Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAsset Allocation Bi-Weekly - Part-Time Troubles (7/31/2023)
Episode 172
Fixation on headline economic numbers can lead to inaccurate conclusions. A recent example is the performance of major stock indexes, which it turns …
2 years, 11 months ago
Bi-Weekly Geopolitical Report – China's Collapsing Population (7/24/2023)
Episode 171
In Confluence's Mid-Year Geopolitical Outlook, we recognize China's youth unemployment and China's debt problem as two major issues for investors to …
2 years, 11 months ago
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly - Are Higher Interest Rates Bearish for Risk Assets? (7/17/2023)
Episode 170
Are higher interest rates bearish for risk assets? This may seem to be an easy question, but perhaps the answer is not so simple. Confluence Chief Ma…
3 years ago
Confluence of Ideas - The 2023 Mid-Year Geopolitical Outlook
Episode 169
Confluence Chief Market Strategist Bill O’Grady, Market Strategist Patrick Fearon-Hernandez, and Staff Economist Thomas Wash discuss the firm’s mid-y…
3 years ago
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly - The Green Shoots of Re-Industrialization (7/3/2023)
Episode 168
Economic data lately can seem unusually confusing. Even though inflation has raised the cost of living significantly compared to two years ago, the e…
3 years ago
Bi-Weekly Geopolitical Report – Distinguishing My Wife From a Hat, an AI Story (6/26/2023)
Episode 167
We may be getting a glimpse of what artificial intelligence (AI) can do and the tasks it can perform...but we may be slower to understand exactly HOW…
3 years ago
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly - The Great Divergence (6/20/2023)
Episode 166
The S&P 500 has performed very well in 2023, but market internals paint a less healthy picture. Confluence Staff Economist Thomas Wash joins us to di…
3 years, 1 month ago
Bi-Weekly Geopolitical Report – The Issue of the Terms of Trade (6/16/2023)
Episode 165
For many years now, the need for oil has been a primary driver of foreign policy, not just for the U.S. but for nations around the world. For the U.S…
3 years, 1 month ago
Asset Allocation Bi-Weekly - Weak Capital Investment by State and Local Governments (6/5/2023)
Episode 164
Underinvesting can have serious long-term consequences, and in the U.S., government underinvestment in one key area is a worrisome trend. Investors m…
3 years, 1 month ago
Bi-Weekly Geopolitical Report – China's New National Security Law (5/30/2023)
Episode 163
A new national security law in China is fresh evidence that the global investment environment is changing. Confluence Chief Market Strategist Bill O'…
3 years, 1 month ago