Topics: Olympics
Over the Hump
August 17, 2016
Chief and Kevin O’Neill reflect on the Stocks & Jocks softball team’s first Chicago Radio League Championship before taking a dive into government waste. Fari Hamzei of Hamzei Analytics talks market strategies and how the investment landscape has changed over the last four decades.
Yesterday’s Home Runs
August 16, 2016
Jon Najarian of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ is in-studio talking options insurance, NFL practice restrictions and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga shares his thoughts on how the Presidential election could affect the markets. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, discusses the vanishing middle class and how regulations are strangling the financial industry. Then, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures’ Peoria, AZ office shares a ‘Stock of the Day’.
Price of Pork
August 15, 2016
It’s ‘Ag Monday’ with Chris Manns of PTI Securities & Futures in-studio. Todd Dail, 4th generation farmer and serving Board Member of the Illinois Pork Producers Association, breaks down the litany of regulations Illinois farmers face when building/maintaining hog confines. Then, David Jackson, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter at the Chicago Tribune, discusses his explosive series of articles (‘The Price of Pork’) that expose the costly price consumers are paying for cheap pork products. In hour 2 Chief and Chris Manns talk markets, the Olympics and the underlying aspects of inflation facing Americans on a daily basis.
Gold Standards
August 12, 2016
Chief, Kathy Dervin, Thomas Hall and Kevin O’Neill address an array of topics including major victories in Olympic swimming and women’s gymnastics. The Hillary vs. Trump debate continues and where is our country headed? Lastly, Chief tells us how to manage your money in today’s current market landscape.
Just Keep Swimming (Even If the Water’s Green)
August 11, 2016
The Chief kicks off the show to probe former competitive swimmer – Lou Michels – about just what the heck happened in the diving pool in Rio and why it turned green.
The question is asked – “What sacrifices are you making by voting for either presidential candidate?”
Lou Michels gives his take on the U.S. Olympic swimming team and their historic run right now.