The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

Jan van Eck, the CEO of Van Eck U.S., joins the Express to talk about why retail investors have never had it better, and why his firm is launching Bitcoin-related ETFs. Plus, consumer prices surged to the highest levels since 1982. How long will they last, and how long will consumers keep spending? And, sentiment shifted again, as investors pile back into risk. What could go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The legendary financial advisor and radio host  and founder of the Digital Assets Council for Financial Professionals explains why cryptocurrencies need to be taken seriously by all investors, and how to fit them into your portfolios. Plus, sentiment shifts lower again as uncertainty clouds the markets, causing an extreme sell-off in risky assets. Which sectors are the most vulnerable as we enter the home stretch of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trapper joins the show to talk about how his early life on the streets of New Orleans prepared him to become a disciplined and savvy investor, and how he is using his vast online influence to educate lower-income communities to build wealth through and break the cycle of poverty. He also reveals his methodology and his favorite sectors to trap returns. Plus, the Omicron variant has blown in a gust of uncertainty across capital markets, just as investors ramp up speculation and pour record amounts into stocks. What could go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist for CFRA Research, joins the show to walk us through how historic rises in inflation have impacted markets, and what we should watch out for this time. Plus, speculation reverses as the hottest stocks of early 2021 have fallen from grace, yet investors keep levering up as the market dances around record highs. What could go wrong? Tune in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah Levy, CEO of Betterment, joins the show to talk about how one of the original Robo-Advisors has navigated the past decade and where it is headed in the future. Plus, inflation starts to chip away at investor confidence and we identify the most vulnerable areas of the market. That, and the term of the week that investors need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melissa Lee, host of CNBC's Fast Money, joins the show to talk about her recent documentary on the Meme-Stock revolution, and the new regime of day traders and investors who have changed the stock market forever. Plus, more government spending is on the way, and that's usually good news for the stock market. That, and the investing term of the week on The Investopedia Express. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace Radio, joins the Express to talk about the widening disconnect between markets and the economy, and what he hears from Marketplace's 14 million listeners. Plus, the harder they come, the harder they fall, as Apple and Amazon fall victim to supply chain constraints, and consumers curb their enthusiasm. We look into what that means for the market's momentum for the rest of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith McCullough, the co-founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, joins the show to lay out his multi-factor approach to identifying market and economic cycles. Numbers don't lie, and Keith shares his take on why the consensus views may be way off. Plus, SPACs snap back as risk rises across the capital markets again. And Big Tech steps into the spotlight with earnings reports this week. We'll tell you what you need to know along with the Investing term of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunayna Tuteja, the Fed's first Chief Innovation Officer, joins the show in her first interview to discuss how the central bank is approaching the development of a digital currency, and how it plans to regulate cryptocurrency. Plus, the first Bitcoin-related ETF started trading in the U.S. this week. We'll tell you how it works and what's actually in it. All that and more on this week's Investopedia Express.The Investopedia Express is sponsored by Ameriprise Financial Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The original influence marketer and e-commerce pioneer joins the show to talk about his passion for non-fungible tokens, the future of advertising, and why empathy is his guiding principle. Plus, investors brace themselves for earnings season and more choppiness in the capital markets as the economic warning signs continue to mount.The Investopedia Express is sponsored by Ameriprise Financial Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices