Episode 1: Navigating Job Change and Negotiating with Confidence
A job change—it's something we’ll all go through. Whether you’re looking to change industries, get more vacation days or ask for a raise, the world of job negotiation can be stressful. In this episode, host Jennifer Borget talks with career coach and Harvard-trained expert Gorick Ng, who offers insights into navigating workplace negotiations. Then Northwestern Mutual financial expert Tom Gilmour shares essential tips on the financial aspects you should consider during your job search and transition.
Episode 2: Planning for the Future
In this special episode of “A Better Way to MoneyTM” recorded live in New York, host Jennifer Borget chats with social media influencer Kat Stickler and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company Chief Portfolio Manager Matt Stucky about what to think about financially when looking toward the future.
Stickler shares personal stories about how she got started and how she transformed her thoughts about her future. She opens up about how her money habits evolved with life milestones—like having her daughter and growing a business. Stucky adds that planning ahead for your family’s future can help bring a sense of peace. He suggests topics parents may want to cover, like saving for college, building an estate plan and covering risks. But don’t feel like you have to have it all figured out on your own, he says. A financial advisor can help you uncover blind spots and show steps to take for your future, allowing you to live a more stress-free life with your loved ones.
Episode 3: Starting a side hustle
In this episode, we explore everything you need to know about side hustles. Jennifer Borget is joined by Nancy Twine, who transformed her side hustle—clean hair-care brand Briogeo—into a thriving business. You’ll also hear from Erik Zipp, a Certified Financial PlannerTM, about the financial considerations of starting and growing a side hustle.
Episode 4: Why Everyone Over 18 Needs an Estate Plan
Estate planning might seem like something only for the rich and famous, but it’s a key part of any financial plan. As you grow your assets—and especially as kids enter the picture—estate planning helps to ensure that those assets will go to who you want, when you want.
In this episode, Cody Barbo, founder of Trust & Will, explains what an estate plan is and why it’s so important to have one. Then Kelley Daugherty, an advanced planning senior attorney at Northwestern Mutual, shares what can happen if you don’t have an estate plan, how to get started, and more.
Episode 5: Getting financially intimate with your partner
Money can be a loaded topic to discuss—especially with a partner. Beyond the dollars and cents, there’s a lot of feeling attached to money, which can make it hard to talk about. In this episode, Certified Financial Therapist™ Nathan Astle talks about why money is so hard to talk about and gives advice on how you and your partner can make room for healthy money conversations in your relationship. Next Kristin Krause, senior director with Northwestern Mutual’s advisor solutions department, shares important money topics to cover with your partner and why it’s so important (and when done well—fun) to have these conversations.
Episode 6: Planning for the new retirement
Retirement looks different today than it did 50 years ago. As life expectancy continues to rise, it isn’t unusual for people to spend 20 to 30 years in retirement, which is a long time to live off your savings. In this episode, Maddy Dychtwald, a national best-selling author and co-founder of Age Wave, explains how longer lifespans are changing the way we live in retirement—and how important it is to plan ahead. Andrew Weber, senior director of Planning Philosophy at Northwestern Mutual, also shares tools you can use now to give you financial flexibility in retirement to adapt to unknowns in the future and create income that lasts as long as you do.