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US Market Commentary
Alternative Candidate(s) for Data During Shutdown
With official data halted by the U.S. government shutdown, investors turn to private and high-frequency indicators to track jobs, spending, and growth in real time.
October 13, 2025
How to decipher the Federal Reserve's Dot Plot
What does the “dot plot” indicate about the direction of interest rates?
October 9, 2025
Better Half? Biannual Earnings Proposed, Assessed
President Trump again proposed that companies be required to report twice a year rather than every quarter. What are some pros and cons, and how would it affect investors?
October 9, 2025
5 Under-the-Radar Inflation Gauges
While the Consumer Price Index is closely followed, these five under-the-radar inflation gauges can provide more insight into inflation's trajectory.
October 8, 2025
How and Why to Use Equity Risk Premium
The equity risk premium can help traders gauge market sentiment, measure stock market valuations, and compare the risk-reward trade-off in asset classes.
October 7, 2025
How Mindset Shapes Success
Learn how approaching new skills or challenges with openness, effort, and curiosity can take you farther than you might expect.
October 6, 2025
The Delayed Impact of Tariffs
Why hasn't the broader global economy felt the full effect of tariffs on imports?
October 6, 2025
Surveying the Corporate Credit Landscape (With Joel Levington)
Joel Levington joins the show to discuss corporate credit, private credit, the auto industry, ratings agencies, and more.
October 3, 2025
Uncle Sam Buys Stocks: What Investors Should Know
The U.S. government bought shares of Intel and other companies and made a deal with Nvidia for some of its revenue. What does this mean for investors and for those firms?
October 2, 2025
Breaking Bad Trade Behaviors
How to curtail emotional biases and take a more considered approach to your trading decisions.
October 1, 2025
The S&P 600: An Often-Overlooked Small-Cap Index
Funds that track the S&P 600 can provide investors exposure to the growth potential of small-cap stocks, with a profitability screen to weed out struggling companies.
September 30, 2025
Is the Chinese Stock Market Rally Sustainable?
Chinese equities have surged amid investor optimism about AI innovation and certain government initiatives, despite a slowdown in China's economy.
September 22, 2025
Could These 5 Strategies Help You Save on Domestic Travel?
Learn five simple ways to cut costs on domestic travel while still enjoying great experiences and making the most of every trip.
September 15, 2025
Where Do Public & Private Markets Converge? (With Steven Meier)
Steven Meier, Deputy Comptroller and Chief Investment Officer for the New York City retirement systems, joins the show to discuss capital markets and public finance.
September 12, 2025
Close Ties: Corporate Bond Yields and Returns
Investment-grade corporate bond yields remain attractive compared to recent history. And don’t forget that starting yields are often good indicators of future total returns.
September 10, 2025
Using Chart Divergences to Make Trading Decisions
When technical indicators and price changes that normally correlate instead move apart, known as chart divergences, it can be a signal to potentially adjust a trading strategy.
September 9, 2025
Will Fiscal Concerns Affect International Stocks?
Progress on reducing fiscal deficits has stalled in some large economies around the world. Should investors be worried?
September 8, 2025
Teamwork That Works: What Great Teams Have in Common
What makes an effective team? Talent? Discipline? Courage? Learn about the ingredients that research shows make teams more successful than the sum of their parts.
September 8, 2025
The Housing Market Remains Out of Sync
Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones examine the state of the housing market in terms of real incomes, affordability, and willingness to take on debt.
September 5, 2025
Simple vs. Exponential Moving Averages
Build on your charting basics and try simple moving averages for long-term charts and exponential moving averages for short-term views.
September 2, 2025
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