There is more and more talk about in a quality as the 2020 presidential campaign is ramping up. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are coughing up their versions of a wealth tax.

This episode of MM discusses the brand new phase one trade deal between President Trump and China. The media seems to dislike the deal, but there is real progress being made.

This week Ryan Ely, joins us for a conversation on recent market volatility, WeWork’s IPO fail, and a CHIME economic update. Also, a look at political history and a key economic indicator for President Trump’s reelection probability.

I recently sat down with my favorite author, Dan Buettner, to talk about Blue Zones. Dan is the researcher who discovered that in certain areas and communities across the world, people tend to live longer, healthier lives. He discusses how to incorporate the Blue Zones lifestyle into our everyday routines.

History is very clear that presidents do not get reelected if the economy is in recession or key battleground states are feeling economic pain. Someone showed President Trump a chart for job growth in PA, WI, and MI...which has turned negative. These are all states that the president won by a narrow margin in the last election and cannot afford to lose in 2020. This episode of MM describes how the leadership team on trade in Washington has shifted dramatically over the past several weeks.

This week’s episode of MM discusses how inflation has begun to creep higher while bond yields have remained low. Now more than 250 companies in the S&P 500 sport a dividend yield that is higher than the 10 year US treasury. Multiple caller questions relating to worries about the massive US debt, and when should investors automatically reinvest their dividends?

This episode of Money Matters features a fascinating interview with President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Raphael Bostic. Wes and Raphael discuss how the work of the Federal Reserve impacts our everyday lives, the impact of the US China trade war, tweets from President Trump directed to the Fed, insights on the direction and trajectory for wages in the Southeast, the inverted yield curve and more.

This fascinating interview discusses how the work of the Federal Reserve impacts our everyday lives. They also discuss the impact of the US-China trade war, tweets from President Trump directed to the Fed, insights of the direction and trajectory for wages in the Southeast, the inverted yield curve, the sustainability of low unemployment, the impact of innovation on inflation, and how to solve the affordable housing problem in America.

Investors are taught to buy low and sell high. However, S&P 500 total return data since 1945 suggests that buying at market highs has produced significantly positive results. This episode of MM also discusses the shock of large numbers and what each one percentage point move equates to with a S&P 500 valued at nearly $25 trillion.

Trade tensions ratcheted higher this week and markets continue to fall in reaction. This episode of MM discusses how the trade war has morphed into a Cold war that puts US democracy and capitalism versus Communist China. Caller questions include “I’m 54, should I roll over my 401(k)?; and I am age 60 and heavily invested in stocks, should I get more conservative?”