The Wilson Wealth Show

Ep16: Is Private School Worth It?

On this week's episode of the Wilson Wealth Show, our team discusses a big investment that many well-off families make for their children, private schooling. We ask the question, is private school worth it? We did a deep dive into the difference between private and public-school testing scores as well as some research on pricing, and which celebrities attended private vs public school. With private school costing almost as much as a college education, join us as we weigh the pros and cons of such an expense and find out if its right for you! 

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Quotes  

“If your objective is to create generational wealth, then private school is not matching up with that objective” - Ablavi 

“Basically, private school is for people who already have generational wealth, usually for legacy purposes, it's not really cohesive with the middle-class lifestyle” -Ciera 

“Private school is like a trap fueled by peer pressure, once you're in it and its not working, it seems like social suicide to take your kids out”- Maurice 

 

Ep 15: Is your Child Still a Good Investment?

In today's podcast The Wilson Wealth Show talks about investing in your child past the age of 18 and what that means in our current economy.

Kids are having to stay at home longer and college is going up in price so what are parents to do? With the cost of raising a child at an all-time high, is it a worthy investment to continue to help your child past the age of eighteen? How do you save for retirement with the extra expenses of keeping your child into their twenties?

Maurice, Ciera and Ablavi answer all these questions and more in this week's installment of our April investment series: “Is Your Child Still a Good Investment?”. 

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Quotes 

 “We are keeping our children longer than 18, times have changed for a lot of parents” -Ciera 

 “The term boomerang kids means you throw out a kid at 18 and they have to come back four to five years later, that window of when a child comes back and leaves for good is getting longer.”- Maurice 

 “That Window of kids leaving used to be 18-25 but now it's more 18- 30, which means your expenses are definitely higher.” - Maurice 

 “Does the financial part of being a parent end at the age of 18? Traditionally, not really.”- Ciera  

 “I think what's really important is to be positioning yourself to help your child before they reach the age of 18 at the greatest capacity possible.” -Ablavi 

 “Don't invest in what you're not willing to lose.”-Ablavi 

 “When do you go from helping your child to enabling them?” -Ciera  

 “There's a fine line between doing everything you can to help you child and enabling them, there needs to be some tough love.”- Ablavi 

 “Parents have to protect themselves to, or your retirement will go down the drain and your kids won't be any farther in life.”-Ciera 

 “You don’t hope for any particular outcome, you plan for all possible outcomes”- Maurice 

 “It's important to have boundaries, even with your own children.”-Ciera  

 “Help you child in the way that helps them the most and not the way you wanted to help them.”-Ciera 

 

Ep 14: Is your Spouse a Good Investment

Today's podcast is more geared towards women because women are becoming the new breadwinners and are often the main caretakers of their children. Investing in your spouse can mean a few things, such as supporting them through school, or even helping them start a business. So how as a woman are you to approach these big financial decisions when love is the motivation?  Should Wives invest in their husbands despite possible risks? Let's ask the question: "Is your spouse a good investment?" and see what our hosts have to say today! 

 

Quotes   

“I Think a woman needs to protect her credit from the business” -Maurice 

 

“It's not a one size fits all, you have to evaluate your partner and your specific situation and go from there.” - Ablavi 

 

“I think it's perfectly fine to have all the student loans in the person who's getting the degrees name, but have the breadwinner to help with the payments” -Ciera 

 

“Don’t do anything for your spouse financially that you can't easily unwind” - Maurice 

 

“I think Married couples should have three bank accounts; his, hers, and ours”-Maurice 

 

“It's not unheard of for a spouse to empty a bank account when things break badly and leave the other hanging”- Maurice  

 

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Ep 13: Has the Glass Ceiling Been Shattered

Glass Ceiling Show notes 

In today's podcast we ask the hard question “has the glass ceiling been broken?” regarding women in corporate America today. With the Inauguration of Kamala Harris, a monumental win for women across the country, we are seeing a shift in the conversation about equality between men and women in the workplace. So, is the inequality gone? How much has corporate America really changed in the last 20 years? Our special guests Francheska Werner and Akilah Charlamagne answer these hard-hitting questions and more. These women have been navigating corporate America for the last 20 plus years and have seen the changes themselves, as well as been a part of the change. Find out more about what these ladies had to say in this week's installment of women and money “ Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken?”. 

Francheska Bio: 

Francheska Werner is an experienced sales leader that has worked in the Biotech and Molecular Genetics Laboratory Industries for over 24 years. She helps organizations meet and exceed sales objectives through development of go to market strategies, integration of sales and marketing programs and by supporting the field sales team. Hers is a philosophy of servant leadership that encourages innovation and accountability. This allows the team to execute at the highest level possible. 

