Choosing your financial advisor is a decision that should not be taken lightly, because any professional relationship that could span decades is worthy of some due diligence. Donna and Nathan discuss the questions you should ask when interviewing a new financial advisor. Also on MoneyTalk, Stock Trivia: Two Truths and a Lie.

Hosts: Donna Sowa Allard, CFP®, AIF® & Nathan Beauvais, CFP®, CIMA®; Air Date: 6/17/2025; Original Air Date: 3/21/2024. Have a question for the hosts? Visit sowafinancial.com/moneytalk to join the conversation!

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24 Albion Rd. Ste. 340
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 434-8090

Don Sowa's MoneyTalk

The MoneyTalk team is back with original programming every weeknight at 7pm on WPRO. To listen any time, hear our latest episodes below, or subscribe to "Don Sowa's MoneyTalk" wherever you get your podcasts!

The MoneyTalk team is back with original programming every weeknight at 7pm on WPRO. To listen any time, hear our latest episodes below, or subscribe to "Don Sowa's MoneyTalk" wherever you get your podcasts!

How to Interview an Advisor

We love talking about the benefits of the Roth IRA, and if you are one of the investors who can’t make direct contributions to a Roth due to the income limits, there are a few workarounds that you may not know about. Donna discusses some of the strategies that high earners use to take advantage of the benefit of saving on a Roth basis. Also, on MoneyTalk, anchoring our lifestyle expectations to reality. Host: Donna Sowa Allard, CFP®, AIF®; Air Date: 12/8/2025. Have a question for the hosts? Leave a message on the MoneyTalk Hotline at (401) 587-SOWA and have your voice heard live on the air!

We love talking about the benefits of the Roth IRA, and if you are one of the investors who can&rsquo;t make direct contributions to a Roth due to the income limits, there are a few workarounds that you may not know about. Donna discusses some of the strategies that high earners use to take advantage of the benefit of saving on a Roth basis. Also, on MoneyTalk, anchoring our lifestyle expectations to reality. Host: Donna Sowa Allard, CFP&reg;, AIF&reg;; Air Date: 12/8/2025. Have a question for the hosts? Leave a message on the MoneyTalk Hotline at (401) 587-SOWA and have your voice heard live on the air!

Bypassing Roth Income Limits

There is a common misconception that estate planning is exclusively for the wealthy, but many of the legal tools that estate attorneys prepare for their clients are useful for people from all walks of life. Nathan speaks with estate attorney and longtime MoneyTalk contributor, Andy Nault, to discuss some estate planning documents that you should consider having in place, how to avoid some common mistakes, and much more. Host: Nathan Beauvais, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®; Special Guest: Andy Nault; Air Date: 12/5/2025; Original Air Date: 6/6/2025. Have a question for the hosts? Leave a message on the MoneyTalk Hotline at (401) 587-SOWA and have your voice heard live on the air!

There is a common misconception that estate planning is exclusively for the wealthy, but many of the legal tools that estate attorneys prepare for their clients are useful for people from all walks of life. Nathan speaks with estate attorney and longtime MoneyTalk contributor, Andy Nault, to discuss some estate planning documents that you should consider having in place, how to avoid some common mistakes, and much more. Host: Nathan Beauvais, CFP&reg;, CIMA&reg;, CPWA&reg;; Special Guest: Andy Nault; Air Date: 12/5/2025; Original Air Date: 6/6/2025. Have a question for the hosts? Leave a message on the MoneyTalk Hotline at (401) 587-SOWA and have your voice heard live on the air!

Launching Your Estate Plan

With fewer companies paying dividends today than in the past, dividend paying ETFs and mutual funds have become less diversified. Donna and Nathan discuss some of the trade-offs investors make with dividend paying securities. Also on Money Talk, what to do with your home in retirement, and Stock Trivia: Battle of the Sowas.

Hosts: Donna Sowa Allard, CFP®, AIF® & Nathan Beauvais, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®;  Air Date: 12/4/2025; Original Air Date: 12/12/2024. Have a question for the hosts? Leave a message on the MoneyTalk Hotline at (401) 587-SOWA and have your voice heard live on the air!

How to Interview an Advisor

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