Herky-Jerky market action continues. Powell puts down the gavel. Tariffs enter the picture again And our Guest this week - Steve Selengut talking Retirement Money Secrets and The Biggest Mistakes People make investing.   Steve Selengut, a 40+ year professional investment manager/advisor/RIA/IAR whose current adventure is coaching both individuals and other advisors in creating income independence for themselves and their clients. I’m also promoting my 2nd book,...

What commodities look attractive here and why? Inflation CPI reports - just not looking good Major banks kick off earnings season.. Guest: Robbie Miles, CFA - Allianz Global   Robbie Miles, CFA, ACA - Portfolio Manager (Director) in the Global Thematic Equity team, London Robbie is a Portfolio Manager at Allianz Global Investors (AGI) with over 12 years of investment experience. He is the lead portfolio manager of two global equity strategies, Positive Change and...

Gold hitting new highs – and oil is on the rise Easy policy over in Japan  While China is stimulating Big employment report moves markets Guest David Gaffen – Editor at Reuters. David Gaffen is the U.S. breaking news companies editor at Reuters, where he has worked for 14 years. He also did stints as the U.S. energy editor and U.S. deputy markets editor and has been a business journalist for more than 20 years. In that time he has covered the 2008 financial crisis,...

Bang Zoom to the Moon – Bitcoin ramps to new highs - Then again so do equities. Goldilocks – SHE'S BAAAACK And our Guest today – my good friend Tom Nelson – SVP for Franklin Templeton Investments. Tom Nelson is a senior vice president and head of asset allocation portfolio management for Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions. He is a member of the Investment Strategy & Research Committee. He is a portfolio manager of a number of funds offered for sale in various...

The Fed – Is Powell throwing in the towel? AI – Profits spreading – lots of money to be made. Apple – dragged down by a new lawsuit. 90 years of evidence, this week's guest says this is the key asset class to own.. Paul Merriman is a nationally recognized authority on mutual funds, index investing, asset allocation and both buy-and-hold and active management strategies. Now retired from Merriman, the Seattle-based investment advisory firm he founded in 1983, he is...

Two more hot inflation reports – stickier than thought. What goes up – doesn't have to come down – but often checks back. Tax season is here – a few friendly reminders Guest – Paul Barron – The Paul Barron Network   Paul Barron is a technologist and futurist that has forecasted various major market shifts in the past 25 years from a 100 billion impact on the restaurant and retail business to the impact of social media on our society in 2007. He has built the...

Markets moving – pros thinking about hedging - March is here and thinking about consolidation potential AI hype continues and continues… This week's guest is Thomas Thornton - Hedge Fund Telemetry. Thomas Thornton is a former portfolio manager, senior trader, and technical analyst with Level Global Investors and Galileo Capital. Tom has written a daily market note for a select group of hedge fund managers for years and now has offered it for all investors with Hedge Fund...

Education and implementation of investing techniques. In this episode, we discuss the important aspects investing, best execution and  enhancements to a really cool trading platform. This episode's guest: Steve Sanders - EVP at Interactive Brokers. Steve Sanders is Executive Vice President of Marketing & Product Development at Interactive Brokers. In this capacity, he oversees all marketing and product development efforts at the company and introduces Interactive...

No stopping a speeding freight train A rising tide raises all CHIPS – and boy did they rise Inflation still an issue and the Fed trying to talk markets down (Not working) Guest: Larry McMillan takes us through some interesting options strategies. Professional trader Lawrence G. McMillan is perhaps best known as the author of Options As a Strategic Investment, the best-selling work on stock and index options strategies, which has sold over 300,000 copies. An active...

Inflation – Maybe Stagflation? Surging unprofitable stocks – a bit of déjà vu here AI fever rolls on (and on). After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago where he studied under Nobel Prize Winner Eugene Fama. Next, Wes took an academic job in his wife’s hometown of Philadelphia and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray’s interest in bridging the research gap...

A banking crisis brewing? Say it aint so Fed’s trying to talk down rate cuts – Powell on 60 Minutes Looking like a pullback could be in the cards Guest, Frank Curzio – Curzio Research   Frank Curzio can be reached by email at [email protected] Frank Curzio is an equity analyst with close to two decades of experience covering small- and mid-cap stocks. Check out his newsletters. (Free trial subscriptions available) He has been the editor of several well...

January is in the books – and the results are mixed. The Fed gives and takes away – No cuts on the table just yet. Plenty of tech news this week  - Earnings and more earnings. And our guest this week – Tom McClellan of the McClellan Market Report. Tom McClellan is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he studied aerospace engineering, and he served as an Army helicopter pilot for 11 years. He began his own study of market technical analysis while...

