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Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Join Gregory, CEO & Wealth Advisor of Gregory Ricks Total Wealth, as he discusses a wide range of financial topics, providing education, insights, and helpful information for your financial journey.
Whether you’re interested in retirement strategies, market trends, or general financial wellness, this show is designed to keep you in the know!
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Winning at Life with Gregory RicksThe Daily Wrap: 08.29.18
01:12 - Yet another study confirms women are better drivers than men. There's a good reason men pay higher car insurance premiums than women. 05:50 - On one…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.28.18
01:53 - How do Social Security Survivors benefits work? When you pass away, your Social Security record can provide benefits to your spouse, ex spouse…
Winning at Life with Gregory RicksThe Weekly Wrap: 08.25.18
0:01:17 - Money really can buy happiness. A new study shows a strong correlation of money and happiness. It doesn't have anything to do with accomplishments…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.24.18
02:48 - Gregory reviews the story of a man in his late 60s who is fairly irate he didn't know he could be drawing a Social Security benefit off of his deceased…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.23.18
01:10 - Gregory's trip to Kansas was full of financial planning studying and great BBQ. 07:26 - Denisein Ocean Springs is on Social Security Disability, and…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weekly Wrap: 08.18.18
0:01:19 - We review the top financial headlines of the week, and James tells the story of how he came home from a charity gala last night with two new guitars…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.16.18
00:40 - The financial world is clearing up from the initial uncertainty from the tariff hikes across most of the US trading partners. The EU has already come…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.15.18
01:07 - Tesla gets a subpeona from the SEC, and it's reported to be over the events that caused Tesla's stock to be halted last week. If you're a…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.14.18
00:53 - Gregory explains the different fees that may come with a variable annuity. 14:03 - How can you get started young for retirement savings? Donald in…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.13.18
02:01 - Winning at Life lost a friend of the show today. He was a good example of a guy who worked hard to develop his expertise, and used his success to help…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weekly Wrap: 08.11.18
0:01:08 - The Space Force tasks will include protecting the banking system's reliance on GPS. All of our lives have become incredibly reliant on the technology…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.09.18
20 Things Rich People Do Every Day (that poor people don't). 22:42 - David in New Orleans wants to know if there's an age at which he can stop paying taxes…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.08.18
00:44 - Elon Musk may be in hot water over his bizarre behavior yesterday in connection with Tesla stock being halted. There's still some missing details…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.07.18
01:14 - What the heck happened with Tesla stock today? Elon Musk tweeted about taking Tesla private, the stock trading was halted, and then it was resumed for…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 08.06.18
02:00 - We recap some of the highlights from Saturday's show, including the discussion on how people so often get themselves into a situation where they are…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weekly Wrap: 08.04.18
0:01:34 - A proposed reform to the Capital Gains Tax looks promising. It would index the cost basis for inflation, thus saving on taxes at the point of sale…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weekly Wrap: 07.28.18
02:05 - The GDP grew at 4.1% for the second quarter. This is a great number, and all but guarantees the Fed will continue raising rates. The tariff battles…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.27.18
01:37 - The GDP grew at 4.1% for the second quarter. This is a great number, and all but guarantees the Fed will continue raising rates. The tariff battles…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.26.18
01:41 - Venezuela is expected to have 1,000,000% inflation this year, and GDP growth of -18% according to the IMF. It's a real humanitarian crisis that has…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.25.18
01:01 - Trump and the head of the EU announce an agreement to end the tariff battles between the United States and European Union. Juncker, the EU President…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.24.18
01:10 - Mississippi's tax-free school shopping holiday is this weekend. James finds it odd that the tax-free holiday for school shopping doesn't include actual…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weeky Wrap: 07.21.18
02:49 - Gregory tells about his face off with a raccoon in the backyard. 17:91 - The duck boat tragedy in Missouri is horrible, and reminds Gregory of his…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.19.18
01:18 - Gregory explains how Trump should factor into your financial decisions. 03:52 - Gregory reports on how much of our national debt is held by foreign…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.18.18
01:33 - Tax Reform 2.0 is in the early stages of discussion, and Gregory breaks down the different proposals being talked about. One of the issues they want to…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.16.18
01:41 - The IRS formally approves of the backdoor Roth IRA. You can contribute to a Roth IRA directly up to a certain income level, but you can still…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.11.18
02:36 - Once you get out of the market, where should that money go? Gregory and James review the call from Tom in Houma on Saturday's show, and Gregory goes a…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.09.18
02:12 - With all of the options out there, the radio format with the greatest share of the audience is News Talk. While music radio has been losing listening…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weekly Wrap: 06.30.18
01:31 - Heads up retail business owners! The new state sales tax rate for Louisiana goes into effect on July 1. It drops from 5% to 4.45%, but if you continue…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.06.18
01:24 - The markets didn't seem to mind some of the bad news coming out of China and North Korea lately, which is a good sign our economy is robust enough to…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.05.18
