Topics: Taxes

Draft Day


Lou Michels joins the Chief to follow up yesterday’s conversation about Japanese markets before breaking down ESPN’s dismissal of Curt Schilling. Robert Raiola, taxman to the stars, joins in for his insight on the NFL Draft and a discussion of athlete residency and how it plays out during tax season.

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Hawks Hangover


Jon Najarian of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ is in-studio talking earnings, property taxes, and Britain’s potential to break away from the European Union. Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks $APPL and the Blackhawks’ game 7 loss to St. Louis. Then the Chief and Matty Weber go over the exploding micro-brew scene in Chicagoland. 

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Game 7 Jitters


Kevin O’Neill makes a rare Monday appearance to preview game 7 of the Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues series, to reflect on Pat Foley’s comments, and then discuss banking regulation. Jim Burns, lean hog trader on the CME, is in-studio talking investments. Then David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures looks ahead to the week in trading. 

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Inflating What?


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.

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Budget Impasse in Springfield


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.

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