Lessons and reflections

It’s the season finale! We’re taking time to reflect on this year’s biggest learnings and answer some final audience questions. From insights on financial wellness for women to AI’s influence on the financial landscape, we’re touching on topics that can have a big impact on your portfolio. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all investors. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Before trading options, please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. Supporting documentation for any claims, if applicable, will be furnished upon request.

In the penultimate episode of the season, we address significant life stages and how each stage can correlate to its own investing style. These include college life, investing with your partner, and preparing for retirement. We hit on starting or adjusting your investing style, understanding each phase’s needs, and how it all varies from person to person.

In this episode, we explore how AI is transforming the global investing experience. We discuss AI-based tools available to investors and the potential advantages that come with them.

The AI boom has raised countless questions, concerns, and possibilities. We explore how AI is impacting the economy and how investors can navigate these changes.

Investing can have a huge impact on both your ability to save money and the way you spend it. This episode builds on episode 4 by exploring ways to live off your investments, with a focus on looking forward to retirement. We’ll discuss the ins and outs of generating income, and we’ll also explore some alternative ways to build revenue streams from real estate investments to other passive-income opportunities. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all investors. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk. Before trading options, please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. Supporting documentation for any claims, if applicable, will be furnished upon request.

2023 has been a year of soaring prices and rising inflation rates. In tough markets like today’s, fixed-income maturities can help provide stability and growth. We review traditional income strategies—such as bonds, deferred fixed annuities, and CDs—as well as new innovations in the space, like fractional CDs.

Every generation approaches their money differently. We dive into the current generational investing trends and examine each generation’s strategies for short-term and long-term wealth building.

Women and men can have very different lived experiences when it comes to money. We talk through what some of these differences are, discuss how they impact financial planning, and explore investing strategies that support women’s unique financial goals.

Volatile markets and inflation are top of mind for investors. We kick off season 4 by exploring the current economic and financial landscape and the tools investors can use to navigate it.

It’s the season finale! We’re taking time to reflect on this year’s biggest learnings, and answer some final audience questions. From over-diversification to retirement planning, we’re touching on topics that can have a big impact on your portfolio. Bonus; you can watch and listen to this episode. Check out the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_CEkfUVKyY