Akilah Bio: 

Akilah Charlemagne, who is an influential Human Resources Business Partner and Relationship Builder with 20 years of experience working in Technology, Higher Education, Healthcare and the Non-Profit sector. She launched Career Lemonade in 2019 – where she partners with professionals and entrepreneurs who are looking to make a shift while increasing their confidence and supporting them in making better Career & Business decisions.

 

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Ep 12: Relationships and Success

In this week's episode Ablavi and Ciera discuss relationships and success.  How do you divide the household duties when both spouses are building successful careers?  What about the kids' needs?  And where do gender roles come into play?

Ablavi and Ciera have the answers.

People post their highlight reel on social media.  - Ablavi

I like to call marriage a beautiful challenge. - Ablavi

It's all about challenging each other to be better.  - Ciera

 

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Ep 11: Women and Business

On this episode of The Wilson Wealth Show, Ablavi and Ciera continue this month's theme "Women and Money" with a conversation about he challenged women face in business.

Some highlights:

Are you doing what you are supposed to be doing?  Are you fulfilling your purpose? - Ablavi

Our first step is to figure out what bring us fulfillment. - Ablavi

I started over several times.  I was doing things my parents wanted.  I had to push back thoughts about being further ahead.  It’s all BS.  You have plenty of time to figure out what you want to do in life. - Ciera

Felt pressure to be as successful as my mother.  Ciera

You have to get used to people hating you.   Ciera’s Mom

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Ep 10: Maternity and Money

On this week's episode, Ablavi and Ciera discuss the financial impact of maternity.

 

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Ep 09: Should I Wait to Have a Child

In today's podcast, The Wilson Wealth Show navigates a conversation about the trend of women choosing to have children later in life and why that is. Ciera and Ablavi talk about their own experiences with the phenomenon and why they think it's ultimately a good idea in today's economic climate.  They also discuss the financial and life impact of having a child and why planning is so important. Find out more about budgeting, planning, stigma, and everything that goes with having a child as an older woman in "Should I Wait to Have A Child" on the Wilson Wealth Show.

“You need to plan for a baby in the same way you’d plan for any big purchase in your life like college or purchasing a home.”

“If you want children, don’t put it on the back burner because it won't just fall into place, it takes a lot of planning and sometimes scientific help if you’re an older woman.”

 

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Ep 08: The Value of HBCUs

In this week's episode of The Wilson Wealth Show, Maurice highlights the value of historically black colleges and universities.  With the election of Vice President Kamala Harris as a Howard University graduate, which is the nation's premier HBCU; this has opened a conversation about how HBCU's are often underappreciated and undervalued.  According to our research, HBCU's often are the best values in price, networking, and obviously opportunity as Kamala Harris has proved by being both the first black and female Vice President.

Is there something we are missing out on by not sending our children to HBCUs? Is there still a stigma about HBCUs that is preventing us from getting the best value out of the most expensive part of parenthood? 

Find out more about this interesting take and more with Maurice in our final February episode on the Wilson Wealth Show. 

Quotes:

“If you’re in the black community or if you’re in a historically underserved or underrepresented community, you know the significance when someone from your community achieves something that is unprecedented.  It expands the horizon of what can be accomplished by you and your community.”

– Maurice L. Wilson

 

“One of the perceived cons of going to a black college is that after graduation you couldn’t compete in a wide-open workforce and integrated economy and Kamala not only broke those barriers but gave hope to future HBCU students.”

– Maurice L. Wilson

 

“Everybody loves a college student; nobody loves an unemployed college graduate.”  – Maurice L. Wilson

 

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Ep 07: Dating & Money Pt. 2

Show Notes: Dating & Money Part 2:

This week's Podcast showcases the exciting conclusion to Dating and money in our final installment of this month's series “What's Love Got to Do with It?”.

Things heat up with more hard-hitting questions about how our finances fit into our dating lives.

Our panelists discuss questions that most would consider sensitive subjects in dating such as “At what point in dating do you ask how much someone has in savings, investments, a trust account or if they will be coming into a significant amount of money from an insurance policy or will?” or “What’s most important when dating as it pertains to money: career, credit, salary or savings?”. These different generations all have different points of view on these more difficult questions and many other subjects such as prenups, children, flashing cash and even religious perspectives in relationships.

 

Quotes:

“My biggest question is can we grow together? Are we on the same page? Those are the things I think are the most important when dealing with finances in relationships”. -Cassandra

 

“There's a difference between protecting your assets and stealing; if we are really struggling and you're sitting on a million plus, that’s stealing, but if we are crushing it and you're sitting on that million plus, that’s protecting your assets.” - Maurice

 

“What's most important to me is a person's stewardship of their money. Managing your money is so much more important than how much you're making”. -Greg

 

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