The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

Ron Lieber, the personal finance columnist for the New York Times, and author of "The Price You Pay for College", joins the show just in time as millions of high school seniors are making their college decisions in the next couple of weeks. As Ron explains, the sticker price is rarely the final price we pay, and the decision about what and how to pay for college is one of the most important invest...

Kyla Scanlon, the options trader turned financial philosopher, joins the show to talk about how financial and investing literacy need to change to meet the needs of millions of new investors. Plus, we share the results of our nationwide survey on financial literacy, investing and retirement, including the biggest gaps, opportunities, shocks and surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Nick Maggiulli rejoins the show, and he's out with a new book, "Just Keep Buying", with basic principles of saving and investing for investors of all ages. Plus, did the stock market bottom, or did we just fall into a bear trap? We go foraging for clues on The Express. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kristina Hooper. Invesco’s Chief Global Market Strategist joins the Express to help us understand how inflation, rising interest rates, geo-political uncertainty and trade sanctions are impacting the markets, investor sentiment, and economic forecasts. Plus, is this the end of globalization as we know it? The world’s top money managers say so - so, what does it mean for the rest of us? Learn more...

Ryan Detrick, The Chief Market Strategist for LPL Financial rejoins The Express to put the market's recent volatility into perspective... long term perspective, and why it might just be different this time. Plus, despite the slight recovery in the tech sector, some of 2020's stock market standouts are down 70% or more from their highs. We name names on The Express. Learn more about your ad choices...

Award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, and tech-insider Laurie Segall joins the show to talk about her new book that documents the early and mysterious days of tech's titans, what the meta-verse will actually be like, and how to stay human in today's digital world. Plus, we put the stock market's recent losses in perspective... long term perspective. And, there's something about the month of Marc...

John Kilduff, founder of Again Capital and author of The Kilduff Report, breaks down the dynamics behind the rapid surge in oil prices, and what could happen next if Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine. Plus, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are displaying some unusual behavior as they are being used inside the war, and hotly traded as investors turn away from other risky assets. What's the corr...

Jason Trennert of Strategas Research Partners joins the show to talk about how to invest through geopolitical uncertainty, and the new realities of higher interest rates and persistent inflation. Plus, we unpack the sanctions levied against Russia, and how the SWIFT system works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ash Cash Exantus, founder and CEO of Mind Right Money and host of the Inside the Vault podcast, joins the show to talk about how he is using hip-hop culture to educate and motivate tens of thousands of people to take control of their money and start investing. Plus, the U.S. stock market is one of the worst performers on the planet? Where on Earth did all the money flow? Learn more about your ad c...

The self-taught trader and former school assistant principal shares how she learned her craft, and how she is teaching it to thousands of new investors and traders. Plus, the stock selloff intensifies as inflation concerns and tensions between Russia and the Ukraine grow. How are investors maneuvering around the 'fear trade', and what the yield curve is telling us. Learn more about your ad choices...

The Wharton professor, and author of the seminal, "Stocks for the Long Run," joins the show to put the market's recent shakiness into long-term perspective, advice on how to build a portfolio today for any age, how to think about cryptocurrency, and his greatest investing influences. Plus, this Sunday's Super Bowl will break records for advertising sales and gambling revenue, but what's in it for...

Anastasia Amoroso, Chief Investment Strategist for iCapital, joins the show with timely advice on how to find opportunities for alpha outside the U.S. stock market as the air comes out of inflated assets. Also, what the Fed said, and didn't say, that shook the market last week, and what that means for the pace and size of upcoming rate hikes. Plus tensions rise around Russia and Ukraine, roiling n...

The two-time Super Bowl winning former quarterback of the NY Giants has taken his off-the-field talents to Brand Equity Partners to help develop and grow businesses from the inside. Eli discusses his passion for investing, how he's learning about finance, what the NFL is doing about financial literacy, and his favorite Po'Boy in his hometown of New Orleans. Plus, the sell-off in risk assets accele...

