Mellody Hobson: When investors head for the exit, run to the fire

About this episode

Mellody Hobson discusses how to exploit market volatility and shares her financial insights.

When markets drop and chaos hits, Mellody Hobson is determined to be brave. The co-CEO of Ariel Investments and former chair of Starbucks and DreamWorks joins Rapid Response to make the case that volatility isn't something to survive but to exploit. She shares the financial lessons she lives by, including a surprising admonition against making choices based on money, and why she sees women's sports as the investment opportunity of a generation. Plus, why math has no opinion, and how that changes everything. Visit the Rapid Response website here:  https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Mellody Hobson

Topics covered

• investment strategies
• market volatility
• women's sports
• financial lessons
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• Mellody Hobson
• investment
• market chaos
• women's sports
• financial advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ariel Investments, Starbucks, DreamWorks

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