Maverick, Goose, and the Financial Danger Zone

About this episode

The episode revisits iconic quotes from Top Gun to explore their relevance to financial life.

It's summer — and nothing says summer quite like Tom Cruise as Maverick soaring across the sky in Top Gun. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the original film, and with Tom Cruise's birthday on July 3rd, we figured it was the perfect excuse to revisit some of the most iconic quotes from the franchise and see what they have to say about your financial life. Show Links & Info: SPC Investing: http://spcinvesting.com/ Schedule A Visit: https://talkstomike.com/

People in this episode

Host: Mike Flanders

Topics covered

• financial advice
• Top Gun
• iconic quotes
• Tom Cruise
• summer
• financial life

Keywords

• financial danger
• Top Gun quotes
• Tom Cruise
• financial planning
• summer
• investing

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Books & works: Top Gun

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