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T Bill's Plain Market Talk — 252 episodes · page 1 of 3
01/09/26 – Market’s At Record Highs, The Labor and Unemployment Numbers. Stock Selling Strategies, The Market’s Recent Returns.
10/23/25 – Russian Oil Sanctions, NBA Gambling Probe, Rivian Cutbacks, Dick’s Sporting Goods Store Size Expansion, K-Shaped Spending, Union Pacific Norfolk Southern Merger.
09/12/25 – Markets At Record Highs, Revised Economic Reports, Paramount May Buy Warner Brothers, Covid Vaccine Stocks Down, Hostile Takeover Defenses, The Wall of Cash.
08/28/25 – Markets Near Record Highs, Strong U.S. Economy Growth, President Trump Fires Fed Governor, Cracker Barrell Backs Down, Amtrak New High-Speed Trains.
07/19/25 – Astronomer CEO Placed On Leave After Coldplay Concert Incident, Steve Miller Tour Canceled Due To Climate Change, Block Up 10% On Addition to the S&P 500, Upcoming Economic Reports.
07/12/25 – New Tariffs Against Mexico and European Union, Firefly Going Public, Superman Opens Over $100 Million, Treasury Reports June Surplus, The Economic Multiplier Effect.
06/28/25 – Markets At Record Highs, Deeper Into The Recent Economic Numbers, U.S. – China Trade Agreement, A Potential Big July For The Box Office.
06/13/25 – Israel Attack On Iran’s Effect On Financial Markets, Recent Economic News, Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Record, Snow White Loses Over $200 million.
05/23/25 – Possible 25% Tariff On iPhones, EU May Get Hit with 50% Tariffs, Strong Rally In Nuclear Stocks, Intuit Up On Strong Earnings, The Exodus From Hollywood.
05/02/25 – Market Up On Strong Labor Report and Possible Tariff Negotiations, California Now 4th Largest World Economy, Qualifications To Be Pope, Certifying Corporate Financials.
04/11/25 – The Market’s Recent Volatility, Amazon Cancelling Orders From China, February Inflation Down To Lowest Level In Four Years, Bond Market Reaction To Tariffs.
04/03/25 – The Market’s Reaction To The Tariffs. How They Were Calculated, The Market’s YTD Returns, Money Movement, Bitcoin Down 20% From Its Highs.
03/20/25 – The Market’s Recent Volatility, The Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision, Amtrak Getting a New CEO, How Much Do Astronauts Make.
03/07/25 – Market’s Reaction To Tariffs, Walgreens Going Private, The Wash Sale Rule, The February Labor Report. Academy Awards Financial Impact.
02/21/25 – Tariffs and Inflation, United Healthcare Stock Decline, The Market’s Recent Performance, Evaluating a Company, New York Yankees Allowing. Beards.
02/07/25 – The Stock Market’s YTD Returns, Tariffs Explained, The Super Bowl and The Stock Market, Affirm Up 20%.
12/13/24 – The Price Earnings Ratio, Broadcom Over $1 Trillion In Value, NLRB Rules Reality Contestants Are Employees, Fed Expected To Cut Rates.
11/26/24 – The Stock Market At Record Highs, The Proposed Tariffs, Netflix After The Streaming Issues, Macy’s $154 Billion Accounting Issue, Glicken Box Office Success, The NYSE Pediment.
11/08/24 – The Stock Market’s Good Week, The Aftermath of the Market Crash of 1929, The Fed Cuts Rates, UMG Suing Tunecore For Music Copyright Infringement.
11/01/24 – The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and The Great Depression, Markets Up After Weak Labor Report, Amazon’s Strong Earnings, Inflation Near Fed Target.
10/24/24 – Investing 97 – Retirement Accounts 5 – IRA’s – Allowed Investments, Market Election Uncertainty, Record Demand for World Series Tickets, Tesla Up on Strong Earnings.
10/17/24 – Investing 96 – Retirement Accounts 4 – Roth IRA’s, Markets Near Record Highs, Nvidia Keeps Climbing, Climate Danger To Sports Stadiums
10/03/24 – Investing 95– Retirement Accounts 3– Traditional IRA’s, The Dock Workers Strike, Open AI’s New Funding, Michael Jordan Suing NASCAR, Diamond Sports Dropping MLB.
