The AI Job Paradox: Why AI Isn't Causing Layoffs, It's Hiding Hiring Cuts
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Hosts Justin Klein & Luke Guerrero, CFA | Wealth Managers and Investment Advisors
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🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we will analyze a new Federal Reserve report that reveals how AI is quietly influencing hiring for jobs requiring a college degree (and why this trend of scaled-back hiring is expected to accelerate in the coming months).
Today's Stocks & Topics: CMG - Chipotle Mexican Grill, Market Wrap, MRK - Merck & Co. Inc., The AI Job Paradox: Why AI Isn't Causing Layoffs, It's Hiding Hiring Cuts, VT - Vanguard Total World Stock ETF, Cash Allocation, New Trade: Running Hot, MORN - Morningstar Inc., SFM - Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., LULU - Lululemon Athletica Inc., The Labor Market.
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| 0:00.0 | On radio, on YouTube, streaming live on invest talk.com, and for our podcast subscribers, this is InvestTalk. Incependent Thinking, shared success. |
| 0:17.7 | InvestTalk is made possible by KPP Financial, a registered investment advisor firm, serving clients throughout the United States. |
| 0:27.2 | Here is KPP Financial Chief Executive Officer, Financial Advisor, Justin Klein. |
| 0:34.6 | Good afternoon, fellow investors, and welcome back to Invest Talk. This is our Monday, September 15th, |
| 0:41.4 | 2025 edition. And I can feel it now. The fourth quarter is soon to be here. We have just a couple |
| 0:49.7 | weeks left in this quarter. And then we're down into the home stretch of the year. |
| 0:57.2 | And it's been a very interesting year, both economically and politically. |
| 1:06.0 | And for many, it's been a surprising year. |
| 1:09.0 | And so we are going to try to uncover the reasons why the market remains buoyant and teaches |
| 1:20.9 | some lessons that can you can take back to your own personal situation. |
| 1:25.5 | We do that by answering your finance and investment questions, as well as giving you |
| 1:30.4 | perspective and data that matter, that are relevant to smart decision making. |
| 1:39.6 | And that's what this hour will be dedicated to, to you and what's on your mind. |
| 1:46.1 | And in just a bit, we'll talk about today's market activity and run down the show. |
| 1:50.2 | Topics for the hour. |
| 1:51.4 | But as usual, we'll tackle this first caller question now. |
| 1:55.0 | Hi, guys. |
| 1:55.7 | Love your podcast. |
| 1:57.0 | Listen to it every day. |
| 1:58.6 | I've been following Jopote Mexican Grill symbol CMG. |
| 2:04.4 | And I see it hit a 52 week low today. |
| 2:07.9 | And I'm just wondering, is this a good time to buy it or should I stay away? |
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