Podcast appearances and mentions of Brett Arends

"Preview: Colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch observes that putting the market back together is a Humpty-Dumpty challenge. More later." 1969 NYSE

#MARKETWATCH: BOND MARKET PUZZLES. BRETT ARENDS. 1908 NYC

POTUS: 90 DAYS. BRETT ARENDS, MARKETWATCH.

Good evening: The show begins in the wobble of the global markets, and then... Let me copy edit this schedule for you: NYSE 1929 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 POTUS: 90 Days. Brett Arends, MarketWatch 915-930 Russia: Collateral Damage. Michael Bernstam, Hoover 930-945 Lebanon: Hezbollah Cracking. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD 945-1000 Syria: Turkey Threat. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD SECOND HOUR 10-1015 POTUS: Trade War with China. Fraser Howie, Gordon Chang 1015-1030 #PRC in Cambodia. Blaine Holt, Gordon Chang 1030-1045 #Space Force: Smart Uniforms. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com 1045-1100 #Moon: Two Halves. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/2: Ukraine: Strengths and Weaknesses of the US Defense Industrial Base. Brad Bowman and Ryan Brobst, FDD 1115-1130 2/2: Ukraine: Strengths and Weaknesses of the US Defense Industrial Base. Brad Bowman and Ryan Brobst, FDD 1130-1145 1/2: SCOTUS: Venezuela Deportations. John Yoo, Civitas Institute 1145-1200 2/2: SCOTUS: Venezuela Deportations. John Yoo, Civitas Institute FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #France: Plunging Commodities. Simon Constable 1215-1230 #France: Searching for Rare Earths. Simon Constable 1230-1245 #POTUS: Broken Global Trade. Alan Tonelson, Gordon Chang 1245-100 AM PRC: Paranoid Radar. Rick Fisher, Gordon Chang

Preview: Colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch measures that POTUS "backed down" from a trade war with allies. More later. 1907 PANIC NYSE

1/2: #MRMARKET: BOND MARKET SIGNALS SOMETHING LESS THAN DOOM. BRETT ARENDS, MARKETWATCH 1908 NYSE

2/2: #MRMARKET: BOND MARKET SIGNALS SOMETHING LESS THAN DOOM. BRETT ARENDS, MARKETWATCH 1921 WALL STREET NYSE

Preview: Colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch reports that bond veterans cannot figure the bond market just now. More. 1910 BROKER CHARLES GATES.

Good evening: The show begins in a market panic that reverses with a false expectation... 1885 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 Tariffs: And the Global South. Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute. 915-930Taliban: US Adjusting. Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute. 930-945 #ROK: Yoon Gone. David Maxwell, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 945-1000 #ROK: Election June 3. David Maxwell, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #Israel: Netanyahu Sits with POTUS. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_Pres @MHoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @TheAmGreatness 1015-1030 #Antisemitism: Brown University and Hate Teaching. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_Pres @MHoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @TheAmGreatness 1030-1045 #Ukraine: Holding on to Salients. John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD 1045-1100 #Ukraine: Suggested Deal-Making Washington and Kremlin. John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/2: #MrMarket: Bond Market Signals Reversal of Doom. Brett Arends, MarketWatch 1115-1130 2/2: #MrMarket: Bond Market Signals Reversal of Doom. Brett Arends, MarketWatch 1130-1145 1/2: #Syria: Turkey Moves In. Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio, FDD 1145-1200 2/2: #Syria: Turkey Moves In. Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio, FDD FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #NewWorldReport: SecDef to Panama. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1215-1230 #NewWorldReport: Huge turnout for Bolsonaro. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1230-1245 1/2: Tom Cotton knocks self-censoring observations re PRC. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution 1245-100 AM 2/2: Tom Cotton knocks self-censoring observations re PRC. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution

Preview: Colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch comments that POTUS Trump has long held that tariffs are profound tools of state. More later. 2907 NYSE IN THE PANIC OF 1907

Good evening: The show begins in the markets as Brett Arends of MarketWatch comments on the panic. With wit. Two positions recommended: cash or fetal. 1930 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #MRMARKET: Jerome Powell the Scapegoat. Brett "Break the Glass" Arends, MarketWatch 915-930 #MRMARKET: Fear Selling. Brett Arends, MarketWatch 930-945 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: Elon Musk. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 945-1000 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: How to Weather Tariffs. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer SECOND HOUR 10-1015 Space Force: Orbital Bomber. Henry Sokolski, NPEC 1015-1030 Lancaster County: No Panic at the Markets. Jim McTague, Former Washington Editor, Barrons. @McTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsOfHistoryDebatingSociety 1030-1045 #POTUS: No Penalty Without Law. Richard Epstein 1045-1100 Tariffs: Unwise at Any Speed. Richard Epstein THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 5/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Manhattan-Extraordinary-Created-America/dp/0393881164/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers up a thrilling narrative of how New York―that brash, bold, archetypal city―came to be. In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, the military officer who led the English flotilla bent on destruction, changed his strategy once he encountered Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland's canny director general. Bristling with vibrant characters, Taking Manhattan reveals the founding of New York to be an invention, the result of creative negotiations that would blend the multiethnic, capitalistic society of New Amsterdam with the power of the rising English empire. But the birth of what might be termed the first modern city is also a story of the brutal dispossession of Native Americans and of the roots of American slavery. The book draws from newly translated materials and illuminates neglected histories―of religious refugees, Indigenous tribes, and free and enslaved Africans. Taking Manhattan tells the riveting story of the birth of New York City as a center of capitalism and pluralism, a foundation from which America would rise. It also shows how the paradox of New York's origins―boundless opportunity coupled with subjugation and displacement―reflects America's promise and failure to this day. Russell Shorto, whose work has been described as "astonishing" (New York Times) and "literary alchemy" (Chicago Tribune), has once again mined archival sources to offer a vibrant tale and a fresh and trenchant argument about American beginnings. 115-1130 6/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) 1130-1145 7/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) 1145-1200 8/8: Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America Hardcover – March 4, 2025 by Russell Shorto (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #PACIFICWATCH: #VEGASREPORT: Nickel and Diming. @JCBliss 1215-1230 #ITALY: La Dolce Vita Orient Express 1230-1245 NASA: Isaacman confirmation starting. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com 1245-100 AM Moon: Inbound asteroid 2032. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

MR:MARET. FEAR SELLING.. BRETT ARENDS MARKETWATCH 1908 NYSE 

Preview: Colleague Brett Arends identifies the drivers of the two-day market sell-off as uncertainty and panic. More later. 19O7 NYSE SELL-OFF

