Modern Outlook

Tackling some of the biggest stories from the past two weeks in today's pod. From a lawsuit against Apple to March Madness tipping off and in between, it's been an eventful two weeks. We break it down here. Thanks for listening! Website: Yourwm.com Blog Schedule with me

Good news is starting to actually be treated like good news again, but slowly. We jump into a discussion about the main news that impacted all of 2023 and what the reactions were to that news and why they were a little different than you'd expect.  Thanks for listening!

Quick and easy in this one, three things to know and think about going forward to make us all better investors. It is the small things that add up to make us good investors and this episode covers three things to do exactly that.  As always, thanks for listening. 

Coming off the back of last week in the market I saw some overreaction to the week of trading. In this episode, we just jump in to quickly say that it is ok to have that and why.  Thanks for listening! 

In this episode we jump into unemployment as it continues to make headlines. Is it good? Is it bad? What does it mean for us the rest of this year? We tackle all of it.  As always, thanks for listening. 

Today we are jumping into three different myths and mistakes that we see very often in investing. We talk through why they are believed to be true but what exactly makes them wrong. We also dive into what way we should think about these things to make better decisions in the future. 

It's a mixed bag today as we talk through some news that has been coming out. There's a lot of smoke around the celebrities who endorsed FTX as lawsuits come into play. Neuralink has been cleared and Twitter is being slept on. 

In this episode of the podcast we tackle the three biggest conversations in financial media today. We dive into the debt ceiling, why we have one and what is going to happen with it now? Personal debt has hit all time highs, what does that mean? And the word recession is thrown around a lot, what is the data saying? Thanks for listening!

We are announcing a name change from the Life, Finance, & The Inbetween podcast to Modern Outlook! What we are doing stays the same but expect some new stuff too!

The first episode of What's The Latest? Where we sit down every couple weeks and talk about whatever is current in the market, economy, or news. This week we talk about the increase to wages that we will see in 2023, how strong the consumer has been, will 4 day work weeks be a thing? Also the continued fight with interest rate fears that we keep battling and the state of the housing market. ...

In this episode we talk about the different headlines we have continued to see when covering the market and economy. We talk about what the data is actually showing us and how that is being covered and reacted to. It all seems confusing, but it is not as confusing as you may think! 

December's inflation report came in just last week. We talk about it and the good news it brought. 

We all set goals, but rarely are they personal finance goals. Let's start that in 2023. In this episode, we go through a framework to set personal finance goals in 2023 and how to keep yourself realistic and accountable. Let's make 2023 a year for change for our personal finance. 

Thinking through personal finance problems isn't always the easiest. In this episode we break down three tips and tricks around saving, credit card debt, and managing your cash flow. If you're looking to take some good steps forward with personal finance in 2023, these tips and tricks might help you out!

In this podcast we take a look back at the year that 2022 was and identify some factors moving into 2023 that may play a role in the markets and economy.

In this episode we get into the topic of earnings calls. And while it is something we have talked about in the past, this quarter has a little different feeling behind it. We jump into what we are looking for, what may show, and where it may lead us as investors. 

September's inflation numbers ticked up a bit. So we talk about that. This time we dig into why exactly this happened this month. Also what it means for us as investors and consumers and how all the bad news may not impact all of us the same.

There have been big bets taken on streaming. Then there has been an Amazon size big bet on streaming, and it might have missed. Apple continues to push forward and just be Apple. And some costs are coming down and that might be good news for us. We dig into these topics and a bit more! 

A lot has been happening. We have new GDP reports, the Fed raised interest rates again and big tech released their earnings. There's a lot to breakdown so we dive right into it this episode and talk about as much as possible! 

We are back with an episode talking about what we've been seeing in the business world lately. We talk about how subscription services are just getting way out of hand, how this is an important earnings season, and more!  Thanks for listening!

We dive into the latest inflation and unemployment reports and what they mean for us as investors and consumers. We also jump to talking about earnings season, consumers still spending money, Amazon having a huge prime day event, and more! As always, thanks for listening! 

In this episode we talk through the major events and headline makers of the first half of 2022. We go through the topics of inflation, energy prices, the market sell-off, low unemployment and much more. We also talk about the next 6 months and what we hope to see!  Thanks for listening!

Inflation continues to be one of the main stories of the year. With this seemingly going to be the case for some time longer now, I thought it'd be good to go through a couple really simple steps to take during inflationary times and some personal tricks I use in my own life during these times as well. Thanks for listening!

We try to tackle a lot on this episode with an overview of what exactly has been happening in the market and what the second half of 2022 might bring us. We also dive into what retailers are doing after some interesting earnings calls from Q1 and finally what rising mortgage rates are doing to the real estate market.  Thanks for listening!

It's once again earnings season as it is every couple of months. This will be an interesting season with the changing global landscape. One name has already stuck out for not the greatest reasons. That is Netflix. We talk a bunch about Netflix and about earnings in general.