Former Head of Marketing at Yahoo Finance Adam Taggart always thought it was bizarre and unacceptable that financial literacy wasn’t compulsive in high school and college, but the years 2019 through 2021 made him realize that America needed help understanding how to protect their livelihoods from financial dangers.
He created Wealthion, the fastest growing, totally-free, online financial literacy network centered around the Wealthion podcast for which Taggart cranks out 5 episodes a week—all interviews with experts in protecting wealth, but accumulating it.
It’s safe to say there has never been a larger collection of expert insight, evaluation, and strategy on all things investment and finance, that simultaneously addresses the concerns and interests of everyone from rank beginners to veteran marketeers.
In just a little over 2 years, Wealthion’s YouTube views for the past 20 days beat out those of a number of big financial brands like Forbes, The Economist, Fortune & The Financial Times.
That’s because, as the history of podcasting has shown us, there is an authenticity that breeds trust when people record hours of conversation together, and Taggart’s mission of helping people protect their families and fortunes big or small, rather than making a buck off of portfolio management fees, shines through.
Back to basics
What do you think about when you hear the words “stock market”? Too many Americans long ago began associating the stock market as a place where rich men go to become richer.
Hundreds of years ago, stock markets were envisioned as the best way to grow the wealth of a nation and everyone in it, and there’s nothing holding anyone back from taking some of their wealth, protecting it, and increasing it, provided they understand a little first.
“The new era of higher inflation & interest rates plus trillions in annual deficits has changed the rules of investing,” Taggart explains on Wealthion. “Those unaware of this, who don’t understand the implications are at unacceptable risk of remaining trapped in financial insecurity for the rest of their lives.
“The cost of living increases much faster than most folks’ wages. Banks offer no yield on your life’s savings. The pandemic has made the job market a lot more precarious, as has the accelerating trend towards automation and outsourcing.”
To help folks combat this, Taggart interviews experts from various fields of investing, including those on the bull side and those on the bear side. He talks about “macro,” the analysis which looks at the overall health of the economy, and “micro,” the technical analysis that makes some stocks or funds a good buy and others bad ones.
He speaks to experts in natural resources, the automotive industry, housing and real estate, precious metals, energy, telecommunications and technologies, and foreign markets all to ensure that any investment strategy is well-informed.
Of course, there are also those who don’t feel confident enough to manage their own portfolio, and that’s why Taggart only brings on guests whose portfolio management strategies are tailored to the current epoch, and who do it for the sake of helping others.
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Wealthion refers viewers to a team of investment experts who review portfolios for free in order to help provide maximum protection to fellow Americans, and many of Taggart’s guests share insights that they typically sell.
GNN staff editor Andy Corbley submitted his portfolio of natural resource and precious metals stocks to famed investor Rick Rule, who appeared on the podcast as a guest recently. Rule evaluated them for free, ranking them on a scale of company profitability and solidity before connecting Andy to a second analyst for further discussion, again, for free.
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Editor’s note: This story has been modified to reflect Taggart’s position as Head of Marketing, as well as the correct financial media that Wealthion is outpacing.