Topics: Market Crash

Reflection Monday


Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio with the Chief. Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, joins the guys first to discuss Trump’s dismissal of Obama ‘holdovers’ from the District Attorney’s office. Frank also tells the guys how to trade this week’s markets before taking a look at the NCAA Tournament bracket. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures picks Villanova to make a run at back-to-back titles. David and Chief then look at historical interest rate hikes compared to those forecasted for 2017. 

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Love Boat


A spirited show as always when the Chief and Lou Michels are in-studio. Today, with Matty Weber chiming in as only he can, the guys cover Love Boat, civil disobedience, the public pension crisis, how Chicago’s attractive qualities are being overshadowed by debt and much more.

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Scratching Off


Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, opens the show talking bull markets, $HYG, $JNK and much more (check out Frank’s weekly blog here). Chicago Tribune ‘Watchdog Reporter’, Joe Mahr, joins the show discussing his recent investigation into the Illinois Lottery. Finally, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures tells us how to trade these rising markets.

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Vampire Squids


Brendan Cournane returns to the show in-studio to talk Illinois’s credit rating, last night’s Super Bowl comeback by the Patriots and much more. Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, predicts a flat market this week in spite of inflammatory political announcements (check out Frank’s weekly blog here). Matt Taibbi, writer/reporter for Rolling Stone, has a detailed discussion with the Chief regarding financial regulation and the role of the media covering the new administration. Finally, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures tells us how to trade these markets.

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Putting Our Finger On It


Chief discusses how the Obama Administration fell short on many things, even if he’s not sure exactly how they seemed to miss. Joel Elconin of Benzinga touches on Clemson’s first college football National Championship in 35 years before sharing his thoughts on the future of the Affordable Care Act. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks stagnant markets and how deregulation may get us out of this rut in the financials. Audrey Johnson of HomeSource Realty says Credit Unions are filling a major void in the loan industry. Then, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location shares the importance of protecting your assets. 

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