Julius de Kempenaer, senior technical analyst at StockCharts says that the stock market at current levels is unattractive, because "the upside potential is now way more limited than the downside risk," and he expects that risk to be realized in a decline that could drop the market by another 5 percent or more. De Kempenaer says this dip won't feel much like a buying opportunity, because the market will need several months or quarters to finish a rotation and find a new base to build on. He notes that investors have been gravitating toward bonds, another sign that they are concerned about the market's ability to keep generating gains. Jordan Lopez, manager of the Payden High Income fund, says high-yield bonds have been improving in quality, despite the higher interest rates of the last few years, and he expects the trend to continue, to the point where the market for junk bonds now looks more like what investment-grade bonds used to be. Plus, Eric Purington, portfolio manager for the Aberdeen Global Income Infrastructure fund, discusses the potential of middle-market infrastructure plays, and MarketWatch columnist Brett Arends discusses his latest piece, which suggests that the Trump Administration needs a weaker dollar to make its plans work, and that a recession may be a required part of that calculus behind tariffs and inflation-fighting strategies.

1/2: #MrMarket: The bond market respectfully does not agree. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/big-rate-cut-forces-fed-to-contend-with-new-obstacles-0bc63c6a?mod=hp_lead_pos7 1939 NYSE

2/2: #MrMarket: The bond market respectfully does not agree. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/big-rate-cut-forces-fed-to-contend-with-new-obstacles-0bc63c6a?mod=hp_lead_pos7 1942 NYSE

#MARKETS: No EXPLANATION POSSIBLE. BRETT ARENDS, MARKETWATCH 1907 NY Stock Exchange

GOOD EVENING: The show begins tonght in Ukraine and Russia as Moscow says it has launched a counter attack on the Kursk Salient... 1918 Ukraine CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 - #Ukraine: Russia counter attacks Kursk Salient. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 9:15-9:30 - #9/11: Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 9:30-9:45 - #France: Memories of Alibaba rise and fall. Simon Constable, WSJ 9:45-10:00 - #RUSSIA: The new Shadow Fleet of Eswatini and Friends. Michael Bernstam, Hoover SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 - #MARKETS: No EXPLANATION POSSIBLE. Brett Arends, MarketWatch 10:15-10:30 - #PacificWatch: #Wildfires rising. @JCBliss 10:30-10:45 - 1/2: NATO: #EU: America and the Europe First policy to preserve the allies. Jakub Grygiel, Hoover Institution 10:45-11:00 - 2/2: NATO: #EU: America and the Europe First policy to preserve the allies. Jakub Grygiel, Hoover Institution THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 - PRC: CCP subsidies in America. Michael Sobolik, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and author of "Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance", @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 11:15-11:30 - #PRC: The debate and China policy. Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 11:30-11:45 - PRC: Credit market chaos. Andrew Collier, managing director of Orient Capital Research and author of new book, "China's Technology War: Why Beijing Took Down Its Tech Giants", on Collier's report "China's Bond Frenzy" @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek 11:45-12:00 - PRC: Theater nukes: Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, on Fisher's piece on China's nuclear superiority in Asia. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 - #NewWorldReport: MEXICO: AMLO'S LAST PLAY. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:15-12:30 - #NewWorldReport: Maduro supremacy. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:30-12:45 - #NewWorldReport: Bolivia sinking. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:45-1:00 AM - #NewWorldReport: Amazon unprotected. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

#MrMarket:Why do markets decline from May Day to Halloween? Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.marketwatch.com 1883 Wall Street

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in a mystery in the markets, asking why the decline from May Day to Halloween?  Year after year.  No definite answer.  1936 Great Depression CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #MrMarket: Why do markets decline from May Day to Halloween? Brett Arends, MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com 915-930 #PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Foot traffic hopping. Park Fire surging. @JCBliss [Link removed for brevity] 930-945 #SmallBusinessAmerica: Heavy truck sales up: what recession? @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 945-1000 #SmallBusinessAmerica: #Money-making with AI. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://genemarks.medium.com/workers-and-business-owners-are-leaning-into-generative-ai-heres-how-5404c46a34a5 SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #VPOTUS: The Harris record in San Francisco and Sacramento. Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution. https://www.hoover.org/research/enter-kamala-and-scrutiny-her-california-years 1015-1030 Lancaster Report: Debby strikes in waves. County layoffs pile up. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barron's. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1030-1045 #SCOTUS: The immunity Amendment & What is to be done? Richard Epstein, Hoover https://www.hoover.org/research/biden-misfires-presidential-immunity 1045-1100 #VPOTUS: The year of three VPOTUS. Richard Epstein, Hoover https://www.hoover.org/research/biden-misfires-presidential-immunity THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/8: American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 Hardcover – May 21, 2024 by Alan Taylor (Author) https://www.amazon.com/American-Civil-Wars-Continental-1850-1873/dp/1324035285 1115-1130 2/8: American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 Hardcover – May 21, 2024 by Alan Taylor (Author) 1130-1145 3/8: American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 Hardcover – May 21, 2024 by Alan Taylor (Author) 1145-1200 4/8: American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 Hardcover – May 21, 2024 by Alan Taylor (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #OLYMPICS: An Error in Mockery. Conrad Black, National Post https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/conrad-black-11?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Conrad%20Black%20-%20Follow%20the%20author%202024-08-09&utm_term=Conrad%20Black%20Newsletter 1215-1230 #ITALY: Torrid. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation, in Siena https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/italy-braces-for-extreme-heatwave-driven-by-african-anticyclone/ar-BB1qQ3a1 1230-1245 #PRC: Long March 6A fail. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://www.marketwatch.com 1245-100 AM #MARS: Terraforming to 50 Fahrenheit. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-propose-much-more-efficient-method-for-warming-mars-to-habitable-temperatures/

PREVIEW: MARKETS: Conversation with colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch regarding the unsolved puzzle of why markets decline from May to Halloween and then rally. More tonight. 1953

PREVIEW: MARKETS: Conversation with colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch regarding the unsolved puzzle of why markets decline from May to Halloween and then rally. More tonight. 1940

PREVIEW: MARKETS: Conversation with colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch regarding the unsolved puzzle of why markets decline from May to Halloween and then rally. More tonight 1936 Italian Market Arthur Avenue NYC.

