Minds Over Money

📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [13:35] And this week’s financial planning topic is Don’t Worry, Concentrate on What You Can Control in Retirement. 😟

💸 [0:52] The first headline, “Fiscal Stimulus is Turning into a Fiscal Drag”, is an article that explores how the fiscal stimulus that helped keep many businesses and consumers out of financial trouble during the first two years of the pandemic may start to hurt growth in the economy because the fiscal spigot is turning off.

🚆 [3:11] The second headline, “US Import Surge is Skipping the Train”, discusses how companies are resorting to using semi-trucks to move more and more of the imports coming into the country as opposed to the more traditional railroad options despite the higher cost. With rail becoming more unreliable due to supply chain bottlenecks semi-trucks are dominating intermodal transportation.

🪙 [6:10] Our final headline, “NFTs, Crypto, and Web3 are Multilevel Marketing Schemes for a New Generation”, is a deep dive into the world of blockchain technology and the various uses, tokens, coins, and inevitable scams.

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📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [16:20] And this week’s financial planning topic is the keys to Living a Balanced Retirement. ⚖️

🚢 [0:48] The first headline, “Ship Backup at Southern California Ports is Receding”, is an article that explores how the current backlog of ships off the coast of southern California is starting to show signs of easing up, which will be key for the supply chain issues and inflation pressures to abate.

🔋 [3:57] The second headline, “Where is There More Lithium to Power Cars and Phones”, discusses how a few companies are vying for the chance to start lithium processing plants on the Salton Sea in California to start producing commercial-grade lithium for batteries.

📈 [9:09] Our final headline, “What is Inflation and What Causes It”, is a deep dive into what exactly is inflation and what current economic stresses are causing it.

📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [18:38] And this week’s financial planning topic is Time to Think and Dream. 💭

📈 [0:47] The first headline, “Strong Jobs Report Points to Likely Fed Rate Rise in March and May”, is an article that explores how the Federal Reserve is looking at the recent strong jobs report to determine when and how much to raise interest rates this spring.

🛒 [4:15] The second headline, “Two Years into the Pandemic, Shoppers are Still Hoarding”, discusses how the American consumer has changed their shopping habits due to circumstances of the pandemic and rising inflation.

🤖 [11:38] Our final headline, “Why the Metaverse Will Change the Way You Work”, is a deep dive into how the “Metaverse” may change the way we work, collaborate, and learn. Virtual reality and augmented reality could have massive positive impacts on the economy in the future, but it is not without obstacles like privacy concerns.

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📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [8:34] And this week’s financial planning topic is Make Any Economic Cycle Work for You. 📉

💼 [0:47] The first headline, “Job Market Appears Healthy Despite Omicron Headwinds”, is an article that explores how despite the rise in Covid-19 cases from the Omicron variant the jobs market remains healthy in the US.

👩‍🏫 [2:58] The second headline, “Teachers are Quitting, and Companies are Hot to Hire Them”, discusses how educators have been leaving the teaching profession at a high rate and companies are hot to hire them for their diverse skill set.

🛒 [5:47] Our final headline, “How to Navigate Rising Food Prices as Inflation Surges”, is a deep dive into the current inflationary pressures on groceries and how shoppers can utilize practices from the food services industry to plan and budget their grocery lists.

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📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [10:56] And this week’s financial planning topic is How to React to a Market Correction. 📉

💻 [0:48] The first headline, “Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in Ohio Chip-Making Facility”, is an article that explores Intel’s recent announcement to invest at least $20 billion in a microchip fabrication facility near Columbus, Ohio.

🥩 [4:14] The second headline, “US Food Supply is Under Pressure, From Plants to Store Shelves”, discusses how the US food supply is under pressure from a labor crunch in processing plants and transportation resulting from employees being out sick with Covid-19.

🦾 [6:55] Our final headline, “Robotic Arms are Using Machine Learning to Reach Deeper into Distribution”, is a deep dive into how distribution warehouses are employing robotic arms powered by AI to help automate picking goods and prepare parcels for shipping with the help of humans.

📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [16:10] And this week’s financial planning topic is 5 Years Out – 9 Recommendations to Prepare for Retirement. 📝

📋 [0:49] The first headline, “10 Trends That Will Shape the Way We Shop, Eat and Live This Year”, is an article that explores how consumer trends will evolve and shape the way we will live this year.

🖥️ [6:33] The second headline, “Google, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft Weave a Fiber Optic Web of Power”, discusses how four tech giants are utilizing the vast cable network that makes up the physical international internet to strengthen their position and provide seamless services.

💸 [13:24] Our final headline, “People Want to Start Spending Again and Inflation is Ruining It”, is a deep dive into inflations impact on American consumer’s reluctance to spend record savings amassed during the pandemic.

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📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [10:15] And this week’s financial planning topic is 10 Years Out – 8 Recommendations to Prepare for Retirement. 📝

❌ [0:48] The first headline, “Workers Quit Jobs at Record Level in November”, is an article that explores how workers in the U.S. left their jobs at a record level in November and what impact that has on the tight labor market.

💸 [3:39] The second headline, “Companies Expect Funding to Stay Cheap”, discusses how CFOs are looking to re-finance their company’s short-term debt obligations to take advantage of low-interest rates ahead of any Fed rate hikes early this year.

🚜 [6:58] Our final headline, “John Deere Rolls Out Fully Autonomous Tractor”, is a deep dive into John Deere’s recent introduction of their fully autonomous tractor at CES in Las Vegas and the positive effect this tool may have on farmers productivity and ecological impact.

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📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [13:15] And this week’s financial planning topic is - Resolutions for the New Year, how to set yourself up for success in 2022? ✔️

📦 [0:49] The first headline, “Can Paper Replace Plastic?”, is an article that explores how a packaging giant is betting big on paper packaging replacing plastic as a greener alternative even if it costs the end customer a little more money.

🤯 [6:00] The second headline, “Headaches and Backlogs Loom as Tax Filing Season Nears”, discusses how the current backlogs and potential for retroactive tax legislation are going to make this year’s tax season complex and ripe for filing delays.

🏭 [9:36] Our final headline, “US and European Factories See Easing Supply Strains but Omicron Threatens Fresh Setbacks”, is a deep dive into the easing of supply strains that came with the last few months of 2021 and the hopeful continuation of that trend despite the threat of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

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📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [12:31] And this week’s financial planning topic is 20 Years Out – 8 Recommendations for Retirement Planning 2 Decades in the Future? 📝

💵 [0:52] The first headline, “Holiday Tipping Guide”, is an article that explores how increasing inflation and ongoing pandemic circumstances may be affecting people’s traditional holiday tips.

🏭 [5:45] The second headline, “Nuclear Power’s Second Chance”, discusses how technological advances are giving nuclear power a second chance to prove itself as a viable option as a carbon-free energy source.

🚀 [10:15] Our final headline, “Superfast NASA Spacecraft Kisses the Surface of the Sun”, is a deep dive into the NASA Parker Solar Probe’s mission to gather scientific data on the Sun and the solar wind that it produces.

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📰 On this week's episode of Minds Over Money, I go over 3 headlines from last week that directly impact the economy as well as potentially impacting your own investment portfolio. [13:23] And this week’s financial planning topic is Are You on Track to Achieve Your Financial Goals? ✔️

🚢 [0:47] The first headline, “Container Ship Backlog Moves Further Out to Sea”, is an article that explores how marine safety has created protocols to help container ships remain safe in rougher winter seas off the coast of Southern California.

💸 [4:01] The second headline, “Inflation’s Warm-Up Act”, discusses how current inflationary pressure may not be “transitory” anymore and while the rate of inflation has decelerated, American consumers should expect increased prices for everything from gas to furniture.

₿ [7:15] Our final headline, “Crypto, NFTs, and Tungsten Cubes: A Guide to Giving Cash in 2021”, is a deep dive into how the ever-increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens have turned the advent of giving cash as a holiday gift on its proverbial technological head.

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