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A talk radio show that provides comprehensive analysis on the economy and the latest breaking business news, while also providing insight on the markets and its impact on your personal finances.

  • Why Disney went from AI skeptic to OpenAI investor
    Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane discuss how Disney went from AI skeptic to OpenAI investor. Mary Burke (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) joins the show for a wide ranging interview that covers the beige book, AI impacts on hiring, tariff concerns, and...
  • Why is Broadcom slumping despite record revenue?
    Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane discuss Broadcom shares sinking despite record revenue. How resilient will the US consumer be without a job? AI shopping could drive $263B in holiday sales. Fiber is shaping up to be the next grocery obsession. Is silver the...
  • Can AI companies monetize fast enough to save the US economy?
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss the important questions for the Fed heading into the final months of Jerome Powell's tenure. The Fed will help drive a 10% gain for stocks in 2026, says one of Wall Street’s most accurate forecasters, Tom Lee. Is...
  • Did Disney just doom itself?
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss the Fed's fractured rate cut vote signals trouble ahead for future cuts. Oracle shares tumble as AI spending ramps up. Chuck is stunned by Disney's decision to sell its soul to OpenAI.
  • Why the AI boom is not like the dot com boom
    Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane discuss China's access to powerful Nvidia chips comes at a 'critical moment.' China's DeepSeek uses banned Nvidia chips. Why the AI boom is not like the dot com boom. 53% of investors with RMDs for 2025 still haven't taken...
  • Ask Todd: When it's time to update your estate plan
    Todd Lutsky shares when he believes it is time to update your estate plan, how taxes work on irrevocable trusts, and understanding marital deductions.
  • How does a Fed rate cut impact average Americans?
    Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane explain how rate cuts by the Federal Reserve impact average Americans. Why this may be the last rate cut for awhile. Warner Brothers' bidders brace for a fight that will last months. Todd Lutsky joins the show to explain how...
  • Americans’ dream of homeownership has become a luxury
    Mike Armstrong and Paul Lane discuss Home Depot sharing a cautious outlook for 2026. Alex Gailey (Bankrate) joins the show to chat about many home buyers finding themselves on the outside looking in due to too high prices and/or too much competition....
  • Why Oracle's earnings are a key moment for AI stocks
    Mike Armstrong and Paul Lane discuss Nvidia getting approval to sell H200 AI chips to China. Why Oracle's earnings is a key moment for AI stocks. Job openings in October rose to 7.7m. Sam Altman's spring to correct OpenAI's direction and fend off...
  • Is AI making us dumb?
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss reasons why investors are feeling good about stocks again. Is AI making us dumb? America gets retirement wrong. Can Vanguard fix that? Could paper checks be on the way out? States are raking in billions from slot...
  • The year of America's cranky consumer
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss what to expect in markets this week, from Fed rate decision to Oracle and Broadcom earnings. Paramount Skydance launches hostile big for Warner Brothers. The year of America's cranky consumer. Will Australia's...
  • Is Meta targeting Apple with its latest moves?
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss Meta changing course and now targeting areas dominated by Apple. Do we have another ridiculous name for the current state of the economy? Americans’ affordability crisis isn’t tariffs’ fault — it’s something...
  • What will Netflix do with Warner Brothers?
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong have major bones to pick with the release of the delayed CPE report and those that claimed today would be make of break for markets. Is 2% inflation still the right level to have? What will Netflix do with Warner Bros....
  • Is Friday really a make or break day for the stock market?
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong explain why Friday is not a make or break day for the stock market. Ted Rossman (Bankrate) joins the show to share the results of a recent holiday tipping survey. Three year-end strategies that can cut your 2025 tax...
  • Why do markets view weak jobs data as good news?
    Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss markets viewing weak jobs data as good news and why that's a problem. The stock market rode AI to record highs. What could knock it down? Marc Benioff makes interesting claims about how Salesforce is using AI....
  • How to fix the home affordability crisis
    Chuck Zodda and Marc Fandetti discuss home prices inching up and what parts of the country will be most impacted. Can the home affordability crisis be solved? Anthropic taps IPO lawyers as it races OpenAI to go public. Waymo's self-driving cars are...
  • Ask Todd: Using trusts to avoid estate taxes
    This week, Todd Lutsky explains how trusts help you avoid estate taxes and managing cash gifts to children.
  • Will the Fed act fast enough as potential trouble brews?
    Chuck Zodda and Marc Fandetti discuss today's ADP jobs report and if the results mean the Fed is more likely to cut this month. Will the Fed act fast enough as potential trouble is brewing in a key corner of the financial market. Todd Lutsky joins the...
  • OpenAI declares ‘Code Red’ as Google threatens AI lead
    Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti break down how diversified the S&P 500 really is. OpenAI declares ‘Code Red’ as Google threatens AI lead. Washington must break its promise on Social Security. How sticky is US inflation? The end of the slop bowl era.
  • Why is talking about a ‘K-shaped’ economy?
    Mike Armstrong and Marc Fandetti discuss the divided Fed can't agree the future of rate cuts. Why Kevin Hassett is winning the Fed Chair race before it has ended. Here’s why everyone’s talking about a ‘K-shaped’ economy. Bitcoin rout picks up steam as...