Trends with Benefits

Stephanie Link, Chief Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager at Hightower Advisors, unpacks investor sentiment, tech innovation, and demographic shifts, and what’s next for Q4 and beyond.

MP Materials CFO Ryan Corbett shares how his firm is rebuilding America’s rare earth supply chain by securing magnets for EVs, defense, and tech in a post-China world.

Find out how online sentiment can be used to track dynamic stock themes, like AI, crypto, and space, and why retail investors remain a powerful market force.

Understand the GENIUS Act and its impact on stablecoins, the U.S. banking system, payments, and crypto adoption across traditional finance.

Understand the GENIUS Act and its impact on stablecoins, the U.S. banking system, payments, and crypto adoption across traditional finance.

Todd Sohn breaks down 2025’s top trends, from crypto and thematics to smart risk tools, and how investors are using ETFs to stay agile, diversified and ahead of the market curve.

In this discussion, Eric Mancini, a partner and director at Traphagen Investment Advisors, delves into the burgeoning world of private investments and their role in reshaping portfolios. He highlights how alternative assets can provide lower correlations and new growth opportunities. The conversation also touches on retirement planning myths, the benefits of annuities, and emerging technologies like AI ETFs. Eric shares inspiring client success stories, emphasizing the balance between financial security and enjoying life's experiences.

Learn how ETF pioneer Jim Wiandt is using AI, fintech, and venture capital to enhance advisor-client gaps, build smart infrastructure, and shape the future of personalized investing.

Find out about the future of nuclear power in the U.S.

Dr. David Mieczkowski of AgAmerica discusses trade impacts, farmland investing, ag lending trends, and the future of U.S. farming in a changing economic and demographic landscape.