It's easy to follow intuitive financial advice, but don't overlook powerful counterintuitive tips. Laura reviews nine tips for building wealth that may surprise you but lead to more financial success.
Money Girl is hosted by Laura Adams. A transcript is available at Simplecast.
The biggest strike in ski history hit during the busiest ski week of the year… and Vail lost $400M.
A brand new generation is being born in 2025: Gen Beta… And we found its 1 defining trait.
NYC launched America’s largest traffic experiment: Congestion Pricing… And every city is watching.
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Everything old is new again in streaming, and it’s about to get a lot tougher for upstarts to step into online video and advertising.
(00:14) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:
- Comcast’s push into the ad market with Universal Ads, and what it means for other players in streaming video advertising like The Trade Desk.
- Disney’s plan to acquire FuboTV to clear the lave for Venu Sports and its next act in sports streaming bundles.
- How streaming is getting more consolidated and vertically integrated, but streamers are still willing to try joint
(16:09) You’ve probably heard of the sports betting platform DraftKings. But what about the company that powers DraftKings and a number of other sports betting platforms around the world? Anand Chokkavelu hosts Dan Caplinger and David Meier for a Scoreboard episode breaking down Sportradar.
Companies discussed: CMCSA, TTD, DIS, FUBO, SRAD
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Tim Beyers, Anand Chokkavelu, Dan Caplinger, David Meier
#1. Apple iTush — Apple will launch a smart toilet (aka “iTush”) to expand its push into health.
#2. Disney Airlines — Disney will acquire Spirit Airlines to bring its cruise strategy to the skies.
#3. Home Depot Homes — Home Depot will sell mail-order homes to fix the housing market.
To kick off 2025, we whipped up our 6th annual “3 big business wishes” for the coming year. These aren’t just predictions, they’re wild wishes that if you think about it, make a ton of sense. Predictions sprinkled with razzle dazzle & sprinkle dinkle.
Hit us up @tboypod to let us know what you think of these predictions… and to let us know yours.
Money is the major milestone for how OpenAI and Microsoft are thinking about the holy grail of artificial intelligence – AGI.
(00:45) Asit Sharma and Bill Mann discuss:
- Microsoft and OpenAI’s odd definition of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and Meta’s push into AI Influencers for Instagram.
- One of the tastier parts of President Jimmy Carter’s legacy, and the potential ripple effects of surgeon general’s warning about alcohol consumption.
- A few words of caution for fintech and investing in the U.S. in 2025.
(19:03) New year, new gameplan? Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner walks Motley Fool members through his 2025 Investing Playbook, what his favorite indicator is saying about the state of the market right now, and how he feels about Bitcoin as it hovers around $100k.
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