1485: Ask Farnoosh: Home Buying in a Seller's Market, Spousal IRAs, Stock Loans and Negotiating Workplace Benefits
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
How can prospective home buyers set themselves up for success in what appears to be another seller's market this spring?Listeners want to know about the ins and outs of spousal Roth IRAs, borrowing against a stock portfolio, negotiating work benefits and whether it's wise to pay off a mortgage early or invest in stocks instead? Farnoosh picks two listeners to win a copy of Glow in the F*cking Dark.
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| 0:00.0 | So money episode 1485, ask Farnoosh. |
| 0:05.0 | You're listening to So Money, with award-winning money guru Farnoosh Karabi. |
| 0:10.0 | Each day, in a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, |
| 0:15.0 | authors, influencers, and from Farnoosh yourself. |
| 0:19.0 | Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons? |
| 0:23.0 | Sorry, you're in the wrong place, seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life. |
| 0:29.0 | Welcome to So Money. |
| 0:32.0 | Welcome to So Money, Everybody, Friday, March 10, 2023. |
| 0:36.0 | It is Farnoosh, and you're listening to Ask Farnoosh, your chance to have your questions answered on the podcast. |
| 0:43.0 | You know, this is like the most popular show of the week. |
| 0:46.0 | I could interview the most famous person, and I have interviewed a lot of famous people on this show. |
| 0:52.0 | You just want to hear each other's questions. |
| 0:54.0 | What does that say about us? |
| 0:56.0 | I kind of love it. |
| 0:57.0 | I kind of love it. |
| 0:58.0 | So today, we're going to talk about negotiating your job offer, Spousal Roth IRAs. |
| 1:04.0 | Craig in the audience wants to know, is it better to make an additional principal payment on a mortgage or invest that money in, let's say, an index fund? |
| 1:13.0 | And Lola has a housing question wondering, what is it a good time to borrow money against your stock portfolio to pay for a down payment on a home? |
| 1:22.0 | And so I thought I'd start with a question and trust me, I'm going to get to the reviews and some of the other housekeeping stuff. |
| 1:28.0 | But first, I just want to open with a question that I think is likely on a lot of our minds, especially if you are interested in buying a home. |
| 1:36.0 | We are in the thick of it right now. |
| 1:39.0 | The spring home buying season, it's not officially spring. |
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