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About Pete the Planner®

Peter Dunn a.k.a. Pete the Planner® is an award-winning financial mind and a former comedian. He's a USA TODAY columnist, author of ten books, and is the host of the popular radio show and podcast, The Pete the Planner Show. Pete is considered one of the foremost experts on financial wellness in the world, but he's just as likely to talk your ear off about bass fishing.

Ep. 489: Is the banking system really melting down?

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not the bank meltdown will directly impact most people. Click the PLAY button…

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Ep. 488: Is the new 529 rollover rule helpful?

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Dame and Pete discuss whether or not the 529 rollover rule is helpful or not. Click the PLAY button…

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Ep. 487: What’s the biggest threat to your financial stability?

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss each major threat to financial stability, for ever generation. Yes, it gets cranky. Click…

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Ep. 486: What if my employer doesn’t match?

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss whether or not you should bail on your company’s 401k if they don’t match….

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Ep. 485: The financial regulations we would change

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss what financial regulations they change, if they were somehow mystically able to make financial…

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Ep. 484: Where does financial confidence come from?

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss what they do with their emergency funds. Then later in the show, they explore…

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Ep. 483: Should you hire a friend as your financial advisor?

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete discuss whether or not you should hire a friend to run your finances. Click the…

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Ep. 482: Hills we’re willing to die on — boy that escalated quickly

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete each reveal the personal finance hills they’re willing to die on. Everything was going just…

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Ep. 481: Should you pay cash for a house by liquidating investments?

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete read the world’s longest email, and answer whether or not a guy should sell this…

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Ep. 480: 2023 stock market predictions

We want to answer your questions about money. Email us and you may hear yours on the air: askpete@petetheplanner.com In this week’s episode, Kristen, Dame, and Pete make their 2023 stock picks. ****This is not investment advice. Picks are for entertainment purposes…

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