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Carl Stuart

November 1, 2025

Leasing versus buying a vehicle, managing required distributions from retirement accounts, and saving while paying off debt

Carl Stuart takes caller and text questions on leasing vs. buying electric vehicles, the differences between mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), strategies for managing required minimum distributions from retirement accounts, paying off student loan debt while also saving for the future, and more.

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October 25, 2025

Selling concentrated stock positions, standards for selecting a financial advisor, and managing different income sources in retirement

Carl Stuart answers caller and text questions about selling concentrated stock positions, standards for selecting a financial advisor, managing different income sources in retirement, and more.

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October 18, 2025

Back To Basics: Building Your Retirement 102

Carl Stuart walks you through a second episode of investment questions. He goes step-by-step to build your personal finance IQ and perhaps help you grow your bottom line.

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October 11, 2025

Back To Basics: Building Your Retirement 101

Carl Stuart walks you through investment questions step-by-step to build your personal finance IQ and perhaps help you grow your bottom line.

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October 4, 2025

Rolling over 401(k) funds, converting to Roth IRAs, Social Security, taxes, and investment strategies

Carl Stuart answers listener calls and texts on rolling over 401(k) funds, converting to Roth IRAs, Social Security, taxes, and investment strategies. Also, some discussion about the long-term solvency of Social Security and how younger people may have to rely less on it in the future.

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September 27, 2025

Inheriting real estate and the tax liability, the pros and cons of using a fee-only financial advisor, managing investments –and risk tolerance – on your own

Carl Stuart answers caller and texter questions on inheriting real estate and its tax liability, the pros and cons of using a fee-only financial advisor, managing investments –and risk tolerance – on your own, plus Roth IRA rollovers and a whole lot more.

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September 20, 2025

Money Talk’s Death and Taxes Special

Carl Stuart talks with KUT Program Director Jimmy Maas about two of life’s inevitables, death and taxes. Carl has been a financial advisor for decades. Jimmy spent more than eight years of his journalism career at the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. One of them has no money (Jimmy). The other (Carl) will be dispensing […]

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September 13, 2025

Renting out a mortgage-free home, rolling over an old 401k, and looking at alternatives for 529 plans for education

Carl Stuart takes questions from phone calls and texts about a range of personal finance issues, including renting out a mortgage-free home, rolling over an old 401k, looking at alternatives for 529 plans for education – and more on Money Talk.

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Carl Stuart

Carl Stuart is president of Stuart Investment Advisors. Carl has been a financial advisor for 46 years, and has broadcast Money Talk for over 30 years. Carl Stuart is president of Stuart Investment Advisors. Carl has been a financial advisor for 46 years, and has broadcast Money Talk for over 30 years. To find an archive of his old non-KUT broadcasts, click here.

Carl has served on the boards of Austin PBS, Peoples Community Clinic, YMCA of Austin, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Austin, Austin Smiles,  the University of Iowa Center for Advancement (Foundation), as well as the Headliners Club and Westwood Country Club. Carl has been married to Claire for 55 years and they have three children.