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Updated finance · by Jaime Sandoval

Jaime, founder of Smart Finance

About

Hi, I'm Jaime.

I'm Jaime Sandoval Ricaño, a student and content creator passionate about finance, business, and entrepreneurship. Through TikTok and LinkedIn, I share financial news, educational content, and insights to make finance easier to understand, especially for young people.

My goal is to keep learning, share valuable knowledge, and help more people become interested in the world of finance.

Through my work in financial education and content creation, I have had the opportunity to speak with leading figures in the financial sector, including Margaret Franklin, CEO of CFA Institute; Jon Maier, Chief ETF Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management; Moris Dieck, one of Mexico's most prominent financial educators; Andy Toh, CEO of Bluesky Education; and many other industry professionals.

Market pulse · live data

What the market's doing right now

Prices updated every 15 minutes, plus the macro backdrop, checked by hand.

Exchange rate chart

Yahoo Finance · pick the range.

USD/MXN 00.0000

Yahoo Finance · live · latest trading session, 5-min bars

Crypto

Start here

Short answers to the questions that come up most. No jargon.

6 lessons · about 5 minutes each Finance from zero, in plain words The peso, compound interest, the S&P 500, your first budget, inflation, and the mistakes almost everyone makes starting out. See all lessons →

Educational content only — this is not financial, investment, or tax advice.

Macro snapshot

Manually verified July 21, 2026 — not a live feed, updated by hand when it moves.

Fear index (VIX)

Yahoo Finance · live
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Basically, how much fear there is in the market. It measures how big a swing traders expect in the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. Under 20 is calm, over 30 means people are nervous. It usually spikes when stocks fall — which is why it's nicknamed the fear index.

Reference rates

Fed: held Jun 17 · Banxico: cut Jun 25
Fed Funds Target3.50–3.75%
Banxico Reference Rate6.50%
MX–US Spread≈2.88 pp
Next FOMCJul 28–29
Next BanxicoAug 7

Finance news · Bloomberg

In the headlines

Top market and business stories from Bloomberg, pulled automatically.