Great Wealth Transfer. The register is professional and direct. Market discussions connect volatile headlines to portfolio construction, risk levels, Federal Reserve expectations, inflation pressure, oil pricing, and tax policy. The show does not present market movement as noise to ignore. It asks what changed, what remains uncertain, and how a plan should be aligned with the goal it was built to serve. Its wealth transfer episodes are especially family-focused. They look at the coming movement of assets across generations through legal, financial, and behavioral lenses. The recurring message is that heirs, parents, spouses, and business owners need clearer conversations before wealth changes hands. Estate documents matter. So do values, family governance, asset titling, charitable intentions, and financial literacy for the next generation. Women and wealth are treated as a central planning issue, with attention to longevity, inheritance, decision-making, and the growing role of women in family financial stewardship. Business succession also appears as a practical complication, especially when closely held businesses may pass to a spouse or next generation. Tax episodes translate policy changes into decisions around income planning, retirement withdrawals, deductions, and charitable giving. AI coverage is market-aware rather than hype-driven, tracking the gains in technology, semiconductors, data centers, utilities, and energy while emphasizing that excitement does not erase risk. The show is strongest for listeners who already care about planning but want clearer context before speaking with advisers, attorneys, or family members. It is less about quick tips than coordinated thinking. Named advisers and legal voices give the conversations a structured, professional feel. The result is a steady briefing for households, retirees, heirs, and business owners facing financial decisions that are shaped by markets, policy, and family dynamics at the same time.
Made for: For households, retirees, heirs, and business owners who want practical context on markets, taxes, retirement, estate planning, and wealth transfer. It suits listeners who prefer measured adviser commentary over speculative market chatter.
What sets it apart: The show connects current market and policy shifts to family-level planning decisions, especially around inheritance, estate documents, succession, and next-generation financial literacy. Its recent Great Wealth Transfer series gives it a more coordinated planning focus than a standard market-update show.
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Tune in every Wednesday for quick and valuable financial tips, insights and strategies for every stage of life and business from WHZ Strategic Wealth Advisors.From strategic financial planning to investments, retirement planning, college planning, estate planning, wealth building, business growth and succession planning, and much more – tune in and turn up your understanding of how to maximize your money and make your financial goals a reality.WHZ Strategic Wealth Advisors is an independent investment and fiduciary asset management firm dedicated to providing individuals, business owners and not-for-profit institutions with “Absolute Confidence. Unwavering Partnership. For Life."Securities a…
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Episodes
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The Sandwich Generation's Guide to Long-Term Care Planning
Nov 4, 2026·8m - 2
Marketplace Sticker Shock: How OBBBA Changed The Healthcare Equation
Oct 28, 2026·12m - 3
Why Your Financial Plan Should Ignore the Headlines This Fall
Oct 21, 2026·9m - 4
Market Update | October 2026
Oct 14, 2026·3m - 5
Your Fall Tax Planning Checklist: High-Value Moves to Make Before December 31
Oct 7, 2026·13m - 6
The New IRS: Fewer Auditors, Smarter Algorithms. What High Earners Need to Know
You & Your Money guest Jonathan Matthews says the IRS workforce dropped from about 102,000 to 74,000 while automated systems continue flagging return mismatches.
Sep 30, 2026·18m·1 clip - 7
How to Maximize Executive Compensation in 2026
Sep 23, 2026·7m - 8
The New IRS: Fewer Auditors, Smarter Algorithms — What High Earners Need to Know
Sep 21, 2026·18m - 9
Market Update | September 2026
Sep 16, 2026·5m - 10
What to Know Before Opening a Trump Account for Your Child
Sep 9, 2026·12m - 11
Traditional vs. Roth IRA: Is It Time to Convert To A Roth?
