The Retail Rundown

How does a 16-year-old build a six-figure stock portfolio?In this episode of the Retail Rundown Podcast, 16-year-old Charan from New Jersey shares how he went from a 7th grade stock market competition to running a six-figure portfolio, while building 240K+ followers on Instagram and a 30,000-member Discord community along the way. That journey has included some huge swings, including a nearly $100K win on Penguin Solutions options and a $60K options loss on AAOI that completely changed how he sizes trades, takes profits, and cuts losses. Charan explains how he researches stocks using AI and social media, why he’s bullish on memory stocks like SanDisk and Micron, why he bought Nebius after Michael Burry went short, and why he thinks dropping out of high school to day trade is a mistake.See Charan's portfolio: https://linktw.in/lsccrw

In this episode of the Retail Rundown Podcast, Adriano from ⁠‪@PassiveIncomeInvesting‬⁠ shares how he and his wife Erica paid off their 20-year mortgage in just 7 years, then took all that freed-up disposable income and turned it into a dividend and covered call ETF portfolio worth over $2.6 million today.That journey led them to quit their jobs in their mid-30s, sell everything, and move to Panama full-time, where a territorial tax system means they pay almost nothing on their income.Adriano breaks down how he built his portfolio from a messy 120-holding starter fund into a focused covered call strategy, why he believes "financial freedom" matters more than "early retirement," and how the 25% leverage strategy behind modern covered call ETFs lets investors get index-like returns while still collecting double-digit yields.

What happens when you’re kicked out of home at 19 with almost no money?In this episode of the Retail Rundown Podcast, ‪Joyee Yang shares the story of getting kicked out of her family home at 19, renting a $400 room, working three jobs and figuring out money while she was still in survival mode.That experience eventually pushed her to search for ways to make money, discover dividend investing, open her first TFSA and start building financial security one step at a time.Joyee breaks down how she went from working a government job, serving and bartending to becoming a full-time personal finance creator and investor. She also shares the financial rule that gave her the confidence to finally quit her 9-to-5: building roughly 18 months of emergency savings first.

The AI boom has created incredible opportunities, but are we watching another dot-com bubble unfold?In this episode, we sat down with veteran financial advisor and portfolio manager Marc Beavis to discuss whether AI stocks are in a bubble, what could trigger the next stock market crash, and how investors should prepare.With decades of experience managing client portfolios through the Dot-Com Crash, the 2008 Financial Crisis, COVID, and today's AI boom, Marc shares timeless investing lessons that every investor should hear.We also discuss portfolio stress testing, inflation, retirement planning, CPP and why emotions destroy more portfolios than bear markets.Whether you're a long-term investor or actively trading today's markets, this conversation will help you think more clearly about risk, valuations, and building wealth over decades.

How do you actually live financially well? In this episode of the Retail Rundown, Shay and BD sit down with Asia Mery, founder of Her Daily Invest, to discuss the connection between financial health, physical wellness, and mental well-being.

They dive into budgeting, investing, multiple income streams, travel budgeting, ETFs vs individual stocks, dating and money, financial literacy for women, Toronto's rising cost of living, and how to build long-term wealth without sacrificing your quality of life.

Whether you're just starting your investing journey or looking to improve your relationship with money, this episode is packed with practical advice and honest conversations.

In this episode of Retail Rundown, we sit down with entrepreneur, crypto trader, and content creator ‪@ZacHartley‬

We dive into Zach's journey from running for Mayor of Calgary to building multiple income streams through domain investing, Bitcoin mining, Amazon FBA, 3D printing businesses, AI-powered software projects, and stock market investing.Zach shares how he turned a $15 domain purchase into a $4,000 sale, built a 3D printing business generating roughly $200,000 in annual profit, sold his Amazon operation, and used AI tools like Claude to build a Canadian finance platform in just a few hours.Whether you're interested in entrepreneurship, investing, side hustles, AI, or building wealth, this episode is packed with actionable insights and real-world experience.

Markets ripping higher while inflation fears, oil shocks, and global conflict keep escalating… does any of this still make sense? 🤔In this episode of the Retail Rundown Podcast, ‪@HumbledTraderOfficial‬ , BD, ‪@beaviswealth‬ and ‪@CanadianTShirt‬ in a T-Shirt break down the biggest stories moving the markets right now. From the Berkshire Hathaway AGM and Warren Buffett’s transition era, to AI infrastructure plays, oil supply shocks, Pokémon card investing, Netflix drama, and photonics stocks… this episode goes everywhere.Whether you're into macroeconomics, swing trading, long-term investing, AI trends, or just want to hear a chaotic debate about Harry Potter and Pokémon cards… this episode has it all.