Kyla Scanlon, who coined "The Vibe Economy", climbs back aboard The Express to check in on the vibes of consumers and investors following the release of her new book, 'In This Economy?". Kyla explains why people feel disconnected from the economy, and how to help them find their role in it. Plus, consumers are becoming much more discerning about their discretionary spending, and that is having a profound effect on the 'experience' economy. And, if you are looking for divergences in the stock market as it dances around record highs, there are plenty to choose from.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES:https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mcclellanoscillator.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8656394https://www.investopedia.com/private-credit-vs-private-equity-7565530https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737854/in-this-economy-by-kyla-scanlon/https://kylascanlon.com/https://www.truistsecurities.com/insightshttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/o/opportunitycost.asp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Julian Hebron from The Basis Point discusses the myths surrounding the US real estate market, highlighting affordability, supply, and AI impact. He also touches on the rising interest in junk bond markets and the exclusion of consumer discretionary stocks from stock market highs. The podcast provides insights on real estate market dynamics, broker commissions, technological advancements, and the upcoming US election's potential impact on housing policies and equity market settlement cycles.

From WealthStack at Inside ETFs, a conversation on building portfolios for the future that are built to withstand inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and volatility, with David Blanchett from PGIM, Jonathan Shelton from KraneShares and Michael Meehan from Nuveen. From farmland investing to China and Carbon Capture, professional investors are leaning into alternatives in ways that were hard to imagine just a few years ago. Plus, why last week's meme stock mania does not have the legs of the one we lived through in 2021. And, why now is such a special time to be a shareholder.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shortinterest.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-may-20-2024-8650191https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/cme-fedwatch-tool.htmlhttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dividendpayoutratio.asphttps://kraneshares.com/#https://www.pgim.com/dc-solutions/homehttps://www.nuveen.com/en-us/insightshttps://www.ndr.com/media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Sosnoff, the visionary fintech entrepreneur who created Think or Swim and TastyTrade, rejoins The Express to talk about why we need to be teaching Risk as part of financial literacy, why investors need to lose in order to win, and what the future of trading and investing technology looks like over the next ten years. Plus, some of the top performing global markets in the world are all in South America. What's up down below?LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www.investopedia.com/cpi-inflation-april-2024-preview-8646157https://www.tastylive.com/talent/tom-sosnoffhttps://advantage.factset.com/hubfs/Website/Resources%20Section/Research%20Desk/Earnings%20Insight/EarningsInsight_051024.pdfhttps://www.investopedia.com/legendary-investor-and-quant-king-jim-simons-dies-at-86-8646726 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Express returns to Omaha, Nebraska where tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders have gathered for 60 years to hear words of wisdom from Warren Buffett and listen to how he intends to keep growing their investment. Absent this year, of course, was Charlie Munger, Berkshire's former Vice-Chairman and Buffett's partner in building the conglomerate, who passed away last November just one month shy of his 100th birthday. We caught up with the Berkshire faithful as they shopped til they dropped and listened to Buffett's succession plans as he passes the reins to Greg Abel and Ajit Jain.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://sentimentrader.com/bloghttps://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclubhttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-may-5-8643141https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/buyback.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/investors-aren-t-worried-right-now-but-they-re-not-buying-either-8642075https://www.investopedia.com/key-takeaways-warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-2024-8643567https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1E20HeIvRchttps://www.investopedia.com/4-key-takeaways-from-apple-q2-2024-earnings-call-8642680 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carson Block, CEO of Muddy Waters Research, joins The Express to explain how one of the most influential short sellers identifies the frauds, the lies, the half-truths and the warning signs that companies sometimes use to dupe investors. Block discusses why his firm and others are looking deep into the commercial and residential real estate markets for what might be rotting inside balance sheets, and the catchphrases investors should be aware of inside corporate filings. Plus, retail investors took an extended spring break in April, but may have rediscovered their favorite stocks.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stagflation.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8639418https://muddywatersresearch.com/https://www.vandaresearch.com/news/https://www.investopedia.com/1973-energy-crisis-definition-5222090https://advantage.factset.com/hubfs/Website/Resources%20Section/Research%20Desk/Earnings%20Insight/EarningsInsight_042624A.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bethany McLean, author of best-selling books including, "The Smartest Guys in the Room", and "All the Devils are Here", climbs back aboard to The Express after receiving the SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award, to talk about how she broke open some of the biggest business stories of the past thirty years. From Enron to Elon Musk's SolarCity, Bethany talks about how she developed her sense of wrongdoing, her battles challenging the Power and the Powerful, and whether America's style of capitalism can be saved.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/equityriskpremium.asphttps://www.calpers.ca.gov/page/newsroom/calpers-news/2024/calpers-will-increase-private-markets-investmentshttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8635421https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-high-speed-business-cycle-private-equity-prepares/id1529322197?i=1000500819175https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/229011/bethany-mclean/https://www.capitalisnt.com/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/failuretodeliver.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nakedshorting.asp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past 100 years, Edward Jones has become a ubiquitous financial advice business with over 15,000 locations in North America overseeing $2 trillion in household assets. Penny Pennington, CEO and Managing Partner of Edward Jones joins The Express to talk about what American families are doing with their money, what they are worried about, and how they intend to transfer their wealth to their kids and grandkids. Plus, Volatility is back after a long nap, and it is shaking up individual stocks and the major averages. Is this the beginning of a correction, or just the natural cycle of capital markets in the 21st century?LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/vix.asphttps://www.costco.com/1-oz-gold-bar-pamp-suisse-lady-fortuna-veriscan-new-in-assay.product.4000186760.htmlhttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8630573https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/why-edward-jones/news-media/thought-leadership/firm-leadership/penny-penningtonhttps://www.cfraresearch.com/insights/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA, discusses stock market pullbacks, Fed interest rate cuts, and the impact of rising treasury yields. Investors may need to get used to higher interest rates, leading to inflows into money market funds. The podcast also touches on KISS selling its catalogue and Name, Image, and Likeness moving into the recording industry.

Economist Claudia Sahm discusses the 'Sahm Rule' for recession prediction using unemployment rates. The podcast also covers market trends, crypto highs, cocoa price surge, economic forecasts, and the battle at Disney over streaming profits. Additionally, it explores opportunity costs in economics for career starters and the impact of Bitcoin halving on the cryptocurrency market.