GOOD EVENING: The show begins tonight in an Al Qaedaa camp in Afghanistan, reading the news of the plea deal for GITMO killers that has now been revoked by the DoD... 1915 JP Morgan Building CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 1/2: #AlQaeda: The known and unknown of plea dealing with AQ: Bill Roggio, FDD 915-930 2/2: #AlQaeda: The known and unknown of plea dealing with AQ: Bill Roggio, FDD 930-945 1/2: #IRAN: #HEZBOLLAH: Antony Blinken and war warning, David Daou, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD 945-1000 2/2: #IRAN: #HEZBOLLAH: Antony Blinken and war warning, David Daou, FDD. Bill Roggio, FDD SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #NewWorldReport: The arrest warrants. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1015-1030 #NewWorldReport: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico look for compromise. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1030-1045 #NewWorldReport: US and EU reject Maduro Regime count and turn toward the Opposition. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1045-1100 #NewWorldReport: Farmers attack Indigenous Peoples. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/2: MrMarket: Global sell-off and AI buying. Brett Arends, MarketWatch ROI. 1115-1130 2/2: MrMarket: Global sell-off and AI buying. Brett Arends, MarketWatch ROI. 1130-1145 #DETERRENCE: The cost of the Sentinel upgrade. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 1145-1200 #RU: Those bombers off Alaska for show. Blaine Holt, retired Air Force general who served as deputy military representative to NATO, on a pilot's view of the Chinese and Russian aerial intrusion near Alaska last month. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #Ukraine: The long awaited F-16s arrive & What is to be done? Katrina Vanden Heuvel 1215-1230 #PRC: American citizens questionably jailed in China & What is to be done? 1230-1245 #DETERRENCE: THE PRC AND RUSSIA RUSH AHEAD WITH STRATEGIC WEAPONS. Henry Sokolski, NPEC. 1245-100 am #ISRAEL: Netanyahu in the political battle in Israel and the US. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution

PREVIEW: NVIDIA: DOTCOM: Colleague Brett Arends, MarketWatch ROI, remarks upon lessons learned from the Dot.com Bull of 1998-2000 and how it explains the future from the AI Bull of 2023-24 so far. More tonight. 1872 Montreal

The world is getting hotter but green energy stocks remain cold. Liberum's Joachim Klement talks with MarketWatch columnist Brett Arends on investment opportunities from climate change.

Michael Lowenberg, portfolio manager for the Modern Capital Tactical Opportunities fund, says that years pf interest rates being held artificially low has created opportunities for investors looking for income now, at a point where cash can be a more tactical investment choice and closed-end funds offer good opportunities to buy income streams at a discount. He's in for the Market Call today, but Bryan Shipley of Arnerich Massena discusses behavioral economics and just how hard it is for investors to buy into financial assets at times when they are on sale. Plus, Tom Lydon of VettaFi looks to a famous brand-name index fund -- but one that's not the standard measure of the market these days -- for his ETF of the Week, and retirement columnist Brett Arends of MarketWatch discusses how seniors are more worried about running out of money than they are about death.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1920 Canal Zone #MrMarket; Banks runs spread and deepen after the Fed hike... Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-04/pacwest-first-horizon-slump-reigniting-regional-bank-jitters?sref=5g4GmFHo

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. #Preview: SpecialEdition. Banks runs and the lessons of financial crises. Brett Arends, Marketwatch

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #MrMarket: We can't know if the banking crisis is over until long afterward. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-banking-crisis-is-having-a-slow-burn-impact-on-the-economy/ar-AA1akDZo

PHOTO: NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW #MrMarket: The bond market is fifty-fifty for no Fed hike & 100 % more turmoil ahead.. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/fed-poised-to-approve-quarter-point-rate-hike-next-week-despite-market-turmoil/ar-AA18Lsi8

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1871: he Merchants' Bank, Ontario Bank, and Cabinet de Lecture Paroissial, Corner of Place d'Armes, Montreal #SpeialEdition: #CreditSuisse: #SVB: Early maneuvers in the panic of 2023. Brett Arends, Marketwatch. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.wsj.com/articles/credit-suisse-shares-plunge-as-bank-storm-spreads-to-europe-7251349d

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1931 #MrMarket: The bond market is signaling year-end Fed funds rate at 3.75%.  Brett Arends, Marketwatch. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-interest-rates-inflation-svb-collapse-3495de76

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #MrMarket: Is this a Replay of 2008 in Silicon Valley. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.wsj.com/articles/svb-financial-pulls-capital-raise-explores-alternatives-including-possible-sale-sources-say-11de7522.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #MrMarket: Tightening until something big breaks. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fed-tightening-always-breaks-something-s-p-500-will-drop-to-3-800-by-march-warn-bank-of-america-strategists-e86be31e?mod=home-page

PHOTO: NO KNOWN RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLICATION. @BATCHELORSHOW #MrMarket: Do the markets believe Powell will stay the course of tightening?  Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.wsj.com/articles/january-jobs-report-unemployment-rate-economy-growth-2023-11675374490

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. London 1885 @Batchelorshow #MrMarket: The bond market hints at ebbing inflation. Brett Arends, Marketwatch  Https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-01-09-2023?mod=hp_lead_pos2

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #MrMarket: Gloom  from NY to London to Brussels; Great Britain strikes for wages. . Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/christmas-transport-public-services-strikes-cost-london-2-billion-b1047728.html?itm_source=Internal&itm_channel=section_banner&itm_campaign=breaking-news-ticker&itm_content=6

London money managers Ruffer & Co. have dodged this year's bond and stock market collapses - as they dodged the crises of 2000-3 and 2007-9. Investment director Steve Russell talks with MarketWatch columnist Brett Arends about how they've done it, how they approach money management, and what they see next.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow MrMarket: UK living standards retreat six decades: Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.ft.com/content/5f081f77-ed30-4a06-864e-7e4cc3204017

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #MrMarket:The ECB also gets it wrong. London raising taxes. Brett Arends,Marketwatch https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/10/31/sweeping-tax-rises-everyone-rishi-sunak-prepares-rough-road/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #UK: Truss exiting and Johnson flying home at 9-4 odds for PM. Brett Arends, Marketwatch. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/10/20/could-boris-johnson-make-world-king-comebacks/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #UK: #Conservatives: Spill speak in London.  Brett Arends, Marketwatch. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/10/14/liz-truss-clings-power-axing-kwasi-kwarteng/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #UK: The Truss government U-Turn & What is to be done? Brett Arends https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/10/03/liz-truss-news-kwarteng-45p-tax-conservative-conference-updates/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #MrMarket: The Market fails to believe that cheap money  is over. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-markets-dow-update-09-23-2022-11663930088

