Trends with Benefits

By VanEck

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Trends with Benefits is a podcast by VanEck with a forward-looking perspective. Host Ed Lopez interviews a guest each week to discover new ways of thinking about the markets, investing, work and life. Subscribe today.

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Trends with Benefits episodes:

05.29.2024
The Growth of Padel and What’s Next in Financial Services
Bill Ullman joins this episode to discuss padel, a fast-growing racket sport, as well as factors transforming the financial services industry.
05.14.2024
AI-Powered Investing with Doug Clinton
Doug Clinton discusses how AI models can drive investment decisions.
04.30.2024
NFTs and Tokenization with Matt Bartlett
Hear about trends in digital assets, including NFTs and tokenization, and how SegMint is enhancing protection for digital assets.
04.16.2024
Estate Planning with Anne Rhodes
Anne Rhodes discusses estate planning, addresses common obstacles, and highlights why having some plan in place is better than nothing.
03.19.2024
Supporting Bitcoin Core Developers with Brink
Learn about the technical side of bitcoin, including the developers who maintain the network, how they do it, and how Brink supports them through grants and fellowships.
03.05.2024
Model Portfolio Solutions with Joe Mallen
Joe Mallen discusses how customizable model portfolios can meet financial advisors’ needs.
02.22.2024
What’s Shaping the Asset Management Industry with Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson covers the top trends in asset management.
02.06.2024
Goals-Based Asset Allocation with Jack Ablin
Jack Ablin discusses goals-based investing, volatility in bond markets, the U.S. fiscal situation, and tax loss harvesting.
01.23.2024
Geopolitics and Your Portfolio with Charles Myers
As geopolitical risks escalate, investors should be aware of the potential financial implications of these events.
01.09.2024
Creating Shareholder Value Amid India’s Digitization with Vellayan Subbiah
Learn from Vellayan Subbiah about running a successful business in India and how digitization and policy changes are impacting the business climate.
12.19.2023
Get Ready for Retirement with Mariann Montagne
Mariann Montagne is here to help you prepare for retirement (and sleep better at night).
12.05.2023
Who’s Buying Gold? with Axel Merk
Ed Lopez meets with Axel Merk to explore the gold demand of central banks and trends in gold markets.
11.21.2023
How to Allocate to CLOs with Laila Kollmorgen
Laila Kollmorgen is back on the podcast to share what’s going on in the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market and how to allocate to CLOs.
11.09.2023
Modernizing Financial Advice with Ritik Malhotra
This episode explores how technology can be used in wealth management to improve financial advisors’ relationships with their clients.
10.24.2023
Alternative Investment Allocation with Joe Taiber
Understand the different types of alternative investments and how to approach them in a portfolio in the context of the broader economy.
10.09.2023
To T-Bill or Not to T-Bill
Explore whether T-bills fit your investment needs in this market environment.
09.05.2023
Is Solar Energy the Solution? with Robert Lane
This episode covers the current environment for solar energy, including recent headwinds and legislation, as well as what the future of the industry looks like.
08.22.2023
The Shift From a 2% to a 5% World and the 60/40 Portfolio with Jared Woodard
Jared Woodard shares his view on artificial intelligence, portfolio allocation, recent economic developments and what investors should expect for the rest of the year.
08.08.2023
Alleviating Advisor Challenges with Denise Wypiszenski
Learn how the 4U platform disrupted an antiquated process within the financial services industry and what it’s like to transition from the corporate world to being an entrepreneur.
07.25.2023
Divergent Trends in Gold Markets Explained with Ima Casanova
Portfolio Manager Ima Casanova covers recent updates in gold markets and shares the top benefits of owning gold in a portfolio.
07.11.2023
A Robotics Rundown with Luis Sentis
Robots are becoming increasingly important to society and the economy as they change our everyday lives and transform industries.
06.22.2023
To the Widow Goes the Wealth
Learn how to educate and prepare family members for the wealth transfer to women.
06.06.2023
The Macro Economy and Institutional Investing
Explore what individual investors can learn from institutional investors in the context of today’s headlines – the banking crisis, small-cap stocks and artificial intelligence.
05.23.2023
The Man Behind the Mic
This special episode of Trends with Benefits features an interview with Host Ed Lopez and looks back to how the podcast began.
05.09.2023
Brush Up on Brazilian Investment Markets with Caue Mancanares
Learn about the growth of Brazilian investment markets, including the impact of legislation on the current business climate and widespread crypto adoption.
04.25.2023
Financial Literacy with Lisa Crafford
Understand why financial literacy is important today and what advisors can do to help.
04.18.2023
Beyond the Trees with Laurie Wayburn and Anthony Gibbs
Ed gets a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the documentary “Beyond the Trees” which focuses on the unique management model of the van Eck Forests.
03.28.2023
Accessing Private Markets with Matt Malone
Learn about private market investments, how they provide more exposure, and how to determine if they’re appropriate for your clients’ investing needs.
03.14.2023
Saudi Arabia: A Rising Investment Destination with Ola El-Shawarby
This episode features Ola El-Shawarby who discusses the macroeconomic drivers in Saudi Arabia, including social and economic reforms and growing sectors.
02.28.2023
Caregiving Planning for the Sandwich Generation with Sarah Ricca
This episode offers caregiving tools and tips to those in the “sandwich generation” and explains how financial advisors can serve as a key resource when planning for caregiving.
02.07.2023
Economic Updates with Milton Ezrati
Learn about U.S. relations with China, the probability of recession, and asset classes that provide an inflationary hedge with Host Ed Lopez and Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist at Vested.
01.24.2023
Wealth Planning for the Largest Generation, Millennials, with Stacey McKinnon
Ed chats with Stacey McKinnon about millennial investors, including their values and behavior, and how the business of financial advice will need to adapt.
01.10.2023
The Stage is Set for Emerging Markets Bonds with Eric Fine
Ed is joined by VanEck Portfolio Manager Eric Fine who shares insights on the state of the U.S. economy, including how its monetary policy has set the stage for emerging markets bonds.
12.06.2022
Catch Up on Crypto with Pranav Kanade
Ed chats with Pranav Kanade about crypto terms you should know and what the FTX collapse means for crypto adoption.
11.22.2022
Finding Economic Moats with Morningstar’s Erin Lash and Damien Conover
Ed meets with Morningstar’s Erin Lash and Damien Conover who offer their perspectives on identifying companies with competitive advantages within the consumer and healthcare sectors.
11.08.2022
Soul in the Game with Vitaliy Katsenelson
Ed chats with Vitaliy Katsenelson about everything from the markets to music to meditation.
10.24.2022
Lithium Leads the Way with Anand Sheth
Ed meets with Anand Sheth, Founding Chairman of the International Lithium Association, to discuss the growth of lithium and its role in decarbonization.
10.07.2022
How to Approach Alternative Investments with Lorenzo Esparza
Ed meets with Lorenzo Esparza, CEO and Founding Principal of Manhattan West, about alternative investments and how he built his wealth management business.
10.04.2022
What to Buy… and When with Jan van Eck and Shawn Reynolds
Ed meets with CEO Jan van Eck to discuss his macro outlook, including the investment case for bonds, the labor market and corporate profitability.
09.22.2022
Making Sense of the Market with Ed Clissold
Ed meets with Ed Clissold, Chief U.S. Strategist for Ned Davis Research Group, to discuss the U.S. markets, including the risk of a recession and the case for a year-end rally.
09.01.2022
Explaining the Impact of the Energy Transition with Shawn Reynolds
Ed talks with Shawn Reynolds, Portfolio Manager, Natural Resources, about the energy transition and its environmental tradeoffs. He also gets Shawn’s view on the Inflation Reduction Act.
08.16.2022
CLOs: “Too Big to Ignore” with Laila Kollmorgen
Ed meets with Laila Kollmorgen, Portfolio Manager at PineBridge, to help you understand CLOs and their role in a portfolio.
08.02.2022
“Alexa, Differentiate My Brand” with Emily Binder
Ed chats with Emily Binder, Founder of WealthVoice, about the growth of voice marketing, how financial advisors can differentiate their brand, and ways to create impactful content.
07.18.2022
Model Portfolio Adoption with Matt Apkarian
Ed chats with Matt Apkarian, Associate Director, Product Development for Cerulli Associates, about the growth of model portfolios and the benefits they bring to both advisors and investors.
06.17.2022
Art, Tech, and NFTs with Jessica Santiago
Ed speaks with Jessica Santiago, CEO and curator at ArtRepublic Global about how the marriage of art and technology created the NFT markets we know today.
06.03.2022
Making an Impact with ESG with Luke Wilcox
Ed speaks with Luke Wilcox, CEO and Founder of Ethos ESG about the creation of Ethos, trends in sustainable investing and how Ethos create ratings focused on measuring impact.
05.18.2022
Outlook for the Gaming Industry with David Forman
Ed speaks with David Forman, Vice President of Research, American Gaming Association about trends he sees playing out in the gaming industry, and the impact of sports betting.
04.26.2022
Time for Munis? with Tom Doe
Ed speaks with Tom Doe, President and Managing Partner, Municipal Market Analytics, Inc. about his outlook for municipal markets.
04.13.2022
Finding the Value in Value with Wes Gray
Ed and guest host Patrick Schramm, East Coast Regional Vice President speak with Dr. Wes Gray, founder of Alpha Architect about Alpha Architect and the return of quantitative investing.
03.31.2022
Accessing the BDC Market with Kipp deVeer
In this episode, Ed speaks with Kipp deVeer, CEO Ares Capital Corporation about how investors can better understand the potential income opportunities and risks of investing in BDCs.

