Smart Money on public television. Thank you to the crew at MACC TVCTV, Beaverton

BY JULIA ANDERSON
My public television co-host Pat Boyle (right in photo) and I were talking today about how new topics continually pop up for our show, Smart Money.

Today, we taped three new shows on three great topics: When retirement comes earlier than expected, why getting your Social Security payment electronically is a good idea and how to keep your divorce costs down.
 
Three diverse subjects added to a long list of diverse topics at Smart Money in the past four years. Our interviews are online, set up by the crew at MACC TVCTV public television in Beaverton, Ore. We sign on and bingo, we look as good as the talking heads on national television.
 
In the past six months, we have done a lot of coverage related to the virus shutdown – How to ace an online interview, email scams aimed a lonely women stuck at home and temporary changes in mandated withdrawals from tax-deferred savings accounts. (These shows have not yet aired on YouTube.) 
 
Last month, we taped a show trashing Tom Selleck and his TV pitch for reverse mortgages. Our view is that the negatives of a reserve mortgage far outweigh the pluses.
 
Even though you may not live in the Portland, Oregon metro area, you still can check out Smart Money shows by going to YouTube.
 
Here are a few links.
Do's and don'ts of raising cash in a hurry: click here
Managing your money in a pandemic: click here
​Business turnaround tips: click here
Seniors, taxes and RMDs: click here
Reverse mortgages: click here
Stimulus money in the pandemic: click here
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