In this episode Scott Becker discusses:

The big news yesterday was the markets dropping significantly on signs of continued inflation and in turn the perception the Fed will stay aggressive in raising rates.

The Nasdaq dropped 1.8%, the Dow 1.3%, and the S&P 500 1.4%.

The labor market remains tight. Thank goodness given the extent of debt consumers are taking on.

Consumer spending remains strong but it's being propelled by consumer debt.

Futures point down today.

DocuSign announces layoffs.

Lenovo sees sales drop nearly 25% as personal computer sales slow.

DoorDash sales rose greatly last year and last quarter as a whole generation of Americans becomes lazier and relies more on delivery.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses government debt being at 31 trillion dollars.

In this light-hearted episode, Scott discusses the difficulties in finding the right equipment for adult sports.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses how old media has evolved into new media that is distributed on multiple websites by buying distribution.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses the one year treasury rising above 5% and what it means.

In this episode Scott Becker shares a quick market update:

The major indexes closed slightly higher yesterday. The Dow rose .1%, the S&P 500 .3%, and the Nasdaq up .9%.

Futures point slightly down to mixed early this AM.

Treasury yields have jumped the last few days. The 1 year is above 5%, the 10 year rose to 3.81% and 2 year rose to 4.59%.

Airbnb jumped 13% yesterday.

Chip maker TSMC fell 5% on news that Berkshire/Buffett sold a good deal of shares in the firm.

Oil is close to $79 a barrel.

Bitcoin jumped more than 10% yesterday to $24,600.

Roku had a much better quarter than expected and its shares jumped 11% after hours.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses the Largest US Companies by Revenues.

Walmart - $600 billion

Amazon - $513 billion

ExxonMobil - $398 billion

Apple - $387 billion

UnitedHealth Group - $322 billion

CVS Health - $315 billion

Alphabet Inc. Google - $282 billion

This episode features Dr. Travis Parry, Speaker, Coach, Podcaster, & Author at the Make Time Institute. Here, he talks about Make Time Institute - a consulting service that helps financial advisors to make time for important priorities outside of work.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses the Largest US Companies by Market Cap.

Apple - $2,43 trillion

Microsoft - $2 trillion

Google - $1.21 trillion

Amazon - $1 trillion

Berkshire Hathaway - $693 billion

Tesla - $615 billion

NVIDIA - $542 billion

This episode features Dr. Travis Parry, Speaker, Coach, Podcaster, & Author at the Make Time Institute. Here, he talks about Make Time Institute - a consulting service that helps financial advisors to make time for important priorities outside of work.