
The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver
Get ready for the week ahead with Investopedia’s Editor in Chief, Caleb Silver, as he digs into the most important stories in finance and global economics. Through expert analysis, interviews with the biggest names in business, and educational breakdowns of the news that moves markets, The Investopedia Express preps you with the information you need to start your week in finance.
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May 13, 2024 • 31min
Redefining Risk, and the Future of Trading Technology
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

May 6, 2024 • 26min
Inside the 60th Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Among the Buffett Faithful
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

Apr 29, 2024 • 32min
How Short Sellers Look Through the Muddy Waters of Filings for Fraud
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

Apr 22, 2024 • 37min
Is Capitalism Broken, and Can it Be Fixed?
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

Apr 15, 2024 • 32min
A Century Year-Old Financial Advice Business Faces the Future
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

Apr 8, 2024 • 29min
Putting Stock Market Pullbacks into Perspective
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.

Apr 1, 2024 • 34min
Claudia Sahm on the "Sahm Rule", and the Health of the Economy Today
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.

Mar 25, 2024 • 33min
A New Wave of Optimism Reawakens the Bulls
Ryan Detrick discusses the 'Everything Rally' and optimistic trends in the market. Companies are increasing dividends and share buybacks to attract investors. Confidence in future returns is high. Podcast covers economic outlook, market trends, consumer strength, and misunderstood financial terms.

Mar 18, 2024 • 37min
Can Cannabis Tourism Save California's Cannabis Industry?
The podcast explores the challenges facing California's cannabis industry due to oversupply and competition with family attractions. Can cannabis tourism save the day? Plus, discussions on market shifts, 1995 comparisons, and the potential impacts of Federal Reserve decisions. President Biden's stance on a US steel deal and Milton Friedman's inflation metaphor are also examined.

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Mar 11, 2024 • 37min
Digging for Answers on Why Gold is at a Record High
Gold prices are at all time highs as the precious metal is having another moment in the sun amid geopolitical uncertainty, sticky high inflation and the highest interest rates in over 20 years. Louise Street of the World Gold Council, a membership organization of some of the biggest gold miners and companies in the world, explains why investors are leaning back into this historical store of wealth. Plus, the biggest stocks in the market are fading as the rest of the market plays catch up. Is this the sign of a healthy bull market, or a late-cycle fade in this historically strong bull market.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES:https://www.investopedia.com/why-did-gold-prices-hit-all-time-highs-8604361https://www.garzarelli.com/https://www.investopedia.com/feb-2024-jobs-report-8606247https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8606449https://thegoldenthread.gold.org/https://www.gold.org/what-we-dohttps://www.gold.org/news-and-events/press-releases/geopolitical-and-economic-uncertainty-bolster-gold-demand-and-priceshttps://www.upjohn.org/labor-leverage-ratio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices