Q&A: Gold vs. Stocks – and Why Inflation Panic Makes You Poor

Afford Anything

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Investing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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#635: Arielle’s head is spinning from the seemingly contradictory advice she hears about the best investments to hedge against inflation and a possible recession. What’s she missing? Dave is curious about private investments after listening to a recent First Friday episode. What are they, and should he consider them for his portfolio? Abbey is stoked about the raise she negotiated for her first job out of school. But she’s worried about liability risk related to her new position. How does she protect herself? Former financial planner Joe Saul-Sehy and I tackle these three questions in today’s episode. Enjoy! P.S. Got a question? Leave it here For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode635 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Joe, how many years were you a financial advisor?
0:02.6	16.
0:03.5	During those 16 years, was there ever a period of high inflation?
0:07.3	No, not especially from the mid-90s into the late 2010s.
0:13.7	No, not especially.
0:15.1	Yeah, we had everything else happen.
0:16.7	We had a tech wreck.
0:17.7	We had a real estate meltdown, but locally, not high inflation.
0:21.2	9-11 at that time.
0:22.7	Yeah, there was a lot that went on.
0:24.2	But not inflation.
0:25.5	So we're going to give you a whole new challenge today.
0:28.4	We're going to tackle a question about how to invest in an inflationary environment.
0:34.9	We're also going to talk about private investments. What are they?
0:38.6	And should they be pursued? And we're going to hear from a caller who originally called in back in
0:44.8	2021. You and I disagreed on the answer that we gave her. So you and I gave her two totally different
0:51.5	answers. And you were right. What? Oh, we got to do that one first. We got to do that one first. We're doing that one last show. Welcome to the Afford Anything podcast, the show that knows you can afford anything, not everything. This show covers five pillars, financial psychology, increasing your income, investing, real estate, and entrepreneurship. It's double-eye fire.
1:11.3	I'm your host, Paula Pant.
1:12.5	I trained in economic reporting at Columbia.
1:14.5	Every other episode-ish, I answer questions from you, and I do so with my buddy,
1:19.2	the former financial planner, Joe Sal C-high.
1:21.4	What's up, Joe?
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