AI Arms Race, $50K Cars & The Retirement Tax Trap

The Financial Exchange Show · Mar 16, 2026 · 38m · transcript

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong kick off the week with markets rebounding ahead of a critical Fed meeting — even as oil prices remain volatile and gas prices continue climbing.

In this hour:

• Can Nvidia maintain its dominance as AI shifts from training to inference?

• Why $50,000 cars — and sky-high financing rates — are stretching Americans to the limit

• The “tax bill” hiding inside your 401(k) and how required minimum distributions can surprise retirees

• Why Roth conversions aren’t one-size-fits-all

• What to do if (not if — when) your personal data is exposed in a breach

• The exploding…