Episodes

Aug. 19, 2025

Investors Await Earnings

Earnings from Lowe’s, Walmart and Target set to release later this week, The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose thanks to strong gains in Home Depot, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified Financial Planne...
Aug. 18, 2025

Stocks Little Changed Starting The Week

Traders awaited key retail earnings including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart and Target, Meta’s new smart glasses with a display will debut this September cost about 800 dollars down from a more expensive price of over one thous...
Aug. 15, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway News

What it means that cardboard box sales are declining, the Death of the Cellphone, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified Financial Planner from EP Wealth Advisors on Saturday September 6th from 12 noon to...
Aug. 14, 2025

Stocks Wobble After PPI Inflation Comes In Hot

Stocks recovered from lows with investors buying the dip once again in spite of a dour wholesale inflation report, Nvidia as well as Amazon and Microsoft advanced, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified F...
Aug. 13, 2025

Stocks Rose Wednesday As Expectations For Lower Rates Continue

A record-setting session Tuesday sparked by a tamer-than-expected inflation report, Adam Phillips the Managing Director of EP Wealth Advisors with the latest Market Update, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Ce...
Aug. 12, 2025

Inflation Sigh Of Relief

Stocks rose as investors breathed a sigh of relief that a tamer-than-expected inflation report might give the Federal Reserve the green light to cut interest rates next month, The consumer price index rose 2.7 percent on an a...
Aug. 11, 2025

Stocks Are Little Changed To Start The Week

The market once again on the cusp of all-time highs ahead of a week of key inflation reports, The consumer price index is set to be released Tuesday and the producer price index is due out Thursday, More on Pints and Portfoli...
Aug. 8, 2025

The Strategy Show For The Week

The Mag Seven spending on Artificial Intelligence, Where we started with AI and where it's going, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified Financial Planner from EP Wealth Advisors on Saturday September 6th...
Aug. 7, 2025

Stocks Mixed After Trump Tariffs Kick In

President Donald Trump’s global tariffs went into effect, Initial jobless claims came in higher than expected, On the other end is artificial intelligence spending which has helped push tech stocks to fresh highs, More on Pin...
Aug. 6, 2025

Apple Surging Over News Of American Investment

Apple AI plans, Elon Musk is awarded over 29 billion, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified Financial Planner from EP Wealth Advisors on Saturday September 6th from 12 noon to 2pm in Pleasant Hill
Aug. 5, 2025

Stocks Fall After Weak Economic Data

The indexes took a leg lower after the ISM Services index flatlined in July and indicated higher inflation and lower employment, Services makes up about 70 percent of the U.S. economy so a slowdown in the sector could mean tr...
Aug. 4, 2025

Stocks Bounce After The Friday Sell Off

Investors clawed back the steep losses that were sparked by concerns over the economy and a new round of tariffs from the Trump administration, The jobs slump we saw on Friday raises concerns on a stagflationary economy with ...
Aug. 1, 2025

Retirement Planning

Looking back at the week, Dealing with Tariffs, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaza in Foster City on Saturday August 2nd at 10am with Chad Burton and Certified Financial Planner Ryan Igna...
July 31, 2025

Stocks Rose To Fresh Highs Following Solid Earnings

Magnificent Seven titans Microsoft and Meta respectively rose 6 percent and 11.5 percent on the back of better than expected quarterly earnings, Certified Financial Planner Chad Burton talks about planning for retirement, Mor...
July 30, 2025

Stocks Tick Higher On Strong GDP Report

Stocks were higher as investors analyzed fresh earnings and awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, Certified Financial Planner Chad Burton with ideas for a smooth retirement, More on the Retirement and Wealth M...
July 29, 2025

Mixed Corporate Earnings

This week is a key stretch for corporate earnings with Magnificent Seven names, Certified Financial Planner Chad Burton with ideas for a smooth retirement, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Pl...
July 28, 2025

Huge Week For Markets

Dollar Climbs after US-EU deal, Trump thinking about World Tariff, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaza in Foster City on Saturday August 2nd at 10am with Certified Financial Planners Chad ...
July 25, 2025

Strategy Show Giving You The Big Picture

Uncertainty and what lies ahead, The Double Digit Decades, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaza in Foster City on Saturday August 2nd at 10am with Certified Financial Planners Chad Burton a...
July 24, 2025

Latest Quarterly Results From Alphabet Came In Better Than Expected

Nasdaq and S and P 500 hit fresh records, Given the size and influence of big tech and artificial intelligence the Alphabet results were a nice little tailwind, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crow...
July 23, 2025

Wall Street Cheers Japan Trade Deal

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. had reached a trade deal with Japan lifting hope for further agreements being made, The U.S. is meeting with European officials in a push to reach a trade deal with the European Union...
July 22, 2025

Markets Retreat From Records As Chip Stocks Decline

The S and P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell a day after both indexes hit fresh records, Artificial Intelligence darling Nvidia and Broadcom each more than 2 percent lower, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at...
July 21, 2025

Investors Waiting Big Tech Earnings This Week

Stocks moved higher as investors tracked the latest developments in trade, S and P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs, More on the Retirement and Wealth Management seminar at the Crowne Plaza in Foster City on Saturday August 2n...
July 18, 2025

Strategy Show For July 2025

Investing in Ski Resorts, The Future of Tesla, More on the next Pints and Portfolios this Saturday July 19th from 11:30am to 1:30pm in Sunnyvale with Rob Black and EP Wealth Advisors
July 17, 2025

Markets Rise As Retail Sales Jump

Stocks advanced on a fresh wave of earnings and retails sales jumped, Stocks advanced on a fresh wave of earnings and retails sales jumped, More on the next Pints and Portfolios this Saturday July 19th from 11:30am to 1:30pm ...