Jan van Eck is the CEO of vanEck, an investment management firm that takes a self-proclaimed “macro approach” to investing. Ricky Mulvey caught up with van Eck for a conversation about: The future of Social Security, de-dollarization, and demand for gold. Opportunities in China, India, and Brazil. What falls into Jan’s “hated things” bucket. Companies discussed: TSLA, NSE: BHARTIARTL Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Jan van Eck Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Advertisements are sponsored con...
May 31, 2025•30 min
Americans are feeling better about the economy. What’s that mean for stock investors? (00:21) David Meier and Asit Sharma discuss: - Why Americans are feeling better about the economy. - The headwinds facing Okta, and fundamentals for long-term investors to watch. - A retail round-up including Abercrombie & Fitch and Pinduoduo. (19:11) Former CEO of Siemens and Alcoa, Klaus Kleinberg, discusses his book, “Leading to Thrive: Mastering Strategies for Sustainable Success in Business and Life” a...
May 30, 2025•40 min
$24 billion of free cash flow in a single quarter is no small feat. If Nvidia can keep that pace, it may actually be trading at a reasonable price. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Mary Long discuss: - Market relief about the latest in Trump’s trade saga. - A rose and a thorn from Nvidia’s latest report. - Another trade-related announcement that affects the semiconductor supply chain. Companies discussed: NVDA, CDNS, SNPS, SIEGY Host: Mary Long Guest: Tim Beyers Engineer: Dan Boyd Advertisements are spons...
May 29, 2025•20 min
Forget tariffs, earnings season rolls on! Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: Okta's good quarter versus the market's glass half-empty reaction. Dick's Sporting Goods brings the goods, though the acquisition of Foot Locker leaves some questions. Vail Resorts has new "old" leadership, but will it be enough? Companies Discussed: OKTA, MSFT, DKS, MTN Host: Jason Moser Guest: Matt Argersinger Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for infor...
May 28, 2025•18 min
Life is good when you can make an $8 billion move in cash. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - A record Memorial Day weekend for the box office. - Salesforce’s announced acquisition of Informatica. - Why investors may be underrating the growth of 5G. Then, (16:14) Robert Brokamp joins Ricky for a look at annuities and how they actually work. Companies discussed: CRM, INFA, DE, IOT Build your Range Rover Sport at www.rangerover.com/us/sport Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Tim Beyers, Robert...
May 27, 2025•28 min
If you want to own best-in-class companies, you need to own stocks with a high sticker price. Motley Fool Co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker, David Gardner, joined Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about how he thinks about valuation. They discuss: - Palantir’s current valuation, and what investors should prepare for. - The value of paying up for “top dogs” and holding on to them for long periods of time. - Tesla’s surprising performance over the past year. Companies discussed: PLTR, MELI, TSLA, SH...
May 24, 2025•33 min
Memorial Day means mowing the lawn and grilling – while you’re outside we’ve got a company to keep in mind and a few CEOs worth watching. (0:21): Jason Moser and Bill Mann discuss: - What Jony Ive and Sam Altman are cooking up for hardware with OpenAI and io. - MercadoLibre’s founder and CEO Marcos Galperin stepping down, and the unsung CEOs that should be getting more love. - Target’s continued retail woes, and how Home Depot and Lowe’s are holding up until the macro tailwinds return. (19:11) W...
May 23, 2025•43 min
Turnarounds take longer than investors like to imagine. (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Nike’s return to Amazon. - The fundamentals and risks of investing in turnaround stories. - A fitness company with a potentially brighter future. Then, Motley Fool CIO, Andy Cross, and Senior Analyst, Asit Sharma, interview PubMatic CEO Rajeev Goel about trends in digital advertising and his company’s future. Members of any Motley Fool service can access the whole conversation here: https://ww...
May 22, 2025•30 min
In one direction, there’s digital. In the other, there’s a treasure hunt. (00:21) David Meier and Mary Long discuss: - Target’s off-the-mark results. - Lessons from TJX Companies’ under-the-radar CEO. - What caused David to do a double-take when listening to Palo Alto’s earnings call. Then, (17:05), Morgan Housel joins Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross for a conversation about investment decisionmaking and the psychology of spending money. Companies discussed: TGT, TJX, WMT, PANW H...
May 21, 2025•28 min
Elon Musk is committed to Tesla for at least five more years. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Investing in companies with a singular leader. - Earnings results from Home Depot. - A listener's suggestion to create a “laziness” stock basket. Then, (17:04) Robert Brokamp answers listener questions about Roth IRAs and dividend investing. Companies discussed: TSLA, TTD, HD, DASH, UBER, DPZ, AMZN, WMT, NFLX, LYFT Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Jason Moser, Robert Brokamp Producer: Mary Long...