09/19/24 – Investing 94– Retirement Accounts 2 – An Introduction To IRA’s, The Fed’s Big Rate Cut, Tupperware Declares Bankruptcy, Great Britain’s Post Brexit Issues.
09/13/24 – Investing 93– Retirement Accounts 1 – Types of Retirement Accounts, Inflation At Lowest Level Since 2021, Market Near Record Highs, FDA Approves Apple’s AirPods as Hearing Aid.
09/06/24 – Investing 92– Investing With A U.S. Government Guarantee Against Loss Part 2, A Weak Labor Report, $10 Million Alleged Music Streaming Fraud, Circle K Looking To Buy 7-Eleven.
08/29/24 – Investing 93– Investing With A U.S. Government Guarantee Against Loss, Markets Near Record Highs, Nvidia, Best Buy, and Dollar General Earnings.
08/22/24 – Investing 92– Mutual Funds 41– Index Investing 20 – Leveraged Index Funds, Less Jobs Than Reported, Peloton Possible Comeback, Canadian Rail Shutdown, Wal-Mart+ Burger King Offer.
08/15/24 – Investing 91– Mutual Funds 40 – Index Investing 19 – S&P 500 ETF Vs. The Index, Inflation Coming Down, Retail Sales Strong, Mars Buying Kellanova, Deadpool & Wolverine Over $1 Billion.
08/08/24 – Investing 90– Mutual Funds 39 – Index Investing 18 – Index ETF’s, Carry Trades, Boeing’s New CEO, Heatflation, Disney May Have Three $1 Billion Movies.
08/01/24 – Investing 89– Mutual Funds 39 – Index Investing 17 – S&P 500 Inverse Leveraged Funds, Deadpool & Wolverine Heading for $1 Billion, CrowdStrike Declines, First AI Law.
07/26/24 – Investing 88– Mutual Funds 38 – Index Investing 16 – Rydex S&P 500 Leveraged Fund, Inflation Coming Down, Paris Olympics Lower Costs, CrowdStrike Stock Fallout.
07/18/24 – Investing 87– Mutual Funds 37 – Index Investing 15 – Rydex DJIA Leveraged Fund, Amazon Record Prime Day Sales, Ferrari Looking For Counterfeits, Darden Acquires Chuy’s.
07/11/24 – Investing 86 – Mutual Funds 36 – Index Investing 14 – Rydex DJIA Funds, Prices Declined in June, Olympic Betting, The End of Redbox.
07/03/24 – Investing 85– Mutual Funds 35 – Index Investing 13 – Leveraged Index Funds, Markets At Record Highs, Southwest Airlines Employs Poison Pill, Job Market Remains Hot.
06/27/24 – Investing 84– Mutual Funds 34 – Index Investing 12 – Walgreens Worst Day In Its History, Record Labels Suing AI Music Creators, Music Tech Companies Guidelines For AI Music.
06/14/24 – Investing 83 – Mutual Funds 33 – Index Investing 11 – The S&P Midcap 400 Returns, Abercrombie & Fitch Comeback, Stock Splits Are Back, Russian Currency Exchange Sanctions.
06/06/24 – Investing 82 – Mutual Funds 32 – Index Investing 10 – The S&P Midcap 400, Markets at Record Highs, The NBA’s $76 Billion TV Deal, Spotify CEO’s Music Creation Comments.
05/30/24 – Investing 81 – Mutual Funds 31– Index Investing 9 – The Nasdaq 100 vs. The S&P 500, Kohl’s and Salesforce Earnings Miss, Change In Settlement, The Key To Business Success.
05/23/24 – Investing 80 – Mutual Funds 30– Index Investing 8 – The Nasdaq 100, Stock Market Still At Record Highs, Nvidia 10-for-1 Split, Ticketmaster Anti Trust Lawsuit.
05/15/24 – Investing 79 – Mutual Funds 29– Index Investing 7, Stock Market At Record Highs, Shorting S&P 500 SPDR’s, Inflation Easing, Apple Apologizes for Ad.
05/10/24 – Investing 78 – Mutual Funds 28– Index Investing 6, S&P 500 SPDR’s, Novavax Stock Doubles, Consumer Sentiment Down, $2 Million VIP Package for Tyson/Paul Fight.
05/02/24 – Investing 77 – Mutual Funds 27– Index Investing 5, UMG and TikTok Reach Agreement, Peloton Laying Off 15% of Workforce, Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged.
04/25/24 – Investing 76 – Mutual Funds 26– Index Investing 4, Market Down On Negative Economic News, New Harry Potter Audio Books, Who Might Buy TikTok, Red Lobster Possible Bankruptcy.
04/19/24 – Investing 75 – Mutual Funds 25– Index Investing 3, Bitcoin Completes Its 4th Halving, A Trillion Dollar Market in Flying Cars, The Market’s Upcoming Week, Taylor Swift’s New Album.
04/11/24 – Investing 74 – Mutual Funds 24– Index Investing 2, Mixed Inflation Reports, Winning a Lottery, Supercore Inflation, Consumers Use of VR Headsets.
04/05/24 – Investing 73 – Mutual Funds 23– Index Investing 1, A Strong Labor Report, GE Splitting, An Electric Highway, Krispy Kreme at McDonalds.
03/29/24 – Investing 72 – Mutual Funds 22 – Mutual Fund Companies vs. Brokerage Firms, The Market’s Strong First Quarter, The Eleven People Above The Entrance of the NYSE. The ELVIS Act.
03/22/24 – Investing 71 – Mutual Funds 21 – Mutual Fund Screeners 3, The Economic Impact of Immigration, Reddit Starts Trading, The Financials of the Summer Olympic Games.
03/15/24 – Investing 70 – Mutual Funds 20 – Mutual Fund Screeners 2, Inflation Running High, A Possible Tik Tok Ban, Dollar Tree Closing 1,000 Stores, Target and Wal-Mart Limiting Self-Checkout.
03/08/24 – Investing 69 – Mutual Funds 19 – Mutual Fund Screener Applications 1, A Mixed Labor Report, Rivian Lower Priced Electric Vehicle, The Academy Awards, Taylor Swift Super Bowl Halftime Show.
02/29/24 – Investing 68 – Mutual Funds 18 – Mutual Fund Screeners, Leap Year’s Effect on Financial Markets, Dune Part 2, New Chat AI For Excel, Robot Start-up Raises $675 Million.
02/23/24 – Investing 67 – Mutual Funds 17 – Morningstar Ratings, Markets At Record Highs, AT&T Outage, Intuitive Machines Lands On The Moon, Vice Closes Down, Carvana Shares Soar.
02/16/24 – Investing 66 – Mutual Funds 16 – Types of Mutual Funds, Inflation Higher Than Expected, Lyft’s Earnings Mistake, Insider Trading, Japan Drops to Fourth Largest Economy.
02/09/24 – Investing 65 – Mutual Funds 15 – Large, Mid, Small, and Micro Cap Definitions, Inflation Revised Downwards, The Business Impact of The Beatles. The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor.
02/01/24 – Investing 64 – Mutual Funds 14 – Dollar Cost Averaging, Apple, Facebook, Amazon Earnings, Incorporating In Delaware, EU Sending $50 Billion in Russian Money To Ukraine.
01/24/24 – Investing 63 – Mutual Funds 13 – Bitcoin ETF’s – Trading a Down Market, Netflix Up on Subscriber Growth, WWE’s $5 Billion Streaming Desk, SEC and SPAC’s, The Rise of the Dow.
01/17/24 – Investing 62 – Mutual Funds 12 – Bitcoin ETF’s Researching Details and Expenses, Apple Now Largest Smartphone Seller, China Markets Down on Population Decline, Strong Retail Sales.
01/12/24 – Investing 61 – Mutual Funds 11 – The New Bitcoin ETF’s, Spot Vs. Futures Contracts, Corporate Earnings, Inflation Reports.
01/04/24 – 2023 Business Summary, Trends for 2024, Walgreens Cuts Dividend, China’s Economic Challenges, Strong Holiday Spending, Elvis AI Show
12/15/23 – Investing 60 – Mutual Funds 10 – Investing In S&P 500 Index Funds and SPDR’s, The Fed Positively Jolts The Markets, Gold At Record Highs, Citi Group Tells Employees To Stay Home.
