Guests: Eric Charles May
Severe Self-Loathing
June 14, 2016
Eric Charles May, Author and Professor at Columbia College, is in-studio talking gun control, economic policy and more. Psychologist Dr. Mark Johnson discusses how what appears to be a severely self-loathing gay man could commit such a heinous act. Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks oil and $GLD. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, discusses the impact of the German 10-Year Bond yielding negative for the first time ever.
Throwback Thursday
May 26, 2016
Columbia College Associate Professor of Creative writing and Stocks & Jocks friend Eric Charles May joins the Chief for a Throwback Thursday. The two discuss the changing real estate market and how it makes it difficult for aspiring home owners. Eric and the Chief recall their parents’ first homes in the city and what it cost them. The throwbacks continue as the two discuss how their parents grew up in the shadow of the great depression, making spending habits and wealth discretion much different from today. At the top of the second hour the Chief picks at Eric’s higher education expertise to discuss how liberal arts colleges are worried about the decreasing enrollment rates ahead. Next they speculate if Apple actually has an electric car in the works that will change the electronic car market and turn their own earnings around.
Wacky Election = Wacky Markets?
May 10, 2016
Eric Charles May, Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago is in studio talking the upcoming presidential election. Joel Elconin of Benzinga helps Chief answer the question “If – or WHEN will the markets truly see the effects of this upcoming election?”
Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC rounds out the first hour where The Chief tried to convince him to be his running mate in the 2020 election year.
Don’t miss out on today’s rant about Wrigley Field Logistics from The Chief.
Spending Securely
March 29, 2016
Eric Charles May, Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago, is in-studio talking Chicago’s pension issues, public schools, security budgets and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga tells us how to trade these markets. Then, Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, previews Janet Yellen’s speech.
Caucus for the Rest Of Us
February 2, 2016
Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Eric Charles May, is back in-studio breaking down the Iowa Caucus results. Joel Elconin of Benzinga tells us what big companies he thinks will continue to stand the test of time. Finally, Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks markets.