03.31.25 Who Administers Your Retirement Account? / What Happened To Southwest Airlines?

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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When it comes to retirement accounts, where they’re held is all important and can make a huge difference later in life. Clark explains why knowing your fees is a financial must - and what to look for. Also today, Clark faces the changes at his favorite airline. It’s time to talk about Southwest. Retirement Account Fees: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Heartbreaker Southwest: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: What Fee Level Does Clark Consider Acceptable For a Company 401(k)? 401k Fees: How Much is Too Much? Why You Need To Know Your Company 401(k) Fees Roth vs. Traditional 401(k): What's the Difference? What Is an Annuity, and Why Does Clark Think They Stink? The Only Two Exceptions to Clark Howard's Annuity Rule Budgeting - Clark.com Big Changes Are Coming To Southwest Airlines Customers Should You Cancel Your Southwest Airlines Credit Card? Clark Howard's 4 Travel Rules You Should Follow Right Now How To Save on Travel With Google Flights PAXCESS™ | PAXLOVID™ Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello Blue Skies. Hello moving onwards and upwards. Hello taking control of your money. Say hello to tax-free investing. Open a stocks and shares ISA and act by the 5th of April to get 100 to 3,000 pounds cash back. Cargreaves lands down. Hello life.
0:23.8	Register and add or transfer £10,000 plus.
0:25.3	You may get back less than you invest.
0:26.4	And tax benefits vary.
0:28.5	For terms and conditions, see hl.co.uk. UK 4.S.A.
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1:03.2	I'm so glad you've joined us here on the Clark Howard Show.
1:07.1	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you
1:13.0	so you make better financial decisions in your life. And when it comes to retirement accounts,
1:19.5	where they're held is so important. It makes a huge difference in how much money you have
1:27.1	later in life. And I'm going to talk about that.
1:30.6	And then, well, Southwest Airlines and I are on the rocks. My longtime girlfriend really diss me hard.
1:41.7	I want to talk about how I'm handling my now rocky relationship with my sweetheart
1:49.7	Southwest. But that's later, because right now we're going to talk 401Ks, because we hit a milestone
1:56.3	recently that half of all people who work for private companies now have access to a 401K.
2:06.5	I mean, I think about how this has changed in recent times where smaller employers didn't offer
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