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Compak Market Wrap — 292 episodes

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1

Diversify

2

Something Has To Give

3

Stuck In The Strait

4

Riding High On The 5th Wave

5

No Deal? No Problem!

6

Peace In The Middle-East?

7

Bond Market Says Hang Tight

8

All Eyes On Iran

9

Strait Talk

10

Weathering The Middle-Eastern Storm

11

Turmoil in the Middle-East, Yet Markets Stable

12

The Tariff Two-Step

13

Beware the Dot Plot!

14

Warshenomics

15

New Year, New Fed Chair

16

January 2026 - Temperature Check

17

January Jitters

18

January - So Far, So Good!

19

New Year, New Highs!

20

Bullish Tidings & Market Joy!

21

A Downpour of Data

22

Fed-Watch Wednesday

23

Turkey Turnaround

24

November Market Muddle

25

Shutting Down The Shutdown

26

Flying to the Moon

27

Freaky Friday

28

Should You Fear The Shutdown?

29

Another Great Quarter

30

Fed Gives Rates A Trim

31

Inflation Data On Deck

32

Is All The Good News Priced In?

33

Check Your Portfolio Seatbelt

34

Market High Strategies

35

All Eyes On Inflation

36

Job Market Jitters

37

Are You Ready For The Market Top?

38

Markets Maintain!

39

Markets Are Running Hot, Don't Get Burned!

40

High Markets, High Time To Rebalance

41

Fireworks On The Ticker Tape

42

Markets: Keeping Calm & Carrying On

43

Bonds Say Buckle Up

44

Magnificent May! Will It Stay?

45

Big, Beautiful Budget Bill

46

Tariffs Terminated

47

Wait & See

48

Dollar Still Dominates

49

Tariff U-Turn Coming?

50

A Pause in Volatility

51

Hold Tight Through Tariffs

52

"Tariffying" Markets

53

'Flexibility' Provides Stability

54

Tariff Tantrum

55

Riding A Bucking Bull Market

56

Stocks Rise to New Highs!

57

Eerie Earnings Ahead?

58

It's Tariff Time! ...Maybe

59

DeepSeek Sinks AI Stocks

60

Cool CPI = Hot Markets

61

The Interest Rate Rollercoaster

62

New Year, New Beginnings

63

That's A Wrap!

64

Deficit Damage?

65

December Markets: Naughty or Nice?

66

Thankful For a 3-3-3 Policy

67

Island Tops: Time For a Pullback?

68

Election Reflections

69

Ballots & Budgets 2024

70

Don't Short America

71

Election Indigestion?

72

Boo! Don't Let The Market Scare You!

73

Ordinary October?

74

September Support

75

The Fed Fights Inflation

76

A Portfolio Debate

77

September Slide?

78

Economic Indicators in Good Shape

79

Tech Back On Top?

80

Market Turbulence! Stay Seated in August and September!

81

Prune and Plant Your Portfolio!

82

Small Cap Summer?

83

New Highs or Deep Sighs?

84

How Healthy is the Jobs Market & Economy?

85

Is The Election Over?

86

Will This Summer Sizzle or Fizzle?

87

On Approach for a "Soft Landing"

88

Inflation Down, Markets Up!

89

Markets Hit Their Targets 🎯

90

Q1 Earnings Report Card - Solid A

91

QT Gets a Haircut

92

The Mag 7 Keep on Trucking

93

It's All About Rates!

94

Sell in April and Go Away??!!

95

"Some Like It Hot" CPI

96

Wrapping Up the First Quarter of 2024 - What's Next?

97

Central Banks Keeping It Loose

98

The Fed is Up to Bat - Will It Be a Hit or a Strikeout?

99

Inflation's 2nd Act? Hopefully Not

100

A Fantastic February!

101

Market Party Still On For Now

102

Maybe a Market Top... For Now

103

S&P500 at 5,000! What's Next?

