Is Shopping Online Really Cheaper? (plus an intro to Goalsetter.co)

The Stacking Benjamins Show

Joe Saul-Sehy and Josh ‘OG’ Bannerman, CFP

Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Education, Retirement, Investing, Cfp, Business, Money

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2017

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

A new study about online shopping yields surprising results: the allure of cheaper online products might not be as compelling as shopping at traditional retailers. Should you change your shopping habits? We'll dig in to this topic with Paula Pant and special guest Chris Costello from 401k allocation experts Blooom. Plus we'll also tackle automation in finance. Are all of these lower fees across the board for investors fantastic innovation or do lower fees encourage investors to move more frequently than they should and ruin their results? Our contributors will weigh in with great (and surprising) opinions.

We'll also talk to Tanya VanCourt from Goalsetter.co. Tired of your children receiving gifts that will pile up alongside other unplayed-with toys? How about the gift of financial education. In time for the holidays, Tanya explains how Goalsetter works and tells stories about helping her own children learn about money and financial responsibility.

Besides that, we'll answer some questions from listeners, one via voicemail from Mike, who's planning on going back to school soon. Should he ditch his 401k plan? Our team will weigh in. Plus we'll answer another question AND we'll also bring Doug's trivia down to the basement and serve it up....this week in story problem form.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Pete the Planner, USA Today Money columnist, and host of the Ask Pete the Planner podcast.
0:06.3	When I'm not fixing the weirdest financial situations you've ever heard of, I'm stacking Benjamins.
0:16.1	Live from Joe's mom's half holiday decorated basement. It's the Stacking Benjamin Show.
0:31.0	Hey there, Tinsal Lovers.
0:32.6	I'm Joe's mom's neighbor Doug,
0:33.6	and we're prepping for a big holiday season here in Texarkana.
0:38.4	We've got popcorn on a string, assuming Joe doesn't eat at all, colored lights that aren't police beacons for a change,
0:44.4	and on today's show, is shopping online really a huge savings? Is trading online really changing
0:50.3	the marketplace for stocks? We'll ask these questions and more from our team today,
0:54.8	including from 401k manager Bloom, Chris Costello. Also, from afford anything, Paula Pant.
1:02.0	Plus, wondering if there's a better gift for the holidays? Tanya VanCort does. She's with
1:07.6	GoalSetter.co. And we'll talk to her about holiday gift giving today.
1:12.5	Plus, we'll throw out the lifeline to a lucky caller and still have time for my trivia.
1:18.8	And now, because the holiday cookies won't decorate themselves, Joe Saul-Chii!
1:30.2	Oh no, they won't, but they also won't make it past me.
1:33.3	Hey, everybody.
1:34.0	I am Joe Sall Sihai, Average Joe Money on Twitter.
1:36.4	And we've got a fantastic show for you today.
1:39.1	And I can't wait to get to it because, well, we're going to talk shopping.
1:43.6	Well, Doug already told you what we're going to talk about.
1:45.1	So let's meet the team.
1:46.3	We'll start over in, I believe she's in Las Vegas. We never know where she is. Paula Pant from Afford, anything. You know what? I never know where I am. So we've all got that in common. Are you in Las Vegas today, though? I am. I am back at home in Las Vegas, finally.
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