The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

The attack on Iran led by the U.S. and Israel has global markets reeling as investors brace for more uncertainty in the oil-heavy region. Jay Woods of Freedom Capital Markets drops in to show us how traders and investors should evaluate the fallout, and what this means for major asset classes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Supreme Court striking down the Trump Administration’s reciprocal tariffs, and the announcement of new 15% tariffs by The White House, the economic forecast has become another blizzard of uncertainty. Kyla Scanlon, author of “In This Economy?”, helps us decode the sour vibes in this current economy, and the challenges facing investors. Plus, Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are bracing for an earnings report and shareholder letter that won’t be delivered by Warren Buffett for the first time in sixty years. No pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the stock market coming off its worst week all year and the biggest stocks rolling over, investors continue to believe better times are ahead. Guy Adami, co-founder of Risk Reversal and co-star of CNBC’s Fast Money, drops in to give us a reality check on the health of the market, and how to pick the right stocks during this violent rotation. Plus, the lack of affordability has pushed more younger investors into the market than any time in history. Hopefully, they’ll stick around for the long term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The icy winds of volatility could not break through investors’ willingness to buy the dip, sending the Dow Jones Industrials beyond 50,000 for the first time, but trends have been broken inside the market and what used to work just doesn’t anymore. Paul Hickey of Bespoke Investment Group takes us inside the sectors to survey the damage and discover opportunities. Plus, we reveal the latest results of our sentiment survey, and nothing seems to scare us… at least not yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The shine came off of precious metals just as investors piled into the debasement trade on the heels of the Dollar’s decline leaving a raft of questions about which assets to hold in times of uncertainty. We sift through the smelting pot, and Gargi Chaudhuri of Blackrock breaks it down and helps us refocus on the themes that will actually matter to investors this year. Plus, insiders are selling at multi-year highs, even though the stock market is showing signs of a healthy rotation. What do they know that we don’t, and will the January effect be worthy of its legacy in 2026? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There’s a through line that runs through the White House’s ambitions in Venezuela and Greenland, and it has all been laid out in its National Security policy that calls for a stronger military, access to natural resources throughout the planet, and dominance in technology and finance. Terry Haines of Pangaea Policy breaks it down and shows us where the money is moving across the capital markets to take advantage of the new normal for national security and economic policy. Plus, institutional and individual investors are ‘all in’, with their bets on the stock market. Is our enthusiasm irrational? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greenland becomes the new chip in the tariff war and the European Union threatens to pull out an economic bazooka to deter the White House. Investors have generally looked past the geopolitical turbulence so far, but icy trade relations could finally cool down the momentum in the stock market. Plus, is AI really going to eat our jobs in the future? ADP’s Chief Economist, Nela Richardson forecasts the future of employment, and gives this current labor market a health check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025 was looking like yet another banner year for Bitcoin for Bitcoin prices until a wave of selling in the Fall sent the cryptocurrency into a bear market. Matt Hougan of Bitwise explains what happened and why he thinks 2026 will be another year for the record books and more ETF issuance. Plus, the Federal Reserve is slapped with a criminal investigation by the Dept. of Justice over its renovation project, and Chair Powell claps back. At stake, the independence of the Fed, and the sanctity of the capital markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2026 came in like a lion with the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and a bull market charging into its fourth year testing investors’ confidence. Liz Thomas of SoFi comes back aboard the Express to share her outlook for the new year and specific risk factors that could challenge our faith in the momentum underlying recent trends. Plus, it's a new era for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders without Warren Buffett as CEO. We list just some of the accomplishments that made Buffett the greatest investor of all time, and examine what he leaves behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Cramer, the legendary investor, educator, best-selling author, host of CNBC’s Mad Money and Squawk on the Street, joins the Express with lessons for investing in any market, and his unique valuation tools for finding the next great stocks. Plus, we reveal Investopedia’s Terms of the Year, which include everything from insider trading to Bad Bunny’s growing fortune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Acorns, the 14-year old investing app that became popular by letting its customers invest their spare change into the stock market, has grown into a multi-tool financial planning app for families, and has big plans for expanding its offerings. CEO Noah Kerner explains why the company's simple mission of getting kids and families to invest small amounts through education has endured since its inception, and how that foundation will power its next stage of growth, which could involve an initial public offering.LINKS:https://www.acorns.com/https://www.acorns.com/about/https://www.acorns.com/learn/acorns/money-matters-report-2025/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the