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #UK:#EU: #Japan: #Switzerland:  Dollar Supremacy at the eve of Winter Recession. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-16/rampant-dollar-has-room-to-run-as-fed-gears-up-for-more-hikes?srnd=premium-asia&sref=5g4GmFHo

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #MrMarket: Bear Market crash. Brett Arends, Marketwatch https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-inflation-jolt-for-markets-consumer-price-index-federal-reserve-biden-administration-11663107459?mod=hp_opin_pos_1

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #UK: The energy crisis, the Parliamentary scramble and the passing of the beloved monarch all at once. Brett Arends, Marketwatch in London https://news.yahoo.com/king-charles-meets-prime-minister-193400994.html

Having to work past retirement because cannot pay the everyday needs is not an option. Taking care of needs is necessary so saving for retirement at a youthful age is necessary. There are more bills to pay as we age for example medical. So, what are the benefits of retirement savings. Article Links:How Much Will Healthcare Cost in Retirement? Prepare to Be Shocked | The Motley FoolThis is how much — or little — is in the 'average' 401(k) plan - MarketWatch by Brett Arends, ROI https://www.covenantwealthadvisors.com/post/benefits-of-retirement-planning By Mark Fonville  Comments, Questions, Requests,         contact by email belowReducedebtincreasewealth    at    gmail   .    com The Enthusiasm ProjectDeep dives exploring the world of what it means to be an independent creator.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyHow to contact Misterchuck , for questions, comments, requests use this email address. Reducedebtincreasewealth@gmai.com

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Markets: Powell gets it right so far; Bears get it wrong so far. Brett Arends, Marketwatch. https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-fed/wrapup-6-fed-jacks-rates-again-powell-vows-no-surrender-in-inflation-battle-idUSL1N2Z71DY

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Markets: The Fed dilemma: inflation or jobs?  Brett Arends, Marketwatch. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-economic-mess-were-in-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-elizabeth-warren-larry-summers-inflation-11658783704?mod=hp_opin_pos_1

Photo: #Markets: In a recession now. Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends  @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch ROI   #MarketWatch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-01/rattled-stock-bulls-keep-paying-punishing-price-for-hopefulness?srnd=markets-vp&sref=5g4GmFHo

Photo: #Markets: Powell panics. Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch ROI https://www.wsj.com/articles/interest-rates-are-well-below-what-academic-formulas-suggest-fed-report-says-11655483175

Photo:  The genesis block of Bitcoin's blockchain, with a note containing The Times newspaper headline. This note has been interpreted as a comment on the instability caused by fractional-reserve banking.[ #Markets: Selling everything from crypto to TIPS.  Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends @Marketwatch ROI https://www.wsj.com/articles/coinbase-globals-shares-succumb-to-crypto-rout-11655141449

Photo: #Markets: Recession talk; & What is to be done? Brett Arends, Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch ROI https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-10/us-inflation-unexpectedly-accelerates-to-40-year-high-of-8-6?cmpid=BBD061022_CUS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220610&utm_campaign=closeamericas&sref=5g4GmFHo

Photo:  Unloading chickens at consumers' poultry house, Eufaula, Oklahoma #Markets: "Just Fine." Brett Arends, Marketwatch ROI, Barron's.    https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgan-says-u-s-consumers-are-doing-just-fine-11653327789 https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-buying-back-stock-enjoy-a-discount-as-markets-tumble-11653298202

Photo:  A logo for Bitcoin, the first decentralized cryptocurrency #Markets: Crypto margin calls. Brett Arends, Marketwatch ROI, Barron's. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-twitter-are-pulling-back-on-hiringwill-others-follow-11652452915?mod=hp_lead_pos3

Photo:  Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (or Beurs van Hendrick de Keyser in Dutch), the world's first official stock exchange. The Dutch Republic's pioneering institutional innovations greatly helped revolutionize and shape the foundations of modern-day global investing. The formal stock market, in its modern sense, was an institutional innovation by the VOC managers and shareholders in the early 17th century. The first recorded professionally managed collective investment schemes (or investment funds), such as mutual funds, were formed in the 18th-century Dutch Republic. #Markets: Searching for the bottom bargains.  Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch ROI https://www.marketwatch.com/story/investors-havent-begun-to-price-in-recession-heres-how-far-the-s-p-500-could-fall-11652204827?mod=home-page

Brett Arends from MarketWatch – Why I don't Crypto in my 401k, Apple will NOT let me reuse my 9 year old monitor on my new MAC computer, Security for cell phones, OpenDNS, Streaming device shutting down or is it my TV? How can I stop everything from tracking me?, Can I connect my TV to my PC?  

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow #Markets: Bear Market sell-off. Brett Arends Marketwatch. https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-markets-dow-update-05-05-2022-11651736061?mod=hp_lead_pos1

Photo:  2016 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Eccles Building, Washington, D.C. #Markets: Three uncertainties and the Federal Reserve. Brett Arends, @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch ROI.  Barron's. https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/federal-reserve-meeting-inflation-rate-may-2022

Photo:  Seal of the United States Federal Reserve System. The seal has most of the elements of the Board of Governors seal. A version is printed on all U.S. Federal Reserve Notes redesigned since 1996 (replacing the letter of the bank which printed the note, which was used in earlier designs). #Markets: Eve of a Federal Reserve meeting during a bear market; & What is to be done?  Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch ROI https://finance.yahoo.com/video/fed-expect-week-fomc-meeting-134142497.html

Photo: #SpaceX: Musk discomfits the underperforming.  Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch https://www.economist.com/business/2022/04/14/elon-musk-wants-to-buy-twitter-for-over-40bn?utm_content=article-link-2&etear=nl_today_2&utm_campaign=r.the-economist-today&utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=4/14/2022&utm_id=1134136

Photo:  "Who else has gold, pearls, jewels?"               Wer hat noch Gold, Perlen, Juwelen? - Aufruf - Hamburg #Ukraine: Kremlin and Gold in Wartime.  Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/russia-just-made-a-case-for-owning-goldand-nobody-noticed-11648415950?mod=brett-arendss-roi

There is nothing about inflation hitting its highest levels in 40 years that makes anyone feel good, but Chuck looks beyond the big number to talk about the actual impact that higher prices are having on people, and concludes by noting that the costs and the choices inflation is creating are uncomfortable but manageable. As a result, while he understands the grumbles -- saying he complains himself every time he fills up his gas tank -- his bigger message remains that 'Higher inflation is not going to break you.' Also on the show, Marketwatch columnist Brett Arends discusses the fallout from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy calling Warren Buffett 'washed up,' a call that looks particularly foolish given the time since when Warren Buffett's personal fortune roughly doubled to over $100 billion in short order. Mark Hamirck of Bankrate.com discusses his site's latest survey of workers and their outlook on jobs and working conditions, and Jillian DelSignore of FLX Networks discusses the evolution of the ETF business and the trend of traditional mutual funds converting to the exchange-traded fund structure.