104

Capping Off the First Month of 2024

105

"Return of the Mag" 7

106

2024 Market Earnings Preview

107

Is the Tepid Start to 2024 a Harbinger of Things to Come?

108

What to Expect in 2024

109

A Dovish Fed Came Early This Holiday: Will It Hang Around Through the New Year?

110

On Final Approach for a Soft Landing in 2024 🛬

111

Will the Market Keep its November Mojo?

112

Ho-Ho-Hold On! Santa Claus Rally in December?

113

It's the end of 2023: Have you completed your financial checklist?

114

Are you Ready for 2024?

115

Stock Market Rally: Trick or Treat?

116

Are We in a Bear Market?

117

The Final Radio Show – But the Podcast Lives On!

118

US/China Relations Now and Moving Forward

119

We Are Together Wednesday!

120

How to Achieve FIRE - Financial Independence Retire Early

121

The Quest for Financial Independence

122

Psychological Pitfalls of Money

123

Psychology of Money

124

Compounding Money

125

Two For Tuesday

126

Valuing Education and Financial Prudence in a Changing World

127

Principles for Investing Success

128

7 Mistakes Every Investor Makes - And How To Avoid Them

129

Timeless Lessons and Principles for Investing

130

Advantages of Diversification and Rebalancing

131

Guide to Modern Money Management

132

7 Common Mistakes at Retirement

133

Outlook for the Economy

134

Two For Tuesday

135

Avoiding Investment Fraud

136

Best Of "Market Wrap"

137

Choosing A Financial Advisor

138

Outlook for Energy & Industrials

139

What's Next for the Markets?

140

Creating Wealth

141

Outlook for Oil & Energy

142

Analyzing the Fed & the Economy

143

A Technical View of the Markets

144

Outlook for the Markets & Financial Sector

145

Ways to Avoid Taxes on Social Security Benefits

146

Market Reaction to Inflation Data

147

Time to Pay Your Estimated Taxes!

148

Outlook for the Fed & the Economy

149

Munis Are Back! How Should You Play Them?

150

Stock Moving News - Buy or Sell?

151

7 Common Mistakes at Retirement

152

Are We Really Facing A Retirement Crisis?

153

Earnings Review/Preview

154

Outlook for the Energy Sector

155

Seasonal Market Patterns

156

Fed's Next Moves and What it Means for the Economy

157

Preparing for the Restart of Student Loan Payments

158

The Four Market Stages

159

Why the Stock Market Will Crash...And Why You Shouldn't Care

160

Outlook for the Real Estate Market

161

Choosing A Financial Advisor

162

Avoiding Investment Fraud

163

How to Evaluate an Early Retirement Offer

164

Outlook for the Energy Sector

165

Outlook for Interest Rates & Inflation

166

Banking's "Last Mile Delivery" Challenge

167

More Ratings Downgrades and August Angst

168

Making Sense of a Changing Market

169

A Look At The Financial Sector

170

Are We At An Inflection Point?

171

US Debt Downgrade: Reposition Your Investments, or Stay The Course?

172

Winning Mindsets for Investing

173

Manufacturing & The Economy

174

Outlook for Inflation & The Economy

175

Why You Need An Investment Philosophy

176

Analyzing the Fed & the Economy

177

Impact of Inverted Yield Curves

178

A Look at 2nd Quarter Earnings

179

Tax Planning Pt2 - Ways to Reduce Your AGI

180

Outlook for Oil & Energy

181

A Technical View of the Markets

182

Two For Tuesday

183

Benefits of Mid-Year Tax Planning

184

Picking A Broker

185

Economic Outlook for China

186

Technical Analysis

187

Where The Opportunities Are And How To Implement Them

188

Using Markets To Understand The World

189

Sticky Inflation And Its Implications

190

Investing in A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)

191

Avoiding Investment Scams

192

Where To Stash Your Cash

193

Risk Tolerance and Investment Strategies

194

Two For Tuesday

195

2nd Half Outlook for the Markets

196

Outlook for the Financial Sector

197

Current Investor Sentiment

198

Moe on the Markets

199

Creating Wealth

200

Pros and Cons of Rising Interest Rates

201

Have We Reached Max Greed?

