00:00:44 Operation HOPE founder, chairman, and CEO John Hope Bryant sits down with Wealth Host Brad Smith to discuss the importance of financial literacy and artificial intelligence (AI) education. "What we need is to reconnect education in the aspiration. So, financial literacy and artificial intelligence, because AI is going to change everything and money is everywhere. These two things have to be fundamental," the Financial Literacy for All author says, adding, "You shouldn’t graduate from high school without a financial literacy degree and an AI certification." "Why wait for AI to destroy jobs? It’s coming. Let’s get kids to create the new era of jobs," he says, noting, "Financial literacy is a civil rights issue of this generation should be in every school, urban and rural, black and white, rich and poor all across the country.
00:06:58 Fiverr (FVRR) CEO Micha Kaufman joins Wealth host Brad Smith to discuss the company’s new AI initiatives following better-than-expected revenue figures in its latest quarterly report. Kaufman emphasizes Fiverr’s strong performance through 2024 and optimistic guidance for 2025, stating, "We are very content with the results that we are delivering." He announces the launch of a comprehensive AI toolkit designed to "provide our sellers with superpowers," adding, "We believe these tools could turn one person into a production house." Addressing concerns about AI’s impact on the gig economy, Kaufman explains, "We see how worried they are over AI and it impacting their careers." He differentiates Fiverr’s approach: "Instead of AI being exploitative, feeding on everyone’s creation, and then churning out work that doesn’t have any credit or opportunity for gains, what we’re doing is we’re creating their [freelancers’ own] AI." For more details on how Fiverr’s personalized AI tools are expected to enhance freelancer opportunities on the platform,
00:13:40 Tastytrade at IG CEO JJ Kinahan joins Catalysts to share his perspective on artificial intelligence (AI) developments and broader technology trends. Kinahan emphasizes that the "AI game continues" with significant advancements still ahead for major tech companies. "We’re all incredibly excited about what can actually come from this, particularly not just in the technology sector but in the medical technology sector also," he explains to Yahoo Finance. Kinahan also highlights the substantial resources being deployed by industry leaders. "You have the biggest players in the industry all here spending that money … over the next year, you are going to see a lot more developments happen there," he says. Watch the full interview for Kinahan’s assessment of Nvidia’s (NVDA) growth prospects as the chipmaker prepares to release earnings, which he characterizes as "a show-me case."
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