What's Trends with Benefits about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Trends with Benefits episodes:

The Growth of Padel and What’s Next in Financial Services

AI-Powered Investing with Doug Clinton

NFTs and Tokenization with Matt Bartlett

Estate Planning with Anne Rhodes

Supporting Bitcoin Core Developers with Brink

Model Portfolio Solutions with Joe Mallen

What’s Shaping the Asset Management Industry with Ben Johnson

Goals-Based Asset Allocation with Jack Ablin

Geopolitics and Your Portfolio with Charles Myers

Creating Shareholder Value Amid India’s Digitization with Vellayan Subbiah

Get Ready for Retirement with Mariann Montagne

Who’s Buying Gold? with Axel Merk

How to Allocate to CLOs with Laila Kollmorgen

Modernizing Financial Advice with Ritik Malhotra

Alternative Investment Allocation with Joe Taiber

To T-Bill or Not to T-Bill

Is Solar Energy the Solution? with Robert Lane

The Shift From a 2% to a 5% World and the 60/40 Portfolio with Jared Woodard

Alleviating Advisor Challenges with Denise Wypiszenski

Divergent Trends in Gold Markets Explained with Ima Casanova

A Robotics Rundown with Luis Sentis

To the Widow Goes the Wealth

The Macro Economy and Institutional Investing

The Man Behind the Mic

Brush Up on Brazilian Investment Markets with Caue Mancanares

Financial Literacy with Lisa Crafford

Beyond the Trees with Laurie Wayburn and Anthony Gibbs

Accessing Private Markets with Matt Malone

Saudi Arabia: A Rising Investment Destination with Ola El-Shawarby

Caregiving Planning for the Sandwich Generation with Sarah Ricca

Economic Updates with Milton Ezrati

Wealth Planning for the Largest Generation, Millennials, with Stacey McKinnon

The Stage is Set for Emerging Markets Bonds with Eric Fine

Catch Up on Crypto with Pranav Kanade

Finding Economic Moats with Morningstar’s Erin Lash and Damien Conover

Soul in the Game with Vitaliy Katsenelson

Lithium Leads the Way with Anand Sheth

How to Approach Alternative Investments with Lorenzo Esparza

What to Buy… and When with Jan van Eck and Shawn Reynolds

Making Sense of the Market with Ed Clissold

Explaining the Impact of the Energy Transition with Shawn Reynolds

CLOs: “Too Big to Ignore” with Laila Kollmorgen

“Alexa, Differentiate My Brand” with Emily Binder

Model Portfolio Adoption with Matt Apkarian

Art, Tech, and NFTs with Jessica Santiago

Making an Impact with ESG with Luke Wilcox

Outlook for the Gaming Industry with David Forman

Time for Munis? with Tom Doe

Finding the Value in Value with Wes Gray

Accessing the BDC Market with Kipp deVeer

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