The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

Bethany McLean, author of best-selling books including, "The Smartest Guys in the Room", and "All the Devils are Here", climbs back aboard to The Express after receiving the SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award, to talk about how she broke open some of the biggest business stories of the past thirty years. From Enron to Elon Musk's SolarCity, Bethany talks about how she developed her sense of wrongdoing, her battles challenging the Power and the Powerful, and whether America's style of capitalism can be saved.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/equityriskpremium.asphttps://www.calpers.ca.gov/page/newsroom/calpers-news/2024/calpers-will-increase-private-markets-investmentshttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8635421https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-high-speed-business-cycle-private-equity-prepares/id1529322197?i=1000500819175https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/229011/bethany-mclean/https://www.capitalisnt.com/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/failuretodeliver.asphttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nakedshorting.asp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past 100 years, Edward Jones has become a ubiquitous financial advice business with over 15,000 locations in North America overseeing $2 trillion in household assets. Penny Pennington, CEO and Managing Partner of Edward Jones joins The Express to talk about what American families are doing with their money, what they are worried about, and how they intend to transfer their wealth to their kids and grandkids. Plus, Volatility is back after a long nap, and it is shaking up individual stocks and the major averages. Is this the beginning of a correction, or just the natural cycle of capital markets in the 21st century?LINKS FOR SHOW NOTEShttps://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/vix.asphttps://www.costco.com/1-oz-gold-bar-pamp-suisse-lady-fortuna-veriscan-new-in-assay.product.4000186760.htmlhttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8630573https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/why-edward-jones/news-media/thought-leadership/firm-leadership/penny-penningtonhttps://www.cfraresearch.com/insights/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA, discusses stock market pullbacks, Fed interest rate cuts, and the impact of rising treasury yields. Investors may need to get used to higher interest rates, leading to inflows into money market funds. The podcast also touches on KISS selling its catalogue and Name, Image, and Likeness moving into the recording industry.

Economist Claudia Sahm discusses the 'Sahm Rule' for recession prediction using unemployment rates. The podcast also covers market trends, crypto highs, cocoa price surge, economic forecasts, and the battle at Disney over streaming profits. Additionally, it explores opportunity costs in economics for career starters and the impact of Bitcoin halving on the cryptocurrency market.

Ryan Detrick discusses the 'Everything Rally' and optimistic trends in the market. Companies are increasing dividends and share buybacks to attract investors. Confidence in future returns is high. Podcast covers economic outlook, market trends, consumer strength, and misunderstood financial terms.

The podcast explores the challenges facing California's cannabis industry due to oversupply and competition with family attractions. Can cannabis tourism save the day? Plus, discussions on market shifts, 1995 comparisons, and the potential impacts of Federal Reserve decisions. President Biden's stance on a US steel deal and Milton Friedman's inflation metaphor are also examined.

Gold prices are at all time highs as the precious metal is having another moment in the sun amid geopolitical uncertainty, sticky high inflation and the highest interest rates in over 20 years. Louise Street of the World Gold Council, a membership organization of some of the biggest gold miners and companies in the world, explains why investors are leaning back into this historical store of wealth. Plus, the biggest stocks in the market are fading as the rest of the market plays catch up. Is this the sign of a healthy bull market, or a late-cycle fade in this historically strong bull market.LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES:https://www.investopedia.com/why-did-gold-prices-hit-all-time-highs-8604361https://www.garzarelli.com/https://www.investopedia.com/feb-2024-jobs-report-8606247https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8606449https://thegoldenthread.gold.org/https://www.gold.org/what-we-dohttps://www.gold.org/news-and-events/press-releases/geopolitical-and-economic-uncertainty-bolster-gold-demand-and-priceshttps://www.upjohn.org/labor-leverage-ratio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Explore the surge in inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs and the potential market size in the next five years. Dive into the bullish sentiments, national debt impact, Biden's address, and Bitcoin halving. Unpack the success of Bitwise's Bitcoin ETF, institutional participation, market impact, and future possibilities. Learn about the wealth effect on investment choices, disparities in Bitcoin prices across countries, and crucial crypto terms like 'total' and 'melt up'.

Jim Bianco challenges Wall Street consensus on rate cuts, inflation, and crypto ETFs. He compares A.I. and crypto stocks to past frothy periods. The surge of Nvidia and chip stocks attracts the options army predicting higher prices.

JC Parets of AllStarCharts discusses weaknesses in the stock market, including the strengthening Dollar, Polish Zloty, Copper prices, and tumbling Treasuries. The rise of Meme Stock 2.0 with Abercrombie & Fitch, Super Micro Computer, Texas Roadhouse, and WingStop. Insights on emerging market currencies, copper prices, and technology sector performance.