Sep 2, 2026·9m - 12
Women and The Great Wealth Transfer
Aug 26, 2026·11m - 13
Market Update | August 2026
Aug 19, 2026·3m - 14
Your Estate Plan Just Got An Upgrade – What To Do Now
Aug 12, 2026·8m - 15
New Tax Rules, New Opportunities
Aug 5, 2026·11m - 16
Inflation vs. Earnings: What Today's Market Tug of War Means for Your Investments
Jul 29, 2026·13m - 17
Market Update | July 2026
Jul 16, 2026·3m - 18
How Much Should You Have Saved by Age 40? 50? 60?
Jul 15, 2026·8m - 19
3 Powerful Midyear Financial Moves
Jul 8, 2026·7m - 20
Business Owner's Mid-Year Financial Gut Check
Jul 1, 2026·21m - 21
Market Update | June 2026
Jun 24, 2026·3m - 22
Teaching Financial Literacy to Heirs: The Missing Link in Generational Wealth
Jun 17, 2026·9m - 23
Gifts for Grads More Valuable Than Cash
Jun 10, 2026·7m - 24
The Economic Impacts of War: What History Tells Us
Jun 3, 2026·8m - 25
What You Should Know About AI Driven Financial Insights in 2026
May 27, 2026·8m - 26
Market Update | May 2026
May 20, 2026·3m - 27
Alternative Investments: Are They A Good Choice for Next Generation High Net Worth Investors?
May 13, 2026·6m - 28
5 Steps to Build Financial Confidence
May 6, 2026·6m - 29
Business Succession and Family Wealth Planning | Getting Ahead of The Great Wealth Transfer
Apr 29, 2026·24m - 30
Economic Impacts of The War in Iran
Apr 22, 2026·13m - 31
Market Update | April 2026
Apr 15, 2026·3m - 32
The Future of Generational Wealth | Getting Ahead of The Great Wealth Transfer
Apr 8, 2026·21m - 33
Political Unrest and Market Trends: What Does History Tell Us?
Apr 1, 2026·6m - 34
The $84 Trillion Women's Wealth Transfer | Getting Ahead of The Great Wealth Transfer
Mar 25, 2026·16m - 35
Market Update | March 2026
Mar 18, 2026·3m - 36
New Things to Know About Creating Generational Wealth | Getting Ahead of The Great Wealth Transfer
Generational wealth plans must account for collectibles, cryptocurrency, family governance, and changing beneficiaries.
Mar 11, 2026·19m·1 clip - 37
How OBBBA Changes Coming in 2026 Will Affect Your Finances
An interview discussing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's impact on personal finances and taxes, focusing on changes in tax rates, deductions, and charitable giving rules for 2026.
Mar 4, 2026·10m - 38
Getting Ahead of The Great Wealth Transfer: What to Know and Do Now
A panel of experts introduces a series on the great wealth transfer, discussing the $84 trillion moving from baby boomers to younger generations and the need for financial and legal planning.
Feb 25, 2026·20m - 39
Market Update | February 2026
A financial advisor provides a monthly market update covering Fed policy, tax changes, and market trends.
Feb 18, 2026·4m - 40
How to Minimize Your 2026 Tax Bill
Feb 11, 2026·7m - 41
2026 Retirement Planning Checklist
Feb 4, 2026·6m - 42
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Jobs: What It Might Mean for the Economy and Markets
A financial advisor discusses the impact of AI stocks on the market and cautions about associated risks.
Jan 28, 2026·19m - 43
Market Update | January 2026
Jan 21, 2026·1m - 44
How to Prioritize Your 2026 Financial Goals
Jan 14, 2026·7m - 45
2026 Tax Season: What to Know & How to Prepare
Jan 7, 2026·15m - 46
2025 Year In Review
Dec 17, 2025·7m - 47
Market Update | December 2025
Jim Zahansky provides a monthly market update, reviewing strong 2025 performance across indexes and highlighting the energy sector's growth driven by AI demand.
Dec 10, 2025·4m - 48
Beyond Giving Tuesday: Charitable Giving for Maximum Impact & Tax Benefits
Financial advisors discuss tax changes for charitable giving and strategies like bunching to maximize deductions before year-end.
