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The Compound and Friends: Priced to Perfection

On todays show, we are joined by Jeff deGraaf, Chairman and CEO of Renaissance Macro Research to discuss:
– Apple’s earnings report
– The May FOMC meeting and rate cut predictions
– Murmurs of stagflation
– Starbucks’ 3rd worst day ever
– A bottom in China equities, and much more!

Animal Spirits: Negative Arbitrage

On today’s show, we discuss:
– Michael vs. StubHub
– Inflation at Disney is undefeated
– 30 years of stock market returns
– The bond market correction rolls on
– ARKK is finally seeing an exodus
– Corporations are taking advantage of consumers
– The biggest AI winners
– The new normal of housing prices, and much more!

Talk Your Book: Hedging Your Portfolio with Options

On today’s show, we are joined by Eric Metz, President, and Chief Investment Officer of SpiderRock Advisors to discuss:
– The pending acquisition by BlackRock
– Covered call performance in a bull market
– Tax benefits when utilizing options
– What’s driving option-overlay growth in todays market, and much more!

Animal Spirits: A Healthy Pullback

On today’s show, we discuss:
– Why the stock market needed a correction
– Why the 1990s is an outlier (in more ways than one)
– Economic growth is a policy choice
– Gen Z is doing better than you think
– Living in the U.S. vs. Europe
– The number of households with a paid off mortgage
– The renovation boom, and much more!

Talk Your Book: The Bull Case for India

On today’s show, we are joined by Anupam Ghose, Managing Partner at System Two Advisors to discuss:
– Why the China story is different than the India of today
– India’s macro tailwinds
– How GDP growth translates to higher stock prices
– Risks involved when investing in India, and much more!

Animal Spirits: The Yeah But Bull Market

On today’s show, we discuss:
– Why the stock market isn’t down more
– Why the price of oil isn’t up more
– Improvements in investor behavior
– The auto insurance crisis
– Why home insurance is rising
– Why rich people don’t feel rich
– Millennials and Boomers powering the economy
– Higher for longer mortgage rates
– Customer service nightmares, and much more!