Financial Insights With James Cox

Barbara McVeigh is a social justice advocate, writer and film maker from Marin, California. She has worked for a number of years with Guatemalan migrants and she shares her insights about the conditions and causes that have led to the Migrant Caravan. Valuable background on this timely topic.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Alekz Londos has spent the last 10 years as a photojournalist and first responder dealing with climate change. His experience has brought empathy and understanding that we all can benefit from. Alekz most recently was on location as Hurricane Michael struck Florida.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Art Mitchell is a consultant and author who is focused on conscious living and conscious aging. His current book is titled "Creative Retirement:Walking the Labyrinth of Conscious Living and Aging". We explore the importance of rethinking what we do in our golden years to be happier and more fulfilled, esp in the current economic environment. Art can be reached by email at zaperonneau@gmail.com   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Janet Kirsch is a physician and speaker with 350 Bay Area. We had Initially talked days before hurricane Florence made landfall. We chat today about the need to approach climate disruption with increased vigor and commitment.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Michael Selden is co-founder and CEO of Finless Foods. His goal is to "become the world leader of seafood produced for mass consumption using cellular agriculture techniques rather than fishing in order to create a more sustainable world." We discuss the science, economics and sustainability of cellular aquaculture.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Sadrah Schadel is co-founder of No Evil Foods, a company that provides plant based meat alternatives. She writes, "In 2014 I co-founded No Evil Foods out of a desire to offer the best & most sustainable proteins on the market. Seeking an alternative to laboratory created vegetarian mystery meats and the harsh realities of factory farming my partner and I set out on a mission to make bold, full-flavored plant meats..." Her company is growing and we learn how she does it.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Todd Manley is a chef and CEO of Mutiny Island Vodka, a tropical spirit made from breadfruit. He is in the vanguard of developing the use of breadfruit as a plentiful, sustainable food that will change menus and economies around the world. It is an amazing story; give a listen.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Lou Cooperhouse is CEO of BlueNalu, a company dedicated to being a global leader in "cellular aquaculture", providing consumers with great tasting, healthy, safe, and trusted seafood products, that support the sustainability of the oceans. Technology is changing the food and fishing industries.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Steve Smith is a co-founder of OrganicShopping.Com, an UBER-like app that connects consumers directly to organic farms to provide high quality food at lower costs and higher social impact. Small farms now have a chance to join the 21st century and connect directly to consumers. Exciting technology that will beta test in the Fall of 2018.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Paul Shapiro is the author of "Clean Meat: How growing meat without animals will revolutionize dinner and the world". He is also CEO of The Better Meat Company. We discuss how innovations in Clean Meat technology will soon change a food market currently dominated by factory farms. Great insights to a future that is not far away...   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Bruce Friedrich is CEO of Good Food Institute, a non profit focused of developing and promoting healthier and more sustainable food alternatives.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Human Trafficking is a huge issue, even in the United States. This is a follow up conversation with Kelly Dore, executive director of the National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition. We discuss recent efforts by lawmakers to help survivors of HT. We also discuss how we can help people we may know individually. VERY CRUCIAL INFORMATION   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

This episode is extremely controversial. Gab Ignetti has a podcast called EcoModernist. He contends that science is being undercut by "back to nature" arguments that are misguided. We discuss Population, nuclear power, GMOs, and many other topics... it is a raucous chat that has real utility.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

This was an exciting episode!! Mike Straight is the CEO of Farmpod, a company that has developed a way to cost efficiently grow high quality food in any climate and any location. With temperatures rising and weather becoming less predictable Farmpod has a real role to play in the future of food.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Elizabeth Pearce of SymSoil discusses new technology that can benefit regenerative agriculture, while addressing climate change. Interesting stuff!!   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Scott Nadler is a longtime consultant for businesses, especially when it comes to integrating climate risks into their calculations. This is a great discussion that was so engaging that it honestly felt like we could have talked for hours.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Amy Brady is a poet and editor and is responsible for leading several artistic projects to help artists express what is happening with climate change and sea level rise. Her key piece of advice on how we effect real change, foster Empathy... In that regard, the arts play a critical role in the future of the human race.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Elizabeth Rush is the author of "Rising", a contemporary novel on the impact of climate change. Her work provides insights and understanding that can help more people understand and address the risks we are facing due to Climate Change.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Jeff Colgan is the Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University. His recent article titled "The Market is Valuing Climate Risk All Wrong" looks at an important issue when trying to manage risk (https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/06/07/2018/market-valuing-climate-risk-all-wrong). Our conversation looks at how Climate Risk affects many parts of the economy and our lives.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian), New York, NY.  Important Disclosures 2019-78223 Exp 4/21

Barbara McVeigh is the author of "Redemption: How Ronald Reagan nearly ruined my life". In this podcast she shares her experiences growing up in Reagan's America with a father in the Air Traffic Controllers union. I think her experiences are relevant to anyone struggling with the current state of political and economic affairs. She shares how she was able to overcome the darkness in her youth and still live out her dreams. She is a writer and movie producer. Her most recent work is found here, http://www.racingwithcopepods.com/ She is working on several other projects including a movie and helping Guatemalan refugees.   To learn more contact: James Cox Cell: 267 323 6936 Email: james.cox@ffgadvisors.com First Financial Group Advisors 744 W Lancaster Av Suite 235 Wayne, PA 19087    Securities products and advisory services offered through Park Avenue Securities LLC (PAS), member FINRA, SIPC.  OSJ: 7101 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1200, Bethesda MD 20814 (301-907-9030) PAS is an indirect, whol