Dec 3, 2025·9m - 49
The New Things to Know About Building Generational Wealth
Nov 26, 2025·10m - 50
Untangling Headlines from Reality When Making Financial Decisions
Nov 19, 2025·14m - 51
Market Update - November 2025
Nov 12, 2025·3m - 52
How to Plan for The Cost of Growing Old
Nov 5, 2025·10m - 53
Why Q4 Investment Portfolio Positioning Matters More Than Ever
Oct 29, 2025·15m - 54
Market Update – October 2025
Oct 22, 2025·3m - 55
Your Year-End Financial Checklist
Oct 15, 2025·6m - 56
6 OBBBA Tax Wins for Small Business Owners
Oct 8, 2025·8m - 57
How Millennials and Gen Z Could Benefit from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
Oct 1, 2025·9m - 58
FICO's New Credit Scoring Model and How It Could Affect Your Financial Health
Sep 24, 2025·6m - 59
Market Update - September 2025
Sep 17, 2025·3m - 60
How to Keep Rising Healthcare Costs From Killing Your Retirement
Sep 10, 2025·9m - 61
How Stocks Have Overcome A "Wall of Worry" in 2025
Sep 3, 2025·8m - 62
Market Update | August 2025
Aug 27, 2025·3m - 63
What Executives Retiring in The Next 5 Years Need to Know Now
Aug 20, 2025·6m - 64
What Financial Freedom Really Means, And How to Achieve It
Aug 13, 2025·7m - 65
Unpacking the Big Beautiful Bill Act
Aug 6, 2025·9m - 66
Why It's Critical to Do A Midyear Financial Checkup in 2025
Jul 30, 2025·15m - 67
Market Update | July 2025
Jul 23, 2025·3m - 68
Best Investment Options for Your Emergency Fund
Jul 16, 2025·8m - 69
What to Know About Business Interruption Insurance
Jul 9, 2025·10m - 70
3 Steps to Financial Freedom
Jul 2, 2025·6m - 71
How to Live Well Now While Planning for the Future
A financial advisor discusses balancing short-term fun with long-term retirement savings through timing and prioritization.
Jun 25, 2025·9m - 72
Market Update | June 2025
Jun 18, 2025·3m - 73
529 Plan Most Frequent Q&As
Jun 11, 2025·7m - 74
Riding the Tariffs Rollercoaster
Jun 4, 2025·10m - 75
Market Update | May 2025
May 28, 2025·3m - 76
How to Save More, and Teach Kids to as Well
May 21, 2025·7m - 77
Best Way to Make a Financial Plan for College
A financial advisor discusses strategies for saving and paying for college, including 529 plans and cost projections.
May 14, 2025·10m - 78
Are ESG Funds a Good Investment?
May 7, 2025·10m - 79
Market Update | April 2025
Apr 30, 2025·3m - 80
Financial Impacts of Trumps First 60 Days
Apr 23, 2025·8m - 81
Lessons for Uncertain Times – Reflecting on The Pandemic, 5 Years Later
You & Your Money revisits the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, including family travel to Florida, Spain, and Sevilla before shutdowns became permanent.
Apr 16, 2025·21m·1 clip - 82
How to Manage a Windfall
Apr 9, 2025·8m - 83
Introducing Jonathan Mathews
Apr 2, 2025·9m - 84
Market Update | March 2025
Mar 26, 2025·4m - 85
Financial Empowerment Tips for Women Business Owners
Mar 19, 2025·5m - 86
How to Avoid Financial Scams at Tax Time and Beyond
Mar 12, 2025·9m - 87
Impacts if the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Allowed to Expire
Mar 5, 2025·9m - 88
4 Financial Red Flags In A Relationship
Feb 26, 2025·6m - 89
Monthly Market Update: February 2025
Feb 20, 2025·3m - 90
The Unique Estate Planning Challenges That Women Face
Feb 12, 2025·7m - 91
3 Big Changes to Retirement Savings Rules in 2025
Feb 5, 2025·6m - 92
The Retire and Relocate Strategy
Jan 29, 2025·7m - 93
2025 Financial Outlook
Jan 22, 2025·18m - 94
Monthly Market Update: January 2025
Jan 15, 2025·5m - 95
Tax Implications of Receiving an Inheritance
Hidden gemLawrence Hale of Weiss, Hale, and Zahansky Strategic Wealth Advisors explains why estate taxes are paid by the deceased person's estate while inheritance taxes are paid by heirs.
Jan 8, 2025·21m·1 clip - 96
How to Gift Others With a Rich Life
Jan 1, 2025·7m - 97
Financial Year in Review
Jim Zahansky explains how a 70/30 portfolio can become 75/25 after stocks outperform.
Dec 18, 2024·22m·1 clip - 98
Gifting vs Inheritance
Dec 16, 2024·6m - 99
Market Update | December 2024
Dec 11, 2024·3m - 100
How to Give More to The Charities You Want to Support
Dec 4, 2024·6m - 101
Market Update | November 2024
Nov 27, 2024·2m - 102
Trump Presidency 2.0: What It Could Mean for the Financial Markets
Nov 13, 2024·20m - 103
Dealing With the Financial Impacts of A Serious Diagnosis
Nov 6, 2024·6m - 104
New Option to Help Pay Off Student Debt Faster
Oct 30, 2024·7m - 105
Monthly Market Update | October, 2024
Oct 23, 2024·3m - 106
AI's Effects on Financial Management
Oct 16, 2024·14m - 107
The Presidential Candidates On The Economy
Oct 9, 2024·7m - 108
Dividing Assets at Divorce: What to Know
Sep 25, 2024·14m - 109
Market Update | September 2024
Sep 18, 2024·3m - 110
Market Update | August 2024
Aug 28, 2024·3m - 111
Why Bonds Should Be Part of Your Retirement Portfolio
Aug 21, 2024·6m - 112
Smart Mid Year Money Moves
Aug 14, 2024·6m - 113
How to Choose Which Business Structure is Best for Your Business
Aug 7, 2024·15m - 114
When to Invest Back Into Markets After Interest Rates Are High
Jul 31, 2024·7m - 115
July Market Update
Jul 24, 2024·3m - 116
Planning Your Retirement Lifestyle
Jul 17, 2024·15m - 117
2024 Mid Year Outlook
Jul 10, 2024·8m - 118
3 Steps To Financial Freedom
Jul 3, 2024·6m - 119
Monthly Market Update | June, 2024
Jun 19, 2024·3m - 120
5 Tips for Managing A Large Inheritance
Jun 5, 2024·9m - 121
Best Ways to Save for College
May 29, 2024·5m - 122
Monthly Market Update | May, 2024
May 22, 2024·6m - 123
Is It Better To Save or Invest?
May 15, 2024·7m - 124
Yes, It’s An Election Year – But Markets Don’t Play Politics
May 8, 2024·18m - 125
Tips for Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
May 1, 2024·6m - 126
Monthly Market Update | April, 2024
Apr 24, 2024·3m - 127
Stocks Are Up: What To Do Now
Apr 17, 2024·7m - 128
Owe Taxes? Do This Before You File and Save...
