This is an archive of It’s Your Money and Your Life, the KFMB show Joe Vecchio and Richard Muscio recorded from 2011 to 2018. Leaving these interviews up is not an endorsement of anyone on the tapes, or of any financial advice from those years.


  • Year End Planning Guide for 2011

    December 15, 2011 “While you prepare to close the books on 2011, you should take a moment to consider your investment and tax planning. The inevitable debates in the upcoming election year surrounding the economy and national debt will likely lead to changes in tax policy. In the meantime, there is opportunity for individuals to take ...
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  • Radio guest Gary Aguirre warned of the 2008 financial crisis more than two years before it struck.

    November 27, 2011 Sunday, November 27th, Richard and Joe interviewed Gary Aguirre. Mr. Aguirre primarily assists clients throughout California with investor and whistleblower claims involving banks, hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity funds, brokers, and other financial institutions. He focuses on claims arising out of market abuse (e.g., market manipulation, flash trading, insider trading, naked shorting), investment ...
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  • “The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost” – By William S. Lerach

    November 15, 2011 COMMENT BY RICH MUSCIO: “Bill Lerach, ‘king’ of the class action lawsuit, wrote this article in 2002, which not only serves as a fascinating historical perspective, it also portends the financial events of 2008-present.” Text of Article: The Chickens Have Come Home to Roost How Wall Street, the Big Accounting Firms and Corporate Interests Chloroformed Congress ...
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  • Power of the Pen with Antoinette Kuritz

    August 3, 2013 The guest was Antoinette Kuritz, founder of the La Jolla Writers Conference. With the permission author Catherine Ryan Hyde, the Conference adopted “Pay It Forward” as its motto. Catherine Ryan Hyde was the keynote speaker in 2001 in the inaugural year of this conference. To this day, none of the staff or ...
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