CBN News - Money Wise - Audio Podcast

When you're just starting out in the professional world, putting money from your paychecks towards retirement savings or investing it in other ways, is likely the last thing on your mind. This week on Money Wise, CBN Financial Editor Drew Parkhill joins us to debunk some common misconceptions about investing--giving tips on how to make contributions of $5, $10 or $15 each month from your paycheck go a long ways towards your future financial security.

Healthcare premiums and deductibles are higher than ever before. The incoming administration will likely repeal Obamacare but it won't happen over night. So what alternatives do Americans have? This week on CBN News Money Wise we explore Health Sharing Ministries--marketed as an affordable, faith-based solution for Christians, to the problems of rising healthcare costs.

Invisible wounds from war, like post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, haunt veterans for years. For those who do seek help, care from the military comes at no out-of-pocket cost. However, Veteran Andrew Marr says he came away from that with a handful of medications to treat his symptoms but nothing for the underlying issue. In his quest for healing he spent thousands of dollars, filed for bankruptcy and learned some important information about the injury that haunted him. He's now made it his mission to raise awareness, support, and funds for other Veterans battling the invisible wounds of war.

Watching the stock market before and after this years presidential election was a little confusing. The markets seemed to favor Hillary Clinton, spiking when she did well in the polls and plummetting when Donald Trump was declared President-elect. However, in the days after the election, the markets soared! Why did the markets get on board with Trump so quickly? Why didn't they favor him from the start? How can we read the changes we see happening in the markets? CBN News Financial Editor Drew Parkhill answers those questions and more in this weeks episode of CBN News Money Wise.

The Internet gives us the ability to stay more connected to each other than ever before--but if we're not careful this new kind of connectedness can also be impersonal and distant. We speak with a woman who shrunk the digital distance between her community by asking them to invest in her family during their time of need.