May 20, 2025•31 min
Downgrades sound scary, but the U.S. is still the best place for investors to put money to work. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Moody’s downgrading U.S. debt, and why it’s somewhere between a symbolic and substantial update for investors. - Whether the downgrade and “Sell America” thinking means international investors are rethinking “there is no alternative” (TINA) to the U.S. - Coinbase joining the S&P 500, and crypto’s continued march towards legitimacy. (16:16) Restaurant...
May 19, 2025•34 min
The race to quantum supremacy is on. While this future will not come tomorrow, big tech companies are building to the technology’s “ChatGPT moment.” Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Asit Sharma ,joins Mary Long to discuss: - The complex problems that quantum computers could solve. - How healthcare and logistics companies benefit from ultra-fast processing. - The small players and hyperscalers building the future of quantum. Companies discussed: GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, IBM, QBTS, AMZN, RGTI, CDNS, SNPS, IO...
May 17, 2025•41 min
Even the biggest retailer in the world is planning to pass along tariff increases to customers. (00:21) David Meier and Andy Cross discuss: - The market cheering a short-term solution to trade between the U.S. and China, and Walmart signalling that prices on the shelves are going up anyways. - Cava’s “new factor” helping it continue to put up strong growth and comps numbers in a really tough market for restaurants. - Dick’s headscratching $2B buy of Foot Locker, and the lesson to take away from ...
May 16, 2025•43 min
More 18-to-34 year olds are watching Netflix’s cheapest tier than any U.S. broadcast or cable network. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Walmart’s response to tariff uncertainty. - Netflix’s booming ad business. - How YouTube is capitalizing on points of “maximum attention.” Then, (17:39) Motley Fool Senior Analyst, Karl Thiel, joins Mary Long to dive into the executive order on prescription drug prices and questions for pharmaceutical companies. Companies discussed: WMT, NFLX, GOOG...
May 15, 2025•30 min
Do you have a real relationship or just a non-binding letter of intent? (00:21) Nick Sciple and Mary Long discuss: - The S&P’s turnaround and inflation’s slow month-over-month decline. - A stock pop from a nuclear reactor company that doesn’t have a working nuclear reactor. - Pricing for Disney’s latest streaming service. Then, (17:39), Mesoblast CEO Silviu Itescu joins Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about how to price medical treatments and the future of regenerative medicine. Companies me...
May 14, 2025•31 min
A consumer goods company hit 40% yearly revenue growth. In this environment? (00:21) David Meier and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why pharma investors aren’t reacting to President Trump’s executive order on drug prices. - On Holding’s blistering sales growth. - If Alphabet’s stock deserves to be in value town. Then, (19:23) Robert Brokamp joins Ricky to discuss why investors should consider buying individual bonds. Companies discussed: ONON, NKE, UA, GOOG, GOOGL Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: David Meier...
May 13, 2025•32 min
After mounting escalations, businesses and investors get a 90-day reprieve on tariffs between the world’s most important trade partners. (00:21) Jason Moser and Dylan Lewis discuss: - The U.S. and China’s short-term trade truce, and why there’s some hope that a more permanent deal will be struck. - Fox’s next step into streaming with Fox ONE, its existing Tubi footprint, and success in video advertising. (16:07) GoDaddy is known for its commercials, less known for its capital allocation strategy...
May 12, 2025•28 min
Even in free markets, governments still make plays. Chris Hughes is a co-founder of Facebook and an economist who specializes in the history of Fed policy. He is also the author of “MarketCrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy.” Hughes joined Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - Modern examples of American “market craft.” - How to fix the housing crisis. - What we did and didn’t get from $2 trillion in COVID aid. Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Chris Hughes Producer: Mary Long Engineer: R...
May 10, 2025•35 min
Fed Chair Powell and team want to see more before making changes to interest rates, and automakers are an early sign price increases might be coming in response to tariffs. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Bill Mann discuss: - The Fed’s continued wait and see approach to tariff policy, inflation, and interest rate cuts. - Ford’s warning of tariff impacts, and why MercadoLibre is worth a look amid the macro uncertainty. - How Uber and DoorDash are both flourishing as they cash in on the delivery market and...
May 09, 2025•43 min
For now at least. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The economic outlook from the Federal Reserve and the new US trade deal with the UK. - How Axon Enterprise keeps posting impressive growth numbers. - What more global uncertainty means for Shopify. Then, (17:38) Ricky continues his conversation with Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, about the environmental impact of deep sea mining. Companies discussed: AXON, SHOP, TMC Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Jason Moser, Gerard Barron ...
