• Q3: Reviewing NEW inflation data & NEW CPI data, plus Trump revises the latest jobs report
    Sep 16 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.The Trump administration has made major revisions to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On today's episode, Linda unpacks how these revisions effect the economoy and inflation. She's going throug the latest CPI & inflation data, as well, asking how price increases will impact average American consumers.There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading!Produced by Cosmic Standard & Linda Garciahttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Q3: Linda is back! Looking at the stock market, economy, job numbers, and more
    Sep 8 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape. Linda is back at home, out of session, and is looking at the stock market and the state of the economy today. The market is swinging quite a bit, and is overall dealing with a lot of volatility. She also examines the latest jobs report, and explains why the latest forecast makes her worried for the state of the economy. Finally, she discusses how the stock market has performed YTD. There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading!Produced by Cosmic Standard & Linda Garciahttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Listen early and ad-free for $5/mo on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/Investies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Q3: Linda returns to Texas and votes against Trump's power grab in Texas
    Sep 3 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.Linda and her Democratic colleagues returned to Texas to make quorum, and to vote on Trump's gerrymandered state maps. She gives us a full account of her experience, from making the decision to reutrn home, to being followed by state police, to making quorum, and what's next for Texas--and the country.There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading!Produced by Cosmic Standard & Linda Garciahttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Listen early and ad-free for $5/mo on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/Investies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 mins
  • Q3: An update from Linda on breaking quorum and Trump's power grab in Texas
    Aug 13 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.Linda and her fellow Democratic state representatives and legistlators from Texas have broken quorum and fled the state as Republicans lead an unconstitutional gerrymandering effort. Following a bomb threat late last week, Linda gives us an update from her hotel room in an undisclosed location on what she's up to and how she's doing.There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading!Produced by Cosmic Standard & In Luz We Trusthttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    16 mins
  • Q3: Linda has left Texas as Republicans threaten redistricting in the state; plus, an episode from our archives
    Aug 5 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape. Linda gives an update: she has had to leave Texas as her Republican colleagues push to redistrict and gerrymander the state. It's unclear when she will return to her home state.After Linda's update, we're sharing an episode from our archive: Linda's interview with Yanely Espinal, a money expert, a financial educator, a podcaster, and a political advocate for financial literacy and education. You might also know her as Miss Be Helpful on Instagram. Yanely and Linda are currently co-sponsoring a financial literacy education bill on the Texas House floor, along with Representative Ken King. Linda and Yanely also discuss the political process, from advocacy and lobbying, to organizing, plus their overlapping work in the finance space. There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading! Produced by Cosmic Standard & In Luz We Trust https://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Q3: From the archive: Linda at SXSW: Panel discussion
    Jul 29 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.We're featuring an episode from our archives: Linda's appearance at SXSW 2025, joined by Denise Hernandez and hosted by Bessy Martinez and House of Chingonas at Mira Mira in Austin. We talked about creating change, self care, community advocacy, our personal journeys, and so much more. Bessy is the founder of the Latina Foundation and host of The EveryDay Jefa podcast. Denise is the presiding county court judge in Travis County, Texas, and an activist advocating for youth adversely impacted by the justice system. You can find Bessy here: @everdayjefa, and you can find Denise here: @denisecreateschange. There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading!Produced by Cosmic Standard & In Luz We Trusthttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Listen early and ad-free for $3/mo on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/Investies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Q3: Changes afoot at Investies and Patreon! And more on "Morning Bread"
    Jul 22 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.Things are changing for Linda: she is dropping "In Luz We Trust" and "Luz Warrior" from her branding, and embracing her own name: Linda Garcia. On today's episode, she explains the reasoning behind the change, and goes into her evolution into a new version of herself. She's also changed things around on Patreon to "Investies with Linda Garcia", so stay tuned to learn more about where to find Linda online, and where to find Morning Bread.There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading!Produced by Cosmic Standard & Linda Garciahttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Listen early and ad-free for $3/mo on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/Investies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Q3: How are our banks doing? Plus, a stock market check-in
    Jul 15 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and founder of In Luz We Trust, is dedicated to empowering BIPOC and Latinx communities through financial literacy. Her podcast, Investies, tackles real-money topics, demystifies investing, and explores crucial areas like the stock market, money management, and the impact of interest rates on personal finances. Linda’s work advocates for financial independence, championing equity and representation for all, especially immigrants and marginalized communities. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners—regardless of political affiliation, be it Republican or Democrat—to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping diverse communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.The stock market contracted in the last week, and continues it's signature instability under Trump. As tarriffs still hang in the balance (with no change in site), the market wavers, and in the last week, makes a small retraction. Just hang on tight to your portfolio and don't make any sudden moves right now.In other economic news, earnings season is on! Plus, the Fed its annual performing a stress test on the nation's banks. Linda explains what this means for our personal investment plans.There are so many ways to make the stock market work for you as you gain more experience as an investor. If you have questions about different kinds of investing, please reach out! You can find us on Patreon, and submit questions without getting a membership (but we appreciate it if you do decide to invest in our show!). We love speaking with our listeners. Happy investing and happy trading!Produced by Cosmic Standard & In Luz We Trusthttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Listen early and ad-free for $3/mo on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/Investies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    15 mins