Apr 10, 2024·19m - 129
How to Save Taxes on Your Investments
Apr 3, 2024·9m - 130
Financial Advice for Women, from Women
Mar 27, 2024·7m - 131
Market Update | March, 2024
Mar 20, 2024·3m - 132
Why You Should Plan Taxes 2 Years at a Time
Mar 6, 2024·17m - 133
How to Afford Seasonal Living
Feb 28, 2024·11m - 134
529 Tax Plan Benefits & Financial Aid Awareness Month
Feb 21, 2024·8m - 135
Market Update | February, 2024
Feb 14, 2024·5m - 136
How Business Owners Can Use AI to Achieve a Bigger Bottom Line
Feb 7, 2024·9m - 137
Interest Rates, Investments & Innovation: A Look Ahead at 2024
Jan 31, 2024·7m - 138
5 Tips for Setting Your Financial Strategy for 2024
Jan 24, 2024·16m - 139
Market Update | January, 2024
Jan 17, 2024·4m - 140
The Most Impactful Financial Changes of 2023
Dec 27, 2023·15m - 141
2023 Bright Spots for Investors Despite Volatile Markets
Dec 20, 2023·8m - 142
Monthly Market Update | December, 2023
Dec 13, 2023·3m - 143
Phantom Stock Compensation: What it Is and What to Know
Dec 6, 2023·6m - 144
The 4 Best Coupon & Comparison Shopping Apps
Nov 29, 2023·6m - 145
Top End-of-Year Financial Moves for 2023
Nov 22, 2023·8m - 146
Monthly Market Update | November, 2023
Nov 15, 2023·7m - 147
The Pros and Cons of Rising Interest Rates
Lawrence Hale explains how paper losses can become tax-saving opportunities without abandoning a portfolio strategy.
Nov 8, 2023·19m·1 clip - 148
The Most Critical Component for Wealth Building
Nov 1, 2023·9m - 149
How the Extension on Roth Catch-Up Contributions Could Totally Change Your Retirement
Oct 25, 2023·7m - 150
Monthly Market Update | October, 2023
Oct 18, 2023·6m - 151
Long Term Care Planning Tips & Cost Saving Strategies
Oct 11, 2023·12m - 152
The Nation's Credit Rating was Downgraded & Interest Rates Were Raised: What That Means For You
Oct 4, 2023·8m - 153
Important Updates on Student Loans & 529 Savings Rules
Sep 27, 2023·17m - 154
Monthly Market Update | September, 2023
Sep 20, 2023·3m - 155
Why Now Is A Great Time for Business Owners to Start a Retirement Plan
Sep 13, 2023·8m - 156
Navigate Paying Off Your Child's Student Loans: 5 Things To Consider
Sep 6, 2023·9m - 157
Estate Tax Changes Are Coming: 5 Ways To Prepare Now to Minimize Impact on Your Wealth
Aug 30, 2023·8m - 158
More Control, Less Taxes & More: Why & How to Establish A Trust
Aug 23, 2023·15m - 159
Monthly Market Update | August, 2023
Aug 16, 2023·4m - 160
Why Everyone Needs an Inheritance Strategy
Aug 9, 2023·9m - 161
When and How to Update Your Retirement Plan
Aug 2, 2023·8m - 162
Worried About Your 401(k) & Other Investments? Understanding Systemic Risk Can Help
Jul 26, 2023·15m - 163
Monthly Market Update | July, 2023
Jul 19, 2023·5m - 164
5 Tips for Investing In a Down Market
Jul 12, 2023·4m - 165
5 Steps to Managing an Inheritance for High-Net-Worth Individuals
Jul 5, 2023·9m - 166
What Professionals Should Do Before Leaving A Job
Jun 28, 2023·14m - 167
Retirement Strategy: Money & Longevity
Jun 21, 2023·9m - 168
Monthly Market Update | June, 2023
Jun 14, 2023·5m - 169
Thinking About Paying Off Your Child's Student Loans? 5 Things to Consider
Jun 7, 2023·9m - 170
An Update on Student Loan Forgiveness
May 31, 2023·9m - 171
Woman, Mother, Professional: 6 Tips to Help Working Moms Optimize Work-Life Balance
May 24, 2023·7m - 172
Monthly Market Update | May, 2023
May 17, 2023·2m - 173
Financial Planning for Divorce
May 10, 2023·7m - 174
Think ESG Investing
May 3, 2023·8m - 175
