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by Powers Investments Management, LLC May 19, 2025
FINANCIAL LITERACY

Why You Shouldn’t Sell Stocks During Tariff Wars

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   TARIFF WARS - THIS TOO SHALL PASS!   More people have walked on the moon than sold their stocks precisely at the high point! On April 3-4, 2025, the market lost about $6 trillion when Trump introduced U.S. “Reciprocal Tariffs.” President Trump went beyond equal tariffs and announced military-grade, shock-and-awe tariffs. His agenda is simple and very difficult. ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC May 12, 2025
FINANCIAL LITERACY

Why Women Choose STEM Careers: Insights from Two Engineers

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.     I asked two successful ladies why they chose STEM careers.   REPLY #1: I think women are too worried about what others will think about them.   They do not want to be perceived as nerds or “nerdy.”   I did not care -I was in it for the job and the security of the paycheck.   I decided in 9th ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC February 17, 2025
MENTORS

Ending DEI And Shifting To Merit-Based Inclusion

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Screenshot Listen to today's blog by clicking the podcast below: "Ending DEI: A Shift Towards Merit-Based Inclusion," or keep reading. Because I use a cane and struggle with steps when I climb onto a rental car-bus, train, etc. if it is full, someone often gives me their seat; this is an act of kindness I ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC January 24, 2025
FINANCIAL LITERACY

Today’s Deep Dive Podcast: Elon Musk Is Right!  We Need A Lot More, NOT Less H1-B Visas!

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Click below to listen to Today's Deep Dive Podcast: Elon Musk Is Right!  We Need A Lot More, NOT Less H1-B Visas!  Podcast created with Alphabet’s Notebook LM. Today’s Deep Dive Podcast argues for expanding the H-1B visa program to address critical STEM worker shortages in the U.S. While increasing the number of H-1B visas is ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC December 30, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

Elon Musk Is Right! – We NEED TO EXPAND H-1B VISAS 

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   YES – We NEED TO EXPAND H-1B VISAS  Click above to listen to today's blog or keep reading. I recently moved to Sarasota, Florida, and noticed many top-recommended doctors have Asian American names. I noted the same trend in the Chicago hospitals. There are numerous reasons for this trend, but one concern is our failing ...

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by Powers Investments Management, LLC December 13, 2024
FINANCIAL LITERACY

Today’s Deep Dive Podcast: Robotics, Jobs, and the Future of Work.

Disclaimer: Good Day, Readers.  WealthBuildingPowers blog is a financial literacy/competency blog and does not provide specific investment recommendations.   Click below to listen to Today's Deep Dive Podcast: Robotics, Jobs, and the Future of Work.  Podcast created with Alphabet’s Notebook LM. Today’s Deep Dive:  Robotics, Jobs, and the Future of Work The podcast discusses the increasing use of robots in various industries, driven by labor shortages and rising wages. It discusses the economic implications, including ...

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