Beth Pinsker, CFP ®
@bethpinsker.bsky.social
Personal finance - financial planning - taxes - retirement. Brooklyn mom of two humans, one dog. Now @marketwatch. “My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving” coming fall 2025 from Crown Currency. Sign up for my source list: http://eepurl.com/iMvx
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Financial Advice for Different Life Stages
New books steer readers through life’s tricky passages.
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My first round up for "My Mother's Money"! Publisher's Weekly's fall list of financial advice books (also includes Kerry Hannon and Janna Herron's book). It's just staring to feel like summer, but fall books are just around the corner. Preorders on my website.
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What retirement rules of thumb stand the test of time and which ones are in serious need of a 21st century update? That's the subject of my new cover story for @kiplinger.com.web.brid.gy. www.kiplinger.com/retirement/t...
The New Rules of Retirement
Popular guidelines about how to save, invest and spend need to be updated and personalized to ensure you'll never run out of money.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Win a free copy of my book “My Mother’s Money” from the Nerdwallet book club! Entry details here: www.nerdwallet.com/finance/lear...
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Welcome to our book club, where we read one personal finance book together — and talk to the author — every quarter.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Win a free copy of my book “My Mother’s Money” from the Nerdwallet book club! Entry details here: www.nerdwallet.com/finance/lear...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Free download offer: get a PDF of the resource guide from “My Mother’s Money” when you sign up for my newsletter (or have verified purchase): eepurl.com/iMvxOI
Numbers that should be 100% but that are not currently…
-Adults who have a will
-People who invest their Roth IRA contribution
-Percent who file for Social Security by age 70
7 more in my first @marketwatch.com article of 2026. Go ahead, try to defeat the logic here.
-Adults who have a will
-People who invest their Roth IRA contribution
-Percent who file for Social Security by age 70
7 more in my first @marketwatch.com article of 2026. Go ahead, try to defeat the logic here.
10 rock-solid financial rules to live by — no exceptions
100% of us should be doing these things.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Numbers that should be 100% but that are not currently…
-Adults who have a will
-People who invest their Roth IRA contribution
-Percent who file for Social Security by age 70
7 more in my first @marketwatch.com article of 2026. Go ahead, try to defeat the logic here.
-Adults who have a will
-People who invest their Roth IRA contribution
-Percent who file for Social Security by age 70
7 more in my first @marketwatch.com article of 2026. Go ahead, try to defeat the logic here.
That’s my legendary mom and dad getting a long-deserved tribute in our hometown paper. (And a good plug for my book too - “My Mother’s Money”. Very proud!
As a career journalist, and most recently a retirement columnist for the financial information website MarketWatch, McCaskey High School alum Beth Pinsker said writing about her experience as her mother’s financial caregiver came naturally.
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Lancaster native's book about financial caregiving focuses on her mother, a beloved McCaskey teacher
As a career journalist, and most recently a retirement columnist for the financial information website MarketWatch, McCaskey High School alum Beth Pinsker said writing about her experience as her mother’s
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January 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
That’s my legendary mom and dad getting a long-deserved tribute in our hometown paper. (And a good plug for my book too - “My Mother’s Money”. Very proud!
Thanks for posting. I had a great time talking to @bradleys about my book “My Mother’s Money” — give it a listen, and buy the book!
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thanks for posting. I had a great time talking to @bradleys about my book “My Mother’s Money” — give it a listen, and buy the book!
My book is finally back in stock on bookshop.org if you’ve been waiting to order “My Mother’s Money.” Get it shipped in time for holiday gifts.
December 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My book is finally back in stock on bookshop.org if you’ve been waiting to order “My Mother’s Money.” Get it shipped in time for holiday gifts.
Back at my day job MarketWatch. Explaining why QQQ might be desperately calling you. Have they? Did you vote to stop the calls?
Why has Invesco’s QQQ called me 24 times in the past few weeks? Is it a scam?
There’s a proxy vote to change the fund, and the calls will keep coming until the matter is settled.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Back at my day job MarketWatch. Explaining why QQQ might be desperately calling you. Have they? Did you vote to stop the calls?
Thanks @ncpssm.bsky.social! I really enjoyed talking to you. Check out this podcast about financial caregiving and see if you saw any red flags when you were visiting older relatives for Thanksgiving.
You may find yourself as a financial caregiver for your aging parents. But most people are unprepared for that role. This week's podcast guest, Beth Pinsker, has written a book, "My Mother's Money," to guide adult children through the maze of financial caregiving. open.spotify.com/episode/4qt2...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Thanks @ncpssm.bsky.social! I really enjoyed talking to you. Check out this podcast about financial caregiving and see if you saw any red flags when you were visiting older relatives for Thanksgiving.
Thanks! Glad to hear it.
Gifted my mom a copy of Beth Pinsker's "My Mother's Money" and kicked off an intense and important after-dinner conversation about planning amzn.to/3XTyeZj
My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving: Pinsker CFP®, Beth: 9780593800577: Amazon.com: Books
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November 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Thanks! Glad to hear it.
Tune in tomorrow to @npr to hear me on the 1A show talking about the high cost of caregiving. The show is live at 10am ET but may be at a different time in your area.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Tune in tomorrow to @npr to hear me on the 1A show talking about the high cost of caregiving. The show is live at 10am ET but may be at a different time in your area.
Thanks for having me on @moneylifeshow.bsky.social
Financial caregiving is a privilege, a burden, a conflict of interests and so much more, and @bethpinsker.bsky.social discusses it all in her new book, "My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving," out today. She talks about a lot of it on today's @MoneyLifeShow too; here's a clip:
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thanks for having me on @moneylifeshow.bsky.social
It’s publication day for my book “My Mother’s Money”! How can you help? Glad you asked. Now that my book is launched, I need reviews. Amazon, GoodReads, B&N, Instagram, Facebook, your book club, anyone you think will listen. Thanks in advance for any kind words you put out there in the world.
My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving
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November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It’s publication day for my book “My Mother’s Money”! How can you help? Glad you asked. Now that my book is launched, I need reviews. Amazon, GoodReads, B&N, Instagram, Facebook, your book club, anyone you think will listen. Thanks in advance for any kind words you put out there in the world.
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Not much financial planning is geared toward how to take care of other people and how to make it possible for them to care for you. My goal now is to prevent my kids from being left with only bad, expensive choices when it comes to caring for me @bethpinsker.bsky.social 🎁
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Essay | My Mother’s Illness Changed the Way I Think About Financial Planning
As a personal finance expert, I give advice on how to maximize wealth. At the end of my mother’s life, I realized there’s a more important question: What is our money for?
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October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Not much financial planning is geared toward how to take care of other people and how to make it possible for them to care for you. My goal now is to prevent my kids from being left with only bad, expensive choices when it comes to caring for me @bethpinsker.bsky.social 🎁
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My WSJ essay about caring for my mom — a kind of adapted excerpt of “My Mother’s Money” is out this morning. Grab a hankie and take a look:
Essay | My Mother’s Illness Changed the Way I Think About Financial Planning
As a personal finance expert, I give advice on how to maximize wealth. At the end of my mother’s life, I realized there’s a more important question: What is our money for?
www.wsj.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My WSJ essay about caring for my mom — a kind of adapted excerpt of “My Mother’s Money” is out this morning. Grab a hankie and take a look:
Thanks @kerryhannon.bsky.social !
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How to manage financial caregiving for an aging parent
In her new book, author Beth Pinsker explains the practical ways to be a financial caregiver for a parent or aging relative amid the emotion.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thanks @kerryhannon.bsky.social !
A little weekend press for “My Mother’s Money” on Yahoo Finance. Pub day in 10 days!
How to manage financial caregiving for an aging parent
In her new book, author Beth Pinsker explains the practical ways to be a financial caregiver for a parent or aging relative amid the emotion.
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October 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A little weekend press for “My Mother’s Money” on Yahoo Finance. Pub day in 10 days!
One of my recent podcasts — a really far-ranging a deep conversation.
Don't stick someone you love with a financial mess.
@marketwatch.com columnist & CFP® professional, @bethpinsker.bsky.social, shares what families overlook most when it comes to financial caregiving matters.
🎙️ Full episode now on the Boldin Your Money podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=gO7g...
@marketwatch.com columnist & CFP® professional, @bethpinsker.bsky.social, shares what families overlook most when it comes to financial caregiving matters.
🎙️ Full episode now on the Boldin Your Money podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=gO7g...
October 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One of my recent podcasts — a really far-ranging a deep conversation.
Do you (or the parent you care for) have a Medicare Advantage plan? I’m doing a story comparing out of pocket costs and I’m looking for some people who can share with me some of their co-pay costs for common procedures, like a hip replacement or dialysis. Message me or email me if you can help.
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Beth Pinsker is a MarketWatch Investing Columnist
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October 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Do you (or the parent you care for) have a Medicare Advantage plan? I’m doing a story comparing out of pocket costs and I’m looking for some people who can share with me some of their co-pay costs for common procedures, like a hip replacement or dialysis. Message me or email me if you can help.
I’m doing a mini book tour for “My Mother’s Money.” Just dropped the details on events in New York, Massachusetts and online. Check it out:
Events Calendar - Beth Pinsker CFP®
Author events featuring Beth Pinsker talking about her book "My Mother's Money: A Guide to FInancial Caregiving"
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October 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I’m doing a mini book tour for “My Mother’s Money.” Just dropped the details on events in New York, Massachusetts and online. Check it out:
Just published: a mini “excerpt” from my book in AARP magazine (print and online)! Read it here. Preorder now! “My Mother’s Money” comes out Nov 4
5 Things I Learned From Managing My Mother’s Money
Author describes how to ease the frustrations of taking over a parent’s finances
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October 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Just published: a mini “excerpt” from my book in AARP magazine (print and online)! Read it here. Preorder now! “My Mother’s Money” comes out Nov 4
Check out this So Money podcast episode I taped with Farnoosh Torabi about my book "My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving." The book is out Nov. 4. You can preorder at any major sell or via my website.
1874: Caring for Aging Parents and Their Money
Podcast Episode · So Money with Farnoosh Torabi · 09/03/2025 · 34m
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September 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Check out this So Money podcast episode I taped with Farnoosh Torabi about my book "My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving." The book is out Nov. 4. You can preorder at any major sell or via my website.
A $300,000 RMD? What would you do? I answer a teacher who turned $600,000 into $6 million and is now 80, for @marketwatch.com
I’m 80 and my RMD is $300,000. What the heck am I supposed to do about my huge tax bill?
A teacher turned $600,000 into $6 million and now has a huge tax bill
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September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A $300,000 RMD? What would you do? I answer a teacher who turned $600,000 into $6 million and is now 80, for @marketwatch.com
Did you miss my Labor Day newsletter drop? Here’s a peek at what you’d see if you’re a subscriber:
Labor Day Stuff
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September 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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