The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

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  Why Credit Card Rewards Keep Shrinking 20.07.2026 45min

  The summer winds have blown a bear market into semiconductor stocks as pricing has come under pressure. What do investors need to hear from chipmakers and AI superscalers this week to regain their confidence? The latest results of the Investopedia Sentiment Survey are in, and we are still trying to hang on to the bull. Plus, our credit card and travel rewards and loyalty points aren’t getting as far as they used to. Peter Greenberg, the Travel Wizard, says, ‘get used to it’, and offers insider tips for the smart traveler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Is The Stock Market Too Big To Fail? 13.07.2026 49min

  With the U.S. government making direct investments into public companies and the introduction of Trump accounts that will bring millions of new investors into the stock market, what happens when the next bear market arrives? Eric Balchunas of Bloomberg Intelligence wonders if the next government bailout will be in the stock market, which may be becoming too big to fail. Plus, the Space X IPO and the pending listings of Open AI and Anthropic are ushering in a new wave of highly leveraged and volatile ETFs. Handle with care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Breaking Investing Rules with the Ultimate Fool 06.07.2026 48min

  The Motley Fool has educated and helped enrich millions of individual investors since it was founded thirty-three years ago, and it is still breaking rules today. Co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker, David Gardner joins the show with some of his favorite investing lessons and why he thinks we are still in the golden age of investing. Plus, Space X jumps the line and joins the Nasdaq 100 and several other indexes less than one month from its IPO. Like it or not, your portfolio just went galactic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Guacamole, Money and Markets 29.06.2026 44min

  What can the recipe for the world’s best guacamole teach us about building a resilient portfolio? We find out as Jess Inskip joins The Express for a Guacamole, Money and Markets masterclass. Jess shares her ingredients for building a portfolio for today’s stock market, and educational tips for investors of all ages. Plus, we look at the stock market's mid-year report card and find areas of strength and a lot of room for improvement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Bull Market Health Check 22.06.2026 37min

  As we near the mid-point of a tumultuous year, we give this market a health check with Jay Woods of Freedom Capital Markets. Plus, there’s a new Fed Chair in town, and Kevin Warsh is focused squarely on inflation and recreating the central bank through a series of task forces. And, investors keep riding just a few stocks to higher highs, and some are taking on a lot of margin debt to amplify their gains. What could go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Empire of Trillions 15.06.2026 54min

  SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history, valuing Elon Musk’s space exploration company at more than $2 Trillion, and making him the world’s first trillionaire. It also paves the way for Anthropic and Open AI, the next trillion dollar companies to test the public markets, ushering in a new wave of massive public companies built on the dream of productivity through artificial intelligence. Gil Luria of D.A. Davidson helps us separate the dreams from the realities of how the AI economy will play out over the next decade, and which companies will survive and thrive. Plus, the World Cup kicked off billions of dollars of spending and marketing throughout North America. The Express goes inside the lines of the biggest revenue generating sporting event in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The Harder They Fall 08.06.2026 40min

  The raging bull market was stopped in its tracks by a new wave of bearish sentiment against semiconductor and AI stocks and doubts about future demand. Is this the beginning of the end of the relentless rally, or a normal pullback in a secular bull market. Legendary business news journalist and market guru Ron Insana drops in with his perspective and lessons from history. Plus, day traders have found a new hype toy, and trillions of new stock is about to flood the market. Can investors and the stock market handle it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The Future of the American Economy 01.06.2026 39min

  he stock market keeps making record highs on the wings of high-flying semiconductor stocks and hopes of a cease fire in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the smartest trade in the market is to own the stocks most favored by The White House as this administration reaches back to the Reagan-era for inspiration about transforming the U.S. economy. The Express goes inside the Reagan Economic Forum to hear from leaders including JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on what economic power means in 2026. Plus, Mike Rowe, America’s favorite dirty job explorer, drops in with his perspective on the future of the American workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The Risk v. Reward Paradox 25.05.2026 47min

  This headline driven stock market has tested investors’ ability to keep their animal spirits from taking over. But, history has proven repeatedly that time in the market and compounding are undefeated. Ben Carlson, author of “Risk & Reward”, and the co-host of the Animal Spirits podcast, drops in with the latest examples of common sense investing and time-tested strategies that work in any market. Plus, Space X has made its IPO plans public, and its $24 trillion ambitions go way beyond space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Getting Future-Rich With “Mrs. Dow Jones” 18.05.2026 43min

  The rules of getting rich and staying rich keep changing, but Haley Sacks, aka “Mrs. Dow Jones”, created her own rules and shares it through her new book, “Future Rich Person”. Plus, the surging stock market finally hit a wall after weeks of tech-inspired gains as Treasury yields are springing higher. Are higher for longer inflation and interest rates real threats to this aging bull market, or will Nvidia’s earnings report this week spur a pre-summer rally? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The Convergence of Public and Private Markets 11.05.2026 39min

