12.23.24 2025 Home Price Projections / The Average 401(k) Balance

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Today, our last show of the year, Clark looks ahead to where home prices are likely to go in 2025. Also in this episode, Clark shares data on the average 401(k) balance. There’s room for improvement to get better prepared for retirement moving forward. 2025 Home Prices: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 401(k) Balances: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Why You Should Never Store Your Payment Information Online Virtual Credit Cards: An Online Security Measure Worth Taking? Top 7 Ways To Shop Safely Online This Device Can Help You Avoid an Annoying Car Rental Fee Is a HELOC a Good Idea? The Simple Answer HELOC vs. Home Equity Loan: Similarities and Differences USA TODAY: The average 401(k) balance for ages 55 to 64 may surprise you Invest & Retire - Clark.com Should You Make Your Child an Authorized User on Your Credit Card? What Is Umbrella Insurance and Do You Need It? Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com 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	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
0:08.3	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you,
0:13.7	so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:17.3	Today is our last show of the year, and then we're going to have some best ofs for you
0:23.8	as I'm going to take some time off. And we're dressed festively today. Me for Hanukkah,
0:32.3	Krista for Christmas. And do you know this year is a rare one because Hanukkah and Christmas both,
0:42.6	Hanukkah starts the evening of the 25th, Christmas obviously on the 25th.
0:47.2	So we're all celebrating together.
0:49.9	We are.
0:50.8	And so that's why, for those of you watch the YouTube show, I'm wearing blue and you're
0:56.8	wearing red, and we've got all our decorations up.
0:59.6	I hope that you have just a wonderful time this week and next week.
1:06.6	I'll be back on Friday, January 3rd.
1:10.7	We're going to start off 25 with a Clark stinks to kick off the year.
1:18.0	Yep.
1:18.8	So I'm looking forward to that.
1:20.6	And today's show, I'm going to bring out my crystal ball.
1:24.9	I'm going to talk about something I'm asked about constantly,
1:29.5	and that's where I think home prices are going in 25. This is only going to be an educated
1:38.4	guest, but I feel confident in the guess. And then later in this podcast,
1:44.8	I want to talk about new stats about what the median,
1:50.3	which means half people have less,
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