James Altucher

Nicole, so happy to be here. This reminds me of those 5 a.m. moments when you were hosting that 5 a.m. show on CNBC. And you would wake up for it. I would wake up. So I'd wake up at like 3.30. I lived an hour away. I would get over there. And I loved every minute of it. It was always such a pleasure hanging out with you on TV.

Nicole, so happy to be here. This reminds me of those 5 a.m. moments when you were hosting that 5 a.m. show on CNBC. And you would wake up for it. I would wake up. So I'd wake up at like 3.30. I lived an hour away. I would get over there. And I loved every minute of it. It was always such a pleasure hanging out with you on TV.

Nicole, so happy to be here. This reminds me of those 5 a.m. moments when you were hosting that 5 a.m. show on CNBC. And you would wake up for it. I would wake up. So I'd wake up at like 3.30. I lived an hour away. I would get over there. And I loved every minute of it. It was always such a pleasure hanging out with you on TV.

Who knows if the three people that were listening really paid attention, but we had so much fun.

Who knows if the three people that were listening really paid attention, but we had so much fun.

Who knows if the three people that were listening really paid attention, but we had so much fun.

Well, you know why? It's not necessarily the paper losses. It's the fear. Is this going to continue? Like, are we in trouble? And it's not like, is this stock going to be okay? It's more like, am I going to be okay? because every stock on the screen is down, right? The S&P is down 5%. I don't know the last time it's been down 5%. It feels bad. It feels like March, 2020 or December, 2008.

Well, you know why? It's not necessarily the paper losses. It's the fear. Is this going to continue? Like, are we in trouble? And it's not like, is this stock going to be okay? It's more like, am I going to be okay? because every stock on the screen is down, right? The S&P is down 5%. I don't know the last time it's been down 5%. It feels bad. It feels like March, 2020 or December, 2008.

Well, you know why? It's not necessarily the paper losses. It's the fear. Is this going to continue? Like, are we in trouble? And it's not like, is this stock going to be okay? It's more like, am I going to be okay? because every stock on the screen is down, right? The S&P is down 5%. I don't know the last time it's been down 5%. It feels bad. It feels like March, 2020 or December, 2008.

Like one of those periods where you feel like capitalism's gonna be dead.

Like one of those periods where you feel like capitalism's gonna be dead.

Like one of those periods where you feel like capitalism's gonna be dead.

Yeah, so it's very real and scary to people who are saving. And at the same time, their jobs are uncertain because of all the tariff stuff. And I'm saying all this because I think this is what people really care. They don't want to know, oh, what AI stock should I buy today? Nobody wants to know that. They just want to know, am I going to be all right? Is my family going to be OK?

Yeah, so it's very real and scary to people who are saving. And at the same time, their jobs are uncertain because of all the tariff stuff. And I'm saying all this because I think this is what people really care. They don't want to know, oh, what AI stock should I buy today? Nobody wants to know that. They just want to know, am I going to be all right? Is my family going to be OK?

Yeah, so it's very real and scary to people who are saving. And at the same time, their jobs are uncertain because of all the tariff stuff. And I'm saying all this because I think this is what people really care. They don't want to know, oh, what AI stock should I buy today? Nobody wants to know that. They just want to know, am I going to be all right? Is my family going to be OK?

And the reason I bring this all up is because I definitely think everybody is going to be OK. But it just feels bad right now.

And the reason I bring this all up is because I definitely think everybody is going to be OK. But it just feels bad right now.

And the reason I bring this all up is because I definitely think everybody is going to be OK. But it just feels bad right now.

Yeah. It's hard. Your paper net worth, A, it's not your real net worth, and B, it's not your self-worth. And it's really important to remember that during the very few periods that are like this. So again, in the past 25 years, there was 9-11, there was 2008, there was March 2020, and there's now.

Yeah. It's hard. Your paper net worth, A, it's not your real net worth, and B, it's not your self-worth. And it's really important to remember that during the very few periods that are like this. So again, in the past 25 years, there was 9-11, there was 2008, there was March 2020, and there's now.