The Stock Market Is Changing Fast — A Simple Breakdown of What’s Coming Next

The stock market is about to undergo one of the biggest transformations in decades—and most investors have no idea it’s happening. In this episode of The Infinite Income Podcast, George Mayfield and Autumn Bennett break down Nasdaq’s move toward tokenized stocks, 23-hour trading, and near-instant settlement. These changes could dramatically alter how investors trade, how quickly transactions process, and even how people emotionally react to the market. We discuss: • What tokenized stocks actually are • Why Nasdaq and NYSE are expanding trading hours • How instant settlement could change investing • The hidden behavioral risks of nearly 24-hour markets • Why long-term discipline may matter even more in the future This isn’t crypto hype. It’s a major modernization of the financial system itself—and it could reshape investing over the next decade.