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Friends in (Politically) High Places
July 8, 2026
Kevin O’Neill and Michael Murphy join the show to keep us updated on the latest in the World Cup and discuss Graham Planter’s recent allegations and how it may affect the race. Russell Rhoads hops on for our second hour chatting on how much career freedom those close to politicians should be allowed and plenty of talk on the latest in the market.
Guests & Co-Hosts
KEVIN O’NEILL
Kevin O’Neill is our Wednesday and Friday morning sports guy. His segment emphasizes what happens off the field as much as what happens on the field. All businesses have their intrigue, but the inner workings of sports organizations find their way into the public domain frequently. Unless a rant from the Chief spills into Kevin’s segment (not an unusual occurrence), he will highlight some of those sports related business issues; but be advised that those highlights usually come with an opinion.
MICHAEL MURPHY
Mike Murphy is a graduate of Notre Dame, a former U.S. Army Intelligence officer, and Stocks & Jocks’ commenter on sports and economics.
RUSSELL RHOADS
Russell Rhoads is the associate clinical professor of financial management at the Kelley Business School at IUPUI. His areas of expertise include behavioral finance, derivatives, market volatility, financial markets and bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Rhoads most recently was a clinical professor of finance and director of the Master of Science in Finance Program at Loyola University in Chicago, where he taught corporate finance, investments, derivatives, investment banking and financial ethics, among other topics. He also has worked as the head of research and consulting at EQDerivatives; Head of Derivative Research at TABB Group; Director of Education at CBOE Global Markets and as a portfolio manager, equity option trader and equity analyst at a number of companies.