The Great Economic Transition: Why Hiring Is Slowing While Investment Is Exploding

Podcast: The Personal Wealth Coach · Jacob A. McClure, CIMA®, of The Personal Wealth Coach, an Independent Fiduciary Investment Advisory Firm | Fee-Only

Opublikowano: 2026-10-03

The robots aren’t taking over tomorrow, but they may eventually be fixing your plumbing. This week, Jake takes a wide-ranging look at an economy caught in transition, where baby boomers are leaving the workforce, hiring has slowed, productivity is climbing, and businesses are investing heavily in technology rather than simply adding more people. From AI and humanoid robots to housing costs, immigration, chariots, slide rules, and the days when “computer” was an actual human job, this episode explores how demographics and innovation collide to reshape an economy. We’ve been through transformations before, but this one may be moving a...