More than Money

While Gene was with his family for a wedding celebration in Georgia, Alyssa invited reverse mortgage specialist Tiffany Shutta, of Mutual of  Omaha, to join her on air. Tiffany uses a real-life, recent example to demonstrate how a reverse mortgage works and explains when it’s an appropriate solution—and when it’s not. Alyssa also answers your questions on various topics: Should I ask my adult daughter to pay me for childcare? Does MtM allow investors to customize their portfolio holdings? How can I pay tax on less Social Security? Do I need to empty the IRA I inherited from my younger sister in 10 years? Should I be POA or joint owner on Mom’s bank account? You can get answers to your own questions and enjoy one-on-one service by contacting MtM Financial Group for a free second opinion meeting with any of our specialists about: Financial situation, investments, retirement plan Estate plans Life insurance Annuities Reverse mortgages Taxes Call 610-746-7007 or&

Gene and Alyssa answer questions including: She asks how to get the best price when buying a car? He asks what the probate process is and how to navigate that process? She wants to know if an investment in cryptocurrency is appropriate for folks 80 years old? He asks how much of his retirement money should be in bonds since he is 64 years old? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email (

Gene and Alyssa answer questions including: He asks if he should transfer his home into a trust? He asks about CD rates and where interest rates might be going? She wants to know if banks require forms to show Powers of Attorney? He asks if he can name multiple beneficiaries on his IRA? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email (Gene@AskMtM.com) to schedule your time with us.

Gene and Alyssa answer questions including: He asks for us to explain the basics of a reverse mortgage? He is a retiring school teacher and wants to know how to accept his pension? She wants to know if a specific annuity would be a good investment for her? He shares that State Farm is not accepting Umbrella liability policies at this time.  Why? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email

Gene flies solo and answers questions including: He is moving to Florida.  Should he sell his house or rent? She wants to gift money to her two sons.  One son asks to clarify the rules and the taxes? He asks if putting assets into a trust avoids estate taxes? She wants to know if she should take $100,000 from her IRA to help her son buy a house? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email

Gene flies solo and answers questions including: He asks how the BBB will affect his social security since he is still working at age 70? She asks when to sell poorly performing stock – before or after dividend payments? She asks if her brother is doing the right thing by giving their mom stock to sell? She wants to know if she should keep the IRA her dad left her or give it ‘back’ to her mother? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money

Gene and Alyssa answer questions including: He asks if what’s going on in Washington D.C. affects how we invest money for clients? She wants to know if at age 75 she can get help investing a modest amount of money?  (Yes!) He wants to know how Medicaid ‘claws back’ gifts that were made before needing care? He wants to know how the new BBB ‘senior deduction’ will work for him and his bride? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor

Gene and Alyssa answer questions including: He asks what is probate and what should he do to help his family when he passes? Her advisor says move from stocks to bonds.  We absolutely disagree. She wants to know if she can join her husband in early retirement?  Should his parents give him details of their retirement plans?  (None of his business!) And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or ema

Gene and Alyssa answer questions including: He wants to know if QCDs are also exempt from NJ income tax (spoiler alert – no!) She wants to know if it would benefit her children for her to put her Co-op into a trust? He is 81 and widowed.  Does he get a S/S survivor benefit?  Her ‘advisor’ just called her for the first time in two years.  What should she do? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-70

Alyssa welcomes special guests: Mark Bacak – Social Security and Medicare expert extraordinaire Mike Pompei – Life Insurance and Long Term Care planning partner Keith Strohl – Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney Real financial advisors do way more than invest money And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email (Gene@AskMtM.com) to schedule your time with us.

Gene and Alyssa answer questions: He asks if the rumors of a $750.00 check to seniors are true? He asks how a non-profit must handle an inherited IRA? He is 73, retiring, and has to choose (1) of (3) options on his 401(b).  Is it really that hard? Is investment diversification still just stocks, bonds, and cash? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email (Gene@AskMtM.com) to schedule you

Gene and Alyssa answer questions: He asks if he can move funds from an irrevocable trust into a standard account? She is widowed and moving her husband’s IRAs to her IRAs.  Is she doing it right? He is 81 with no debt and $240,000 in mutual funds.  Is there something better he should be doing? They are soon to retire.  Do we have tips for them to enjoy a satisfying retirement? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Ca

Gene and Alyssa answer questions: He and his wife have some physical concerns.  Can they write off a hot tub on their income taxes? She turns 73 in a month and wants to understand her RMD requirements and options? He got an invite to a financial workshop dinner.  Is the company playing it straight? They rolled over her 401(k) into a Roth IRA – or did they? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-700

Gene and Alyssa answer questions: He will stop watching my show since we disagree on tariffs and President Trump!  Too bad for him. She wants to know if her advisor messed up or did her accountant mess up? He is the executor of his mom’s estate.  His brother died before receiving his share.  Now what? She and her ex-husband are remarrying.  Should she go back on the deed to their home? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?&nb

Gene and Alyssa answer questions: Her advisor does not the rules for her RMD.  This is very bad! She finds her work life intolerable.  Is she the reason? He asks how to protect his two children with alcohol additions within his estate? She asks if her husband should invest his inheritance the way she thinks is right? And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email (Gene@AskMtM.com) to schedul

Gene and Alyssa answer questions: She asks what happened to the cost basis in her home when her husband died? He asks if he should convert his $800,000 IRA to a Roth IRA at age 58?? His daughter is a full-time student.  Her internship paid her $4,000.  Can she do an IRA? He asks why and how to report gifts more than $18,000 in a year?  And we are still feeling very, very blessed Free Second Opinion Meetings Meet with a More than Money advisor to review your entire financial picture or simply project your retirement Meet with our Social Security partner to plan the best S/S strategy for you Meet with our estate planning attorney partner to review your estate plans – if you have any Meet with our insurance partner to review your life or long term care coverages Discover how to have your 401(k) professionally managed without leaving your company plan Schedule a free second opinion meeting with a More than Money advisor?  Call today (610-746-7007) or email (Gene@Ask