Trends with Benefits
VanEck
Welcome to Trends with Benefits, the podcast that gives you an insider’s edge into finance, tech, and investing. Hosted by Ed Lopez, VanEck's Head of Product Management.
Episodes
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Nov 8, 2022 • 29min
Soul in the Game with Vitaliy Katsenelson
Ed chats with Vitaliy Katsenelson about everything from the markets to music to meditation.
Oct 24, 2022 • 24min
Lithium Leads the Way with Anand Sheth
Ed meets with Anand Sheth, Founding Chairman of the International Lithium Association, to discuss the growth of lithium and its role in decarbonization.
Oct 7, 2022 • 34min
How to Approach Alternative Investments with Lorenzo Esparza
Ed meets with Lorenzo Esparza, CEO and Founding Principal of Manhattan West, about alternative investments and how he built his wealth management business.
Oct 4, 2022 • 54min
What to Buy… and When with Jan van Eck and Shawn Reynolds
Ed meets with CEO Jan van Eck to discuss his macro outlook, including the investment case for bonds, the labor market and corporate profitability.
Sep 22, 2022 • 30min
Making Sense of the Market with Ed Clissold
Ed meets with Ed Clissold, Chief U.S. Strategist for Ned Davis Research Group, to discuss the U.S. markets, including the risk of a recession and the case for a year-end rally.
Sep 1, 2022 • 33min
Explaining the Impact of the Energy Transition with Shawn Reynolds
Ed talks with Shawn Reynolds, Portfolio Manager, Natural Resources, about the energy transition and its environmental tradeoffs. He also gets Shawn’s view on the Inflation Reduction Act.
Aug 16, 2022 • 40min
CLOs: “Too Big to Ignore” with Laila Kollmorgen
Ed meets with Laila Kollmorgen, Portfolio Manager at PineBridge, to help you understand CLOs and their role in a portfolio.
Aug 2, 2022 • 36min
“Alexa, Differentiate My Brand” with Emily Binder
Ed chats with Emily Binder, Founder of WealthVoice, about the growth of voice marketing, how financial advisors can differentiate their brand, and ways to create impactful content.
Jul 18, 2022 • 36min
Model Portfolio Adoption with Matt Apkarian
Ed chats with Matt Apkarian, Associate Director, Product Development for Cerulli Associates, about the growth of model portfolios and the benefits they bring to both advisors and investors.
Jun 17, 2022 • 33min
Art, Tech, and NFTs with Jessica Santiago
Ed speaks with Jessica Santiago, CEO and curator at ArtRepublic Global about how the marriage of art and technology created the NFT markets we know today.
