In this special episode, we welcome Zack Kass, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) futurists, to discuss hype, hope, and the human experience in the age of AI. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.) 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when asset managers release their prognostications for the next 12 months, and investors hope that a Santa rally delivers a late-December boost to their portfolios. In our last episode of 2025, Brian Levitt explains why he wanted to name Invesco’s 2026 outlook “K-Pop,” but decided on “Resilience and Rebalancing” instead. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

As talk of an “AI bubble” hits the headlines, we discuss key differences between today’s artificial intelligence spending and the tech bubble of the late 1990s. We also talk to Invesco Real Estate’s Chase Bolding and Charlie Rose about opportunities in real estate credit and equities. And, with extraordinary monetary policies facing some recent criticism, we remember the role of the Federal Reserve in dealing with the deflationary threats of 2008 and 2020. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

The government shutdown may or may not be over by the time this hits the airwaves, but the negotiations process on appropriations bills promises to last for several weeks. Global Head of Public Policy Jennifer Flitton tells us why she believes we’ll get a final appropriations bill by the end of this year. We also explore what’s driven the strong price of gold over the past few years. And we discuss which verb tense is best to use when describing the US economy: “is weakening” or “has weakened.” (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

Rising long rates globally have caused some concern among investors. We discuss why meaningfully higher long rates are a tail risk, but not our base case. Plus, we talk to Hemant Baijal, Head of Macro Alpha and Co-Head of Emerging Markets Debt, about some big shifts this year in international market performance and the US dollar. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

Mid-cap manager Justin Livengood joins the podcast to discuss the surge in initial public offerings — a trend that he believes is more than just a temporary pop in activity. We also discuss why industrials and financials are his two favorite sectors right now, as well as his thoughts on stablecoins. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

International equity managers are in vogue again, so we visited with Portfolio Manager David Nadel about the case for international small- and mid-cap (SMID) stocks. In other news, we ponder how many burgers the One Big Beautiful Bill could buy. And we dive into Brian Levitt’s “pessimism aversion” and why he prefers to stay optimistic about the big trends that promise to impact the future. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

The 90-day pause on US-China tariffs has prompted many questions: Will this make it easier for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates? Will this end the speculation about the demise of American exceptionalism? In this episode, we tackle these issues and more. Plus, we interview Justin Leverenz, Chief Investment Officer of Invesco Developing Markets Equities, about his recent trip to China and his insights into the country’s economy. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

In this episode, we ask a UK market expert whether the current environment in the US brings back any memories of Brexit, and what that means for diversification in portfolios. We discuss trade deficits and refute the idea that global trade has to have a winner and a loser. Finally, we tackle the persistent question of whether the US dollar is in any danger of losing its reserve currency status. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)

Just hours after we recorded our latest episode on President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, he announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs on most countries. But the tariff story is far from over, and high tariff rates continue to cast a shadow over the economy. We’ll continue to track this story, but in the meantime, this episode highlights some of the economic and market challenges that come with high tariffs. (Invesco Distributors, Inc.)