Caleb Silver

Individual Investors Feel Emboldened by the Rally, Leaning More into Stocks and ETFs

Investors should prepare for lower interest rates, weaker economic growth, improving earnings, jitters around the upcoming U.S. election and crypto taking another step into the mainstream.

Liz Ann Sonders, the Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab, tells us what to expect next year for the markets and the economy, and how investors should prepare.

Joe Davis, Vanguard’s Chief Global Economist, explains why the return of “Sound Money”, with interest rates higher than the rate of inflation, will be good news for long-term investors, but will mean more muted returns for stocks than the past ten years.

Anastasia Amoroso, the chief investment strategist at iCapital, rejoins the show to help us identify unusual opportunities in the capital markets this year as the economy slows and rates come down.

Sam Ro, the author of “TKer,” comes back aboard to help us discern what we should be paying attention to, and what we should be ignoring as investors to start the year.

Peter Mallouk, CEO of Creative Planning, joins The Express to help us see the future of financial planning and wealth management as firms like his continue to consolidate the industry.

Peter Oppenheimer, the chief equity global strategist and head of Macro Research at Goldman Sachs in Europe, explains the new postmodern cycle investors are living in, and what it means for our future returns.

Individual investors are getting more comfortable with stocks as the market makes new all-time highs amid concerns about valuation and the presidential election.

Matt Garland, aka ‘MG The Mortgage Guy,’ on what to expect for the U.S real estate market this spring as mortgage rates fall and demand comes storming back. Whether you are a potential buyer, seller, investor, or broker, Matt shares his best advice on how to prepare to capitalize on the real estate reawakening.

Sonia Dumas, a futurist and co-founder of Campaign Coach A.I., joins the show to explain how A.I. is being used across industries from real estate to financial planning to enhance productivity and profitability, and why we there is nothing ‘artificial’ about it.

JC Parets of AllStarCharts rejoins the show to help us identify the weaknesses across the capital markets as the major equity indices dance around all time highs.

Markets are setting record highs across sectors and asset classes and investors are getting even more comfortable taking on risk. Matt Hougan, the chief investment officer of Bitwise joins The Express with a front row seat inside the storm of assets flowing into those new spot Bitcoin ETFs, including Bitwise’s BITB.

Gold prices are at all time highs as the precious metal is having another moment in the sun amid geopolitical uncertainty, sticky high inflation and the highest interest rates in over 20 years. Louise Street of the World Gold Council, explains why investors are leaning back into this historical store of wealth.

Cannabis sales and prices are falling apart in the Golden State as overproduction and a glut of dispensaries have far outpaced demand. Can cannabis tourism rescue the industry, or will the stigma of the Schedule 1 controlled substance linger over a state that has been built on family fun destinations like Disneyland and Universal Studios?

Individual investors are mostly optimistic, though concerns about overvaluations, the upcoming election, and inflation still linger, according to Investopedia’s latest investor sentiment survey.

Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group, climbs back aboard The Express to break down the recent “Everything Rally,” and why history and recent economic data suggest that this trend in motion should stay in motion.

Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA, rejoins The Express to put stock market pullbacks in perspective, and why the recent declines are to be expected and relatively minor given historical averages.

Carson Block, CEO of Muddy Waters Research, joins The Express to explain how one of the most influential short sellers identifies the frauds, the lies, the half-truths and the warning signs that companies sometimes use to dupe investors.

The recent reversal in the stock market and renewed concerns about inflation has curbed individual investors’ enthusiasm for the prospect of future returns. According to Investopedia’s latest sentiment survey, investors say they are less inclined to invest more right now, and have pulled back from riskier investments.