Micro-Investing to Protect Your Liquid Assets, or How to Sell Half a Cow and Keep it Mooing

Investment apps have garnered a lot of attention this year, as the thwarted GameStop short displayed how democratized access has changed the flow of market information and actions.    While some have treated it as a game, investing is a great way to protect and build wealth.   And while we are experiencing inflation, democratizing and making those tools available to everyone is an important step in re-imagining personal finance to help build up the middle class.    We spoke to Brian Barnes, the CEO of M1 Finance, who is working to make investing part of every persons financial management, and has created a way to encourage micro-investing that helps people think long term and understand that everything is becoming digital, even the rancher's cows...Guest:  Brian Barnes, CEO of M1 FinanceHosts:  Sanjib Kalita,  Editor-in-Chief, Money20/20Rachel Morrissey,  Producer, Money20/20Producers:  Roland Bodenham, Senior Video Producer and Podcast Lead, Money20/20Rachel Morrissey, Producer, Money20/20Follow Money20/20:YouTube: @Money2020TvLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/money2020/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money20_20Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Money2020X: https://www.twitter.com/Money2020TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@money20_20