Living with Big Trust issues? Little Lies Will do!

08/27/21 • 11 min

Someone is killed...but who? why? and by whom?
The enchanting coastal town of Monterey in California, right at the edge of one of the most scenic drives in the world, the Big Sur, is the setting for this stunningly mesmerizing HBO series on the lives, the loves, and the losses of the top 1%, nay the top .01% amongst us. The star wattage of the cast is by itself enough to put this two-season series in the top 1% of streaming shows too, but the plot, the characters and the gorgeous cinematography, make it to the .01% level!
And is murder itself the mystery? More than a whodunit, this is a relationship expose...and the real mystery is about the little lies we tell ourselves and those around us to cover up the big holes in our lives. Big Little Lies!
What happens when the rich and famous don't do proper estate planning? Like it happens in this series, they run into custody issues, guardianship questions for their minor children, property disputes, what have you...all because they didn't bother to tune into WhatTheFs :-)
Will you Trust me by listening to the quick primer on what are the different estate planning tools, when to use them, and their key differences?
I enjoy putting these episodes together every week, and I do hope you enjoy listening to them. If you do, please also share with your friends & social circles and recommend they subscribe too. Hearing back from you on my newly launched Facebook Page What The Fs will also help me make these better aligned to listener tastes.

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Next week will be the 15th episode in the first season of WhatTheFs...will be a special one, so don't forget to tune in next week as well.

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Previous Episode

Buy, Borrow, Die? Better Call Rak!

Welcome to the latest episode of WhatTheFs, lucky episode number 13! WhatTheFs episodes are my weekly take on fads, films, finance & fun, with friends, and have been dropping regularly every friday. I do know they have become sort of a weekly ritual for some of the committed listeners and their families, so thanks for your support.
I strive to keep in touch with whatever the F is happening around the world, so that five minutes with me over the weekend should make your next five days happy, make you money, or both! Paanch taaza minute mein paanch din ka jaaykedaar mazaa.

In today’s episode, titled Buy, Borrow, Die? Better call Rak...I am delighted to share with you two items that are BOATs - Best of All Times. A streaming series recommendation that ranks amongst the very best, is a totally bingeable series on par, and dare I say, even better than its predecessor ‘sequel’. And the ultimate estate management, tax savings & capital gains avoidance strategy called Buy, Borrow, Die! And why the Biden Tax Plan could be like the Taliban :-)

A bonus lawyer joke is in there too ;-) It's all good, man!
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Bfn...Till next week then!

Next Episode

What? The Finale?! Noooooo...!!!

It is the long Labor Day weekend in the US...end of the traditional summer holiday period, that starts with Memorial Day in the last week of May. And with this episode, I am wrapping up the first season of WhatTheFs, my labor of love that also spanned from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 15 episodes including this one, that dropped every Fri....without fail!
WhatTheFs, my weekly take on Fads, Films, Finance, and Fun, with Friends, will be back in a few weeks time in a repackaged and in a better format...so this is just a breather as I work on new ideas and incorporate your feedback for the upcoming season.

In this final episode of the first season, I recap the topics that were covered in the previous fourteen episodes.
Under What The Finance, I covered

Retirement (Roth IRA - Ep.1),
Estate Planning (Wills/Living Trusts Ep 14, Buy Borrow Die approach in Ep 13, and the PoD/ToD options in Ep 4),
Income & Tax Savings tips (I Bonds, Ep 6, and HSAs in Ep 7),
Kids Financial Literacy & College education (Legal/Financial docs for when child turns 18 - Ep 2, New CC & building Credit history in Ep 3, and Money for Nothing/College for Free through 529s in Ep 11 :-), &
Stocks & Alternative Assets (Top 10 stocks for 10X returns - Ep 10; Crypto basics & investment options in Ep 8 & 9).
Episode 12 was focused on Frauds, Scams & Hacks - how to protect yourself and your loved ones;

And in What The Fun/Film parts of the episodes, there were two movies:

Promising Young Woman (Netflix)
Sylvie's Love (Amazon Prime),

plus the following recommended streaming shows:

On Netflix - Lupin, The Kominsky Method, Russian Doll, Never Have I Ever, Serpent, and Better Call Saul
On Apple TV+ - Ted Lasso, and Mythic Quest, and
On HBO - Big Little Lies

Thanks to all the loyal listeners...the community spanned 15 countries & 165 cities! I am amazed and grateful 😇
Thanks to all those who helped with the conceptualization, the marketing, the feedbacks, and with sharing.
Continue to be interested in hearing back on what/who/how you would like to hear in the next season. So please do provide that feedback!
I have a bonus at the end of the episode, so hope you listen to it, and give all the previous ones a good listen too!

I enjoyed putting these episodes together every week, and I do hope you enjoyed listening to them. If you do, please also share with your friends & social circles and recommend they subscribe too. Hearing back from you on my Facebook Page What The Fs will also help me make these better aligned to listener tastes.

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