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The Liquidity Event | Money and Finance with Shane and Ally JaneAuthor: Brooklyn Fi
The Liquidity Event is a show about all things personal finance with a laser focus on equity compensation. Your hosts AJ and Shane will take you through the week's news on #fintech, IPOs, SPACs, founder wins and fails, crypto, and whatever else these two nerds think is interesting. AJ and Shane are the financial advisors behind wealth management and tax firm Brooklyn FI, and have helped hundreds of clients plan for successful exits and financial independence. As proud millennials, they have a deep skepticism of the traditional financial services industry. They'll dish about the tools they use to help their clients and give you a look under the hood of how they run their modern, tech-forward wealth management firm. Whether you've got worthless stock options or work for a company about to go public at a 10-billion dollar valuation, every Monday morning your hosts will demystify the headlines and take you through the money stuff that matters like a diversified portfolio and getting to financial independence as fast as possible. Warning: There may be swearing and lukewarm takes. Learn more at Brooklynfi.com/podcast and subscribe to hear new episodes Monday mornings. Language: en Genres: Business, Investing, News, Tech News Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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AI Doomsday Scenarios, Power Plants in Small Towns, & The $10M Advisor Fee Debate – Ep 179
Episode 179
Thursday, 5 March, 2026
On this week's episode of The Liquidity Event, Shane and AJ break down the viral "Settrini Report," a fictional yet plausible AI scenario that rattled markets and raised serious questions about productivity, white-collar job displacement, and the future of labor's share of GDP. They discuss whether AI pricing is sustainable, what new data center infrastructure means for small-town America, and why we may be closer than ever to a zero-employee unicorn company. The conversation then shifts to the ethics and economics of organ donor compensation, including whether families should be reimbursed for funeral expenses and how incentives shape real-world outcomes. The episode wraps with a Reddit debate about paying 1.25% on a $10 million portfolio, what that fee should actually buy you, and why behavioral discipline often matters more than cost. Key Timestamps: 01:52 – How the "Settrini Report" went viral and moved markets 04:18 – AI agents replacing $180K product managers 07:02 – What happens if labor's share of GDP collapses 09:40 – Is AI pricing real, or just VC-subsidized for now? 12:11 – AI infrastructure, power plants, and small-town impact 15:03 – The rise of the zero-employee unicorn founder 18:27 – Organ donor compensation and the ethics debate 22:10 – How other countries structure organ donor incentives 24:54 – Paying 1.25% on a $10M portfolio… is it worth it? 28:41 – Market volatility, geopolitical tension, and staying disciplined 🔔 Subscribe to The Liquidity Event on YouTube: YouTube Channel 🌐 Learn more about Brooklyn FI financial planning: brooklynfi.com ✍️ Leave us a voicemail question for a future episode: memo.fm/theliquidityevent 📱 Follow Brooklyn FI: LinkedIn: / brooklyn-fi Instagram: / brooklyn_f.i
