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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Oct 12, 2021 • 33min
Digital India with Angus Shillington
In this episode Ed speaks with Angus Shillington about how India is leapfrogging into a digital future and impacting everything from the economy, households, government finances and the potential for investors.
Sep 28, 2021 • 35min
Investing in Sustainable Communities with R. Paul Herman of HIP Investor
Ed speaks with R. Paul Herman, CEO and Founder of HIP Investor about the risks of climate change and the growing demand for investments in sustainable projects.
Sep 7, 2021 • 30min
Institutions Embrace Crypto with Lauren Abendschein
Ed speaks with Lauren Abendschein, Head of Institutional Sales at Coinbase about the inner workings of crypto exchanges and why institutions are becoming more comfortable with crypto.
Aug 25, 2021 • 31min
Closing America's Wealth Gap with Calvin Williams Jr.
Ed speaks with Calvin Williams Jr., CEO and Founder of Freeman Capital about entrepreneurship, building a wealth management practice and his mission of closing the wealth gap in America.
Aug 20, 2021 • 54min
LIVE- All Things Crypto with Jan van Eck
This week's special episode was a live event. Ed speaks with our CEO, Jan van Eck about cryptocurrency, the disruption of financial services and the investment opportunities being created.
Aug 12, 2021 • 39min
A Long Term Approach to Investing with Joe Terranova
Ed is joined by Joe Terranova, CNBC contributor on the Halftime Report, Senior Managing Director of Virtus Investment Partners and author of Buy High, Sell Higher to discuss the outlook for long-term investments in today's market.
Aug 4, 2021 • 40min
Green Bonds with Sean Kidney
Ed speaks with Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative ("CBI") about current trends in the green bonds market and the outlook of sustainable finance.
Jul 15, 2021 • 31min
What is Sustainable Investing
In this episode I speak with Veronica Zhang, Analyst and Deputy Portfolio Manager at VanEck about the trends in sustainable investing and key themes investors should be paying attention to.
Jun 29, 2021 • 39min
[Crypto Series 4] - Bad Actors in Bitcoin with Jake Chervinsky
I continue our special crypto podcast series by exploring the perceptions, realities and implications of bad actors in bitcoin with Jake Chervinsky. In addition to serving as General Counsel at Compound Labs, he works on regulatory policy for the crypto industry through the Blockchain Association. So, he spends a lot of time working with legislators and has a great sense of how they view crypto.
Jun 24, 2021 • 30min
Flipping the Financial Literacy Script with Janet Alvarez
This week I am joined by Janet Alvarez, TV and online contributor to CNBC and Telemundo and Executive Editor at Wise Bread to discuss the importance of financial literacy, COVID's impact on people of color and the digitalization of journalism.


