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HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Ep 207: How To Make Good Decisions During Uncertain Times

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Business

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Since coronavirus hit, we’ve been unsure what’s next with our jobs and income, our childrens’ education, our investments — and our health.  Carl Richards, Certified Financial Planner author of “The Behavior Gap: Simple Ways to Stop Doing Dumb Things with Money,” joined us to discuss making good decisions without panicking, and a step-by-step approach to regaining feelings of control. In Mailbag, Jean and Kathryn talk about whether buying a car during corona is smart, refinancing student loans, and catching up on retirement contributions while the markets are down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to an airwave media podcast.

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Her money is brought to you by Fidelity Investments.

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Fidelity is committed to helping clients through any market conditions with financial

0:15.2

planning and advice when you need it most. Learn more at fidelity.com.

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Her money comes to you through PRX.

0:23.0

Hey everybody,

0:25.0

Hey everybody it's Jean Chatsky. Thank you so much for joining me today on her

0:37.9

money during a week during a month where nothing seems normal and when everything feels uncertain.

0:47.0

The COVID crisis has left millions of us unsure what's happening with our jobs and our incomes, our children's

0:56.1

education, our loved ones health, our 401k's, our portfolios. I could go on, but all of this makes us unsettled and in need of answers.

1:08.0

And I gotta say, I'm looking for somebody who can tell me more than we just don't know. Or at least if that is the answer, then how to handle

1:21.1

we just don't know. I think it's particularly important during these times to

1:27.8

recognize what you can't control versus what you can control and focus on the latter.

1:35.2

And I know that today's guest agrees with me on that.

1:40.1

Carl Richards is joining me from London where he is living with his family these days.

1:46.7

He is a certified financial planner. You read his napkin sketches in the New York Times and online. He runs Behavior Gap.com and he's the author of two books, the one-page

2:00.6

financial plan and the behavior gap.

2:03.8

Carl, welcome, nice to see you.

2:06.2

Gene, thank you.

2:07.8

How are you?

2:08.8

You know, I'm okay.

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I'm okay.

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