Trading Perspectives Podcast
Interest Rates & Crude Oil Prices Some market experts have long maintained you can predict future economic growth by looking at interest rates and crude oil prices. Are today’s low rates and crude oil prices building…
COVID-19 After an awful week in the markets and the worst few days in DOW Jones history, John and Sam give an update on COVID-19 and how coronavirus fears are impacting the stock market. How much…
Climate Change & Cows Recently, I have seen and read more about activists demanding ‘we’ shift to a plant-based diet. After all, hooved animals, of all varieties (but mostly assumed to be cattle), generate anywhere from…
The Gig Economy With the growing number of startup companies, the gig economy seems to be on the rise. Gig type employment has expanded from maids and the kid that cuts your grass to Instagram influencers…
The Coronavirus Outbreak The Coronavirus has taken the stock market by storm over the past week as more and more cases pop up across the globe. Airlines are cancelling flights to and from parts of China…
The Rich and Powerful Last week, Geneva-based World Economic Forum held its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland where close to 3,000 of the world’s wealthiest, most powerful, and anointed, including an estimated 119 billionaires met to…
Sci-Fi: Nasa discovers first earth size planet Science fiction is becoming the new reality. Last week, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone that could potentially support…
The Assassination of Iranian General Soleimani On January 3rd, 2020 President Trump authorized the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Many have since made it clear that they are not in support of the US Military’s…
A Look Back at 2019 After a rough end to 2018, many were worried about a volatile 2019. Although the bricks in the proverbial wall of worry didn’t change much, 2019 was anything but volatile. What…
Unemployment Rate This week John and Sam talk about the unemployment rate and the different ways that it’s measured. Right now, the unemployment rate is historically low at 3.5%. Many people are saying the rate is…