In a jam packed episode 198, Chris, Saied and Haroon are very caffeinated and coming in hot.  You can just feel the palpable stench of the powerful combination of sarcasm and data.  Kicking off the show, the boys jump into US holiday retail sales.  They quickly pivot to how much the “typical American” has in a 401(k) account.  Then wham! Its all housing market updates all day for you the rest of the way.  Almost too much data for you to handle.  I guess that’s why we are the #1 financial literacy podcast in the world isn’t it? Let’s go!  

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Resources:

Growth in US holiday retail sales (CNBC Chart Of The Day via Instagram)

Here's how much — or little — the typical American has in a 401(k) (CBS News)

Stocks, houses, and commercial real estate are all expensive – and prices are under 'notable' pressure, Fed economists say (Business Insider)

40% of all US homes currently don't have mortgages (The Kobeissi Letter via X)

Existing Home sales drop again in October (Yahoo! Finance via Instagram)

Home prices are falling fastest in these 25 cities, helping buyers escape the least affordable housing market since 1985 (Business Insider)

‘To buy or not to buy, that is the question’: BofA reveals rent is cheaper than mortgages in all but two of 97 major metros (Fortune)

OpenAI brings Sam Altman back as CEO less than a week after he was fired by board (CNBC)

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