Stocks in Translation

Yahoo Finance
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Aug 12, 2025 • 25min

Why bonds matter now for every investor

Bonds could be your portfolio’s next secret weapon. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Schwab Center for Financial Research fixed income strategist director Collin Martin joins host Jared Blikre and Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma to discuss yield curves, the bond market, and why they can impact investors’ wallets. Martin breaks down some of the key benefits of bonds. The trio also takes a look at Fed rate cuts and provides insight for how investors should navigate interest rate shifts and market risks. Twice a week, Stocks In Translation cuts through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. You can find more episodes here, or watch on your favorite streaming service. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/ Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 7, 2025 • 25min

Why today's stagflation is different from the 1970s'

Stagflation fears are rising, but smart investors see opportunity — not panic. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Pennington Partners & Co. president and chief investment officer Christopher Wolfe joins host Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma to break down everything you need to know about stagflation in the current market, and how investors and companies can protect themselves amid economic uncertainty. Wolfe argues that while stagflation-like conditions, such as slower growth and persistent inflation, still exist, the US is not repeating the economic scenario of the 1970s due to improved policy approaches. Wolfe also explores how the Federal Reserve's limited rate-cut flexibility, fiscal policy incentives, and corporate investment in artificial intelligence (AI) will shape markets. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/ Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 5, 2025 • 24min

The next big thing in investing is already here

Exposure to new markets and technologies is a longstanding strategy to boost your portfolio's profitability.On today's Stocks In Translation, hosts Jared Blikre and Brooke DiPalma speak with CFA Institute president and CEO Margaret Franklin to explore the rapidly changing landscape of finance and what you can do to be ahead of the curve. Franklin dives into the rise of private markets, tokenization, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in providing financial advice, and what it takes to be a chartered financial analyst. Twice a week, Stocks In Translation cuts through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. You can find more episodes here, or watch on your favorite streaming service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 31, 2025 • 24min

Venture capital is booming, but only if you’re in AI

64% of venture capital funding this year has gone straight to AI startups, leaving consumer ventures starving for cash. That’s what Bryanna Samuels, a Wall Street-trained VC investor, reveals on Stocks in Translation. Samuels explains how public markets shape private valuations, breaks down the power-law math behind unicorn investing, and warns that emerging fund managers face longer fundraising timelines and fewer dollars. Twice a week, Stocks In Translation cuts through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. You can find more episodes here, or watch on your favorite streaming service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 29, 2025 • 24min

Why oil may not belong in your portfolio

At one point during the COVID pandemic, crude oil prices dropped to negative $40 a barrel — but what does that mean for your wallet?  In this episode of Stocks in Translation, host Jared Blikre goes deep with veteran oil trader Dan Dicker to unravel the world of energy markets.  From the shocking truth behind commodity futures to how the Inflation Reduction Act's $370 billion clean energy push is clashing with political roadblocks, Dicker breaks it all down. Twice a week, Stocks In Translation cuts through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. You can find more episodes here, or watch on your favorite streaming service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 24, 2025 • 24min

How to use market patterns to master your portfolio

Want to trade smarter? Follow market patterns. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Stock Trader’s Almanac editor in chief Jeffrey Hirsch joins host Jared Blikre and Senior Reporter Allie Canal to explore market cycles and seasonality in trading. Hirsch unpacks how patterns like the election cycles, monthly seasonality, and investor sentiment provide clues for market behavior, especially as we enter the typically weak months of August and September. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/ Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.comYahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 22, 2025 • 24min

AI, white-collar jobs, and the next economic shift

Today’s market volatility is rooted in choices made generations ago. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Hidden Forces podcast host Demetri Kofinas joins host Jared Blikre and Senior Reporter Allie Canal to discuss the concept of “financialization” - the growing dominance of financial markets - and how decisions made for the economy in the 1940s laid the foundation for today’s economy. The trio also chat about generative AI and how it can directly lead to white-collar job loss and a rise in populism. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/ Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 17, 2025 • 25min

How Nvidia's size is rewriting the market playbook

Nvidia’s (NVDA) explosive growth is doing more than lifting portfolios - it’s changing the whole market. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Strategas Securities senior ETF and technical strategist Todd Sohn joins host Jared Blikre and Producer Sydnee Fried to discuss exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Sohn explains how ETFs serve both long-term investors and active traders while warning about overexposure to tech due to market dominance, with Nvidia as a prime example. The trio also talks through the underperformance of healthcare ETFs, outdated index regulations, and the importance of knowing what you own in an ETF-driven market. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/ Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.comYahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 15, 2025 • 24min

Stock market FOMO is real: Here's how to position your portfolio

The stock market is climbing higher, but it’s not fundamentals leading the charge; it’s FOMO. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Ritholtz Wealth Management chief market strategist Callie Cox joins host Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Allie Canal to discuss investor psychology, specifically market fears, and how it is helping drive markets to record highs despite weak fundamentals. From FOMO (fear of missing out) to FOJI (fear of jumping in), Cox explains how these feelings are impacting market sentiment as well as investors' portfolios. Cox also takes a look at our current “skinny bull market" and how investors should be mindful of the market amid looming tariffs, inflation, and rising unemployment claims. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/ Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com Yahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 10, 2025 • 24min

Nvidia tops $4T — Is the bull market just getting started?

The bull market is charging into the second half of 2025, and Nvidia’s (NVDA) $4 trillion milestone might just be the start. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Carson Group chief market strategist Ryan Detrick joins Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Allie Canal and Producer Sydnee Fried to talk about the state of the stock market as we head into the back half of 2025, including Nvidia’s recently announced historic $4 trillion valuation. The trio also looks at retail investors and why they’re overall performing better than institutions in 2025 thus far. Twice a week, Stocks In Translation cuts through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. You can find more episodes here, or watch on your favorite streaming service. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Stocks in Translation at https://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/stocks-in-translation/ Thoughts? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.comYahoo Finance's Stocks in Translation is hosted by Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried, and produced by Lauren Pokedoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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