Animal Spirits: Wages Are Beating Inflation

On today’s show, we talk about:
– Losing a family pet
– The S&P 500 is not the economy
– Everything is up this year
– The stock market is NOT a casino
– Wages are cumulative just like inflation
– Consumers keep consuming
– ETH ETF’s
– The Ben Carlson streaming bundle, and more.

Talk Your Book: Higher For Longer

On today’s show, we are joined by Alex Morris, President and Chief Investment Officer of F/m Investments to discuss
– What duration, maturity, and convexity mean to a bond
– The psychology of bond bear markets
– Why TIPS did not perform as expected in 2022
– Differences between yield to maturity and the 30-day SEC yield, and much more!

Talk Your Book: Defining Risk with Structured Protection ETFs

On today’s show, we spoke with Matt Kaufman, SVP and Head of ETFs at Calamos Investments to discuss:
– Why embedding options within ETF wrappers has gotten so popular
– How Calamos structures protection ETFs
– Why timing can matter with structured protection ETFs
– Demographic tailwinds for structured protection products, and much more!