Ray Dalio, the high priest of macro investing, joins the show to discuss his new book on the rise and fall of economic empires, and how to invest now given the massive structural changes happening in the global economy. Plus, economists and CEOs are predicting as many as 6 interest rate hikes in 2022. We look at what that could do to an already vulnerable stock market. Learn more about your ad cho...

Liz Young, Head of Investment Strategy at SoFi, joins the show to help investors reset their portfolios in the face of rising interest rates, red-hot inflation, and a massive sector rotation in capital markets. Plus, "risk" has gone into hiding as meme stocks and cryptocurrencies battle for survival in a bear market. We look at where the carnage is, and what could stop it. Learn more about your ad...

Tom Lydon, CEO of ETF Trends joins the show to talk about the record-breaking year for ETF inflows and his outlook for 2022, including what's next for crypto, fixed income and global products. (Sign up for the ETFs22 free online summit with Investopedia and ETF Trends here). Plus, investors face numerous challenges in the coming year after enjoying bountiful returns in 2021. We map out the journey...

The Editor in Chief of The Balance joins the Express to talk about the changing face of money and investing for younger generations, and we play a round of “What’s the Deal,” as we dig into recent headlines and decide if it’s a Big Deal, Little Deal, or No Deal at all. Plus, we reveal Investopedia’s top ten financial terms of the year and look ahead into what’s in store for 2022. Learn more about...

Jan van Eck, the CEO of Van Eck U.S., joins the Express to talk about why retail investors have never had it better, and why his firm is launching Bitcoin-related ETFs. Plus, consumer prices surged to the highest levels since 1982. How long will they last, and how long will consumers keep spending? And, sentiment shifted again, as investors pile back into risk. What could go wrong? Learn more abou...

The legendary financial advisor and radio host  and founder of the Digital Assets Council for Financial Professionals explains why cryptocurrencies need to be taken seriously by all investors, and how to fit them into your portfolios. Plus, sentiment shifts lower again as uncertainty clouds the markets, causing an extreme sell-off in risky assets. Which sectors are the most vulnerable as we enter...

The Trapper joins the show to talk about how his early life on the streets of New Orleans prepared him to become a disciplined and savvy investor, and how he is using his vast online influence to educate lower-income communities to build wealth through and break the cycle of poverty. He also reveals his methodology and his favorite sectors to trap returns. Plus, the Omicron variant has blown in a...

Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist for CFRA Research, joins the show to walk us through how historic rises in inflation have impacted markets, and what we should watch out for this time. Plus, speculation reverses as the hottest stocks of early 2021 have fallen from grace, yet investors keep levering up as the market dances around record highs. What could go wrong? Tune in. Learn more about...

Sarah Levy, CEO of Betterment, joins the show to talk about how one of the original Robo-Advisors has navigated the past decade and where it is headed in the future. Plus, inflation starts to chip away at investor confidence and we identify the most vulnerable areas of the market. That, and the term of the week that investors need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Melissa Lee, host of CNBC's Fast Money, joins the show to talk about her recent documentary on the Meme-Stock revolution, and the new regime of day traders and investors who have changed the stock market forever. Plus, more government spending is on the way, and that's usually good news for the stock market. That, and the investing term of the week on The Investopedia Express. Learn more about you...

Kai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace Radio, joins the Express to talk about the widening disconnect between markets and the economy, and what he hears from Marketplace's 14 million listeners. Plus, the harder they come, the harder they fall, as Apple and Amazon fall victim to supply chain constraints, and consumers curb their enthusiasm. We look into what that means for the market's momentum for the r...

Keith McCullough, the co-founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, joins the show to lay out his multi-factor approach to identifying market and economic cycles. Numbers don't lie, and Keith shares his take on why the consensus views may be way off. Plus, SPACs snap back as risk rises across the capital markets again. And Big Tech steps into the spotlight with earnings reports this week. We'll t...