172 episodes

Check Your Balances explores the world of personal finance, investing, and business through the lens of two financial planners that help people navigate some of life's most impactful financial decisions.

Check Your Balances Ross Anderson, CFP® and Daniel Messeca, CFP®

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 48 Ratings

Check Your Balances explores the world of personal finance, investing, and business through the lens of two financial planners that help people navigate some of life's most impactful financial decisions.

    Paycheck to Paycheck

    Paycheck to Paycheck

    This week Ross and Dan explore a common term that is being used increasingly liberally. What does "Paycheck to Paycheck" really mean, and are American's really in as much trouble as a Forbe's article suggests?

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    • 27 min
    Public Access to Private Companies

    Public Access to Private Companies

    This week, Ross and Dan discuss a (frothy) way that you can access a private company through a public market investment. Whether you should or not is totally up to you. There is also some additional can kicking on IRS guidance around RMDs.

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    • 27 min
    Finance 101

    Finance 101

    Check Your Balances typically tries to be a "200 level class," but we often get asked for how to present these topics to novice investors. We do our best to get the content we love into its simplest form without getting too lost in the weeds.

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    • 35 min
    Valuation with Ryan Hutchins

    Valuation with Ryan Hutchins

    This week, Ryan Hutchins, from Peak Business Valuation joins the show to talk about valuing companies of all types, private and public. Join us as we talk about what small business opportunities might present the juiciest opportunities to be an owner.

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    • 41 min
    Broker Bonuses

    Broker Bonuses

    If commissions are all free, why wouldn't you take every bonus offer a broker sends your way? And if trading is free, how are the brokers still making money? All that and more on this week's episode.

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    • 24 min
    Do you feel rich?

    Do you feel rich?

    This week Ross and Dan ponder whether clients at any level actually feel rich? With a second helping of our typical tax season complaining about business owner problems.

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    • 28 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

Manny in California ,

Great Podcast

This is one of my favorite podcast to listen to weekly. Great advise and insight on investing and money management. Short and to the point. Wish they had more episodes! Highly recommend this podcast to anyone with questions about investing and money management.

Unhappy w/ pet app ,

Worthy Listening for All!

Ross and Dan provide “no nonsense” financial advice for working people and they definitely listen to suggestions by listeners. In these turbulent financial times, their podcast is a much needed source of calm on the rough road to financial freedom! Thanks guys…

Listening in the DMV ,

Favorite new podcast

These guys are smart, thoughtful, and I like hanging out with them once a week. Also appreciate the fact that they don't waste anyone's time.

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