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Drawing the Line
February 18, 2016
The Chief is worried about where we’ll draw the line with government surveillance. From the recent call for Apple to grant the FBI access to encrypted data to the decreased dependence on cash currency, he and Kevin O’Neill discuss how Americans are giving up more and more of their privacy. Kevin and the Chief conclude their conversation with the ins and outs of the Louisville basketball scandal. Fari Hamzei joins the show for the later hour to discuss what happens when the FED increases rates. Fari predicts that there is a long hard road ahead for 2016.
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. Read more.
Fari Hamzei
Founder, Hamzei AnalyticsFollow @HamzeiAnalytics
Fari Hamzei is frequently quoted by CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and RealMoney -- and joins the Stocks & Jocks show every Wednesday morning. His book, Master Traders: Strategies for Superior Returns from Today’s Top Traders, was published by John Wiley & Sons in October 2006. Fari is a graduate of Princeton University with a BSE degree in financial engineering and studied equity & debt derivatives under financial pioneers Jack Shelton, Ed Thorp, Richard Roll and Bob Geske at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. Recently, he collaborated with Dr Robert Whaley, the inventor of original VIX, on a number of novel volatility instruments. He was a director of strategic planning at Northrop Grumman Corporation's Aircraft Group and was a Member of Board of Directors at Electronic Clearing House, (now an Intuit company). Fari is the founder of www.HamzeiAnalytics.com. Read more.
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