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Your Real Pay Fell 0.2%. Stocks Hit a Record. Who's Lying?
Send us Fan Mail Two numbers came out this week and they say opposite things about your life. The S&P 500 closed at a brand-new all-time high. And the government said that after inflation, the average American's hourly pay went DOWN 0.2% over the last year. So which one is telling the truth about your money? ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 – Two numbers, one week 02:00 – Everyone feels broke, the market's at a record — who's lying? 06:35 – Nobody likes CEOs anymore. Does that headline cost you? 11:00 – Your index fund buys Reddit Tuesday. Should you get a vote? 13:19 – 732% in 20 years — the case for leaving the S&P alone 19:00 – "Putting my paycheck in stocks is too risky." Is he right? 21:11 – Real pay fell 0.2% — why NOT investing is the bigger risk 28:03 – Three Fed officials voted to HIKE. Were they right? 36:04 – What a rate hike would do to this market 39:28 – $1.5 TRILLION in margin debt — and why liquidations are healthy 44:39 – The week ahead: Home Depot, Target, Walmart, then Nvidia 46:38 – Why Google: Cloud +82%, Waymo, and the verb test SOURCES Real hourly earnings −0.2% YoY (BLS, Aug 12) · Retail sales 7.3% → 6.7% → 5.0% (Census, Aug 14) · CPI flat, energy +14.7% YoY (BLS) · FOMC held 9–3, three dissents for a hike (Fed, Jul 28–29) · Reddit replaces AvalonBay in the S&P 500 (S&P DJI, Aug 13) · Credit card debt $1.26T (NY Fed, Aug 11) · Margin debt ~$1.5T record (FINRA) · Google Cloud +82% (Alphabet Q2 2026) New episode every Sunday. ⚠️ Educational content only. Not financial advice. Do your own research. #ThinkinGenWealth #StockMarket #Investing #PersonalFinance #FinancialLiteracy #SP500 #FederalReserve #Inflation #401k Support the show Thank you for taking the time out to listen to our podcast. We are fully dedicated to our cause and mission to bring those who seek knowledge to financial freedom and generational wealth. Now, let's go and manifest our journey GenThinkers!
