Hey everyone, it's Laura. With all the volatility going on in the financial markets right now,

I pulled a show from the archives with some specific investing advice. The show originally

aired about this time in 2018 when the markets were also going through a pretty

turbulent time. And I want to offer some hopefully comforting words of advice about the coronavirus.

While we can't control what the financial markets or the coronavirus will do,

what you can do is try to see the opportunity that it holds. For instance, maybe you've always

wanted to work remotely but you weren't permitted. Well, now you got the chance to

prove that it can work for your company. I want to challenge you to get comfortable

with what may feel uncomfortable at first. If you're self-quarantining somewhere,

how can you spend the time well?

Could you emerge in a couple weeks having listened to a back catalog of podcast episodes or

having read a stack of books that are sitting around, having created a work of the books that are sitting around,

having created a work of art,

or even having brainstormed a new business idea.

We're going to get through it together

if we make good things happen in the midst of the chaos.

So it's a good time to be aware, but not to be afraid.

And related to your finances, no matter if you're not sure if you're managing your retirement account the right way right now or if you're hesitant about getting started investing in the first place. I want you to keep listening. I'm going to give you recommendations

and answer a couple of listener questions

in the show about how to invest without being too risky.

And the takeaway from the show

is that if you've got a long-term investment objective, such as building

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