May 08, 2025•33 min
Disney’s building coasters; Uber’s hailing robotaxis. Which ride has the better growth engine? (00:14) David Meier and Mary Long discuss earnings from Disney and Uber. Then, (15:22), Ricky Mulvey talks with Gerard Barron, the CEO of The Metals Company, about the political hurdles TMC needs to clear in order to pick up rocks from the ocean floor. Companies discussed: DIS, UBER, GOOG, TMC Host: Mary Long Guests: David Meier, Gerard Barron Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl Advertisement...
May 07, 2025•31 min
When a stock trades at 600x trailing earnings and 90x sales, its investors want to see a flawless growth story. (00:21) Sanmeet Deo and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Palantir’s impressive business results and astonishing valuation. - Celsius’s “meh” quarter. - Why DoorDash kept growing after COVID. Then, (16:10) Cynthia Stewart, Executive Director of DART Collective, joins Robert Brokamp to discuss how AI is changing scams and how to protect yourself. Companies discussed: PLTR, CELH, DASH Host: Ricky ...
May 06, 2025•28 min
After 60 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, the Oracle of Omaha is ready for retirement. (00:21) Jim Gillies and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Warren Buffett’s plan to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. - The parallels between Berkshire’s succession planning and Apple’s transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook. - The available cash, opportunities, and challenges ahead for Greg Abel and team. Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, AAPL, BAC Host: Dylan Lewis Guest: Jim Gillies Producer: Mary Long E...
May 05, 2025•28 min
Economic interdependence is unraveling. What comes next? Edward Fishman is the author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. Fishman teaches at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and has served in the Pentagon and State Department. Mary Long caught up with Fishman to discuss: - How the US dollar became the most powerful currency in the war. - Playing defense in a trade war. - The economic effects from an embargo on Chinese goods. Host: Mary L...
May 03, 2025•43 min
The Gross Domestic Product of the United States fell last quarter by 0.3%. The big tech giants are still growing. Jason Moser and Asit Sharma join Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - If the U.S. economy is sliding into a recession. - Earnings from Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple. - If investors should mind 20% of the S&P 500’s market cap being tied to four companies. Then (19:11) Motley Fool Contributor Rick Munnariz joins Mary Long to discuss Universal Studio’s new park, Epic Universe, and the st...
May 02, 2025•42 min
Microsoft just got the market focused on business results again. (00:21) Nick Sciple and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Microsoft posting double digit growth across five segments and continuing to put cap ex to work on AI and the cloud. - Meta’s advertising present and AI future. - Why Microsoft is leading big tech and has the best near-term outlook for the Mag 7 stocks. (17:33) Yasser el-Shimy and Mary Long continue their conversation about Warner Brothers Discovery and shine a spotlight on David Zasla...
May 01, 2025•30 min
Same-store sales are down at the coffee chain’s US stores. But a successful turnaround isn’t off the menu yet. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - What to do with two minutes’ extra time. - Earnings from Starbucks. - What’s cooking at Wingstop. Then, (19:30), Yasser el-Shimy joins Mary for a look at Warner Brothers Discovery, in the first of a two-part series about the entertainment conglomerate and its controversial CEO. Tickers mentioned: SBUX, WING, WBD Host: Mary Long Guests: Asit S...
Apr 30, 2025•31 min
PayPal is not making noise, but standing firm on its earnings outlook. (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - How trade disputes are impacting the Port of Los Angeles. - What PayPal’s advertising business means for its growth story. - Earnings from Spotify. Then, (15:30) Robert Brokamp joins Ricky to discuss some methods to diversify your savings. Companies discussed: WMT, PYPL, SPOT Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Jason Moser, Robert Brokamp Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Eng...
Apr 29, 2025•33 min
Lower income consumers are already struggling, and the end of the de minimis exemption will make things even harder for them. (00:21) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Domino’s earnings sending the same warning signals as Chipotle – lower income eaters aren’t ordering as often.. - Temu and Shein pushing tariff increases to American consumers over the weekend. - Old Dominion Freight Lines and Saia signaling fewer goods are coming into the U.S. (15:53) Motley Fool Analyst Anthony Schiavone an...
Apr 28, 2025•29 min
This past presidential election was the first where Americans could legally bet on the outcome. That event proved prediction markets to be a source of truth. This episode offers two looks at prediction markets. In the first half of the show, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour joins Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - What he learned about Kalshi from this past election. - The difference between an events contract and gambling. - How prediction markets could disrupt sports betting. Then, New York Magazine Features ...
Apr 26, 2025•48 min
