WSJ Your Money Matters

Many borrowers fear they may have to defer financial goals when they resume making student-loan payments. Host J.R. Whalen is joined by borrower Trey Watson and WSJ personal-finance reporter Joe Pinsker.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many older Americans are investing like younger people, putting more of their retirement savings in volatile assets such as stocks. WSJ retirement reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More people in the U.S. are losing their home-insurance coverage due to storms, lawsuits and rebuilding costs. WSJ personal-finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how homeowners can prevent their insurance from being canceled and what they can do if it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontier Airlines offers passengers an “all-you-can-fly” program for a flat fee. Wall Street Journal “Carry On” columnist Dawn Gilbertson joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss whether the pass, which includes domestic and international flights, is worth your time and money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High-earning Americans who previously shunned discount stores like the Dollar Tree and Five Below are spending time in the aisles looking for bargains. WSJ personal-finance reporter Rachel Wolfe joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why they’ve changed their shopping habits.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans holding federal student loans will be required to resume making payments after the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s forgiveness plan. WSJ personal-finance reporter Julia Carpenter joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how the nation’s 40 million borrowers should prepare to resume making payments.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Banks are sending out more requests to customers for their annual salary information. WSJ personal-finance reporter Imani Moise joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why, a nd whether customers are obligated to reveal their earnings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homebuyers are shunning fixer-uppers, even though they often come with a reduced purchase price. WSJ personal-finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss why prospective buyers are looking elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rejection of a claim by a health insurer isn’t uncommon, but many consumers aren’t aware of the process to fight back. WSJ reporter Anna Wilde Mathews joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the most effective ways to launch an appeal.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Research shows that even when consumers know that taxes and fees will be tacked on to a product’s cost at checkout, they’re more likely to pay the bill instead of researching a better price. WSJ columnist Josh Zumbrun joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices