HeyJaredMark's Money Mind
This educational personal finance show combines money lessons, timely topics, personal stories, and community wisdom to help listeners and viewers master their finances to enjoy a stress free life of financial freedom.
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CampFI Midwest 2026: How In-Person Community Fuels Financial Independence and Life Changes | Episode 069 (opens the original)
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Mark Trautman of Mark’s Money Mind and Jordan Grumet (Doc G) of Earn & Invest record a live collaboration at CampFI Midwest 2026, focusing on how in-person gatherings counter modern isolation and provide energy, courage, and connection. Mark shares how attending his second CampFI in 2021 shortly after his wife’s death helped him find the community he didn’t know he needed, leading to deep friendships, travel, and even a move to Longmont. Amber Smith describes going from early community involveme
Understanding TIPS: How Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Work and When to Use Them | Episode 068 (opens the original)
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Host Mark Trautman returns to Mark’s Money Mind after a trip to Norway and explains Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) and how they differ from standard Treasury Bills, Notes and Bonds. TIPS have a fixed rate but adjust principal up or down with CPI; interest is paid on the inflation-adjusted principal and at maturity investors receive the adjusted principal or original principal, whichever is greater. Mark describes comparing yields between Treasuries and TIPS to calculate implied i
New Rules for Federal Student Loans | Episode 067 (opens the original)
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In this Fourth of July weekend episode, Mark highlights federal student-loan changes tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) which go into effect as of July 1, 2026. He notes a new auto-pay incentive: as of July 1st, borrowers on auto payment receive a 1.00% interest-rate reduction (up from 0.25%), effective automatically for those already enrolled, with a Sept. 30 enrollment deadline for others. He reviews the new loan rates for loans disbursed between July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027 and the
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