Trends with Benefits

Understand why financial literacy is important today and what advisors can do to help. 

Ed gets a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the documentary “Beyond the Trees” which focuses on the unique management model of the van Eck Forests.

Learn about private market investments, how they provide more exposure, and how to determine if they’re appropriate for your clients’ investing needs.

This episode features Ola El-Shawarby who discusses the macroeconomic drivers in Saudi Arabia, including social and economic reforms and growing sectors. 

This episode offers caregiving tools and tips to those in the “sandwich generation” and explains how financial advisors can serve as a key resource when planning for caregiving.  

Learn about U.S. relations with China, the probability of recession, and asset classes that provide an inflationary hedge with Host Ed Lopez and Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist at Vested.

Ed chats with Stacey McKinnon about millennial investors, including their values and behavior, and how the business of financial advice will need to adapt.

Ed is joined by VanEck Portfolio Manager Eric Fine who shares insights on the state of the U.S. economy, including how its monetary policy has set the stage for emerging markets bonds.

Ed chats with Pranav Kanade about crypto terms you should know and what the FTX collapse means for crypto adoption.

Ed meets with Morningstar’s Erin Lash and Damien Conover who offer their perspectives on identifying companies with competitive advantages within the consumer and healthcare sectors.