Behind the Markets Podcast

Show from 10/15/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel kicks off the show with the topic on everyone’s mind, inflation. He discusses the impact on housing and gasoline and says his biggest fear is an accelerated tightening. According to Professor Siegel, bitcoin is the new hedge against inflation instead of gold. Then, Host Jeremy Schwartz brings on Marc Chandler of Bannockburn Global Forex to discuss global currencies, the dollar, China, emerging markets, and much more. Guest: Marc Chandler – Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex. He writes a widely followed blog called Marc to Market. Follow him on Twitter: @marcmakingsense Check out his Marc Chandler's articles here: http://www.marctomarket.com/2019/07/intervention-huff-puff-and-bluff.html

Show from 10/8/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel kicks off the show with his market update discussing the employment report, fed posture, volatility in overseas commodities, and more. Then, are you interested in using an adaptive approach to investing? Host Jeremy Schwartz brings on the authors of a new paper titled “Return Stacking” about how to leverage to boost returns. Learn how to create an inflation sensitive basket of commodities, emerging market currencies, and more. Guest: Corey Hoffstein – Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Newfound Research. Co-author of a new paper called “Return Stacking.” For more on Newfound Research visit their website: https://www.thinknewfound.com/ Follow him on Twitter: @choffstein Listen to his podcast here: https://blog.thinknewfound.com/podcast/ Rodrigo Gordillo – President and Portfolio Manager at Resolve Asset Management. Co-author of the book “Adaptive: Asset Allocation, Dynamic Global Portfolios Profits in Good Times and Bad.” Co-author of a new paper called “Return Stacking.” Follow him on Twitter: @RodGordilloP For more on Resolve Asset Management visit their website: https://investresolve.com/ Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz Definitions: CRB index: Commodity Research Bureau Index acts as a representative indicator of today's global commodity markets. It measures the aggregated price direction of various commodity sectors. CPI: Consumer Price Index is a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care. It is calculated by taking price changes for each item in the predetermined basket of goods and averaging them. PPI: Producer Price Index measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services. TIPS: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities. Derivative: a security whose value is determined by another asset. Sharpe ratio: Measure of risk-adjusted return. Higher values indicate greater return per unit of risk, specifically standard deviation, which is viewed as being desirable. Beta: A measure of the volatility of a security or a portfolio in comparison to a benchmark. In general, a beta less than 1 indicates that the investment is less volatile than the benchmark, while a beta more than 1 indicates that the investment is more volatile than the benchmark. Coupons: The annual interest rate stated on a bond when it’s issued. The coupon is typically paid semiannually. This is also referred to as the “coupon rate” or “coupon percent rate. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent. Drawdown: Periods of sustained negative trends of return. Put option: an option to sell assets at an agreed price on or before a particular date.

Show from 10/1/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel shares his market updates to start the show discussing everything from volatility and inflation to CPI projections. Then Host Jeremy Schwartz brings an expert in the cloud computing space who talks about growth and efficiency scores. Fintech, security, and data infrastructure are leading in the cloud industry. Plus Director of Modern Alpha at WisdomTree Liqian Ren gives her take on China, education regulation, the Evergrande debt crisis, and more. Guests: Mary D’Onofio – partner and co-founder of the growth investment practice at Bessemer Venture Partners To find out more about Bessemer Venture Partners visit their website: www.bvp.com/ For the latest news follow BVP on Twitter: @BessemerVP Kara Marciscano- Research Analyst at Wisdomtree Liqian Ren - Director of Modern Alpha at WisdomTree Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz

Show from 9/24/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel talks about the Fed meeting, inflation, tapering, bonds vs equities and more. Then Host Jeremy Schwartz brings on the author of a new book "Alpha Trader" to discuss specific strategies, tactics, and habits that lead to professional trading success. Guest: Brent Donnelly - President of Spectra Markets and author of Alpha Trader You can purchase his book on Amazon: Alpha Trader: The Mindset, Methodology and Mathematics of Professional Trading For more on Spectra Markets visit their website: https://www.spectramarkets.com/ Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz

Show from 9/17/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel kicks off the show discussing the CPI and volatility in the markets.. Then, Hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel talk to an expert in the management of high net worth individuals. They get into 60/40 allocation alternatives, weighing stocks in a portfolio, risk management, and much more. Guest: Peter Mallouk - CEO of Creative Planning For more on Creative Planning visit their website: https://creativeplanning.com/ For the latest follow Creative Planning on Twitter: @CPIWealth

Show from 9/10/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel kicks off the show discussing the Covid Delta Variant’s impact on the fed, inflation risk, and the vaccine recovery plan. Then, with Covid numbers back on the rise, how can we increase vaccination rates? Host Jeremy Schwartz brings on an innovator in the health care space who talks about a needleless vaccine, compliance, and how pharma companies can advance immunization efforts. Guest: Heather Callender-Potters – Chief Advocate and Shareholder Relations Officer For more information visit PharmaJet’s website: https://pharmajet.com/ Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz

Show from 9/10/21 What are the risks and opportunities created by technological change? How does it work on an economic, social, and financial level? Host Jeremy Schwartz talks to an expert on emerging technologies about the development of cryptocurrency and the future of the market. Guest: Benjamin Dean – Director of Digital Assets at WisdomTree in Europe Follow Benjamin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-c-dean-2018/ Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz

Show from 8/27/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel kicks off the show with his market update. This week he discusses the Fed, inflation, raising rates, the gold rally, and more. Then Host Jeremy Schwartz brings on Wharton Real Estate Professor Joe Gyourko to get into real estate markets. Professor Gyourko said in the last month commercial real estate from industrial to malls are at almost pre-COVID levels. He explains how COVID accelerated trends that were happening pre-COVID and predicts for future events. Guest: Joe Gyourko - Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School Visit his faculty page to check out his research: https://real-estate.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/gyourko/ Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz

Show from 8/20/21 Host Jeremy Schwartz talks to an expert on macro research about COVID forecasting, Chinese markets, developed currencies and more. Guest: Jens Nordvig: Founder & CEO of Exante Data For more on Extante Data visit their website: https://www.exantedata.com/ Follow Extante Data on Twitter: @ExanteData Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz

Show from 8/20/21 Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel joins at the start of the show to discuss the latest market news from the pandemics impact on supply chains to Chinese tech stocks. Then Host Jeremy Schwartz talks to the the Chief Investment Officer at Key Bank about identifying high quality companies that generate strong returns, equities, navigating the risk from the Delta variant and more. Guest: George Mateyo - Chief Investment Officer at KeyBank Follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-mateyo-63409b13/ For more on KeyBank visit their website: https://www.key.com/personal/index.jsp Follow KeyBank on Twitter for the latest: @keybank Follow WisdomTree on Twitter: @WisdomTreeETFs Follow Jeremy Schwartz on Twitter: @JeremyDSchwartz