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The Clark Howard Podcast

02.24.21 The Power of the Pivot-Knowing where your transferable skills are needed. Also, your options when your employer doesn't offer a 401K match or any retirement account.

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Entrepreneurship, Business, Investing

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The Power of the Pivot: Job demand is up in some areas. Clark offers guidance on finding active job categories and transferring your skill set outside the box. Some who have pivoted have increased their incomes. Also, when your employer offers no retirement plan or match, Clark gets you started on handling your own future financial security. -How to Open a Roth IRA - Clark Howard. / Ask Clark topics include: Trekz earbuds, employer 401K security freeze, The dangers of Zelle. Want more money advice? Sign up for Clark’s free daily newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.8

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0:10.4

cover all in one place for only £10 a month.

0:13.8

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0:17.2

Lloyd's Bank, buy your side.

0:23.4

There is a £10 monthly fee for maintaining the account and benefits are provided by selected

0:27.9

third parties' exclusion supply.

0:36.3

So glad to welcome you here with a Clark Howard Show, our mission to serve and empower you

0:41.8

so you make better financial decisions in your life.

0:45.7

In today's episode, I'm going to talk about something I call the power of the pivot.

0:51.4

You know, now may be just the time for you to make a change in your life.

0:57.0

I'm also going to address something I've been getting a lot of questions about.

1:01.2

What do you do when your employer doesn't offer a match on your 401k plan or in fact doesn't

1:08.0

even offer a retirement account?

1:11.6

You know, people have had a very, very, very difficult time by the tens of millions

1:19.2

with periods of unemployment that have been for some people fortunately short, for others

1:26.2

brutally long.

1:27.7

Six months are longer in this I'd, I'd, I'd coronavirus circumstance.

1:35.8

And the reality is the power of the pivot, what I mean when I talk about that is something

1:45.3

I talked about back in 2008 through 12.

1:51.6

But the pivot was a lot harder than because we were in a cyclical, economic downturn due

2:01.0

to the banking scandals.

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