Photo:  Panic at the stock market, by Honoré-Victorin Daumier              Honore Daumier - Une Panique a la bourse CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor CBS Audio Network @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: Panic.  Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch, Marketwatch. https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-economy-braces-for-impact-of-russias-war-on-ukraine-11646684060

Photo:   National Stock Exchange of India #Ukraine: #SOTU: War in Europe in the global markets. Brett Arends, ROI, Marketwatch @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: #SOTU: War in Europe in the global markets. Brett Arends, ROI, Marketwatch https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/us/politics/biden-sotu-transcript.html

Photo:  The optimistic bond market; bullish good cheer despite some clear indications. No bond market signal of higher inflation ahead. Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends  @Marketwatch https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/inflation-on-the-shelves-means-deflation-in-confidence-a-study-finds/ar-AAU2Ezg

Photo:   Bearish stock market.  Here: Coastal Brown Bear Once upon a time, $12 AMZN: The Education of Cathie Wood.    Brett Arends, Barron's. @BrettArends    @MKTWArends @Marketwatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/death-cross-crystallizes-in-nasdaq-composite-on-friday-for-first-time-in-2-years-in-a-bearish-sign-for-the-stock-market-11645196858?mod=home-page

20220214 - Brett Arends Of Market Watch On Why New Retiree's Should Be Wary Of Emerging Markets by Kevin McCullough Radio

Dr. Greg Smalley From Focus On The Family looks at how couples can improve their relationships on a day like Valentine's Day. Dr. Gina Loudon from Real America's Voice examines the how and why Democrats are criminals and will stop at nothing to get an advantage on their competition. Brett Arends from Market Watch looks at why the for new retiree's the one market not to put your investment dollars into is the unknown of Emerging Markets.

Featuring Brett Arends From Market Watch On The Stock Market Outperforming All Metrics In 2021 by Kevin McCullough Radio

NYC Councilman Minority Leader, Joe Borelli, stopped by to discuss how this NYC voting act to grant voting privileges to non citizens can change the entire domestic landscape to voting as a whole. Zack Smith, from the Heritage Foundation, examines how the new NYC DA, Alvin Bragg, looks to stop pursuing prison sentences for low level crime offenses. David Harsanyi looks at the big gamble brought on by Charles Schumer to due away with the filibuster and plow ahead with progressive prerogatives. Brett Arends from Market Watch looks at how the Stock Market withstood all the economic challenges to yield strong returns throughout 2021 and also looks at wise ways to save money for the day you decide to retire.

Wall Street has long promoted keeping 60 percent of your money in stocks and 40 percent in bonds as the ultimate retirement strategy, claiming an average of 8 percent returns over time. Is that figure reliable, or is it just sloppy advice in light of today's high markets and historic low-interest rates? Brett Arends of the Wall Street Journal performed in-depth research to determine the viability and effectiveness of the 60-40 portfolio over the past 80 years. His findings? Except for two periods of dramatically declining interest rates, the 60-40 portfolio is in his words is "full of holes." And today with bond rates so low, the risk of income shortfall from a traditional portfolio has never been higher according to Ernst & Young. Today, Steve will review exactly why your bond funds are at risk, and how quickly a retirement portfolio could be hurt if both stocks and bonds fall at the same time--which is a distinct possibility! You don't want to miss today's show...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!

Are you a Christian who is diligently saving for Retirement and stay up at night with that nagging question….”Is Social Security going to be there when I retire?” Or maybe you are a Christian who is already retired and your question is “Wow, I'm taking Social Security right now, is it going to go away?!? Well today we tackle that very important Social Security question. We look at an article on Market Watch written by Brett Arends which examines the effect Covid has had on the Social Security Trust fund, as well as the health of Social Security overall! Spoiler, it's not great! We also hear from some listener reviews and I share some exciting news about the launch of our new website made for listeners of this show and Christian's who are planning or in retirement. www.christianretirementplanner.com   Outline of this episode: [1:50] New website announcement [2:33] Listener Reviews [3:30] Social Security Market Watch Article Overview [7:00] Wharton School of Business review on Social Security Running Out [11:50] Authors Opinion on how to fix the Social Security Crisis [13:45] Eric Schrum's opinion on what will happen to Social Security To begin, the author outlines the warning from Wharton Professor Olivia Mitchell who warns Social Security could become insolvent by early 2029! This is an accelerated timeline from official Social Security projections which predict social security to run out in 2034, still not an optimistic date. Olivia Mitchell believes that covid has caused job losses that are lowering the social security tax being payed into the social security trust fund and has caused many workers near retirement to retire early, thus drawing down social security benefits earlier than expected. The original author Brett Arends then offers his solutions for fixing this crisis including, increasing the social security age (again), lowering the payout retirees receive from social security, as well as having the most wealthy Americans foot the bill for retirees social security. Fina;ly, Eric offers his opinion and tells retirees in or entering retirement to rest easier than the doomsday picture outlined in the article depicts. Eric believes social security will get picked up by the government and remain a retirement mainstay for the long-term. Resources and people mentioned in this episode: Market watch article by Brett Arends: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/social-security-could-be-insolvent-within-8-years-economist-warns-11629891784 Listener Reviews: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-retirement-show/id1530097100 New Christian Retirement Website: www.christianretirementplanner.com

Detective Paul DiGiacomo looks at who's to blame for the crime wave that's ripping apart New York City. Brett Arends looks at the short term and long term effects of Inflation and why we aren't at our lowest point yet. Charmaine Yoest trusts the science behind the vaccine but why the messaging behind the CDC's latest bit of urgency is all wrong as it pertains to pregnant women. Governor Mike Huckabee takes aim at the Biden Administration and Kamala Harris in particular for coddling the mind of an 18 year old that sympathizes with Hamas and chastises Israel for using the Iron Dome to defend itself against acts of war.

MarketWatch reporters Alessandra Malito and Brett Arends discuss when cryptocurrencies belong in retirement plans, if ever, and the best way to approach these enticing investments.

MarketWatch reporters Alessandra Malito and Brett Arends discuss Arends' latest approach to constructing a retirement portfolio, as well as many of the investing options available for retirement savers.

