Shipping expert J Mintzmyer helps investors navigate the current volatility in the shipping space (1:05). Earnings calls as guideposts (4:20). Import data and supply chain disruptions (9:10). The good, the bad, the ugly in shipping (16:00). J's favorite tankers (24:10). Heavily shorting Walmart (27:35). Show Notes: Charting The Course In Shipping With J Mintzmyer Note Of Caution On Shipping Shipping, logistics stocks rally as U.S.-China tariff pause eases trade tensions Value Investor's Edge Epi...
May 13, 2025•45 min
Renowned investor Barry Ritholtz shares his thoughts on the current market (1:10). Trajectory of the US dollar (11:50). Fiscal stimulus era, Powell vs Trump, problematic tariffs (17:30). Don't pay attention to earnings (24:40). What economic data investors should focus on (29:15). Most important metrics are external, not internal (33:15). Tesla, Nvidia, and whether valuation matters (37:05). On Bitcoin and gold (46:00). Show Notes: Trump Playing Chicken With The World? How Not To Invest Masters ...
May 12, 2025•53 min
Sanjeev Sharma returns to explain his methodology and share his S&P 500 forecast for 2025 (0:40). Primary concerns this year are supply shocks and population growth (8:45). Understanding the consumer = understanding the stock market (12:00). Show Notes: S&P 500: 6,000 By End Of 2024 - Sanjeev Sharma Show transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions...
May 07, 2025•15 min
The importance of asset allocation and how investors can achieve alpha, according to James Kostohryz (1:40). 3 major shocks facing the US economy (4:30). Why Q1 GDP number was actually good (11:00). Iran, Israel, the US, and global oil prices (17:00). Look closely at monthly economic data, especially weekly jobless claims (28:10). No longer bullish on gold (33:20). ( SDS ) and going short on implied volatility (35:15). How dependent the US is on international trade, China in particular (41:50). ...
May 06, 2025•54 min
Clem Chambers on being bullish and bearish at the right time (1:10). On international markets (7:15). Gold, silver, and crypto (9:40). What's wrong with ethereum (20:45). Are Bitcoin ETFs a worthy investment (26:10)? Platinum, a no-brainer opportunity (29:30). Show Notes: Gold, Guns, And The Market: What Rising Tensions Really Mean For Your Portfolio The Crash Of 2025: One Chart That Will Flash A Final Warning Platinum: The One Asset You Should Start Stacking Now Through DCA Bitcoin's Onwards To...
May 01, 2025•37 min
Tackling an interesting shift in the investment landscape with dividend ETF SCHD . What's fueling the momentum? (1:00) Can't ignore market context (6:25). Questions remain about SCHD (8:00). Show Notes: Dividend ETFs such as SCHD garner investor attention after 'Liberation Day' SCHD: A Good Pick For Investors Choosing Income Investing Over Growth Addressing SCHD's Collapse, Your Approach Needs To Change SCHD: Good Times Aren't Great (Rating Downgrade) Show transcripts For full access to analyst ...
Apr 29, 2025•11 min
Apple earnings - look for commentary about China US tariff situation (0:15). Same with Amazon's earnings. Meta reporting. Microsoft - tariff proof? (1:10). Don't sleep on economic data (2:00). This is an excerpt from a recent Wall Street Breakfast episode . Show Notes: Apple earnings focus for investors leans beyond June quarter: Morgan Stanley Retail blockbuster: Amazon earnings this week could reset expectations across the retail sector Show transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stoc...
Apr 28, 2025•4 min
Sara Awad from Tech Stock Pros returns to discuss market uncertainty, volatility, and the tech sector (1:00). Optimistic on Broadcom (3:00). Spotlight on CoreWeave IPO and its new category (6:20). Bearish on Tesla long-term (14:40). Updates on Nvidia and 3 semiconductor stocks (19:15). Show Notes: CoreWeave: Luck Won't Cut It - Reiterate Sell Tesla: A Nuanced Bull/Bear Conversation Trump says he won’t pause U.S. tariffs but is willing to negotiate trade deals Read our transcripts For full access...
Apr 08, 2025•27 min
Gold and silver expert Don Durrett contextualizes gold's transition period (0:30). Is it the same for silver? (6:30) Gold price target for 2025 (16:30). Show Notes: Gold stocks: Seeking Alpha Analysts vs. Wall Street Gold & Silver: 3 Easy Picks, 2 Favorites And 4 ETFs Buying To The Bottom In Gold & Silver With Don Durrett Read our transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions...
Apr 04, 2025•31 min
A bull ( The Value Edge ) and bear ( Pacifica Yield ) discuss Tesla. Brand damage and Q1 deliveries (0:55). Are TSLA's plans for the future enough to be long-term bullish on the stock? (9:20) What data points will drive a turnaround? (17:10) How to fairly value Tesla (19:20). Tesla's competitors (26:35). Tesla ecosystem as a whole (33:35) Show Notes: Tesla's Electric Dream Collapses As Carmaker Possibly Enters A BlackBerry Moment Tesla: Love It Or Hate It, Buy The Dip Tesla: It's Finally Time To...
Apr 03, 2025•44 min
Michael Kramer from Mott Capital Management shares why it's hard to read the markets these days (0:40). Underestimating market flows and why we may be heading into a bear market (2:15). Tariff effects on S&P 500 earnings (7:00). How technical analysis and options help (10:40). Interest rates and the bond market (12:30). Show Notes: The Market's Worst Fears Just Became Reality The Stock Market Correction Is Over, Now Comes The Bear Market Surging Rates In Japan Threaten U.S. Markets Read our ...
Mar 31, 2025•24 min
Samuel Smith from High Yield Investor and Scott Kaufman from High Dividend Opportunities discuss why preferred shares (0:50) and baby bonds (3:30) are compelling for investors. Samuel's preferred share selections (7:30). Scott's picks for preferreds and baby bonds (22:20). Are there risks involved with higher yield? (31:20) Show Notes: The Biggest Retirement Regrets And How To Avoid Them How I'd Invest $100,000 Right Now For Stagflation (Up To 10% Yields) Read our transcripts For full access to ...
Mar 25, 2025•40 min
How should investors manage risk in the midst of volatile markets? Rob Isbitts explains why what's happening now is part of a process (2:00). How markets are evolving and why technical analysis is important (4:50). Dividend investing - but not at any cost (9:15). How to think about options and managing risk (18:30). Examples of using the dog collar approach (30:45). Show Notes: The Dog Collar portfolio Markets And Dividend Investing Are Evolving - How To Take Advantage Sungarden YARP Portfolio R...
Mar 19, 2025•40 min
Breaking down Nvidia stock given this week's much anticipated GTC event . Bullish and bearish analyst perspectives (1:10). Highlighting CEO Jensen Huang's keynote, AI’s transformative impact on technology and computing (2:25). Show Notes Semiconductor stocks sink ahead of Nvidia GTC Is The Force Still Strong With Nvidia? Read our transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores and dividend grades, subscribe to Seeking Alpha Premium at seekingalpha.com/subscriptions...
Mar 18, 2025•6 min
With all the recent volatility in crypto, Mike Fay wonders how much has been priced in (1:15). Trump initiatives and why it's hard to not be bullish long-term (3:30). Solana, Ethereum and ranking the various coins (4:45). Bitcoin ETFs and understanding how to hold crypto (9:50). Futures trading and the best reason to go long Coinbase (13:10). Macro picture very compelling setup for bears (14:45). Show Notes Crypto stocks extend swoon as bitcoin drops below $80K, ether under $2K Will Crypto Cream...
Mar 13, 2025•28 min
Steven Cress talks to Kim Khan on using a safety/growth strategy amid this market selloff. The stock market is beholden to Washington at present, which is prompting a rotation. (1:29) Fundamentals ultimately prevail. (2:47) Time for a barbell approach. (3:01) Dividend picks. (9:22) Growth picks. (13:58) Using Quant Ratings for early warning signs. (20:18) Read our transcripts Show Notes: Brace For Turbulence For full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores and dividend grades, subscribe to...