US Economy humming along – better than expected – but calls for rate cuts continue. Is this the Year for Foreign? Not so fast says markets. Bitcoin – post ETF blues. This week's guest - Tim Knight – a self proclaimed Permabear.   Tim Knight has been charting and trading since 1987. His first stock trade was, in fact, on October 19, 1987 – the day of the crash – which perhaps goes a long way explaining his disposition toward bearishness. He has been involved in...

And on that server farm there was a chip - Ai-Ai-O Guests John Pugliano and Danielle Dimartino Booth are this week's guest - talking about the only two things that seem to matter - The Fed and Ai. Follow @andrewhorowitz   John Pugliano is the author of The Robots are Coming: A Human’s Survival Guide to Profiting in the Age of Automation. He’s also the host of the Wealthsteading Podcast where he shares his ideas and personal experience on wealth building...

CPI ticks up – PPI ticks down – never a dull moment.  Earnings season is here – Banks reported and most hit the skids. Bitcoin ETF approved and Bitcoin gets whacked and we enter a holiday shortened week – get ready! Guest: Vitaliy Katsenelson explains value investing and what he looks for in great stocks. His "Three Pillars" of quality are an important aspect of his research and what he looks for in companies that he plans to invest in for the long haul. Follow...

Conflicting Data – but absolute certainty. What was in is out – a rotation at the start of the year. The 10-year Treasury tops 4% - for a moment – looking like a key resistance point. And our guest…Sam Burns of Mill Street Research. Sam Burns, CFA is the chief strategist at Mill Street Research – an independent research company specializing in proprietary institutional research tools for asset allocation, stock selection, and macro-economic indicators.  Burns has more...

So many guests, such great insights - another year down and so much more ahead. Listen to  some of the "Best Of" guests -  Frank Curzio, Vitaliy Katsenelson, Thomas Thornton, Steve Leeb, Jason Raznick, Michael Covel, Dr. Richard Smith and many many more during these episodes.   Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy - HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (SPY), (QQQ)

Late day drop then next day pop. Blame it on option traders – they say... All about year end positioning. Our Guest – Brian Dress -Left Brain Research. Brian has 15 years’ experience in the investments industry. Before joining Left Brain, he spent nearly a decade managing an independent portfolio of derivatives, focused mainly in the oil/gas and commodities markets, but also in equities and fixed income. Brian earned his B.S. in International Relations, with a...

And all of a sudden – a Pivot and a rally to boot! The 10 year treasury is now – sub 4%. Oil hit technical support, bounces then stalls. Some thoughts on what is next with our guest today – Meb Faber – from Cambria Investment Management Mr. Faber is a co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. Faber is the manager of Cambria’s ETFs and separate accounts. Mr. Faber is the host of The Meb Faber Show podcast and has authored numerous...

Consumers and investors are in the holiday mood. Goldilocks may be in the house Thinking about your brain on finance... A great topic to discuss with our Guest – Dr. Daniel Crosby - Chief Behavioral Officer with Orion. We talk about liquid happiness, measuring brain activity and more on Dunning-Kruger. Dr. Daniel Crosby, a behavioral finance expert and sought after thought leader on market psychology, is the Chief Behavioral Officer at Orion. His ideas have appeared in...

SHAZAAM! – A November to Remember! Powell tries to talk markets down – not happening. Yields and  the USD collapse – good news for risk assets. And a look back at an amazing month …. Info Here. Check this out and find out more at: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/ Follow @andrewhorowitz Looking for style diversification? More information on the TDI Managed Growth Strategy - HERE Stocks mentioned in this episode: (AMZN), (NKE), (SPY), (GLD),...

Recap from the H&C Client Webinar. Q&A as well as a look back and look ahead. What's in Store for 2024? Client Webinar Recap * What is Driving Markets * Federal Reserve Remains Restrictive * Treasury Yields and Mortgage Rates * TINA is Gone, TARA is In * The Political Climate Both Here and Abroad * The Economy - Running Out of Stimulus * Looking Forward * Potential Rate Cuts for 2024 Check this out and find out more at:...

Govy shutdown – but who cares anyway? Moody’s does – rating watch to negative. Inflation holds – markets go vertical - Short holiday weeks and then into the end of the year.. Guest – Frank Curzio. Curzio Research Frank Curzio can be reached by email at [email protected] Frank Curzio is an equity analyst with close to two decades of experience covering small- and mid-cap stocks. Check out his newsletters. (Free trial subscriptions available) He has been the...

Rates Dip, Oil Dips, Stocks Hold Banks under pressure again – what is the problem now? Analysts cutting estimates at fastest pace since when? And out guest…Tom McClellan, editor of the McClellan Market Report   Register for the November 15th, 2024 Webinar   Tom McClellan is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he studied aerospace engineering, and he served as an Army helicopter pilot for 11 years. He began his own study of market...