202

What's Next for the Fed and the Bond Market?

203

Two For Tuesday

204

Economic Outlook Ahead of the Fed

205

Mid-Year Tax Moves

206

Analyzing the Money Anxiety Index

207

Outlook for Q2 Earnings

208

Should Values and Investments Go Hand in Hand?

209

Outlook for Oil

210

Will Next Time Be Different?

211

Investing in Japan

212

Are Markets Prepared for the Fed?

213

Market Noise Versus Market Analysis

214

American Investment In China

215

Investing Amid Uncertainty

216

Ideas for Modern Money Management

217

Finding Direction in an Uncertain Market

218

Stay the Course in Your Investment Portfolio, or Make Changes?

219

Analyzing the Market

220

Seasonal Market Patterns

221

Financial Sector Outlook

222

Bond Market Outlook

223

A Technical View of the Markets

224

Changes & Opportunities for Retirement Investing

225

Outlook for Energy & Utilities

226

Outlook for the Economy

227

The Fed's "Pause Period"

228

Tactical Management

229

Painting The Macro Picture

230

Compak Solutions

231

Goal-Based Investing

232

Short Term Versus Long Term Investing

233

Strategic Investing

234

How To Pick Stocks

235

The Power of Financial Planning

236

All About Earnings – current environment, outlook, and the role they play in stock prices

237

Technical Analysis

238

Creating Wealth

239

Happy Money

240

Time for a Portfolio Review

241

A Deep Dive on Debt

242

5 Top of Mind Topics for Markets through the rest of 2023

243

Best Of "Market Wrap"

244

Analyzing the Fed & the Economy

245

Outlook for Bonds & Interest Rates

246

How U.S. Debt Could Impact the Markets & Economy

247

The "Wait and Watch" Investment Strategy

248

Best Of "Market Wrap"

249

Market Outlook for the Second Quarter

250

Outlook for 1st Quarter Earnings

251

Financial Planning For Recession

252

Buy, Hold or Sell?

253

Economic Impact of Fed Policy Mistakes

254

US/China Relations

255

Impact of Money Anxiety on the Markets & Economy

256

How Far Will the Banking Crisis Spread?

257

Positioning for What's Next in the Markets

258

Technical Outlook for the Markets

259

2022 Tax Savings Still Possible!

260

Rate Hikes and the Fixed Income Market

261

Banking on the Banks

262

Banking Crisis Impact on Real Estate

263

Will Contagion Spread Beyond Banks?

264

Technical Analysis

265

Bear Market or Buying Opportunity?

266

Has the Fed Gone Too Far?

267

Outlook for the Financial Sector in the Wake of Bank Failures

268

Bond Market Outlook in the Wake of the Silicon Valley Bank Failure

269

Outlook for Oil & Energy

270

Market Reaction to the Fed - Warranted or Overblown?

271

Best Of "Market Wrap"

272

Riding the Stock Market Roller Coaster

273

Household Debt and the Economy

274

Outlook for the Markets

275

Money Anxiety and the Economy

276

The Impact of Financial Procrastination

277

Inflation, Recession and the Economy

278

What You Need To Know About Secure Act 2.0

279

Analyzing the Market's Next Move

280

Is the Rally Over?

281

Short Term Versus Long Term Investing

282

Should I Make Changes To My Portfolio?

283

Positioning Your Portfolio For Rising Interest Rates

284

Creating Wealth

285

Goal-Based Investing

286

Understanding Technical Analysis

287

Outlook for the Financial Sector

288

US-China Relations

289

Current View & Outlook for Earnings

290

Outlook for Oil & Energy

291

Benefits of a Sideways Market

292

When Munis Lose Ratings