What Brexit Means for Your Investments - 41

Published: June 25, 2016, 5 p.m.

The markets are panicking over the Brexit vote. Original publish date June 25, 2016 (hour 1). In episode 41 of the YMYW podcast, learn what the news can mean for your investment portfolio. Note that content may be outdated as rules and regulations have changed.\xa0

00:00 - Intro
02:08 - \u201cImportant British trading partners like India and China indicated that they were worried that the exit would create regulatory and political volatility that could harm the economies of everyone involved\u201d
07:07 - \u201cIt\u2019s complicated; there are a lot of treaties that have been set up between countries that have to be re-negotiated\u201d
09:37 - \u201cI know volatile times make people a little uneasy, but that\u2019s just part of being invested in the overall global economy\u201d
14:00 - \u201cWe can\u2019t be ultra, ultra conservative with our money because we won\u2019t keep up with inflation\u201d
20:46 - \u201cI\u2019m going to talk about the seven biggest financial challenges senior citizens are facing in retirement, according to the Motley Fool\u201d
22:28 - \u201cWe\u2019re at historically low interest rates\u201d
26:41 - \u201cLow interest rates are a problem, and distrust of the stock market is another one. Capitalism works over the long run\u201d
28:18 - \u201cWhen it comes to retirement, a lot of us are in a much higher tax bracket than we figured because the money coming out of our 401(k)s and IRAs are fully taxable\u201d