Join Mark Vitelli as he interviews finance and investment experts. Mark joined Compass Capital in 2011 and is a member of the investment committee, which oversees the equity and fixed income portfolios. He has worked in the financial industry since 1992. Prior to joining Compass, he worked at Wells Fargo Private Bank from 2004 to 2011 where he managed portfolios for high-net-worth and institutional clients. From 1998 to 2004, he managed portfolios for a Forbes 100 family at Tonkawa, Inc., a Minneapolis area family office. Prior to that, he worked at the University of Minnesota Foundation from 1996 to 1998, IDS advisory group from 1994 to 1996 and Sit Investment Associates from 1992 to 1994. Mark received a BS in finance from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, an MBA in finance from the University of St Thomas, and received a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
In episode 6 of Mark on Money, Jeff LeMunyon of Linwood Capital joins Mark Vitelli for a conversation on the global energy market amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We discuss the war's impacts on crude oil production, transportation and refining capacity utilization, the long-term impacts of electric vehicles on gas prices, and an outlook on natural gas pricing.
In episode 5 of Mark on Money, Craig Johnson of Piper Sandler returns to the podcast to reflect on what happened in the market in 2021 and where we think the market is going in 2022. We discuss how the energy sector rebounded from 2020, how inflation is offsetting 2021's wage gains and how the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant is impacting the market.
On this episode of Mark on Money, I'm joined by Pete Najarian – co-founder of optionMONSTER and tradeMONSTER after transitioning from professional football to pro options trading. Najarian discusses his prolific career, the “ins and outs” of using options as an investment tool, and how the world of options trading overlaps with recent trends like GameStop and other “meme stocks.”
In episode 3 of Mark on Money, Craig Johnson of Piper Sandler joins me to discuss the recent surge in the share prices of GameStop, AMC Entertainment and other forgotten stocks. We discuss how short selling works, the risks involved for those who purchased GameStop and similar stocks recently and what these events are likely to mean to both hedge funds and long only investors in the future.
On the latest episode of the Mark on Money podcast, I am joined by Mark Vangsgard, CFO of the University of St. Thomas to discuss how higher education has been navigating the challenges presented by the pandemic. We discuss what it was like for him and the leaders of our higher education institutions over the past year to manage the pandemic and which of the recent changes are likely to be a part of the college experience going forward. Mark also discusses the upcoming transition to Division 1 athletics and what it will mean for the University.
During the first episode of Mark on Money, Jim Paulsen, Chief Strategist of The Leuthold Group, joins Mark to discuss the many reasons why the stock market has performed so well in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Jim is also author of Paulsen's Perspectives. This lively discussion will take you through the impact of the Federal Reserve's intervention, the impact of the CARES Act and how the fortunes of Main Street and Wall Street do not always move in sync. You won't want to miss these topics and the discussion of what the coming months may hold for investors.
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