12/09/23 – Investing 59 – Mutual Funds 9 – S&P 500 Index Funds, The Strong U.S. Economy, Highest Labor Force Participation Since Covid, McDonald’s New Coffee Shops, Krispy Kreme a Big Hit in Paris.
11/30/23 – Investing 58 – Mutual Funds 8 – An Introduction To Index Funds, The Market’s Big Month, SEC Looking At Crypto ETF, Inflation Still Coming Down
11/17/23 – Investing 57 – Mutual Funds 7 – Large Cap Income Vs. Growth Funds, Capital Gains, Mutual Fund Screeners, Copyrighted Music Being Used for AI Music Software Generators
11/09/23 – Investing 56 – Mutual Funds 6 – Large Cap and Stock Capitalization, Actors Strike Over, The Marvels a Potential Flop, Bitcoin Back Over $37,000, Disney’s Earnings
11/02/23 – Investing 55 – Mutual Funds 5 – Types of Stock Funds, Net Labor Costs Surprisingly Decline, Amazon Expands Affirm Credit To Small Businesses, Earnings News.
10/27/23 – The Huge GDP Numbers and Why Is the United States Economy So Big?
10/20/23 – Investing 54 – Mutual Funds 4 – NAV’s, Fees, and Closed End Trusts, Cybersecurity Company Gets Hacked, Actors Propose Surcharge To Streaming Customers, Solar Stocks Taking a Hit.
10/13/23 – Investing 53 – Mutual Funds 3 – General Concepts 3, Microsoft Closes Activision Deal, Netflix Opening Retail Stores, Novo Nordisk’s Soaring Demand For Obesity Drug.
10/06/23 – Investing 52 – Mutual Funds 2 – General Concepts 2, Jobs Report Much Higher Than expected, $15,000 Painting is Worth $18 million, The Magnificent Seven, Freedom Holdings Under Investigation
09/29/23 – Investing 51 – Mutual Funds 1 – General Concepts, Inflation Still Coming Down, Writers Strike Settled, Peloton and Lululemon Enter Partnership, The Pending Government Shutdown
09/22/23 – Investing 50 – Cryptocurrencies 7 – Investing In Cryptocurrencies, Auto Strike Expanding To Parts Factories, Positive Movement On Writers Strike, Rising Bad Credit Card Debt.
09/15/23 – Investing 49 – Cryptocurrencies 6 – Blockchains and Data Mining, The Auto Workers Strike Explained, TKO Begins Trading, J&J Changing Symbol, Live Event Paid Vs. Actual Attendance
09/08/23 – Investing 48 – Cryptocurrencies 5 – The Creation and Origins of Bitcoin, Apple Down on China Concerns, Possible Auto Workers Strike, Immaculate Disinflation
08/31/23 – Investing 47 – Cryptocurrencies 4 – Bitcoin And The Dollar – Similarities And Differences, Taylor Swift Tour Coming To Theaters, Inflation Still Coming Down, Shopify Up on Deal With Amazon
08/24/23 – Investing 46 – Cryptocurrencies 3 – Attributes and Characteristics of Money, Disney+ Series Coming To 4K Discs, Nvidia’s Strong Earnings, Dollar Tree’s Earnings Warning
08/17/23 – Investing 45 – Cryptocurrencies 2 – Bitcoin Concepts – Blockchains and Data Mining, Movement On Hollywood Strikes, Barbie Warner’s Biggest Movie Ever, Stock Market Performance By Month
08/10/23 – Investing 44 – Cryptocurrencies 1 – Basic Concepts, Inflation Continuing To Come Down, Disney Raising Price of Disney+, Writers Strike Hits 100 Days, Manhattan Rents Almost $5,600 a month
08/01/23 – Investing 43 – Bonds 12 – Ways To Invest In Bonds, Market Off To Strongest Start in 26 Years, Barbenheimer Over $1 Billion, PAC 12 Possibly Falling Apart. YTD Best Performing Stocks
07/21/23 – Investing 42 – Bonds 11 – The Yield Curve and Laddering, Barbenheimer Weekend, Broadway Strike Averted, Handling Lottery Winnings, The Nasdaq 100 Reallocation
07/12/23 – Investing 41 – Bonds 10 – Bond Ratings Explained, Inflation At Lowest Level In Two Years, The Imminent Actors Strike, Carvana, Netflix, and Roku Stock Appreciation
