The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

Christopher P. Gardner, the self-proclaimed CEO of Happyness, describes his journey from the depths of despair as a single, homeless father, to finding his path as a stock broker, investment manager, best-selling author, philanthropist and dream-manifester. Plus, the floods of September are receding, leaving a wake of destruction across the stock and bond markets. The good news is that the bad new...

Diana Henriques, author of the new book, "Taming the Street: The Old Guard, The New Deal, and FDR's Fight to Save American Capitalism", joins the show to talk about how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a small group of men revolutionized Wall Street after Black Thursday with the establishment of the SEC and other agencies. Plus, how today's financial regulators are under pressure, and the r...

Live from the Future Proof Wealth Festival, Jay Williams, former NBA player, TV host and college legend, and Joe McLean of MAI Capital, talk about how investing in sports is exploding as teams and athletes become securities and the athlete is now the asset. Plus, Grayscale Investments prepares for the SEC to greenlight its ETF. Dave Lavalle, head of ETFs at Grayscale tells us what to expect if, an...

Katie Stockton, founder and managing partner of Fairlead Strategies, climbs back aboard The Express to share what the most important charts and indicators in the stock market are telling us right now. She shares her outlook for the broader market, individual sectors and cryptocurrency as seen through key technical indicators like the DeMark Indicator and MACD. Plus, it's a huge week for huge stock...

It's been the summer of discontent for labor unions across industries, and the future of the way millions of people work and earn is in the balance. Suresh Naidu, Professor of Labor Economics at Columbia University explains the dynamics unfolding inside industries today that are pitting workers against executives and shareholders. Plus, where does organized labor go from here as A.I. and robotics ...

The Express is live and direct from Invest Fest 2023, the flagship event from Earn Your Leisure, as 20,000 attendees flock to Atlanta to learn wealth building, entrepreneurship, and investing lessons from some of the biggest names in the business. Our conversations with Casanova Brooks, Matt Garland, aka "MG The Mortgage Guy", and Armando Pantoja. Plus, investors face their fears of a potential ma...

Dan Ives, the senior equity analyst for Wedbush Securities and one of the industry's top analysts, takes stake of the recent sell-off in tech stocks, and paints a picture of the A.I. future for companies including Apple, Tesla, Palantir and GM. Plus, why he thinks an Apple-ESPN merger is inevitable. Also... what's behind the recent real estate meltdown in Chinese real estate, and the new risk of a...

Legendary value investor and innovator Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates joins The Express to explain what Value investing really means today, and why the time is right for this style of portfolio allocation. Plus, credit card debt hits a record high as consumers dig deeper into their wallets, yet no one seems to be too worried about it. Should we be? https://www.investopedia.com/consumer-confiden...

Lindsey Bell, Chief Strategist at 248 Ventures, climbs back aboard The Express to take investors' temperatures following the Fitch credit rating downgrade. What's the message behind the drop from AAA to AA+, and why a potential government shutdown may make matters worse. Plus, investor was on the upswing according to our latest sentiment survey. Were we too giddy too soon? LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES htt...

After the Fed's latest rate hike, which may not have been its last, we search for points of weakness, and areas of continued strength in the markets with Kenny Polcari. Plus, Kenny drops one of his classic Italian seafood recipes on us, of course. Plus, "irrational exuberance" makes a return as a catchphrase. Is 2023 really like 1996? Listener survey: https://selfserve.decipherinc.com/survey/selfs...

Brian Stelter, the special correspondent for Vanity Fair, and the host of The Hive podcast, explains what's really behind the actor and writer strikes facing the entertainment industry, and how Artificial Intelligence is changing the industry forever. Plus, the summer of Big Labor's discontent heats up as auto workers and UPS employees threaten to strike just as the economy starts to stabilize. ht...

Nate Geraci of the ETF Store joins the Express to breakdown Bitcoin's incredible rise this year, and why the biggest asset managers in the world like BlackRock have filed to launch Bitcoin ETFs. Has crypto-regulation peaked? Plus, consumer discretionary stocks have been the leaders of this bull market even though everyone says the consumer is tapped out. Why Taylor Swift says we should just 'shake...

