Episodes

  • Q4: From the archive: Making sense of post-election market highs & Cathie Wood’s latest predictions

    Q4: From the archive: Making sense of post-election market highs & Cathie Wood’s latest predictions
    Dec 23 2025
    Listen early and ad-free for $5/mo on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/Investies Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.The stock market has been skyrocketing since the election. Linda unpacks how Trump’s win is impacting the market–and what might take place from here on out. Don’t forget, folks: this is a great time to celebrate your portfolio gains–it’s not necessarily the best time to buy new stocks.Linda discusses how the election may impact cryptocurrency. As of this recording: Bitcoin’s stock is at an all-time high. She also discsusses Cathie Wood’s predictions about Tesla in 2020, and how her predThere 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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    21 mins
  • Q4: From the archive: Did the stock market predict the election results?

    Q4: From the archive: Did the stock market predict the election results?
    Dec 16 2025
    Listen early and ad-free for $5/mo on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/Investies Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.The stock market has been accurately predicting the outcome of presidential elections since 1984. Did it predict this year’s election results? Linda breaks down how the market has been performing since July of this year, and re-examines her interpretation of its ups and downs since then.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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    18 mins
  • Q4: How does news of the Netflix deal affect the stock market?

    Q4: How does news of the Netflix deal affect the stock market?
    Dec 9 2025
    Listen early and ad-free for $5/mo on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Investies Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.Linda is covering the latest on the Netflix deal with Warner Brothers. The stock market is reacting negatively to the news: what will that mean long term for Netflix investors? How will the deal potentially influence the film industry? Linda discusses the ins and outs of the deal and weighs the pros and cons of Netflix acquiring Warner Brothers--as opposed to Paramount. 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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    28 mins
  • Q4: Credit cards: rewards, debt, and more with Harlan Vaughn

    Q4: Credit cards: rewards, debt, and more with Harlan Vaughn
    Dec 2 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.Linda is chatting with credit card expert Harlan Vaughn. They discuss debt and shame, strategies for using credit card points for maximum reward, how to talk to kids about credit--and so much more. This is a must-listen for anyone who is feeling shame and/or fear around using credit!You can find more from Harlan on his blog: https://outandout.boardingarea.com/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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    49 mins
  • Q4: From the archive: Linda at SXSW: Panel discussion

    Q4: From the archive: Linda at SXSW: Panel discussion
    Nov 25 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income 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 & Linda Garciahttps://www.inluzwetrust.com/wealthwarriorbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Q4: Are we facing a tech stock market bubble?

    Q4: Are we facing a tech stock market bubble?
    Nov 18 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.It's looking like we might be in a tech sector-induced stock market bubble. Linda discusses the contributing factors, as well as strategies for facing market instability. She also talks about jobs market numbers (or lack thereof), and what this means for the economy.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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    26 mins
  • Q4: Why is the stock market freaking out after Mamdani's win?

    Q4: Why is the stock market freaking out after Mamdani's win?
    Nov 11 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.Zohran Mamdani's mayoral win in New York is sending the stock market into turmoil. Linda and Eliza unpack why this is happening, and Linda explains why she still supports Mamdani as an investor, despite his impact on the market. They also discuss the hunger crisis in America, as the Republicans refuse to fund SNAP.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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    55 mins
  • Q4: Shutdown economy updates + Netflix's stock split

    Q4: Shutdown economy updates + Netflix's stock split
    Nov 4 2025
    Linda Garcia, Texas House Representative, author of Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market, and public speaker, is dedicated to empowering lower-income families and those without access to investing resources 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 and champions equity and representation for all. As a financial feminist, she encourages listeners to take control of their financial futures. Through her podcast and advocacy, Linda tackles the intersection of financial education, the economy, and geopolitics, helping lower-income communities build wealth and secure their place in today’s financial landscape.Linda reviews the past week in the stock market. She also discusses the latest earnings season, and breaks down why tech companies are using more capital on infrastructure. Plus, she explains Netflix's recent stock split, and breaks down why it's happening and what it will mean for investors.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