Mar 09, 2025•24 min
Persistent volatility continues to grip the crypto market ahead of President Trump's much-anticipated summit this Friday. Given this, we thought it would be helpful for investors to hear a compilation of Bitcoin conversations we've had over the past 6 months. Show Notes: Kirk Spano On Bitcoin, Options Selling And A Choppy 2025 SPY, QQQ, And Bitcoin Bitcoin Vs. Gold: What Investors Should Know Keep Calm And Buy Bitcoin Wall Street Breakfast Read our episode transcripts For full access to analyst ...
Mar 06, 2025•22 min
Steven Cress on the market starting to rotate quite heavily into defensive sectors (0:40). Emma Johnston, The Country Investor, shares what's driving market uncertainty in 2025 (2:30). Staying disciplined with companies that have strong fundamentals (7:30). 3 dividend stocks, beginning with VICI Properties (10:25). 3 stocks to buy on the dip (16:00). Contextualizing recent drops in Steve's top 2025 picks (23:05). This is an excerpt from a recent webinar . Show Notes: Alpha Picks Read our episode...
Mar 02, 2025•27 min
Pursuing social anxiety disorder with MDMA. Jason Najum talks to Srinivas Rao, CEO of Atai Life Sciences , a biotech company focused on mental health and psychedelic compounds (1:30). Standing on the shoulders of Johnson & Johnson's Spravato (4:00). Upcoming milestones and clinical trials (13:15). Psychedelic industry sentiment; RFK Jr influence (30:40). Show Notes: Psychedelic Stocks: Focus On Their Cash Deep Dive: Atai Life Sciences FDA's MDMA Decision A Setback, But Long-Term Outlook For ...
Feb 27, 2025•33 min
Meb Faber talks to Kirk Spano about shareholder yield, ETFs, and what tends to happen at the end of secular booms (2:50). A slightly less strong USD; foreign and emerging markets (5:25). Fixed income markets, overbuying TLT, approaching bonds with tactical yield ETF (9:30). Bitcoin cheerleading (18:00). Show Notes: Meb Faber Research Kirk Spano On Bitcoin, Options Selling And A Choppy 2025 YouTube interview Read our episode transcripts For full access to analyst ratings, stock quant scores and d...
Feb 25, 2025•25 min
The importance of total returns, according to Kai from Smart Money with Kai; focusing on S&P 500 + Nasdaq 100 ETFs and Bitcoin (1:30) Buying outside the US (3:30). ETFs over individual stocks (6:10). Portfolio picks: Set it and forget it? (11:45) Thematic ETFs: treat your portfolio like a pyramid (16:20). Bitcoin exposure without ETFs (19:30). Not everybody needs to own real estate (22:30). Show Notes: ETFs Have Come A Long Way Smart Money Club Smart Money with Kai Read our episode transcrip...
Feb 21, 2025•31 min
Raul Shah from DocShah Financial explains why he focuses on value investing (0:35). Raul's process for stock-picking (6:30). Hims & Hers Health as an example of a good stock to buy (9:20). Recent and upcoming earnings: Ispire and Bank7; Talkspace and HIMS (14:40). Show Notes: Hims & Hers Health: A Lesson In Psychology Talkspace: A Growth Story Ispire: Underfollowed, Undercovered, And Undiscovered Gem Bank7: A Growth Bank Stock Read our episode transcripts For full access to analyst ratin...
Feb 18, 2025•21 min
Sara Awad from Tech Stock Pros and investing group Tech Contrarians , explains the DeepSeek story and contextualizes Nvidia concerns (1:15). Downgrading AMD (8:00). Palantir's run (10:00). Recent earnings from semi caps - 3 stocks to like (18:30). Fundamentals vs. hype, supply and demand (22:30). Show Notes: AMD: Don't Mistake This As A Buying Opportunity Reddit: Buying The Underdog For Its Pace Of Growth Palantir: A Favorable Mix Of Pro-AI And Anti-China Meta Platforms: DeepSeek Works In Its Fa...