Photo: Five years after Brexit Day. Brett Arends, Marketwatch

Frank Holmes, chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors, says that inflation should be a key concern right now for investors and says that it is unavoidable given economic conditions, the massive government stimulus around the globe and more, but he doesn't think that inflation will derail the stock market because there will be strong economic growth for at least six months that will keep markets rolling. Also on the show, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com looks at net lease real estate investments with his 'ETF of the Week,' and Marketwatch columnist Brett Arends discusses how investors are living in a cycle where domestic stocks are popular because they are hot and hot because they are popular. In the Market Call, Simon Lack of SL Advisors talks energy and pipeline stocks.

Frank brings you the headlines you need to start your day on Thursday, December 24.  Jeff Colton from City & State joins Frank to discuss the New York City mayoral race. Brett Arends from Market Watch calls in to discuss the economy.

This week Brett Arends from Marketwatch joins Cosmo on 321 GO where they discuss nursing hoes and covid19, and elf on the shelf. Cosmo interviews Major Marcus Juggenheimer, general secretary of the salvation army Massachusetts division and Carlisa Brown, director of advancement. In two minutes with Tom, Tom is joined by Joe Alviani.

Frank talks with former Federal Prosecutor John O. Connor and Marketwatch columnist Brett Arends about all the news of the day.

Frank talks with former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Market Watch columnist, Brett Arends.

Frank Morano talks with former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Brett Arends of Market Watch.

Frank Morano talks about the news of the day with Brett Arends, columnist for Marketwatch.  You also won't want to miss the John on John segment featuring Wall Street entrepreneur John Tabacco and cab driver John McDonagh.

This week on OA on Air we have Brett Arends of MarketWatch joining us to talk about politics and the democratic race. In 3-2-1 GO, Cosmo and Cayenne discuss the long-term health of the greater Boston economy and the housing shortage, coronavirus and how it's affecting the stock markets, and Harvey Weinstein and his prison sentence. In 2 Minutes with Tom, Tom recaps this week's democratic debate.

This week on OA on Air, we speak with Melissa Rogers, former special assistant to President Obama and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In 3-2-1 GO with Cosmo and Cayenne, they are joined by Brett Arends of Marketwatch to discuss using astrology signs to help make investments. In addition, they talk about actor Tom Hanks and why he's probably the nicest man in the world and the largest milk producer in the country becoming bankrupt. In 2 Minutes with Tom, Tom talks Deval Patrick joining the Presidential race.

Eric Swalwell drops out of presidential race after six minutes on debate stage. Not serious. Democrat editorial by Brett Arends is right - in part. These "debates" are silly and ineffective substantively. But that's not what this is about for the radical Left. Emotion versus reason. Actually, emotion at the expense of reason. Superficiality demands that substance be ignored. Highlighting promises for prolonged periods of time would only make the silliness more obvious. The carbon footprint of email. What are we going to do about this?!

Eric Swalwell drops out of presidential race after six minutes on debate stage. Not serious. Democrat editorial by Brett Arends is right - in part. These "debates" are silly and ineffective substantively. But that's not what this is about for the radical Left. Emotion versus reason. Actually, emotion at the expense of reason. Superficiality demands that substance be ignored. Highlighting promises for prolonged periods of time would only make the silliness more obvious. The carbon footprint of email. What are we going to do about this?!

Eric Swalwell drops out of presidential race after six minutes on debate stage. Not serious. Democrat editorial by Brett Arends is right - in part. These "debates" are silly and ineffective substantively. But that's not what this is about for the radical Left. Emotion versus reason. Actually, emotion at the expense of reason. Superficiality demands that substance be ignored. Highlighting promises for prolonged periods of time would only make the silliness more obvious. The carbon footprint of email. What are we going to do about this?!

