Topics: Great Depression

Division Champs


Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio. Chief and Brendan welcome options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, for hour one to discuss the Bears’ division championship, the likelihood of recession and much more. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures joins the show to talk market news, technical analysis and retail trends. 

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Goring All Oxen


Kevin O’Neill calls in for hour one to discuss the Kavanaugh hearings, Mayor Emanuel’s decision to not seek a third term and Nike’s Colin Kaepernik campaign. Russell Rhoads is in-studio for hour two. Chief and Russell welcome Adam Andrzejewski, CEO & Founder of Open the Books, to shine a light on the corruption and excess causing Illinois’s financial crisis. Chief and Russell close the show talking markets, commodities and hidden costs. 

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We can take care of that…


Today’s show opens and ends with Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Eric Charles May, IN-studio, talking markets, sports, unions, politics and more. Kevin O’Neill calls in to join the guys for hour-one to talk politics, trade, markets, and sports; adding a special shout out to his favorite teacher at Notre Dame. Chief, Eric and Katie end the second half of the show discussing the importance of discussing history, so not to relive it, adding the lasting impression their parents’ experiences during the Great Depression, versus today’s society where everyone ‘deserves’ the American Dream.

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Power … It Comes From What Others Think You Have


Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks about the news on Wall Street this morning. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks Christmas dinner traditions, student loans and other debt issues.  The Chief welcomes options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, who discussed the importance of unions in industries such as mining and meat packing. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location talks about NFL injured reserve discrepancies and such.

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The Dying Centrist


Joel Elconin of Benzinga mourns another Michigan football loss before sharing his latest venture into Bitcoin. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, wonders if inflation is really the cause of rising same store sales numbers. Chicago attorney, Alyse Andalman Sagalchik, calls in to discuss the current climate in mergers and acquisitions. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures’ Peoria, AZ location talks college football rivalries (vote for your favorite college football rivalry here!) and the dying centrist. 

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