Feb 13, 2025•30 min
Alex King runs Growth Investor Pro and discusses hedging the QQQ , especially helpful for volatile times (0:30). Recognize patterns, find a charting method like Elliot Wave and Fibonacci (3:40). Why brokers make a huge difference (5:50). Practical example of hedging (9:00). Leveraged ETF options (13:00). This is an excerpt from Hedging Bets in Tech, published here with video and slides . Show Notes: Growth Investor Pro Predictive Analytic Models by Robert P. Balan Read episode transcripts For fu...
Feb 12, 2025•18 min
According to Julian Lin , we're absolutely in a bubble once again. Why valuation is essential to any investment thesis (1:20). Palantir soaring this week, but valuation matters (7:15). Analyzing Palantir's stock-based compensation (16:30). Failing valuation grade and fairly valued price target (22:00). Subscribe to Julian's Best of Breed Growth Stocks Show Notes: Not A Bubble! Julian Lin On Tech's Profitability And Reasonable Valuations Julian Lin On Palantir, Google, Meta And Apple Reddit: Juli...
Feb 05, 2025•31 min
Claudia Sahm, expert on monetary and fiscal policy, discusses the Sahm Rule, labor supply and unprecedented economic events (1:35). Was higher inflation inevitable (12:00). Shifting employment trends, bond vigilantes, and the wildcard of 2025 (18:55). Are tariffs inflationary and who ends up paying them? (23:50) Unpacking the Fed (27:00). Subscribe to Sungarden YARP Portfolio Show Notes: Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises as expected That Was Fast - U.S. Tariffs On Mexico Delayed Fed Chillin'...
Feb 04, 2025•34 min
Chris DeMuth Jr. shares what's special about Arbutus (2:00). Burford Capital - other than litigation, it's a great business (8:15). Why regulators shouldn't block Capital One/Discover deal (14:25). Cadiz , Chris' current top pick (21:30). This is an excerpt of a recent webinar. Show Notes: Sifting The World Capital One, Discover Financial upgraded to Buy Arbutus expects to significantly reduce its net cash burn in 2025 Burford Capital virtual analyst report Read our transcripts For full access t...
Jan 30, 2025•29 min
Steven Cress talks to Kim Khan about his top dividend picks for the year. How dividend stocks may fare in 2025 (1:25). Highlighting Quant dividend grades (5:05). Why NewLake Capital Partners is a hold but still recommended (7:20). John Wiley & Sons' great safety grade; Clorox's diversification and profitability (8:45). CareTrust REIT's strong valuation (11:45). Northrop Grumman's record backlog (13:30). Philip Morris for diversified yields, comparing it to Altria (16:10). VICI Properties' gr...
Jan 29, 2025•25 min
Grant Cardone joins Rob Isbitts to talk real estate, private equity and crypto. How he created his own wealth (3:45). Real estate investing and why he doesn't believe in diversification (7:35) Advantages of crowd sourced research (10:45). Memecoin explosion (13:35). Residential real estate is not an investment (16:25). Grant's new Bitcoin fund (22:55). Recorded on January 20. Subscribe to Sungarden YARP Portfolio Show Notes: The 10X Rule Book The democratization of investment research and the in...
Jan 28, 2025•35 min
Why Kirk Spano thinks there is potential for some dislocations in the economy and markets (1:00). Federal deficit, baby boomer retirement and American exceptionalism (4:40). Rewriting debt will essentially be at prevailing interest rate (22:05). AI will shorten our work week, but won't cause mass unemployment (29:00). Big pharma stocks, why Kirk is selling more than buying, and writing a lot of covered calls (32:15). Subscribe to Kirk's Margin of Safety Investing Show Notes: President Trump Inhe...
Jan 27, 2025•47 min
