The Upswing

On today's episode of The Upswing, Jeff is joined first by Dave Spano from Annex Wealth Management. They discuss the estate tax, the state of gold, and apple. Jeff and Dave also talk a bit about homebuying tips for current buyer to lead into Jeff's next guest, Katie Rinka. Jeff and Katie discuss the current housing market, giving the good and bad news to all current homebuyers.

WTMJ host Jeff Sherman talked about a new coffee shop coming to Milwaukee East Side, sports, Buc-ee's and Kwik Trip. Jeff also talked more about his ad Kohl’s and the layoffs that they executed the previous day. Jeff talked about a new golf video game with the backing of various golf stars and ticket prices and the platforms that sell them with a Marquette Men’s basketball against University of Co...

SHOW INTRO: WTMJ Host Jeff Sherman finished up his thoughts from yesterday’s show regarding Kohl’s TWO UP 1. The best and worst states for entrepreneurs list came out, Jeff Sheman went over the top and bottom states. 2. The City of South Milwaukee was interested in making another city plaza Jeff Sherman was joined in-studio by Renee Herzing, President of Herzing University, which was celebrating i...

Jeff Sherman was joined on the phone by Emily Roethle, Director of Marketing & Communications at the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast to talk about the business of their cookies. Jeff asked Emily about where the proceed go, the shelf life and more.

Jeff Sherman was joined in-studio by Renee Herzing, President of Herzing University, which was celebrating its’ 60th anniversary. Their conversation continued as Jeff asked Renee more about what their school offers including transfers, and more.

TWO UP 1. The best and worst states for entrepreneurs list came out, Jeff Sheman went over the top and bottom states. 2. The City of South Milwaukee was interested in making another city plaza

TWO UP 1. Milwaukee’s Queen Cecilia Gilbert may get a street named after her; she was a passionate advocate for Milwaukee’s downtown 2. This morning, AI spending may fall due to Chinese chip maker DeepSeek MONDAY MARKET PREVIEW: WTMJ host Jeff Sherman and Annex Wealth Mangement CEO Dave Spano discussed more on the DeepSeek situation and what listeners should watch out for in the markets during thi...

It was still National Mentorship Month and Jeff Sherman was joined in-studio by Dan DeWeerdt who works in Marquette University’s mentorship program to talk about it. Dan also explained the process of the mentorship program to Jeff. They were also joined in-studio by Raquel Ruiz, a Marquette student who is in the program who was asked about her experience with the university and program.

WTMJ host Jeff Sherman and Annex Wealth Mangement CEO Dave Spano discussed more on the DeepSeek situation and what listeners should watch out for in the markets during this week. Jeff and Dave then talked about a supposed dark age of secret stock trading, cryptocurrency’s future as an actual currency, mentorship at Annex Wealth Management and Dave’s mentor.

TWO UP 1.Milwaukee’s Queen Cecilia Gilbert may get a street named after her; she was a passionate advocate for Milwaukee’s downtown 2. This morning, AI spending may fall due to Chinese chip maker DeepSeek

Kraft and Velveeta’s new Vel-to-Go is $1.97 for a three-pack! TWO UP: 1. Downtown Milwaukee continued to grow with Axis Communications setting up an office there and they have a partnership with Fiserv Forum 2. New data suggests that young people were still invested in higher education. WTMJ host Jeff Sherman’s son was in the process of getting his driver’s license and played WTMJ traffic reporter...

Jeff Sherman is joined on the phone by Alesia Miller, founder and CEO of My Soul Brew Kombucha, and she explained what Kombucha was, its’ shelf life, how she started her business, the price and more. 

Everyone wants to be savvy shoppers and stretch their dollar, and Jeff Sherman was joined by Outpost Natural Foods Director of Community Relations Margaret Mittelstadt to talk about how to do it. Jeff also asked her how much eggs were, how they were sourced and the fluctuation of their prices. Plus, he asks her about store brand trends, what kind Outpost offers and grocery store consolidations. Je...

TWO UP: -Downtown Milwaukee continued to grow with Axis Communications setting up an office there and they have a partnership with Fiserv Forum -New data suggests that young people were still invested in higher education.

The Future of Almost Everything: Crazy coffee day for WTMJ Host Jeff Sherman and he was joined by Koss Stereophones Martin moore 10:11 – TWO UP: 1. The founder of the dark web site Silk Road was pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump. 2. Soup Drop: Candy that tasted like soup from Progresso: It tasted horrible or some but still others were intrigued. Jeff Sherman and Martin Moore were joined in-s...

Elon Musk and Mark Cuban were both big business leaders with different opinions on President Donald Trump. Mark Cuban posted the question on Bluesky: What’s the best way to institute change in the second Trump era. Jeff and Martin answered. Meanwhile, Elon Musk threatened a back-to-office mandate for federal workers. Jeff and Martin responded.