Episode 179: How The Iran War Is Moving Oil, Risk, And Your Portfolio

Money Matters with Greg · Mar 4, 2026 · 27m · transcript

Headlines are loud, but your plan should be louder. We break down the Iran war’s fast‑moving developments, the jump in oil, and what all of it really means for stocks, bonds, and your day‑to‑day budget. Greg draws on decades in the markets—from the pits in Chicago through the tech bust, the Great Recession, the pandemic, and everything between—to separate signal from noise and show how disciplined investors navigate uncertainty.

First, we set the scene: coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes, retaliatory drone and missile activity, and a rapid shift in risk sentiment. Rather than fixating on…