  (Note: my next podcast is August 2.) Kellogg has the most successful vegie burger, pressure begins for IPO. More ESG stock, fund, and portfolio tips. Abandon GE, buy Schneider Electric, says Tim Nash in his stock challenge. Pot companies plan to adopt ESG as they strive to be seen as responsible, ethical, and sustainable investments. PODCAST: Kellogg’s ‘Beyond Meat,’ ESG Stock Tips, Ethical Pot Companies Transcript & Links July 5, 2019 Hello, Ron Robins here. Welcome to my podcast Ethical & Sustainable Investing News to Profit By! for July 5, 2019—presented by Investing for the Soul. investingforthesoul.com is your site for vital global ethical and sustainable investing information and resources. Please note that due to holidays my next podcast will be on August 2. Now to this podcast. And, Google any terms that are unfamiliar to you. Also, you can find a full transcript, live links and bonus material to this podcast at this edition's podcast page located at investingforthesoul.com/podcasts ------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, about the continuing saga of Beyond Meat. Its stock as of this writing is still holding well over $150 s share. Well, it seems that Brett Arends writing in MarketWatch has found that Kellogg has its own successful Beyond Meat competitor under the guise of its subsidiary MorningStar Farms -- and it’s going under the radar of everyone! In an article titled, Kellogg is sitting on a ‘fake meat’ gold mine bigger than Beyond Meat, Brett argues that Kellogg, whose stock price has been struggling for years, should take MorningStar Farms public and might well become even more valuable than Beyond Meat. Quoting Brett, he says, that, “Kellogg already owns the largest single ‘fake meat’ operation in the country in MorningStar Farms, a brand that has been around since the 1970s. [and he says] Where’s its IPO?” Continuing, Brett states, that, “I tried MorningStar’s ‘Grillers’ vegetarian burgers not long ago, on the recommendation of some friends. Frankly, I found them way better than Beyond Meat’s ‘Beyond Burgers’ and not obviously worse than the so-called ‘Impossible Burger’ that people are raving about. Close quote. Brett says that Kellogg won’t break out the annual sales figures for MorningStar Farms—though he believes they could be around $450 million and that compares with $290 million for Beyond Meat’s 2019 sales estimate! So, will Kellogg spin-off MorningStar Farms and do an IPO? Who knows but Sustainalytics gives Kellogg an ESG rating of 65—putting it in the 81st percentile of its peers and Reuters says analysts following the stock presently rate it as a hold. So, something you might consider. ------------------------------------------------------------- Barron’s the US investment daily paper recently published a piece by Karen Hube titled, How to Build Your Own ESG Portfolio. She says all the right things, such as the following, quoting her, "By putting your savings in funds that assess how a company is addressing (or worsening) environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, factors, you hitch your investments to good corporate citizens, and may earn above-average returns. But turning the concept into a practical investment portfolio without compromising on investing mandates such as diversification and due diligence comes with a unique set of challenges." End quote So, some great points are made in her article, but her portfolio appears overly diversified to me. Statistically, having more than fifteen stocks in diversified industries across regions will give you very little extra statistical benefit. Also, no-doubt it'll include sectors and companies that won't please you! Along similar lines, John Eade of Argus Research Group published their sustainable stock recommendations in a post, An Argus Research Portfolio for Sustainable Impact Stocks which appeared in Money Show. John likes: Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL: OQ), Ecolab Inc. (ECL: NYSE), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ: NYSE), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM: NYSE), McDonald’s Corp. (MCD: NYSE), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT: N), Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC: NYSE) and a few more that you can see by clicking the link in the transcript for this podcast. Again, if you have or are interested in creating a portfolio of profitable individual stocks that reflect your values, learn how to do it properly and systematically in my one-hour DIY Ethical-Sustainable Investing Pays Tutorial. Take a few seconds to check it out! Go to investingforthesoul.com/podcasts and look down the right-hand sidebar. ------------------------------------------------------------- In speaking of portfolio diversification, heavy industry is not a sector that as an ethical and sustainable investor you might consider. Nonetheless, you can’t escape the necessity for it in our society and it can have a place in your portfolio too. So, in Tim Nash’s sustainable stock showdown pulls plug on GE, he compares General Electric (GE: NYSE) with Schneider Electric (SGBSY: OTC). GE has been in the doldrums for several years. Tim says about GE, that, “GE was a great investment throughout the 20th century, but lacking a clear forward-looking strategy to transition into a low-carbon future, it’s no wonder that sustainable investors are turning out the lights on GE shares.” End quote Concerning Schneider Electric, Tim says, that, “Schneider Electric is a French energy management company making hardware and software that helps companies improve their energy efficiency… Schneider Electric at #60 on the 2019 Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, and #13 on the 2019 Corporate Knights and As You Sow Clean200 list.” Finally, he says, “If you want to keep the lights on sustainably in the 2000s, forget GE. Schneider Electric is a better investment.” ------------------------------------------------------------- Yet another new low-cost ESG ETF has been launched. It’s the Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (NYSE: SNPE). What’s special about this ESG ETF is that it tracks the new S&P 500 ESG Index. According to Todd Shriber at Benzinga in a post, Another Cheap ESG ETF is Here, Todd writes, that, the “S&P Dow Jones launched the index earlier this year and its approach to ESG investing is traditional in that it excludes tobacco companies, civilian firearms manufacturers and companies with low scores based on the United Nations Global Compact for responsible business… Continuing the quote, Todd says that, “The new SNPE allocates over 27% of its weight to the technology sector and a combined 28.23% of its weight to the health care and consumer discretionary sectors. SNPE is home to 319 stocks. The financial services and industrial sectors combine for over 20% of the fund's weight.” Now earlier I brought up the subject of over-diversification and here I’m concerned that like most other general ESG ETFs they tend to under diversify into a few key sectors—and so, for instance, when tech, health care, and financials do well, they thrive. Since these sectors have done so well in the past decade, portfolios that are heavily weighted in those sectors have generally outperformed. However, with trade frictions, anti-monopolistic sentiments and governments potentially further regulating health care costs and privacy concerns coming to the fore, it’s possible that stock market leadership might rotate to other market sectors. From another perspective that also relates in a way to diversification, is a protestation by James Gard in a Morningstar UK article. In it, he argues to be a little ‘looser’ in not being too strict in only including top ESG rated companies in your portfolio. His article is titled, Should ESG Funds Buy "Bad" Companies? James makes a point that, quote, “Investors who shun such firms may miss out if these efforts pay off in the long-term.” James further quotes Jon Hale, also of Morningstar, as follows, “Wouldn't another investor come along to take the place of the ‘responsible’ investor? And if enough investors shun a company's stock, it could become undervalued and end up outperforming for those who don't have any problem investing in it.” And by the time that happens, that poor performing ESG stock could become a leading ESG stock with great stock price gains that you would’ve missed out on. So that’s the argument for loosening your ESG stock screening. ------------------------------------------------------------- Incidentally, terrific price gains have been made with pot stocks in recent years. But can they be worthy investments for ethical and sustainable investors? That’s a complicated question. Besides the personal values issues for you, you might’ve wondered if pot companies can do well with ESG issues? Well, the pot industry is aiming to create its own ESG standards. Kristine Owram, writing in a Bloomberg article titled, Pot Firms Seek to Transition From Sin Stocks to Ethical Darlings, says, that, and I quote, "A group of 45 companies operating in the cannabis industry has crafted a set of standards that they hope could one day transform them from sin stocks into ESG darlings." This will be fascinating to watch! Can pot companies be sold as health producing ESG focused entities to institutional investors? For a great review of the pot industry from an ESG perspective see the Sustainalytics post and report, ESG Risks of Cannabis Cultivation: Energy, Emissions and Pesticides. ------------------------------------------------------------- So, these are my top news stories and tips for ethical and sustainable investors over the past two weeks. Again, to get all the links or to read the transcript of this podcast and sometimes get additional information too, please go to investingforthesoul.com/podcasts and scroll down for this edition. And be sure to click the like and subscribe buttons in iTunes or wherever you listen to this podcast. That way you can help promote not only this podcast but ethical and sustainable investing globally. And remember, I’m here to help you grow in your investment success—and investing in opportunities that reflect your personal values! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the content of this podcast or anything else investment related. I can’t say I’ll have all the answers for you and some answers I can’t give due to licensing restrictions. But where I can help I will. Now, a big thank you for listening—and please click the share buttons to share this podcast with your friends and family. Come again! And as I mentioned, my next podcast is scheduled for August 2. Yes, I’m taking a break. Talk to you then. Bye for now.

This week Brett Arends joins 321-GO! to talk Uber, Warren Buffet, and Game of Thrones with Cosmo and Cayenne. Then, the summer travel season is around the corner and the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum is the perfect spot to explore the history of the Mayflower Pilgrims and of Provincetown. In 1620, the Pilgrims landed in Provincetown first before settling in Plymouth. The Pilgrims’ arrival and their interaction with the native Wampanoag people will be commemorated in 2020 in Ptown and across Massachusetts. O’Neill and Associates SVP Ann Murphy talks to Dr. K. David Weidner, executive director of the Monument and Museum and a Co-Chair of Provincetown 400. Finally, Tom discusses his newest favorite book.

