There are new ways to tackle weight loss, but the stocks leading the way are lagging. Today on Motley Fool Money, Rick Munarriz, with analysts Karl Thiel and Jason Hall dig into the problems with weight loss stocks. There’s also a look at some investments that can survive next month’s potential volatility as well as a long-term view at disruptors of the future that you probably didn’t see coming. 

They unpack:

Three companies that can ride high through what could be a volatile September.

A reality check for GLP-1 and other weight loss stocks.

Finding the next great disruptor that could be hiding in plain sight.

Companies discussed: VKTX, NVO, LLY, UNH, TREX, DIS, TBBB, LEN 

Host: Rick Munarriz, Karl Thiel, Jason Hall 

Producer: Anand Chokkavelu

Engineer: Bart Shannon

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