How Do I Invest In The Age of Tr*mp, Tariffs and Total Chaos?

Brown Ambition

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Careers, Education, Self-improvement, Investing, Business

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

BA Fam, we’re in our investing bag today—and who better to guide us through this unpredictable market than Racquel Oden, Head of U.S. Wealth and Personal Banking for HSBC (yes, that HSBC)? With 30 years of experience under her belt, Racquel breaks it all the way down: why now *isn’t* the time to panic, how to pivot smartly, and what staying “active” with your money really means (spoiler: it’s not staring at your account every five minutes).

Mandi gets personal about her own portfolio (yes, she opened the statement during the episode), and Racquel walks her—and all of us—through what to look for, what questions to ask, and why we all need to stop avoiding our finances like that dentist appointment we keep pushing back. If you've been wondering whether you should move money, sit tight, or finally talk to a pro—this episode is your sign.

What We Discuss :

Why market dips can actually be buying opportunities (especially in sectors like AI, healthcare, and utilities).
The real definition of “active investing” (and why it doesn’t mean day trading).
Why diversification > putting all your eggs in one stock basket.
How to figure out your risk tolerance and time horizon like a grown-up.
Why now is the perfect time for a financial check-in, not a freak-out.

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0:00.0	This whole tariff situation, God, there's like specific days of the week when I really get it.
0:05.4	The volatility has been absolutely at a very high level since January.
0:11.1	The administration made a pause for the next 90 days.
0:13.4	So July 9th is like the day.
0:15.2	We all need to like pay attention of what ends up happening because there was a 90 day pause.
0:19.8	Is it going to be permanent policy,
0:21.4	or is he going to reverse some of those things? And the reason why that matters is corporates have not
0:27.1	really what I call with the tariffs pass it on to the end consumer yet.
0:35.9	Hey, hey, BA fam. It's your girl, Mandy Money, and welcome back to another episode of Brown Ambition. If you're just joining us, welcome to the BA fam. This is the podcast where we care as much about your financial glow up as you do. It is the main character of the episode. Here, I keep it real about money,
0:57.3	career, financial curveballs. And at a time like this, I have never been more grateful that I made
1:03.7	this show because I need this show as much as y'all need this show. Today, I am diving deep and
1:10.0	like headlong into the question that y'all have been sending
1:14.2	me on Instagram. By the way, at Brenavission Podcast. I actually read your DM, so please send
1:19.8	them to me. Love your feedback. But y'all are stressed. I mean, I went on my Instagram stories
1:25.9	recently and I asked, what are y'all uncertain about?
1:29.7	What is keeping you up at night? And again and again, what I heard was the stock market, the economy, inflation, the job market, all of those things.
1:43.5	You're listening to an I-Heart podcast.
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1:51.6	Think again.
1:52.2	More Americans listen to podcasts than add supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora.
1:56.4	And as the number one podcaster, IHearts twice as large as the next two combined.
2:00.5	Learn how podcasting can help your business.
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