The Personal Wealth Coach
Seeking insights that resonate with your wealth management goals? This is Jake McClure, with The Personal Wealth Coach podcast, exploring the intersection of economics and history and how it influences your financial journey. Understand the big picture of the U.S. and global economies, market trends and policies with us for clearer investment strategies. Stay ahead, stay informed, with The Personal Wealth Coach podcast for smarter financial decision-making. Eager to learn more? Schedule a complimentary consultation with us, either in-person or over the phone, by visiting https://www.tpwc.com/. Dive into the world of smart financial decision-making with The Personal Wealth Coach – your educational gateway to the economy and beyond. Jacob A. McClure, CIMA®, of The Personal Wealth Coach, an Independent Fiduciary Investment Advisory Firm | Fee-Only.
Episodes
If you have ever wondered how the government could miscount a million jobs, why your favorite economist keeps muttering about seasonal adjustments, or why buying a house now feels like trying to catch smoke with a butterfly net, this episode of The Personal Wealth Coach is for you.
Jake dives into the strange and surprising world behind the numbers we hear every day, from the Labor Department’s massive job revision that missed by...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on February 13, 2026.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
Take a front row seat as Jake McClure unpacks the strange reality of China’s post‑pandemic economy. Prices are falling, wages are shrinking, factories are slashing pay, and electric cars are cheaper every month. It sounds like good news until you see what is actually happening underneath the surface.
In this episode, Jake explores why deflation has taken hold, how China’s real estate engine stalled after driving the economy for ...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on February 6, 2026.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
Is artificial intelligence the next big bubble or the surprising force quietly rebuilding America’s energy backbone? In this episode of The Personal Wealth Coach, Jake McClure takes listeners inside the frenzy surrounding AI and the massive wave of investment behind it. He explains what today’s AI really is, how large language models reached their limits faster than expected, and why the companies pouring billions into the field a...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on January 30, 2026.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
When military threats hit the news, markets rarely wait for answers. They move on fear.
In this week’s episode, Jake McClure looks at how markets have responded to war scares and real conflicts throughout history, from Greenland’s recent market shock to Ukraine, Iraq, 9/11, Pearl Harbor, and even World War I. The pattern is surprisingly consistent and often misunderstood.
This is not about politics or predicting wars. It is about ...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on January 23, 2026.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
Take a trip through economic history with Jake McClure as he uncovers the surprising roots of central bank independence. This episode starts in the 1600s with Isaac Newton, not as the scientist you learned about in school, but as the relentless crime fighter who cleaned up Britain’s broken currency and helped shape the foundations of modern monetary stability. From there, Jake walks you through how Newton’s ideas still matter today...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on January 16, 2026.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
Think you know why U.S. healthcare costs are sky-high and life expectancy lags behind? Think again. In this episode of The Personal Wealth Coach, Jake McClure dives into the seductive danger of “obvious” conclusions and why they often lead us astray. From eye-catching global health graphs to the hidden role of obesity, we explore how missing data can flip the narrative on its head. But that’s just the start. Jake connects these ins...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on January 9, 2026.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
Strap in for a whirlwind tour through one of the most unpredictable years in recent economic history. From record-breaking government shutdowns and surprise bank failures to crypto hacks that rattled global markets, this episode dives deep into the headlines that mattered and the ones that were just noise.
We’ll unpack the Genius Act and the first real steps toward crypto regulation, explore how North Korean hackers stole billions,...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on January 2, 2026.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
Is the economy feeling festive or just hungover from the holidays? In this episode of The Personal Wealth Coach, Jake McClure takes you behind the headlines to decode what is really happening. We break down the surprisingly strong GDP growth, why consumer spending surged even as sentiment slumped, and what the latest PCE numbers reveal about inflation’s stubborn streak.
But that is just the start. Jake unpacks the Federal Reserve...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on December 26th, 2025.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
Think you know inflation? Think again. In this episode of The Personal Wealth Coach, we unwrap the quirks behind the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), and why this month’s numbers are stranger than your uncle’s Christmas sweater. From skipped reports and zeroed-out housing data to the baffling concept of “owner’s equivalent rent,” we dig into what these metrics really mean and why averages ca...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on December 19th, 2025.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
This week on The Personal Wealth Coach, Jake unpacks a rare moment of drama at the Federal Reserve—the first split vote in years. Why did some members push for a bigger rate cut while others wanted no change at all? And why did rates drop even though inflation is still above target? We’ll dig into the politics creeping into monetary policy, the surprising role of AI in skewing job numbers, and what these shifts mean for the economy...
This week's market update as seen by The Personal Wealth Coach. Listen in to hear how our preferred market indicators reacted this week, followed by treasury yields and West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.
This episode was recorded on December 12th, 2025.
If you would like to contact us, please send an email to us at advisingteam@tpwc.com. We are happy to address any of your questions about Economics and Finance.
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