  The relentless bull market has several of the biggest private companies in the world set to go public in what will be the largest IPOs in history. Sonali Basak, Chief Investment Strategist for iCapital sets the stage for this new generation of trillion dollar companies, and makes the case for more investment in private markets today. Plus, money market funds just had their biggest inflows in six years just as the stock market made new record highs. Is that a warning sign, or just more dry powder ready to join the risk-on rally? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Crypto’s Next Chapter 04.05.2026 38min

  What’s next for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after prices have crashed and new laws intended to open the market to more retail investors remain in legislative gridlock. The Express goes inside Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas for a vibe check and to see how financial institutions, credit card companies and mortgage lenders are trying to bring the blockchain and tokenization to every asset class. Ali Tager of the National Cryptocurrency Association drops in with the roadmap. Plus, the stock market keeps hitting new highs as investors keep betting on bigger profits from semiconductor and AI equipment makers. So far, that’s been the right bet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Apple Faces the AI Future 27.04.2026 41min

  With Tim Cook stepping down from Apple this Fall, the future of one of the world’s most valuable companies and brands falls to John Ternus who must prove that the company’s AI future is bright and profitable. Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Mgmt. drops in with a blueprint for Apple and puts the AI build-out for Big Tech in perspective. Plus, it’s put up or shut up time for mega-cap tech earnings, and investors couldn’t be more bullish. And, why tomato prices are smashing records, and what else is absurdly expensive right now.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  All-Time High Wire Act 21.04.2026 32min

  A tenuous ceasefire in the Middle East and a potential opening of the Strait of Hormuz pushed U.S. equity markets to all-time highs last week. But the damage from higher oil prices might’ve already been done, calling into question the strength of the global economy and the hopes that companies can keep churning out higher profits. Stephanie Guild, Robinhood Markets Chief Investment Officer drops in with perspective for retail investors, and what sectors we should keep our eyes on outside of the Magnificent 7. Plus, the centuries old heavy metals ratio is sending warning signals. Should we tune it in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  The Rewiring of the Stock Market 13.04.2026 37min

  As ceasefire talks break down with Iran and oil prices spike again, investors face more uncertainty in an uncertain market. While this may feel temporary, investors may need to get used to a broader rewiring of the capital markets, according to Matt Bartolini of State Street Investment Management. Yesterday’s winners have no lock on the future, even though individual investors can’t seem to let them go, according to Investopedia’s most recent sentiment survey of our readers. Plus, earnings season is here and the expectations are sky high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Crude Outlook for the Future of Oil 06.04.2026 38min

  Sustained high oil prices due to the uncertainties around the ongoing war in Iran are seeping their way into thousands of products and boosting inflation in painful places. John Kilduff, energy analyst and co-founder of Again Capital, shows us the good, the bad, and the ugly prospects for the future of oil prices and oil derivatives. As oil prices climb higher, there has been almost nowhere to hide inside the volatile stock market. Maybe that’s why investors are lining up to blast off on SpaceX’s future IPO which could value the company at an astronomical $2 Trillion. We break down the long journey ahead for that offering, and set you up for a critical week ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Stock Market Correction Therapy 30.03.2026 37min

  Investors are feeling the fear as the Dow follows the Nasdaq into a correction and the most popular stocks are reeling from double-digit selloffs. With no clear end in sight to rising oil prices and the war in Iran, the sirens of stagflation are awakening our animal spirits. Douglas Boneparth drops in with some financial therapy for long-term investors, and helps us refocus on the plan. Plus, as stocks skid we drop some bars to break it down, and what an Italian mathematician from the Dark Ages can teach us about when this selloff might finally end.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Rising Oil’s Ripple Effects 23.03.2026 34min

  With no clear resolution to the war in Iran in sight, rising oil prices have already had a cascading effect on economic growth which is barreling into the stock market. We break down the spike in prices across sectors, and the dislocation inside the capital markets with Liz Ann Sonders, Chief Market Strategist for Charles Schwab. Plus, investors have turned decidedly bearish at last, just in time for the business news magazines to flash their latest covers of despair. That’s usually a bullish indicator, but we are living in very unusual times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Behind the Bitcoin Breakdown 16.03.2026 39min

  What really drove Bitcoin prices down 50% in yet another one of its spectacular crashes? Ric Edelman explains what caused the original cryptocurrency’s latest plunge, and what might breathe new life into it. Plus, stock markets around the world are sinking in a sea of uncertainty as we enter the third week of the Mideast War as oil prices hover around $100 per barrel and economic growth is squeezed in every region of the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Wealth Management in the Age of AI 09.03.2026 33min

  The $2 Trillion wealth management industry is facing an existential pivot point as Artificial Intelligence has made financial planning much more efficient, and much less reliant on human touch. Jason Wenk, founder and CEO of Altruist drops in with his perspective on this dynamic shift and how the industry will evolve from here. Plus, global markets are spiraling as crude oil prices topped $120 barrel amid the ongoing and uncertain war in Iran. Uncertainty is everywhere, but The Express is live and direct from the Future Proof Wealth Festival in Miami Beach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices