War, Markets, and Your Money: What the Middle East Crisis Means for Your Finances

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Jean Chatzky Her Money

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🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Today, we’re dropping a special bonus episode of HerMoney, tackling the headlines that are keeping us up at night, and unpacking what they really mean for your financial future. As tensions rise in the Middle East, the U.S. has officially entered the war with military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Markets are up (for now), oil prices are jittery, and inflation remains a wild card. To help us break it all down, Jean is joined by Ben Wheeler, international relations analyst and co-host of the Unclassified podcast. Together, they explore how geopolitical conflict impacts everything from your 401(k) to the gas pump. So, should you be looking at defense stocks? Is now the time to hold more cash or invest in energy? Could a gold or oil play be smart right now, and what about crypto? If you’re wondering how to shore up your financial house in uncertain times, this is the conversation you need to hear. … Does more financial confidence sound good to you, then you might want to try: 🚀 ⁠FinanceFixx⁠ – Our 4 or 8-week coaching program to get your finances on track! 📈 ⁠InvestingFixx⁠ – A club for women ready to grow their wealth. Your first month is completely free. Please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review on Apple Podcasts and share with the women in your life who are ready to own their financial future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. I'm Karen Feinerman, and I'm delighted to share that we have a new season for you of my podcast, How She Does It. You may have seen me on CNBC. I'm a long-term Wall Street investor and a mom of four, and I love taking time to sit down with dynamic women leaders and touch on all things women, money, and power.
0:23.8	This season, we have Open Table CEO, Debbie Sue,
0:27.6	today's show host Jenna Bush Hager, author Gretchen Rubin,
0:30.5	model and beauty CEO, Pridicah Swarup, and more.
0:34.0	You can subscribe to how she does it on Apple Podcasts and learn more at hermoney.com.
0:36.2	We'll see you soon.
0:38.3	In times of conflict, oil is usually a good investment.
0:42.5	I would also say things that have a locked in consumer base, pharmaceuticals, food, stuff
0:49.9	like that.
0:50.5	Things come and go, but people still need the prescription drugs.
0:52.9	They still need food. And also with oil and gas. Americans drive a lot.
0:59.3	Hey, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us for a very special episode of Her Money. I'm
1:05.7	Gene Chatsky. And today we are bringing you an important and very timely conversation about what's unfolding overseas and what it could mean for your money.
1:16.9	As of this recording, and it's Monday, June 23rd, tensions are rising fast in the Middle East.
1:23.7	Over the weekend, the U.S. officially became involved in the escalating conflict there.
1:29.9	Late Saturday night, Eastern time, U.S. military forces launched strikes on three nuclear
1:37.0	sites in Iran, strikes that President Trump said totally obliterated those facilities. And we now know that the situation might be a
1:47.0	little different than that. We're unclear on the actual state of Iran's ongoing nuclear capabilities.
1:55.4	And look, it's a lot. I know these headlines are hard to read. They're harder to process. I woke up at 4 a.m. Sunday morning read the headlines and could not get back to sleep.
2:09.6	But we also know that global conflict always sends ripples through the economy. It can affect our investments, our retirement accounts,
2:20.3	gas prices, the broader stock market. And in times like these, I think one of the best things
2:27.1	that we can do is just try to stay informed so that we can make smart, calm financial decisions from a place of knowledge, maybe even confidence,
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