07/06/23 – Investing 40 – Bonds 9 – Corporate and Convertible Bonds Explained, Markets Down On Strong Labor Reports, Twitter Threatening Meta Over New Threads App, Movies Projecting Huge Losses
06/30/23 – Investing 39 – Bonds 8 – Municipal Bonds Explained, The Market’s Strong Six Months, Inflation Still Easing, Pfizer Employee Charged With Insider Trading, Netflix Mailing Out Last DVDs
06/22/23 – Investing 38 – Bonds 8 – Mortgage-Backed Securities Compared, Overstock Up Big On Purchase of Bed, Bath, & Beyond Name, Real Earnings Up For First Time In Over Two Years
06/14/23 – Investing 37 – Bonds 7 – Government Agency Bonds, Inflation Is Coming Down, The Flash Movie Finally Arrives, Measures of Wealth
06/08/23 – Investing 36 – Bonds 6 – Zero Coupon Bonds Part 2, Apple’s $3,500 Headset, Carvana up 56%, Google Cracking Down On Hybrid Work, A K-Shaped Economy, The Stock Market’s Strong Year, Next Week
06/01/23 – Investing 35 – Bonds 5 – Zero Coupon Bonds, Investing With a U.S. Government Guarantee Against Loss, Meta Upstages Apple’s VR Headset Announcement
05/24/23 – Investing 34 – Bonds 4 – Treasury Bonds, Fitch Places U.S. Government On Negative Credit Watch, A Possible Beer Shortage, A Huge Movie Prop Auction, Movie Theaters Evolving
05/18/23 – Investing 33 – Bonds 3 – Bond Pricing Basics, Apple’s AR/VR Headset Nearing Release, Fed Comments Concern Markets, Wal-Mart, Take-Two Interactive, Bath & Body Works Report Strong Earnings
05/12/23 – Investing 32 – Bonds 2 – Terminology, Disney+ Losing Subscribers, Inflation Coming Down, The Real Debt Level of the United States, Possible New Twitter CEO, Stock Market YTD Returns
05/05/23 – Investing 31 – Bonds 1 – General Concepts, Unemployment At Lowest Level Since 1969, The Regional Banking Issues. The Writer’s Strike, The Cost of the Coronation of King Charles III
04/28/23 – Investing 38 – Options 16 – Options Pricing, Inflation Coming In As Expected, Trucking and Rail Slowdown, Jenny Craig Going Out of Business, New Tenants For Bed, Bath, & Beyond Locations
04/21/23 – Investing 38 – Options 15 – Put Credit Spreads Explained, Facebook’s $725 Million Settlement, U.S. Mint Changing Metal In Coins, Wal-Mart Pulling Back from Digital Niche Markets
04/14/23 – Investing 37 – Options 14 – Put Debit Spreads Explained, Inflation Coming Down, NFL Team Being Sold, Strong Bank Earnings, Consumer Spending Declining
04/07/23 – Investing 36 – Options 13 – Call Credit Spreads Explained, The March Labor Report, Bed, Bath, & Beyond’s Proposed Reverse Stock Split, The Upcoming Week
03/31/23 – Investing 35 – Options 12 – Call Debit Spreads Continued, The Market’s Good First Quarter, Inflation Coming Down, Stock Analyst Caution Areas, Trading Change Proposals
03/24/23 – Investing 34 – Options 11 – Call Debit Spreads, Deutsche Bank Stock Decline, AMC Reverse Stock Split, Why Companies Incorporate in Delaware
03/17/23 – Investing 33 – Options 10 – Writing Naked Calls, The Banking Crisis Explained, Facebook laying off 10,000, Morgan Stanley Offering Chatbots To Brokers
03/09/23 – Investing 32 – Options 9 – Bracketing a Stock Position, Crypto Bank Silvergate Announces Liquidation, GM Buying Out Salaried Workers, The 50/30/20 Rule, Girl Scout Cookie Shortage
03/03/23 – Investing 31 – Options 8 – Covered Calls – The Price Spread, Troubles in The Crypto World, U.S. Largest Energy Exporter For Years To Come, British Companies Abandoning London For Wall St