Everything the educated investor needs to know to start their week, and how top financial advisors are guiding their clients into 2021 with Doug Boneparth of Bona Fide Wealth. Plus, the real reasons behind the Santa Claus rally, and whether you should still believe in it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the first truckloads of Pfizer's vaccine hit the highways, investors are feeling high anxiety as markets touch new records. Ben Carlson from Ritholtz Wealth Management explains the paradox facing investors. Global pandemics and stock markets have a long history together, and Jamie Catherwood of O'Shaughnessey Asset Management shows us how the patterns of this crisis look awfully similar to health crises of the past. As central banks meet for the last time in 2020, quantitative easing is our term for educated investors to know this week. All that and more on this episode of The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Of all the "asset " classes, Bitcoin has had an unfathomable year, rising 160% and smashing all-time records along the way. We go behind the cryptocurrency's momentum with Michael Sonnenshein of Grayscale Investments to see who's buying Bitcoin, and what the future looks like. The unicorns have returned for winter as Doordash and AirBnB are set to make their public debuts at fantasy-level valuations. What investors need to know about the IPO party at the end of the year. And why Modern Monetary Theory is the term of the week, and what you need to know about it. All that and more on the Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The business cycle is ramping up and most leading economic indicators show a recovery. ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan tells us what to look for next, and why the stock market's exuberance is to be expected. Low interest rates and a global debt binge have set the table for the feast of a century for private equity firms. Best-selling author and business journalist Bethany McLean joins the show to talk about how this could go very wrong. And why short-selling is the investing term educated investors need to know this week. All that and more on The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investors have been piling into recovery stocks as more positive news from vaccine makers light the risk lamp, but the economic realities of the pandemic are creating more obstacles. Ellevest founder and CEO Sallie Krawcheck joins The Express to talk about the pandemic's unequal toll on women, and how to fix it before it's too late. Plus, what the educated investor needs to know about market breadth and moving averages to position properly for the weeks ahead. All that and more on this week's episode of The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Global equity markets rush towards record highs despite daily record levels of the virus in the U.S. Mohamed El-Erian, President of Queens College, Cambridge, and Chief Economic Adviser, Allianz, joins the Express to talk about the economic and psychological scars from the pandemic, and how individual investors can protect themselves as risk takes over. Plus, how WallStreetBound is bringing investing careers to the inner city, and why 'Tail Risk', is the investing term you need to know this week. All that and more in this episode of The Investopedia Express. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the election uncertainty dissipates, investors are pushing their chips in on a continued rally across most sectors. Greg Valliere from AGF Investments helps set up the playbook for the next two months. How do you spot the next great investments and companies? Kevin O'Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful joins the Express with his advice and best opportunities. And why we need to know about the Wash Rule this week, as tax season unofficially begins. All that and more on The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Downtown' Josh Brown from Ritholtz Wealth Management joins The Express to help investors keep their perspective as markets swirl amid a resurgence in the coronavirus and election volatility. We also track where the money is flowing with Investopedia's James Chen as investors seek safety amid the choppiness... and why Value at Risk is the most important investing term of the week. All that and more on The Investopedia Express this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the new normal of low returns for fixed income securities, investors preparing for retirement are caught between risk and low returns. Joe Duran of Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management helps us plot the course for the near term. Big Tech is back in the crosshairs as Google faces an antitrust lawsuit, which is likely to be the first of many facing the mega-cap technology giants. Rana Foroohar of The Financial Times has a forecast for their future. And,why Volatility and Implied Volatility are this Fall's fashions. All that and more on this week's Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Equity markets keep grinding higher despite so many uncertainties around the pandemic, the elections and the economy. We look at what investors see over the horizon with LPL's Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. The economic recovery is happening everywhere we look except in the labor market where income inequality and financial insecurity are threatening millions of Americans. We take a deeper dive inside America's unemployment crisis with Heather Long from The Washington Post. We also look at what caused Black Monday 33 years ago, and why it couldn't happen today, and why you need to know about yield curve control this week. All that and more on The Investopedia Express this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Equity markets have shifted into a higher gear as investors play tug-of-war between betting on a recovery, while hedging against an economic slowdown. We look at where the money has been flowing with Investopedia's James Chen, and how individual investors should embrace the uncertainty with Lindsey Bell of Ally Invest. Plus, how a contested U.S. presidential election impacted the stock market back in 1876, and what you need to know about net interest margins in the week ahead. All that and more on this week's Investopedia Express, with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis adds yet another complicated twist to the investing landscape with less than a month to go before the election. We look at potential outcomes with Greg Valliere, US Policy Strategist for AGF Investments. While markets have been choppy of late, there are several bull markets running in the small to mid-cap sectors. We go inside the charts with JC Parets from AllStarCharts to find the uptrends. And why the effective tax rate is the investing term you need to know this week. All that and more on this week's Investopedia Express. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Volatility is back in style as the U.S. election draws near, but do elections actually move the markets? We go back in history with Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer to find out. 2020 has been a banner year for IPO's, and one of the biggest is about to drop as Palantir Technologies prepares for its debut. We'll tell you what you need to know about the data mining software company. Plus, why the SEC and other regulators changed the Volcker Rule to allow banks to make and offer some risky investments. All that and more on this week's episode of The Investopedia Express, with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big tech stocks have lost their luster as investors rotate into cyclicals hoping that the recovery is real. We go inside the leading economic indicators to look for signs of strength. Also, where are big tech investors looking for new opportunities to put money to work? We spend a few good minutes with serial investor and entrepreneur, Howard Lindzon. All that and more on this week's episode of The Investopedia Express, with Caleb Silver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices