Trends with Benefits

This week's episode is all about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Charles Hayter, Co-founder of CryptoCompare joins me to discuss the pricing and indexing of cryptocurrencies.

In this episode I speak with Tom Lydon and David Nadig of ETF Trends about the advisory business and what trends could be in store for 2021.

In this episode I speak with Phil Cichlar, Fixed Income Specialist for Jane Street about the evolution of fixed income and the narrowing divide between retail and institutional investors.

In this episode, I speak with Harley Bassman, publisher of The Convexity Maven about the influence of demographics on interest rates, inflation and alternative income options.

In this episode, I speak with Laurie Wayburn, an accomplished forest and conservation innovator about her work sustaining America's forests and how it transcends into economic impact.

In this episode, I catch up with Steven Schoenfeld, CEO of MV Index Solutions. We chat about what Israel's recent accords with the UAE and Bahrain mean for investment in the region as well as the need for reassessing how investors define emerging markets.

In this episode I chat with Dr. Gil Chimes, Owner and Clinical Director of Greenwich Sports Medicine, about surging COVID cases and the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

In this episode I speak with Fran Rodilosso, Head of Fixed Income ETF Portfolio Management for VanEck, about where to find value in fixed income and the state of the credit markets.

Ed Lopez and former New York U.S. Representative John Faso discuss the recent election and what a Biden administration may mean for taxes, municipalities, climate policy and China.

In this episode, I speak with Laura Morrison, SVP, Global Head of Listings for Cboe. We discuss her career, leadership experience at NYSE and Cboe, trends in ETFs and what Cboe is doing in European markets.

In this episode, I speak with Ryan Shanks, CEO of FA Match about the state of the financial advisory business, how it has evolved and the changes leading to both, opportunities and challenges for advisors and advisory firms.

In this episode I chat with Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq Chief Economist about the explosion in retail trading of stocks, options and ETFs that took place this summer.

Jeff Macke, Founder of Macke Asset Management and former cast member of CNBC's Fast Money joins me to discuss retail stocks and how omnichannel marketing is driving a wedge in the space.

In this episode of Trends with Benefits, Justin Castelli, Founder of RLS Wealth Management joins me for a discussion about changes taking place within the financial planning business and how it continues to evolve.

In this episode of Trends with Benefits, Mark Sloss, Founder & CEO of Regenerative Investing Strategies, joins me for a discussion about ESG and its influence on investment performance.

Ed speaks with Pete Basgen of Lightstream about the growth of streaming and how user-generated content and changing consumer preferences are shifting the way brands target audiences.

Ed Lopez chats with Morgan Housel about the importance of understanding one's own psychology when it comes to investing and achieving independence.

Ed Lopez chats with Carlos Diez, CEO of MarketGrader about investing in China, navigating the trade war, geopolitics and finding equity growth leaders.

In this episode of Trends with Benefits , Ed Lopez speaks with Dasarte Yarnway, Founder & Managing Director of Berknell Financial Group about building an investment advisory practice, bridging the financial information gap, working with professional athletes and taking his business digital.

Ed Lopez and Jeff Hirsch, Editor of Stock Trader's Almanac chat about what to expect from the market during the run up and following the 2020 presidential election, the Best/Worst Six Months strategy, the origins of Stock Trader's Almanac and wax nostalgic about playing rugby.

Ed Lopez and Joe Foster, gold strategist and portfolio manager at VanEck talk about the case for gold, gold miners and his new $3,400 price target for gold.

Ed Lopez sits down with Patrick Keane, CEO of the Action Network to discuss trends in sports betting including state-by-state legalization and why sports leagues are now getting in on the action.

Michael Batnick, Director of Research for Ritholz Wealth Management chats with Ed Lopez about getting his start with the Ritholz team, content generation as a tool for business building, managing through a crazy market and the dominance of a few names of major market indices.

Ed welcomes President and Chief Investment Strategist of Yardeni Research and author of the new book, Fed Watching for Fun & Profit, Dr. Ed Yardeni. They discuss the movement of the Fed from both a historical, and present day perspective.

In this episode of Trends with Benefits Ed Lopez catches up with Taylor Schulte, Founder & CEO of Define Financial. They discuss financial planning ideas for retirement and modern marketing ideas for business owners.