year winds down, we wrap up our final investor sentiment survey which shows that we are as optimistic as we’ve been in months even though we are worried about inflation and a stock market bubble. We take a deep dive into retail investors’ portfolios, and then look ahead into 2026 with Michael Arone of State Street Investment Management. Plus, why Charles Dow would be particularly happy about this current rally, and what one of his 110-year old theories teaches us about the health of this bull market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over half of married couples divorce, and money is usually the root cause or a symptom of their problems. But what a lot of couples don’t realize until it’s too late is that marriage is a financial partnership, among other things, and partnerships require trust, transparency and fairness. But what if you and your partner could find that higher ground? What if you could find a way to work together as a dynamic and unstoppable financial team to dream big, and make those dreams come true? It’s much easier, and a lot more fun that way. No one knows that better than Heather and Douglas Boneparth. They’ve literally written the book on it, " Money Together: How to find fairness in your relationship and become an unstoppable financial team". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025 has been a very noisy and volatile year as a new administration shook up economic policy, the AI-spend stretched valuations and consumer confidence fell off a cliff. As we head into the home stretch of the year, Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA helps us separate the signals from the noise inside the markets, and what to expect in 2026 - especially with a midterm election heading our way. Plus, what to expect from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of the year on interest rates, and why investors should be careful about what they wish for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It may be a headline driven market but the charts and patterns inside the capital markets always tell the truth. We go inside the most important charts, patterns and formation in technical analysis with Patrick Dunuwila of The Chart Report. Plus, the melt up in the stock market has also been accompanied by a big surge in implied volatility. What that tells us about the fragility of the stock market right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Family finances can be complicated by emotions and expectations. That's why having a solid financial plan that starts with good communication is paramount to creating the right foundation for building trust. Ryan Victorin, a Certified Financial Planner and a financial consultant at Fidelity Investments joins the show with advice on how to have those conversations with family, when to start, and what to consider when building a strong financial plan with your loved ones. https://newsroom.fidelity.com/pressreleases/fidelity--study-finds-the-great-wealth-transfer-leaves-families-poised-to-build-stronger-financial-f/s/3c72b6d3-9ab6-400a-95e7-f4b30e43db64https://preview.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/FINP/DocumentAssets/707745.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Risk-Off trade has taken over bringing the pain to the biggest and most widely held stocks in the market proving, as the legendary Jimmy Cliff sang, “ The harder they come, the harder they fall.” Is this just a grown up bull market pit stop, or a full risk-reversal that could lead to a major resetting of valuations for the stock and crypto markets? Dan Nathan of Risk Reversal helps us navigate the rip tides of this recent swell of volatility. Plus, where is the big money betting on returns in 2026, and what are Wall Street’s year-end price targets? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cold winds of volatility have been blowing through the markets leaving many to question the durability of this bull market. Is this just good old fashioned sector rotation, or the beginning of the unwinding of the risk trade that has propelled the stock market to multiple record highs this year? Keith Lerner of Truist Wealth helps us navigate these recent shockwaves and identifies new opportunities for investors seeking stability. Plus, don’t call it a comeback, but bonds are having their best run in over a decade. And, all eyes will be on Nvidia this week as the chip giant reports its quarterly results, carrying the weight of investor expectations on its back, yet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investors can’t help but feel like the stock market might be riding on the thin skin of a bubble, but the facts will tell us that even if we are, it doesn’t mean we should not expect more strong returns based on trends and price action. Carson Wealth’s Ryan Detrick and Sonu Varghese join the show to help up separate how we feel, and what’s really happening inside market dynamics. Plus, is A.I. too big to fail? The financial media has been pounding that drum given the hundreds of billions of dollars invested in building more ‘compute’ to support the future plans of the biggest companies in the world. We’ll examine past euphorias to try to figure out the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rampant speculation, a divided Federal Reserve, big companies making big bets, and geopolitical instability. Sound familiar? That’s exactly the environment that led to the biggest stock market crash in history nearly a century ago, and many of those ingredients are prevalent at the end of 2025. Andrew Ross Sorkin, the best-selling author, New York Times writer and CNBC Anchor, joins The Express to talk about what really caused the Great Crash of 1929, the key players behind it, and the eerie similarities to what’s happening today in the stock market and the economy. Plus, blowout earnings from the biggest tech companies like Amazon and Alphabet are keeping the bulls running into the best six months of the year.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices