“Fake News” Impacting Your Finances

On This Episode

The term “fake news” has become synonymous with the political climate of the past few years. But the phenomenon has spread to other parts of our culture as well. What about fake news in the financial space? We’ll look at some recent news headlines to see if they qualify to be labeled as “fake news”.

Show Notes:

0:28 - Say "Hi" to new co-host, Marc.

2:05 - Quote of the Week from Pablo Picasso.

4:50 - Financial Fake News #1: Social Security is going broke.

8:18 - Financial Fake News #2: The crash of the dollar is imminent, so buy gold now.

10:52 - Mailbag Question from Jim: Is it OK to start Social Security while still working?