Generational Wealth Planning: A Guide to Growing and Protecting Your Wealth
Apr 26, 2023·6m - 176
Monthly Market Update | April, 2023
Apr 19, 2023·4m - 177
10 Steps to Avoiding a Small Business Audit
Apr 4, 2023·7m - 178
Women & Finance
Mar 29, 2023·11m - 179
Quality-Focused Growth Continues: Second Office Opens in Tolland
Mar 22, 2023·10m - 180
Monthly Market Update | March, 2023
Mar 15, 2023·4m - 181
5 Steps to Financial Empowerment for Women
Mar 8, 2023·8m - 182
How to Minimize Taxes While Transferring Wealth
Mar 1, 2023·11m - 183
Tax Changes You Need to Know About for 2022
Feb 22, 2023·9m - 184
Monthly Market Update | February, 2023
Feb 15, 2023·3m - 185
How (and Why) to Empower Employee Financial Wellness
Feb 8, 2023·25m - 186
7 Financial Moves to Make 2023 Less Stressful
Feb 1, 2023·8m - 187
Monthly Market Update | January, 2023
Jan 25, 2023·4m - 188
5 Signs Your Business May Be Facing a Cash Flow Crisis
Jan 11, 2023·8m - 189
End-of-the-Year Money Moves
Dec 21, 2022·21m - 190
WHZ Market Update: December, 2022
Dec 14, 2022·3m - 191
What Family Caregivers Need to Know About Retiring Early
Nov 16, 2022·5m - 192
Monthly Market Update | November, 2022
Nov 9, 2022·3m - 193
Investments Aren't Enough – Here's Why
Nov 1, 2022·13m - 194
Don't Make Inflation Worse By Falling for The "Money Illusion"
Oct 18, 2022·17m - 195
5 Mistakes Millennials Are Making With Their Retirement Accounts
Oct 18, 2022·12m - 196
WHZ Monthly Market Update: October, 2022
Oct 10, 2022·2m - 197
4 Things to Consider If You Want to Retire Early
Sep 26, 2022·10m - 198
Why Hybrid Retirement Might Be The Answer
Sep 13, 2022·9m - 199
Why You Need an Estate Plan Now (Even If You're Young)
Sep 7, 2022·21m - 200
Positive Changes for Retirement Could Be Coming
Aug 31, 2022·10m - 201
How Businesses Can Survive (and Even Thrive) During High Inflation
Aug 10, 2022·14m - 202
How We're Growing to Keep Helping You to Plan Well, Invest Well, Live Well™
Jul 28, 2022·14m - 203
Could Inflation Affect Your Retirement Plans?
Jun 9, 2022·9m - 204
Connecticut Business Owners: Are You Ready for the MyCTSavings Requirements?
Jun 9, 2022·28m - 205
Funding Retirement vs. Children's College Education
May 31, 2022·10m - 206
What to Know About Investing in Small Businesses
May 10, 2022·11m - 207
Managing Stress During Market Volatility
May 10, 2022·21m - 208
Save the Planet While Saving for Retirement: Options for Eco-Conscious Investing
May 2, 2022·8m - 209
How to Build Up Your Credit (So You Can Build Out Your Life)
Apr 22, 2022·8m - 210
Counteract Inflation by Spring Cleaning Your Finances
Apr 21, 2022·25m - 211
Women and Finances: How to Empower Positive Change
Mar 11, 2022·24m - 212
4 Tips for Women Preparing for Single Retirement
Mar 7, 2022·9m - 213
Tax Strategies for High Earners
Feb 4, 2022·10m - 214
Love & Money: Practical Tips for Every Relationship Status
Feb 4, 2022·20m - 215
Should You Add Cryptocurrency to Your Retirement Savings Strategy?
Jan 27, 2022·8m - 216
How to Nix the "Behavior Gap" to Improve Your Finances
Jan 17, 2022·25m - 217
Retirement Savings & Budget Alert: 2022 Changes to IRAs, Social Security and Medicare
Jan 12, 2022·11m - 218
Smart Ways to Give to the Causes You Care About
Dec 16, 2021·12m - 219
Gifts That Help Loved Ones Live Well
Dec 6, 2021·23m - 220
How Major Life Events Could Affect Your Taxes
Nov 22, 2021·10m - 221
How to Turn Your Tax Bill Into Retirement Savings
Nov 9, 2021·10m - 222
Investment Planning After Retirement
Nov 1, 2021·8m