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- Sep 28, 2026
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Making Cents: Should I pay off my mortgage? (opens the original)
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Paying off a mortgage is a bucket list item for most people. But it may not be the smartest retirement decision. Kathryn McCall is a VP and financial planner for CAPTRUST. She says there are pros and cons to getting rid of what is most people's biggest monthly expense. It comes down to the mortgage itself and your life stage. "I think if your interest rate is under 4%, there is a strong argument to be made for keeping the loan as that rate is not likely to be available in the short-term future.
'Dying to Ask' podcast: Networking without the ick factor with Dr. Ivan Misner (opens the original)
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Want to expand your social network? Lace up your conversational running shoes. Dr Ivan Misner is back with his latest book, "Networking is a Marathon, Not a Sprint." Ivan is known as the "Father of modern networking," and he's sharing techniques to help you connect with people in meaningful ways that won't leave you feeling icky. Ivan says you need think about building relationships and not making a transaction. "Most people, because they're not taught, they go in doing it as a transaction. And
'Dying to Ask' podcast: Laura Vanderkam says you have more time than you think (opens the original)
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Think you have no time? Laura Vanderkam says you're fooling yourself. Laura is one of the world's top experts on time and productivity. She's a New York Times best-selling author of eight books on time management and host of the daily productivity podcast Before Breakfast. Oh, and she has five kids which might be her biggest time management flex! Laura's TED Talk about changing your relationship with the clock has more than 10 million views. "Anyone can create a perfect schedule. Real time manag
Where I was on 9/11: Deirdre Fitzpatrick's memories from the KCRA 3 anchor desk (opens the original)
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Psychologists call them flashbulb memories. They're memories so vivid and bright they're seared in your memory. You remember where you were, what was said, and how it felt like it was yesterday. Public tragedies like 9/11 lend themselves to a shared consciousness, a shared flashbulb moment if you will. I'm one of the few people, probably on the planet, who can say I will be exactly where I was 25 years ago when the first plane hit the Twin Towers. On the anchor set at KCRA 3. Five years ago, on
'Dying to Ask' podcast: Walk in winning with Traci Mitchell. How to negotiate with yourself (opens the original)
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What would change if you walked into every room believing you belonged there? Traci Mitchell spent years as a television journalist covering Washington for Hearst Television stations across the country. In fact, she did live shots with me during our morning news 20 years ago. She once did 68 live shots in a single day, appeared on "House of Cards" and landed an interview with Oprah Winfrey that changed how she looked at herself. Traci left TV news for personal reasons and found herself in need o
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