Dr. Preston Cherry joins The Express to talk about how financial therapy can help us break through our emotional barriers that prevent us from making the right investing, saving and planning decisions at any age. Plus, we run through the first-half scorecard and look for trends and patterns that provide clues for what the second half of the year may bring. And, earnings season is upon us and the f...

Roger Aiaga-Diaz of The Vanguard Group, joins The Express to explain why investors should lower their expectations for future stock returns, and how to build a balanced portfolio now to withstand the next few years of high interest rates. Plus, volatility remains ultra-low, but activity in the options market is setting a record pace. Where's the disconnect, and who will end up on the wrong side of...

The Express streamed back into the Rockies for the 40th anniversary of the Food & Wine Classic to talk about the business of being a chef with Anna Castro and Calvin Eng, two of the best new chefs in America. Plus, three different approaches to investing in wine from an expert panel including Kerrin Laz, Michael Evans, and Noah Friedman. And, the Fed did what we thought it would, but telegraphed h...

Jay Woods, NYSE veteran and Chief Global Strategist for Freedom Capital Markets, joins the Express from the floor of the NYSE to examine the new bull market. It looks a little thin, but it is showing signs of strengthening. Plus what to watch and listen for as the Fed meets this week on interest rates, and what investors may have already decided for themselves. https://www.investopedia.com/what-to...

Lex Sokolin, one of our favorite futurists, rejoins The Express to show us how A.I., ChatGPT, and the Blockchain are already changing finance and investing, and where they are taking us into the future. Plus, the debt ceiling drama is over, the labor market remains strong and the Fed appears poised to pause its rate hiking campaign? So why are hedge funds so bearish? Links for show notes: https://...

Stocks have fallen out of favor as Americans’ perception of the best long term investment according to a recent Gallup poll - even as the market is recovering from 2022’s losses. Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson of the Animal Spirits podcast, and Dr. Preston Cherry, founder of Concurrent Financial Planning, join the show to examine what wealth and retirement mean today, how that’s changed, and how...

Jeff Kleintop, the Chief Global Investment Strategist for Charles Schwab rejoins The Express to share his favorite economic and market indicators, what to watch out for in the debt-ceiling showdown, and how to pick stocks around the world in today's bewildering environment. Plus, 52-week highs are popping all over the U.S. markets and all over the world. Do investors really believe the worst is be...

JC Parets of AllStarCharts rejoins The Express to help us find where the bulls are running across the entire global stock market, and shares his favorite wines for the Spring season. Plus, the debt ceiling deadline is approaching quickly, and the consequences of political inaction could send global markets into an unknown spiral if the U.S. gets hit with a credit rating downgrade. Will the lessons...

The Express steamed down to Rio de Janeiro for a quick trip to discover a city trying to transform itself into Latin America's tech capital, and change the course of Brazil's economic future. From the first Web Summit held in Latin America, we spoke with Gabriela Goncalves of Nilla Capital, and Marcos Casarin of Oxford Economics about Brazil's economy today, where it is headed, and the opportuniti...

Mrs. Dow Jones rejoins the Express in front of a live audience to dispel the biggest money myths about making money, and shares hacks to help us earn more, keep more, and make our money last longer. Plus, investors are bracing for the Fed's next move, which could very well be its last for a little while. Why haven't all stocks woken up to the party? https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-for-...

Larry Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics at Boston University and a two-time presidential candidate, turns the world of financial planning and advice upside down in his book, “Money Magic: An Economist’s Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better Life”. Why he thinks we should marry for money, move back in with our parents, and keep investing through our retirement. Plus, transport stocks and h...

Callie Cox, eToro's Investment Analyst, joins the show to talk about the social online broker's new deal with Twitter to allow users to trade directly from the platform, how young investors are behaving, and why they are so misunderstood. Plus, the VIX may still be on Spring break, but the MOVE Index is warning of gathering storm clouds on the horizon. And, why the Velocity of Money is our term of...

Professor Alan Blinder of Princeton University, and former Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve, joins the show to talk about what the Fed missed, which era in history this most clearly resembles, why this recession may be unlike any other, and why rumors of the Dollar's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Plus, the ultra-rare Zweig Breadth Thrust indicator just triggered, which historically means...