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AI headlines are everywhere right now: “jobs disappearing,” “work becoming optional,” and predictions that artificial intelligence will reshape the entire economy. Scott steps back from emotional headlines and looks at what the actual data suggests about AI and the workforce. The real question isn’t whether AI will change the future; it’s whether your retirement plan is flexible enough to handle uncertainty if your timeline shifts.

Here’s what we cover in this episode:

💥 Attention Economy: Headlines aim to provoke emotional reactions

🤖 Job Evolution: AI changes work more than eliminating jobs

📉 Net Job Growth: Automation may create more roles long-term

⚠️ Late-Career Risk: Job loss near retirement has a bigger impact

🧭 Flexible Planning: Retirement plans must adapt to uncertainty

Yale’s Budget Lab article: Evaluating the Impact of AI on the Labor Market

https://budgetlab.yale.edu/research/evaluating-impact-ai-labor-market-current-state-affairs

World Economic Forum article: Future of Jobs Report 2025: 78 Million New Job Opportunities by 2030 but Urgent Upskilling Needed to Prepare Workforces

https://www.weforum.org/press/2025/01/future-of-jobs-report-2025-78-million-new-job-opportunities-by-2030-but-urgent-upskilling-needed-to-prepare-workforces/

Goldman Sachs article: How Will AI Affect the Global Workforce?

https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/articles/how-will-ai-affect-the-global-workforce

Fortune article: Morgan Stanley predicts AI won’t let you retire early: Instead, you’ll have to train for jobs that don’t exist yet

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-stanley-predicts-ai-won-073000488.html

Brookings article: Measuring US workers’ capacity to adapt to AI-driven job displacement

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/measuring-us-workers-capacity-to-adapt-to-ai-driven-job-displacement/

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Everyone’s got an opinion about money (especially the people with a book deal or a TV show). Some of that advice is useful. Some of it sounds better on a stage than it works in real life. Financial hot takes can be entertaining, motivating, and occasionally… unhinged. Today, Sean explains that the key is knowing which advice fits your life and circumstances and ignoring the irrelevant stuff.

Here’s what we discuss in this episode:

🔥 Kiyosaki’s Call – Quit jobs, buy alternative assets

💰 Orman’s Cushion – 3-5 year cash reserves

📊 O’Leary’s Rule – Constant net worth tracking

📈 Ramsey’s 8% – Aggressive retirement withdrawals

🚀 Musk’s Vision – Future makes savings obsolete

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