Young Men Are Pouring Money Into Risky Assets Like Crypto and Meme Stocks

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  Here's your money briefing for Tuesday, December 10th.

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  I'm JR Welland for the Wall Street Journal.

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  Financial professionals often advise against investments in assets like cryptocurrency and so-called meme stocks because of the potential for significant losses.

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  That hasn't stopped a disproportionate number of younger men from pouring money into that end of the market.

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  There are a lot of different factors driving this,

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  but the main reason that I heard was that taking a big leap of faith in their financial strategy feels like the only way

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  that they can really have a chance at the life that they want,

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  whether that's retiring comfortably or buying a home.

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  Is the reward outpacing the risk?

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  We'll talk to Wall Street Journal reporter Catherine Hamilton after the break.

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  Many young men are making risky investments and are enjoying sizable returns for now.

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  Wall Street Journal reporter Catherine Hamilton joins me.

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  Catherine, what ages of men are we talking about?

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  Broadly speaking, we're talking about men under 40 years old,

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