8-3-2021: It Looks Like U.S. Consumers Are Ready and Willing to Spend More

According to Mastercard, consumer spending in America is on pace to exceed pre-pandemic levels, and “aversion to cash” is leading to an increase in digital payments. Today's Stocks & Topics: Long-Short Mutual Funds, Investing for Kids, Over the Counter Stocks, ETFs, Cryptocurrency for Beginners, 401k, How Many Stocks in a Portfolio, RGR - Sturm Ruger & Co., VXUS - Vanguard Total International Stock ETF, Health Savings Account, AAPL - Apple Inc., Supply Changes, SKLZ - Skillz Inc, ADBE - Adobe Inc., PLBY - PLBY Group Inc., UNP - Union Pacific Corp., GE - General Electric Co., GE Reverse Split.  TRIVIA QUESTION: "Can you name 4 or 5 reasons why you might be better off downsizing before retirement?"Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Chilipad and use my code sleep.me/INVEST for a great deal: https://sleep.me* Check out Plaud AI and use my code INVEST for a great deal: https://plaud.ai* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/invest for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TaskRabbit and use my code INVEST for a great deal: https://taskrabbit.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code INVEST20 for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands