Each month, Justin Moilanen, CFP® scans available media for great things to Watch, Listen to, and Read. He shares his favorites each month in our ToYourWealth e-newsletter. This page includes Justin’s selections by month in a one-stop archive as his WLR segements have become very popular with our newsletter followers. Check out Justin’s picks for interesting things to Watch.Listen.Read in 2017.

January, 2017 – A motivational movie scene. A simple question. And a glimpse into our future.

• Watch. – Pursuit of Happyness – Basketball & Dreams (02:15) http://tinyurl.com/oapcxw3

“Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it.”

• Listen. Planet Money – Why Is The Milk In The Back Of The Store? (16:09) http://tinyurl.com/zhnj248

“I think we have this idea in economics – in a lot of things, really – that when there is a question, there is an answer. But sometimes, there just isn’t.”

• Read. Fortune – Elon Musk Thinks Automation Will Lead To A Universal Basic Income (331 words) http://tinyurl.com/goalflg

“The underlying economic rationale is that as industries from transportation to food production become more automated, there will be less demand for labor overall, while automated systems create a consistent surplus of value. In the absence of redistribution systems, that dynamic would rapidly accelerate income inequality, which can threaten both social and economic stability.”