Topics: Government
Inflating What?
April 21, 2016
The Chief asks Kevin O’Neill, do people really know what inflation means? People keep calling for inflation but no one seems to really understand what they’re talking about. Mark Esposito of Hamzei Analytics joins in for the last hour to discuss bank loans and question if the Fed has lost control.
Budget Impasse in Springfield
April 20, 2016
The Chief and Maddie Field start off the show discussing the current state of politics and what the Obama administration has and has not managed to achieve. Bob Cerone of Cognos HR joins in to discuss how student debt cripples college graduates and has adverse effects on the market. Illinois State Senator Matt Murphy calls in at the top of the second hour to provide an insiders perspective on the budget impasse. He explains what Governor Rauner wants, what he’s given up on, and what the democratic majority will give him. David Andalman takes out the show with an analysis of the market.
In the Zone, the Eurozone
April 19, 2016
Jon Najarian joins the Chief and starts the show off with a discussion of the Eurozone. The two debate whether Britain will or won’t vote to stay in the union. Joel Elconin joins in for a discussion of how hockey has changed over the years and Kenny Polcari takes out the first hour with his perspective on this week’s market. Jon and the Chief spend the second hour asking who is to blame for the spike in student loans, the complex set up in Chicago for the NFL Draft, and how well The Big Short managed to represent what actually happened leading up to the house market crash.
No Deal At Doha Makes Monday Slow, Ma
April 18, 2016
The Chief and Jim Burns kick off the show to dissect some of the bigger problems within our local governments, and figure out just what the Doha meetings over the weekend did to the markets (Spoiler alert…not a lot). Plus how exactly has legislation messed with our banks to the point of confusion. David Andalman joins us over the phone to talk fluctuating oil prices. Is there consistency on the horizon? What will happen with our markets with a rocky political outlook incoming as presidential election season nears even closer.
Spring Into The Weekend!
April 15, 2016
Nick and The Chief kick off the show to talk Blackhawks and baseball in Chicago. Kathy Dervin and Kevin Riordan join us in studio to cover everything from markets to taxing by mile in Illinois to the difficulties of working in the medical industry. John Neal joins us from the PTIsecurities.com Arizona office to discuss what these Doha meetings meet for our money today along with teaching Chief about ETF’s and the bond industry. What a great way to end a week!