Jonathan Clements

PORTFOLIO & FINANCIAL PLANNING ADJUSTMENTS FOR RISING INTEREST RATES & INFLATION

October 21, 2022

We are in the midst of a sea change in our financial lives. Here are the headlines:  

  • Inflation is surging for the first time in years and has reached the highest level in forty years.  
  • The Federal Reserve is embarking on the fastest and steepest tightening cycle in decades.
  • Value stocks are outperforming growth stocks after lagging them by record amounts for nearly a decade and a half.    

Is it time to make some changes to our financial plans? 

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JONATHAN CLEMENTS SAYS STAYING INVESTED IN STOCKS IS THE SANEST APPROACH IN TURBULENT MARKETS

March 4, 2022

Since the future is essentially unknowable, this week’s podcast guest focuses on what is knowable and controllable, mainly our own reactions. He is veteran personal finance journalist Jonathan Clements, a former colleague of mine at The Wall Street Journal who was its personal finance columnist for nearly 20 years. The author of several books including From Here to Financial Happiness and How to Think About Money, Clements is the Founder and Editor of HumbleDollar, a free weekly newsletter devoted to telling you “everything you need to know about money.”

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FINANCIAL SMARTS: JONATHAN CLEMENTS’ TIPS TO RAISE FINANCIALLY SAVVY CHILDREN

March 2, 2018

During PBS Pledge this week we are revisiting our annual exclusive, Ed Hyman, Wall Street’s #1 ranked economist for a record 37 years shares his outlook for the U.S. joined by leading value manager Matthew McLennan. Watch that episode again here.
NEW THIS WEEK:
How do you raise financially responsible children in an instant gratification, consumer-oriented culture? Award-winning personal finance journalist Jonathan Clements shares his common sense How to Think About Money approach.
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CLEMENTS & JAKAB: RETHINKING MONEY

July 22, 2016

All about money. How to think about if, spend it, invest it wisely and avoid losing it with Jonathan Clements, award winning author of How to Think About Money and Spencer Jakab, columnist and editor at The Wall Street Journal and author of Heads I Win, Tails I Win.
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CLEMENTS: MONEY GUIDE

December 5, 2014

As it’s pledge season on public television, this week on WEALTHTRACK we are re-visiting a program about the unique difficulties women face in achieving long-term financial security. The fact is most women not only outlive their male counterparts, they also save and earn less – a daunting combination when paying for retirement. Two award-winning financial advisors explain what every woman needs to know to build a financial plan to last a lifetime. You can watch that episode here.

New here on WEALTHTRACK.com this week: The Wall Street Journal’s must read personal finance columnist, Jonathan Clements has distilled twenty-five years of experience into one, soon to be published e-book and hard cover. His Jonathan Clements Money Guide 2015 will be finished and ready to go at the stroke of midnight on December 31st. There is much to celebrate. Continue Reading »

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