Beth Pinsker: Lessons From ‘My Mother’s Money’

The Long View

Morningstar

Finance, Dan Lefkovitz, Amy Arnott, Entrepreneurship, Investing Leaders, Jeff Ptak, Investors, Christine Benz, Influential Investors, Careers, Long-term Investing, Financial Services, Business, Investing, Morningstar

4.5 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The journalist and author shares her personal story and gives practical tips for helping a parent through healthcare and financial challenges.

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0:00.0	Please stay tuned for important disclosure information at the conclusion of this episode.
0:05.0	Hi and welcome to the Longview.
0:08.0	I'm Christine Ben's Director of Personal Finance and Retirement Planning for Morning Star.
0:12.0	And I'm Amy Arna, portfolio strategist for Morning Star.
0:16.0	Our guest on the podcast today is Beth Pinsker.
0:20.0	She's a certified financial planner and the author of a new book called My Mother's Money,
0:25.1	a Guide to Financial Caregiving.
0:27.5	Beth is also a veteran financial journalist.
0:30.1	She's currently a financial planning columnist at MarketWatch and has also worked at Reuters,
0:34.9	Fidelity, and Walletpop.com.
0:37.7	Prior to covering personal finance,
0:39.8	she was a film critic and entertainment business reporter,
0:43.0	writing for Entertainment Weekly,
0:45.0	the Dallas Morning News, and many other publications.
0:48.4	Beth received her bachelor's degree in English from Harvard.
0:51.5	Beth, welcome to the Longview.
0:53.7	Thank you. I'm glad to be here. Well, we're glad to
0:56.4	have you here. I have to say Amy and I both really enjoyed your book and got a lot out of it.
1:02.2	So we're excited to talk to you about it and talk about the main takeaways. But first, let's talk about
1:08.8	your mom because she seems like a really inspiring
1:13.3	person. She's passed away, but this is about your journey with her and the last part of her
1:18.3	life. Maybe you can just set the stage and talk about the person that she was.
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