02:10 - Gregory shares some issues you need to know about when inheriting an IRA. Spousal IRAs havesome extra options, and mistakes can be costly. Even…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 07.02.18
01:35 - Reports of the Fair and Reciprocal Trade Act are met with both critical policy analysis and juvenile humor. 03:24 - Kroger announces they will test…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weekly Wrap: 07.07.18
0:01:42 - Gregory recaps how the 4th of July week has been. The new unemployment numbers are a tick higher at 4.0%, but that's because 600k new job seekers…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 06.28.18
02:01 - Is your personality type more likely to be financially scammed? Gregory and James are surprised by a report that outlines the type of person that is…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 06.27.18
00:45 - In a startling coincidence, a USA Today column from today talks about the same rarely known ability of reverse mortgages to have gains 06:42 - James…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 06.26.18
01:24 - Senator Bernie Sanders makes over $1 million for the second year in a row. He has done a great job building up several income streams over the years…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 06.25.18
00:40 - Is Wells Fargo in trouble again? The issues began a few years back, but it’s reported the bank’s advisor division pushed products that seemed to serve…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Weekly Wrap: 06.23.18
02:15 - Gregory Ricks address the changing demographics in America, and how an aging population will change how we deal with retirement and investing. With…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.22.18
00:59 - Be careful! A debit card skimmer was found on a gas station pump in Jackson County. If a debit card machine looks suspicious, give it a tug and see if…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
The Daily Wrap: 06.21.18
[2:20] Gregory Ricks gives you a basic guide to rollovers from your IRA. If you can, you should move IRA money straight from custodian to custodian transfer…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.20.18
This offer from Disney to buy most of the media assets from 21st Century Fox could change our media landscape for a generation. Gregory points out that…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.19.18
Can going solar save you money? Gregory Ricks talks to Ethan and Justin from SunPro Solar about: tax credits, financing, and how the technology is advancing…
Winning at Life with Gregory RicksWinning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.18.18
Trump announcing the creation of the Space Force has some interesting financial side effects. Gregory Ricks details where he thinks the technology will take…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Weekly Wrap: 06.16.18
You started a life insurance policy years ago to take care of your family should something happen. Now, your kids are all grown, the house is paid off, and…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.15.18
If you're playing catch up with your finances, maybe it's time for a side gig to generate some extra income. With the technology of today, side gigs are more…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.14.18
Gregory Ricks' amazing Podium Theory of the Federal Funds Rate continues it's flawless streak since the Fed began liftoff in 2015. James Parker gives you an…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.13.18
The Fed raises the interest rate as expected, and the market pretty much had it baked into the cake already. Mark from Kenner needs help climbing out of a…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.12.18
The summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump was historic for a number of reasons, and you could easily make this case that economics is why this 70 year…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.11.18
Gregory Ricks and James Parker reflect on 8 years of Winning at Life. The show has grown beyond expectations, and we've been able to help some good people…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Weekly Wrap: 06.09.18
Congrats! It's our 8 year anniversary for Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks. The trustees for Social Security and Medicare release their annual report with…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.06.18
Warren Buffett quote: "You should leave your children enough that they can do anything, but not so much that they can do nothing." Gregory talks about how you…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.05.18
Vincent in New Orleans asks Gregory to explain the 1099 issued from his IRA distribution. He wants to know exactly what his tax bill will be for dipping into…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Weekly Wrap: 06.02.18
Scammers continue to evolve with technology, and we explain the rise of synthetic identity theft. The thieves assemble a fictitous name to a child's unused…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 06.01.18
Scammers posing as Social Security were busted making robocalls asking you to enter your Social Security number via phone. Another man is busted for cashing in…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 05.31.18
GDP growth for the first quarter is revised down a tick. Gregory thinks we can still get the annual GDP up to 3%, but 4% is a stretch. Walmart announces a new…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Weekly Wrap: 05.30.18
A clinic in Scotland is the first in the world to treat an addiction to cryptocurrency. The diagnosis and treatments are based on a similar approach as a…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Weekly Wrap: 05.29.18
What is the financial impact of ABC's decision to cancel Roseanne? A good lesson here is that in the business world, the wrong tweet or Facebook post can be…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 05.25.18
As the show approaches our 8th anniversary, we reflect on how the show affects Gregory, James, and Angie outside of the studio. Europe is missing a whole lot…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 05.24.18
A New Jersey man gets sent to prison for cashing his deceased aunt's Social Security checks for 19 years. Gregory explains the process on how to handle some of…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 05.23.18
Do YOU know when you should turn on your Social Security retirement benefit? People over age 50 scored pretty badly on a Social Security survey, so don't feel…
- Winning at Life with Gregory Ricks
Winning at Life Daily Wrap: 05.22.18
She was fed up with working, and asked Gregory help her retire at the end of the year. Gregory sets up a retirement income plan that's over $50k a year…