December 27, 2025: (Repeat) The Long Game: Investing, Mortgages, and Year-End Money Moves

December 27, 2025: (Repeat) The Long Game: Investing, Mortgages, and Year-End Money Moves

While we’re out of the studio this week, we’ve collected a selection of great discussions from the past few months. For young men, knowing every player stat is easier than understanding investing—but it doesn’t have to be that way. We respond to a listener’s question about the rise of sports betting and show how the same competitive spirit can be redirected toward “betting” on the markets—tracking long-term wins, company performance, and financial growth.

After the break, we dive into a headline-grabbing idea: 50-year mortgages. The Federal Housing Finance Agency is floating the concept, but would stretching a home loan over five decades make homebuying more accessible—or simply saddle borrowers with far more interest over time? We lay out the potential benefits, the pitfalls, and what this could mean for future homeowners.

We walk through the essentials of year-end IRA planning—from maximizing contributions to handling required minimum distributions and reviewing beneficiaries. We highlight key deadlines, common pitfalls to avoid, and tactics that can help strengthen your long-term savings.

We’ll also answer a listener question about donor-advised funds—a charitable giving tool that lets you give now, decide later, and save on taxes today.

Join hosts Nick Antonucci, CVA, CEPA, Director of Research, and Managing Associates K.C. Smith, CFP®, CEPA, and D.J. Barker, CWS®, and Kelly-Lynne Scalice, a seasoned communicator and host, on Henssler Money Talks as they explore key financial strategies to help investors navigate market uncertainty. 

Henssler Money Talks — December 27, 2025  |  Season 39, Episode 52

Timestamps and Chapters

• 3:48: Bench the Bets, Back the Market
• 18:03: 50-Year Home Stretch
• 32:23: Your Year-End IRA Playbook
• 41:56: The Giving Tool You’re Not Using (But Should)

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Chapters

• 3:48 Bench the Bets, Back the Market
• 18:03 50-Year Home Stretch
• 32:23 Your Year-End IRA Playbook
• 41:56 The Giving Tool You’re Not Using (But Should)