Is Investing a Pipe Dream?
Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger
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4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Is there any hope for hard working, tax paying Americans who love this country but feel any investment is a pipe dream?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Jill on Money Show. It's Friday, February 6th, and we are here trying to help you make better, more considered financial decisions. |
| 0:13.0 | And I know that there are going to be a slew of people who are freaking out about preparing taxes this year. |
| 0:19.9 | And for you folks, we're here for you. So if you've got a question about your tax prep or what you need to be thinking about this tax season, get in touch with us. Go to jillonmoney.com. Click the contact us button. Write us a note. And of course, if you'd like to join us on the air live, just check the box. Mark, we'll do everything else. And also for you people who are a little hyper-focused on the tax situation and also |
| 0:43.2 | hyper-focused on the Roth versus traditional question, we want to flag that Ed Slott is our next |
| 0:50.7 | guest for our webinar. But you can only check that out if you are a subscriber to Jill on Money Live. |
| 0:59.0 | That is where you have access to quarterly live webinars. |
| 1:03.0 | The back catalog of those webinars, bonus audio and video content, it will cost you |
| 1:07.0 | 45 bucks for the next 12 months. |
| 1:10.0 | Our upcoming webinar later this month, Thursday, February 26th, Ed Slot, he is a CPA, |
| 1:17.1 | he is an expert on IRAs, and really more importantly, he is a real expert on the Roth. |
| 1:22.6 | He also loves talking to people about how dumb it is to freak out about paying that Medicare supplement, |
| 1:29.8 | right? Mark, is that one of his little bugaboos? He can't stand that Medicare, that Irma |
| 1:35.3 | conversation drives him crazy, right? People get so hung up on that. Oh, yeah. And he kind of like, |
| 1:41.3 | he breaks it down. So any tax question, any Roth question, any of that, you just have to get in touch with us and join us for Jill on Money Live. |
| 1:50.9 | Now, maybe you can't make it on the night of the 26. |
| 1:54.3 | And you're like, but I love Ed. |
| 1:55.4 | You can purchase that one webinar for 15 bucks. |
| 1:59.0 | So you can find this all on the website, Jill on Money.com. |
| 2:03.5 | Okay, this is from Double K, who says in the subject, the majority of those wanting to retire |
| 2:09.6 | don't see light at the end of the tunnel. |
| 2:12.0 | Jill, thank you for doing what you do. |
| 2:14.1 | My husband and I, both baby boomers, took early outs at 53 and 55 when it was offered, |
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