Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

🤖 Job Disruption Fears – AI as tool, not replacement

📊 AI Market Bubble? – Dot-com comparisons and caution

💼 Hidden Exposure – AI inside index funds

🔁 History Repeats – Automation changed jobs, not work

🧑‍💻 Human Still Matters – Advisors remain essential

Today’s Hack

You’ve seen the headlines. The IMF says AI is hitting the labor market “like a tsunami.” Elon Musk says work will be “optional” within 20 years. Sam Altman says superintelligence could outperform top executives. It’s a lot. And if you’re within ten years of retirement, it’s hard not to lose a little sleep over the implications of it all. Today, Phil tries to bring some sanity and reason to the emotional headlines.

Go Inside the Episode:

0:00 – Intro

1:11 – Question #1

6:29 – Question #2

11:29 – Yale’s Budget Lab Research

12:54 – Question #3

15:24 – AI versus Human Financial Advisor

Check out the articles mentioned in this episode:

CNBC article: AI impacting labor market ‘like a tsunami’ as layoff fears mount

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

World Economic Forum article: 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?