Trends with Benefits
VanEck
Welcome to Trends with Benefits, the podcast that gives you an insider's edge into finance, tech, and investing. Hosted by Ed Lopez, VanEck's Head of Product Management.
Episodes
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Aug 25, 2021 • 31min
Closing America's Wealth Gap with Calvin Williams Jr.
Ed speaks with Calvin Williams Jr., CEO and Founder of Freeman Capital about entrepreneurship, building a wealth management practice and his mission of closing the wealth gap in America.
Aug 20, 2021 • 54min
LIVE- All Things Crypto with Jan van Eck
This week's special episode was a live event. Ed speaks with our CEO, Jan van Eck about cryptocurrency, the disruption of financial services and the investment opportunities being created.
Aug 12, 2021 • 39min
A Long Term Approach to Investing with Joe Terranova
Ed is joined by Joe Terranova, CNBC contributor on the Halftime Report, Senior Managing Director of Virtus Investment Partners and author of Buy High, Sell Higher to discuss the outlook for long-term investments in today's market.
Aug 4, 2021 • 40min
Green Bonds with Sean Kidney
Ed speaks with Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative ("CBI") about current trends in the green bonds market and the outlook of sustainable finance.
Jul 15, 2021 • 31min
What is Sustainable Investing
In this episode I speak with Veronica Zhang, Analyst and Deputy Portfolio Manager at VanEck about the trends in sustainable investing and key themes investors should be paying attention to.
Jun 29, 2021 • 39min
[Crypto Series 4] - Bad Actors in Bitcoin with Jake Chervinsky
I continue our special crypto podcast series by exploring the perceptions, realities and implications of bad actors in bitcoin with Jake Chervinsky. In addition to serving as General Counsel at Compound Labs, he works on regulatory policy for the crypto industry through the Blockchain Association. So, he spends a lot of time working with legislators and has a great sense of how they view crypto.
Jun 24, 2021 • 30min
Flipping the Financial Literacy Script with Janet Alvarez
This week I am joined by Janet Alvarez, TV and online contributor to CNBC and Telemundo and Executive Editor at Wise Bread to discuss the importance of financial literacy, COVID's impact on people of color and the digitalization of journalism.
Jun 15, 2021 • 44min
Retirement Savings Time Bomb with Ed Slott
Ed speaks with Ed Slott, CPA and author of The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb about what investors need to understand about retirement and how they can keep more of what they've saved.
Jun 9, 2021 • 41min
The State of Asset Allocation with Dana D'Auria
Ed speaks with Envestnet's Dana D'Auria about challenges to traditional asset allocation approaches, navigating "hot" investment trends, the growth versus value dynamic and the alpha thesis of ESG.
May 11, 2021 • 28min
Women Making an Impact in Finance with Sue van der Linden
In this episode I chat with Sue van der Linden, wealth advisor at Bluestone Planning Group about her advocacy of females in finance.