Jim Welsh of Smart Portfolios said he expects the market to reach a near-term high -- propelled by a window-dressing rally as fund managers try to make their portfolios look like winners with moves at the end of the first quarter -- but that the optimism that comes with that move will also bring about the rally's end and lead to a modest pullback. After that, he believes the market's direction is likely to be determined by the outcome of trade concerns in China, Europe, and England. Also on the show, Brett Arends of MarketWatch.com discusses a study which shows that the music you listen to while making investment decisions could impact how well you do in the market, Catherine Collinson of the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies discusses how heavy lifting in your job could impact your ability to retire comfortably, and we rebroadcast a recent interview with Mike Liss of American Century Value.

Today we got the opportunity to speak with Sean West, who over the past 11 years has built a successful financial advising practice in Meridian, Idaho. Together, Sean and I pick apart an article written by Brett Arends titled "Ten Stock-Market Myths That Just Won't Die." At the age of fourteen Sean received a gift of stock from his great uncle Merlin and also a personal finance book from his uncle Sam. Those two gifts started his journey to financial advising. Sean started his financial advising practice in 2007 and has lead clients through the ups and downs of economic and market cycles over the last eleven years. Sean is a certified financial planner CFP® serving over 180 clients across the country. He has a wife and four wonderful children. Sean spends his free time serving in the community and enjoying the outdoors with his family.

My wife the amazing art quilter and Kindle enthusiast   Interview starts at 14:08 and ends at 39:48   A friend of mine said, “How many times have you dropped a Paperwhite in the tub?” And she's right. I never have. And so at that point I decided that I was just going to hold the Kindle, and if it fell into the tub I would deal with it.   News “Half of Net Proceeds Is the Fair Royalty Rate for E-Books” at the Authors Guild - July 9, 2015 “Bread and Roses” by Hugh Howey at The Wayfinder - January 24, 2014 “Opinion: Apple Watch sales plunge 90%” by Brett Arends at MarketWatch - July 8, 2015 “Apple Watch Sales Aren't Looking So Hot” by Aaron Tilley at Forbes - July 1, 2015 “After crushing rival smartwatch sales, Apple Watch portrayed as doomed by CNBC” by Daniel Eran Dilger at Apple Insider - June 28, 2015 Apple WatchCast episode 18 My 2014 interview with the cofounders of Spritz in TKC 323 Bigger than Black Friday? Amazon Prime Day - July 15, 2015  Prime Music $100,000 Sweepstakes   Tech Tip How to disable Kindle Word Wise on your Paperwhite: 1. Start at the home screen 2. Tap on the menu icon at upper right. 3. Tap on Settings. 4. Tap on Reading Options. 5. Tap on Language Learning. 6. Turn Word Wise off. You can also turn off Vocabulary Builder.   Interview with my wife Darlene Goodreads Newsletters      (To receive the Goodreads email newsletters, click on your Goodreads Profile page and choose which ones you want.) Authors discussed in the interview:  Harry Bingham's Fiona Griffiths books - 1. Talking to the Dead: A Novel  2. Love Story, With Murders: A Novel  3. The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths - $2.51 on Kindle 4. This Thing of Darkness (available for pre-order for $3.99 with delivery July 30, 2015) Julie Hyzy's  White House Chef Mysteries Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs Mystery series Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley J. A. Jance's Ali Reynolds series and J.P. Beaumont series      Dance of the Bones: A J.P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker Novel by J. A. Jance  - available for Kindle preorder for $15.99 (!) with delivery on September 8, 2015, price set by the publisher, HarperCollins The Rise & Fall of Great Powers: A Novel by Tom Rachman Stephen White's Alan Gregory series Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire Mysteries Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series and the Bosch Amazon Original Series C J Box's Joe Picket series Lee Child's Amazon page   Content “Reading War and Peace on my iPhone” by Clive Thompson at BookRiot   Comments   Next Week's Guest Amy Edelman, founder and president of IndieReader   Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

Jeff, Mona, & Allen tackle all things religious and free. This week, that happens to be Indiana’s widely disputed SB 101 Religious Freedom Restoration Act. They follow up the discussion with Say What?!, a segment involving speaking before thinking… as if their podcast didn’t have enough of that already.   Host Check In (00:22) Religious Freedom Discussion (06:30) Say What?! (48:07)   RELEVANT LINKS Opinion: Indiana Didn’t Actually Pass an Anti-Gay Bill by Brett Arends (article) Definitive List of 2014’s Attacks on Christianity by Allen (An Irenicon Blog Post) Nanner Puss Video (YouTube Video) My Hands Are Bananas (YouTube Video)   CORRECTIONS In episode #005, All-Consuming Buyer Mona said UNICEF but should have said Unilever.   THANK YOU A big thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music.  Check out his band Soulwise.   WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Thank you for supporting the podcast!  Your ratings, reviews and feedback are not only encouraging to us personally, but they help others find the show.  If you appreciate the content we provide please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.   Join our conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links: Read Us on our blog An Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter or on Google+ Like Us on Facebook Love Us   You can also send us a Voice Message at irenicast.com/feedback  

- Moe discusses the possibility of next and worse crisis with guest Brett Arends, senior columist of WSJ and Marketwatch.com. Please call 1-800-388-9700 to make a reservation meeting Moe in San Jose.

Lubetkin's Other Blog Podcast #8: Interview with Garrett Graff, editor of FishBowlDC blog Garrett was the firstblogger to be given a White House press credential. More recently, it was announced in the Washington Post and on Jossip that Garrett will become an editor-at-large at Washingtonian Magazine. Garrett tells LOBP that he will continue blogging for FishBowlDC, although a co-writer will be engaged. Says Garrett, "I couldnâ??t give up blogging, itâ??s too much fun!" Program Notes 01:04 to 05:17 - Steve notes the debate regarding Boston Herald columnist Brett Arends' column about poor experiences with corporate PR people in Boston, and mentions his own response to the Arends column that took companies to task for reducing the number of seasoned PR people in corporate PR departments.The segment also includes an excerpt from the "For Immediate Release" podcast by Shel Holtz and Neville Hobson. 05:17-21:26 - Interview with Garrett Graff Garrett Graff was previously vice president of communications at EchoDitto, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based technology consulting firm. A Vermont native, he served formerly as deputy national press secretary on Howard Dean's presidential campaign and, beginning in 1997, was then-Governor Dean's first webmaster. In college, he was a news writer and executive editor at the Harvard Crimson, Harvard University's daily newspaper, where he wrote more news articles than any other writer in half-a-century and held internships at ABCNews' Political Unit and at the Atlantic Monthly. He is also a frequent speaker on blogging and the intersection of politics and technology. 21:26-23:05 - Closing credits. Thanks to 300Stars for Ying Yang, our theme music.