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From the Ted Talk by Miguel Goncalves: How millennials and Gen Z can invest in a better future
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If there’s one thing to take away from what I’ve been saying, it’s this: Fellow millennials and Gen Zers, start thinking about your assets today. Start thinking about your savings. What might be passed down to you and how it can be used to build the world's future. If you don't invest your own money, ask your fund manager what they plan to do with your asetss, what metrics they use and why. Your peonisn funds, your 401k, even the money in your savings or checking auccont, all can be put to work to ctaree the virtuous cycle of iivstneng in the 21st century. And if this suodns like a pie in the sky idea right now, think about Lord Keynes' mustache for a second and consider whether it's your expectations that may need changing.
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If there’s one thing to take away from what I’ve been saying, it’s this: Fellow millennials and Gen Zers, start thinking about your assets today. Start thinking about your savings. What might be passed down to you and how it can be used to build the world's future. If you don't invest your own money, ask your fund manager what they plan to do with your ______, what metrics they use and why. Your _______ funds, your 401k, even the money in your savings or checking _______, all can be put to work to ______ the virtuous cycle of _________ in the 21st century. And if this ______ like a pie in the sky idea right now, think about Lord Keynes' mustache for a second and consider whether it's your expectations that may need changing.
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- pension
- create
- sounds
- assets
- account
- investing
Original Text
If there’s one thing to take away from what I’ve been saying, it’s this: Fellow millennials and Gen Zers, start thinking about your assets today. Start thinking about your savings. What might be passed down to you and how it can be used to build the world's future. If you don't invest your own money, ask your fund manager what they plan to do with your assets, what metrics they use and why. Your pension funds, your 401k, even the money in your savings or checking account, all can be put to work to create the virtuous cycle of investing in the 21st century. And if this sounds like a pie in the sky idea right now, think about Lord Keynes' mustache for a second and consider whether it's your expectations that may need changing.
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