In 2024, annuity sales rose 13% from the year prior, reaching 434 billion, according to research and consulting organization Limra. The firm says favorable economic conditions and growing investor awareness around annuities helped propel that growth. But our next guest says that annuities are not for everyone.Here with more we've got John Shrewsbury who is the Gen Wealth Financial Advisors co-owner and managing principal. John, good to have you here with us. So let's start with exactly what annuities are fo ...

Well, the Nintendo Switch 2 is officially out with lines across the US and the world as gamers head to their nearest retailer to pick up the new console. The first Nintendo Switch launched in 2017. It sold 152 million units.Nintendo expecting to sell 15 million units of the Switch 2 this year despite potential headwinds from global trade tensions. This is a huge launch. I mean, this happens once every 7 to 10 years.The success of the Switch was virtually unprecedented for their home console brands. The cons ...

According to the 2025 mind over money study by Capital 1 and the decision lab, a majority of Americans are concerned about not having enough money, especially when it comes to saving for retirement and the rising cost of living. My next guest says that there are some key mistakes that can get in the way of building wealth. I want to bring in Brennan Schlagalm who is the budget dog founder and personal finance expert.Brennan, good to have you here with us. You say waiting to start investing, keeping cash idl ...

four or five months in a row now we've seen weakness there and the newer some new numbers came out recently from the various sort of uh auto bodies that are in European countries and you know the numbers are pretty staggering France down 67% Sweden 544% Denmark 30% you know you had a couple things at play here right we had the new Model Y coming out that may have helped sales in Norway unfortunately the the cheapest version is not out yet fully in European markets so we'll see that happen maybe that'll goos ...

President Trump is imposing travel bans and restrictions on 19 countries citing national security risks. Citizens from 12 countries including Afghanistan, Haiti, Iran, Sudan, and Yemen among others will not be allowed into the United States. Additionally, travel to the US by citizens from seven countries including Cuba, Sierra Leone, Venezuela, and others will be partially restricted.And the president said the list is quote subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made end quote. Are t ...

China's ongoing restrictions on rare earth minerals have already begun to impact industries reliant on the key materials. China imposed export restrictions, which means that you now had to apply to get a license to be able to export these rare earths. We had a very short supply of these materials here in the United States.Certain auto companies have already run out. We saw Ford actually stop production of the Ford Explorer in Chicago because it hasn't been able to access these materials. There's a frustrati ...