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Small Business Start-Ups, with Peri Pakroo
August 4, 2001
If you're longing to leave your job behind and become your own boss, don't miss this edition of Sound Money. Peri Pakroo is an attorney who has started more than one business herself, and she knows the hurdles that must be overcome. What type of organization should you choose? What should your business plan include? How can you be sure you file the right forms in the right places? All of this is covered in her book, The Small Business Start-Up Kit (Nolo.com, 2000), and she'll join Debra Baer and Chris Farrell for this edition of Sound Money.
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Your Money Manager, with Erica Whittlinger
August 11, 2001
If managing your money isn't your idea of a good time, but you know you really ought to get serious about putting some order into your personal finances, Erica Whittlinger can help. She's the president of Whittlinger Capital Management, a money management firm in Minneapolis, and she's always ready with investment advice for Sound Money listeners. She'll join Chris Farrell and Debra Baer to take calls on this edition of the program.
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Back-To-School Money Management with Ellen Braitman
August 18, 2001
Heading off to college is a big step. For most students, it means moving away from home for the first time. Living in a dorm, getting along with roommates, adjusting to cafeteria food, and balancing homework with a social life can all catch the unprepared student unawares. Perhaps the biggest challenge of all is managing money. Whether subsidized by generous parents or eking out a living with part-time jobs and student loans, college students need to master the fundamentals of living on a budget and managing debt. Ellen Braitman is the author of Dollars and Sense for College Students: Or How Not to Run Out of Money by Mid-Terms, and she'll join Debra Baer and Chris Farrell for this edition of Sound Money.
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Student Loan Repayment with Jeff Hanson
August 25, 2001
The recent decrease in interest rates on student loans makes loan consolidation very attractive for many borrowers. The rates on Stafford loans are now at their lowest point in more than 20 years, according to Jeff Hanson, director of debt management services at The Access Group. However, not everyone understands the choices available to them when it comes to repaying student loans. On this edition of Sound Money Hanson will join Debra Baer and Chris Farrell to define terms such as forbearance, deferment, and consolidation, and explain how to find a comfortable payment schedule.
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