In this week’s podcast, Jake and Andy discuss their thoughts about investing in Bitcoin and the likelihood of Bitcoin becoming a viable alternative to government-backed currencies as a form of payment in commercial transactions.
The battle lines have been drawn between those who fear that inflation may spiral out of control, and those who feel there is nothing to fear but fear itself. In this week’s podcast, Jim Picerno (The Milwaukee Company’s Director of Analytics) returns to the podcast to discuss both points of view, and share his view on the subject as well.
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) are all the rage on Wall Street. But just because they are popular does not mean you should invest in them. In this week’s podcast, Mike Willms and I discuss the pros and cons of this new investment vehicle, and whether or not they are sound investments.
In this episode of the Market Commentator, Jake Willms rejoins the show to discuss a new trending topic within finance: Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs). Andy and Jake cover the basics of what an NFT is, how and why someone might purchase one, and their opinions of NFTs looking forward into the future.
Dan Dujmic, a Principal in Taxable Fixed Income at Piper Sandler & Co., returns to the podcast this week to discuss the potential for rising interest rates and how you can prepare your portfolios now.
In this week’s podcast, Andy is joined by his former law partner Maureen O’Leary. Andy and Maureen talk about Democratic proposals to raise the estate and gift tax rate, reduce the amount that can be given away tax free during life and at death, and to increase the taxes investors have to pay on their profitable investments. Andy and Maureen…
In this week’s podcast, Andy is joined by Dimitri Delis, Senior Economic Macro Strategist and Managing Director of Pieper Sandler Financial Strategies. Andy and Dimitri discuss the outlook for the U.S. economy in the months ahead, the risk of inflation in 2021, whether a stock market correction is imminent, and more.
Andy Willms and Jim Picerno discuss how investing in stocks that have positive momentum can lead to higher returns, as well as how to sidestep the drawbacks to so-called momentum investing.
Peter Smiley, an attorney who specializes in the areas of tax planning and preparation, joins The Market Commentator podcast to talk with Andy Willms about changes to the tax code that, if adopted, would impact all investors, big and small alike. Andy and Pete give special attention to proposed changes to the way capital gains are taxed, and what you…
In this week’s podcast, Andy is joined by his son Jake, a quantitative analyst with the Milwaukee Company. Andy and Jake explain the GameStop short squeeze, and the impact new investors are having on other highly shorted stocks , silver, and the markets generally.
