Episodes

Sept. 2, 2025

Stocks Sink On Tariff Uncertainty

Investors took profits on bull market winners with the unofficial end of the summer season, September is seasonally a poor month for equities, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified Financial Planner from...
Sept. 1, 2025

Looking Back At The Third Quarter

Patrick O'Hare from Briefing.com provides an update on the uncertain market conditions, Looking Back at August, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified Financial Planner from EP Wealth Advisors on Saturday...
Aug. 29, 2025

Looking Big Picture At The Markets

Back of a Napkin ideas, Quantum Computing companies, 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. 28, 2025

Traders Pored Over Nvidia Earnings Results

Investors largely looked at the numbers as affirming the AI boom, Nvidia which makes up about 8 percent of the S and P 500 reported results that beat Wall Street’s estimates with booming revenue growth of 56 percent, More on ...
Aug. 27, 2025

Markets Brace For Nvidia Earnings

Patrick O'Hare from Briefing.com provides an update on the uncertain market conditions, Adam Phillips Managing Director of Investments at EP Wealth on the markets, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified F...
Aug. 26, 2025

Bracing For Nvidia Earnings Stocks Are Steady

Stocks were relatively unchanged as Wall Street awaits quarterly figures from chip giant Nvidia, No more shots: Eli Lilly stock pops after weight-loss pill meets targets in diabetes trial, More on Pints and Portfolios with Ro...
Aug. 25, 2025

Investors Looking Ahead To Nvidia Earnings Later This Week

On Friday the blue-chip Dow soared more than 800 points or nearly 2 percent to score new all-time intraday and closing highs, In the week ahead Friday’s July personal consumption expenditure price index which is the Fed’s pre...
Aug. 22, 2025

Strategy Show Highlighting Trends

Twenty retirement mistakes you will regret forever, The Future of Robots, 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 ...
Aug. 21, 2025

Walmart Pulls Back Following Missed Earnings Expectations

The first time Walmart missed on quarterly earnings since May 2022, Patrick O'Hare from Briefing.com provides an update on the uncertain market conditions, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certified Financial...
Aug. 20, 2025

Stocks Fall For Second Day As Tech Struggles

Stocks dipped, pressured by a broad decline in tech for the second day in a row, Adam Phillips the Managing Director of EP Wealth Advisors with the latest Market Update, More on Pints and Portfolios with Rob Black and a Certi...
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...