Money Making Sense

Long before DOGE began implementing cuts, government leaders have been talking about making changes to Social Security.  Chad Waddoups, the VP of Wealth Management at Mountain America Investment Services, breaks down how the system works now.

Find out how much money Socia...

Finding yourself in debt can be traumatic; especially if you didn't know your spouse was accumulating the debt and now you're getting a divorce.  That's what reporter Adam Small is going through.  He tells host Heather Kelly about the panic and humility he experienced when he first found out. 

Find out how the debt happened without his knowledge, how he is climbing out of a $34,000  ...

You may have spent years and decades combining your finances.  But now have to separate them in a matter of weeks or months.   Certified Financial Litagator Lisa Zeiderman with Miller Zeiderman, LLP says finding out if each side in a divorce is 'apples to apples OR apples to oranges' is the first step in dividing the joint accounts.

Zeiderman also recommends keeping many of your accounts compelet...

No one should feel intimidated about filing their taxes just because they haven't done it, or aren't sure of tax regulations.   Mark Steber, Chief Tax Officer of Jackson Hewitt Tax Services says you could be missing out on money you are due -- especially younger generations.

He also says many people under 35 years of age now have multiple streams of income from non-standard forms of work, like social ...

Entrepreneur and advisor, Sam Vadakekut says each person has their own creativity within them.  There isn't one answer that will fix everyone's money woes.  But he does say that "a scarcity mindset creates financial enslavement."

Learn more in this episode and from his book "About my Father's Business: Enslaved vs Entrusted."

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Rock-n-roller, Huey Lewis, was inducted into the newly formed People's Music Hall of Fame in Salt Lake City.  The event was created by the Professor of Rock, Adam Reader, and Grammy nominated musician Caleb Chapman.  

The event also raised scholarship money for the Sound Support Foundation which teaches kids how to perform musically on stage, as well as address mental health issues.  Learn m...

Adam Reader, aka - The Professor of Rock - says his secret sauce is the thousands of music books he has collected since he was a child.  Reader has teamed with Grammy nominated band-leader, Caleb Chapman, to raise money for scholarships at the Caleb Chapman Soundhouse.

Reader says the Soundhouse is the best music program in the country as it instills confidence in kids; teaches them to look up from their s...

Songwriter, producer and musician, Eric Bazilian of The Hooters, says he started his first band the day after seeing The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show.  He wound up playing guitar riffs on two of Cyndi Lauper's best hits and was nominated for a Grammy.  

Learn which songs these are, which fans in which country are the most faithful to his music, and how long it took The Hooters to financially r...

How are Jon and Kate's kids are doing after the tv show?  Jon Gosselin spoke with host Heather Kelly at the Sundance Film Festival where he was the Celebrity DJ at the Music Lodge.  He also discusses current events in his personal and professional life.

Death is a taboo subject in China.  Filmmaker Yuxuan Ethan Wu wants to start the conversation about dying with his short documentary "Death Education" now showing at the Sundance Film Festival.

Learn why some high school teachers in China now teach classes about death, including having students carry the ashes of 'unanamed' people from a crematorium to a public burial ground in this episode.  Also, ho...

Filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura had big shoes to fill following in his father's footsteps.  So, he made a documentary about his dad, Robert A. Nakamura, the godfather of Asian-American Media.

In the film, Third Act, Tadashi follows his father's footsteps from his time in a Concentration Camp for Japanese Americans during WWII to his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease.  If you miss the Sundance Film Festiva...

Funding an independent movie just got a bit easier.  That's according to Hedge Fund creators Michael Perrone, Slater Wayne, and Chris De La Rosa who bring Rendezvous Cinema Center to the Sundance Film Festival as the sponsor of the interview studio, Collider.  

They say they they are more interested in the projects and people who take risks, than those who are only interested in how much money th...

Filmmaker Loren Waters brings the story of the Native American family who started the t-shirt company "Tiger" in 1977.  It was a very small operation, working 24/7 to fill orders for JC Penny in its heyday.

Learn why the company went under in 1990 and watch "Tiger" through the Sundance Film Festival as well as at SXSW later this spring in this conversation with Loren.

In Pakistan in the Karakoram Range is a peak that has never been conquered by skiers, until now.  Extreme skiers Christina ‘Lusti’ Lustenberger and Jim Morrison became the first people known to ever ski down the face of Trango on May 9, 2024 and it is all captured in this documentary.  Christina also says what was not revealed in the film.

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Many people made a New Year's Resolution not to spend any money for anything other than essential needs, like food and shelter.  Susan Speirs, the CEO of Utah Association of CPA's, discusses with host, Heather Kelly, what a better resolution should be -- and how to stick to it.

Tip #1:  Put just five dollars a week into a High Yield Savings account and you can accrue interest on the your money. &...

The producer of the FanX Salt Lake and three other comic conventions describes how he got his start in the business.  Dan Farr, President of Dan Farr Productions, says the response to the first one in Salt Lake City was overwhelming.  

He also discusses what happens behind the scenes, how celebrities deal with the fans, and what attendees can expect when you go.

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Having Financial Independence so you can Retire Early (FIRE) is achievable, if you know the right formula.  Aaron Clark, owner of The Accounting Nerd, LLC says the first thing you need to do is change your mindset.  Then invest in relatively safe, Index Funds.

Susan Speirs, the CEO of Utah Association of CPAs, says money is a very psychological and behavorial aspect to our being.  So there must b...

The CDC says domestic violence is the number 1 public health issue in America.  Research confirms 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men are victims of abuse in their relationships.  Kim Scouller, author of How Money Works for Women, says one of the first things an abusive partner does is take control of the finances so their spouse feels like they can't leave. Start by stashing away cash -- even very small amou...

 Chronic inflammation from diabetes, obesitity and other long term illnesses play a bigger role in heart disease than we realize.  Dr. Andrew Freeman, the Director of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver, says changing your lifestyle is much more cost effective than surviving a heart attack or dying from one. 

Dr. Freeman says a plant based diet, brisk exerci...