The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

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Get ready for the week ahead with Investopedia’s Editor in Chief, Caleb Silver, Live from the NYSE as he digs into the most important stories in finance and global economics. Through expert analysis, interviews with the biggest names in business, and educational breakdowns of the news that moves markets, The Investopedia Express LIVE preps you with the information you need to start your week in finance.

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October 12, 202646 min

SHAKING THE LEAVES OFF THE MONEY TREE

It’s the most critical week of the year as investors face a wave of earnings reports and the latest inflation reading with bond yields and oil prices pushing higher. Risk Reversal’s Dan Nathan drops in with what to watch and listen for as the stock market inches higher on weak breadth and hopes that there are still leaves on the money tree for the AI buildout. Plus, the bull market turns four this week and history teaches us that they’ve been running longer and stronger in recent history, but the older they get, the harder the gains. And, the new price tag on the “American Dream,” tops $5.3 million, but most households are trapped in an under-funded reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

October 5, 202642 min

YIELDS REACH A BOILING POINT

Rising Treasury yields and higher for longer oil prices and inflation have been no match for a resilient stock market that is running on bad breadth. What is the boiling point for yields, and what will a stock market meltdown look like if we reach those levels? Kenny Polcari drops in with the key indicators to watch and which sectors are the most vulnerable if the temperature keeps rising? Plus, iconic American brands like Nike and McDonald’s have lost that loving feeling with investors. What’s it going to take to get some fries with that shake and revive these once-dominant brands? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

September 28, 202644 min

THE TOKENIZATION OF OUR PORTFOLIOS

Wall Street and Washington are moving quickly to tokenize everything inside and outside of our portfolios and move them on to the blockchain. Ric Edelman drops in to explain what that really means to the future of investing and wealth management, and why it is both revolutionary and unavoidable. Plus, investors are tiptoeing our way through a house of horrors in the economy and remaining cautiously invested - at least for now. We reveal the latest results of the Investopedia Sentiment Survey, and face our fears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

September 21, 202645 min

A WORLD BUILT ON BONDS

The autumn wind is blowing in and it's taking interest rates higher as the Federal Reserve boosted the overnight lending rate by a quarter point last week, as expected. Investors may be getting used to higher for longer interest rates and inflation as the stock market has been running in place for more than one month. It’s the bond market that everyone is focused on, and it’s the focus of Robin Wigglesworth’s new book, “A Fabulous Debt”. He joins The Express with the history of bonds and why they are so pivotal in the geopolitical tensions that define 2026. Plus, Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire’s Chairman, but his legend continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

September 14, 202633 min

Are We Too Focused on the Fed?

Our central bank finds itself in a tough spot as inflation ticks higher and the Treasury Secretary tries unsuccessfully to suppress bond yields leading many to wonder if Fed policy matters much these days. With the FOMC decision on interest rates set for this week, Liz Thomas of SoFi drops in with her perspective, and the most important indicators to watch through the balance of this year. Plus, stocks have almost never been this expensive, historically speaking, but they are looking like a bargain into the future. Does the forward P/E ratio outweigh CAPE ratio? That’s the bet we are making as investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

September 8, 202638 min

What Might Topple the Private Capital Pyramid?

Subscribe to Value Add by Investopedia on Substack: https://investopedia.substack.com/   Private capital has been transformed into a $40 trillion asset class by financial innovators from Michael Milken to Leon Black, and now underpins a wide swath of global industries. William D. Cohan, author of the newly released book, “Money to Burn: The Unvarnished Truth About Leon Black, Apollo, and the Rise of a New Wall Street”, describes how we got here, and what dangerous roads private markets and creative financing might lead us down given the immense leverage these firms use to securitize nearly every asset class. Plus, margin debt is spiking just in time for a seasonal stock market swoon. Look out below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 31, 202628 min

The Global Bull Market Keeps Charging

Rising oil prices, inflation everywhere and creeping Treasury yields are not enough to stop this bull from charging higher around the world. Global stock indices are at all time highs as investors hold on to hopes that rising earnings will keep on rising. Jay Woods of Freedom Capital Markets tells us what could go wrong, or keep going right in the last few months of the year. Plus, the Pentagon is becoming an oil investor, trading the khakis for the pinstripes in Venezuela. Why that won’t help prices at the pump, but will reshape foreign policy forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 24, 202641 min

THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UNBELIEVEABLE

The national debt topped $40 trillion and with more spending on the way, the U.S. is forced to eat a lot of its own cooking by buying back Treasuries. At what point does the math stop ‘mathing’ in this yield curve control experiment? Jon Erlichman drops in with some good, bad and unbelievable market statistics and astounding compounding revelations that will keep us investing forever. Plus - all eyes on Nvidia this week as the chip giant reports results and tries to assuage investors that all this spending isn’t just circular - it’s sustainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 17, 202634 min

What Is the “Real Feel” of the Economy?

The classic economic indicators tell us that the economy is hanging in there despite tariffs and sticky inflation. The “Real Feel” of the economy paints a different picture as more Americans are being left behind and finding their version of the so-called ‘American Dream’ out of reach. NBC News Chief Business Correspondent, Christine Romans, joins the show with her diagnosis, and parenting advice for the future generation of investors. Plus, the relentless bull keeps running on strong earnings and promises of future spending. But, crafty financing and new lending products may be spiking the punch. What could go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

August 10, 202630 min

Investing Lessons from Invest Fest

A new era of financial education is being driven by dynamic fin-fluencers who are spreading the power of investing, compounding, and building real generational wealth for their generation and their communities. Ross Mac and Marc Russell join The Express from inside Invest Fest, the largest wealth festival in the world, to share their recipe for long-term wealth building success. Plus, markets pierce record highs yet again, but the same old vulnerabilities are bubbling, and they are getting bigger. Which ones might pop first? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices