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June 4, 2025 56 mins

On today’s episode of Through the Pines we’ll explore the complexities of debt including:

 

What is debt & why it’s not always evil

Using debt as a tool for growth

Defining the debt that drags you down

Recognizing when debt becomes a crisis

Understanding the psychology of debt

Looking at debt in 2025

Escaping the debt trap

Prevention

Expert insights

Debt Game Plan

 

Welcome to a Financial Planning Podcast with a down to earth vibe Sasquatch listens while mastering his pickleball serve, this is Through the Pines.

 

Our Advisors for this episode, we welcome back Rex Baxter and Brandyn Smith from planwithbaxter.com

 

2023 & 2024 Forbes Best in State Wealth Management Teams For Utah - 

Advisor Hub Fastest Growing Advisors to Watch under 1 Billion -

Receivers of the Ameriprise Client Experience Award - 

 

Financial Advisors: Baxter, Smith & Associates

Contact: rex.m.baxter@ampf.com

Website: https://www.ameripriseadvisors.com/team/baxter-nelsen-associates

 

Notes: Refer to Ameriprise 2024 Stock Market Year in Review: https://www.ameripriseadvisors.com/rex.m.baxter/insights/2024-stock-market-reflections?CID=MOD_ME_1224_C_2

 

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This podcast was produced by The Banyan Collective and recorded in our camp trailer studio located inside the Monarch Building inside the 9 Rails Arts District on Historic 25th Street in Ogden, Utah.

 

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Through the Pines  -  Reminding you to use Yesterday’s Dollars to Finance Tomorrow’s Dreams.

 

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This episode includes financial advice from professionals. Visit the financial planners in this podcast at www.planwithbaxter.com The Banyan Collective & Host, R. Brandon Long are not the financial professionals - podcast pro's, maybe - money men, not so much.

 

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