Lindsey Bell, Chief Strategist at 248 Ventures, climbs back aboard The Express to take investors' temperatures following the Fitch credit rating downgrade. What's the message behind the drop from AAA to AA+, and why a potential government shutdown may make matters worse. Plus, investor was on the upswing according to our latest sentiment survey. Were we too giddy too soon?

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https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-for-the-markets-next-week-4584772
https://advantage.factset.com/hubfs/Website/Resources%20Section/Research%20Desk/Earnings%20Insight/EarningsInsight_080423.pdf
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bearsteepener.asp
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmMMHjD7yEs

Taking Investors' Temperatures as the U.S. loses its AAA Credit Rating

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Tom Sosnoff, the visionary fintech entrepreneur who created Think or Swim and TastyTrade, rejoins The Express to talk about why we need to be teaching Risk as part of financial literacy, why investors need to lose in order to win, and what the future of trading and investing technology looks like over the next ten years. Plus, some of the top performing global markets in the world are all in South America. What's up down below?

LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES

https://www.investopedia.com/cpi-inflation-april-2024-preview-8646157
https://www.tastylive.com/talent/tom-sosnoff
https://advantage.factset.com/hubfs/Website/Resources%20Section/Research%20Desk/Earnings%20Insight/EarningsInsight_051024.pdf
https://www.investopedia.com/legendary-investor-and-quant-king-jim-simons-dies-at-86-8646726

Redefining Risk, and the Future of Trading Technology

The Express returns to Omaha, Nebraska where tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders have gathered for 60 years to hear words of wisdom from Warren Buffett and listen to how he intends to keep growing their investment. Absent this year, of course, was Charlie Munger, Berkshire's former Vice-Chairman and Buffett's partner in building the conglomerate, who passed away last November just one month shy of his 100th birthday. We caught up with the Berkshire faithful as they shopped til they dropped and listened to Buffett's succession plans as he passes the reins to Greg Abel and Ajit Jain.

LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES

https://sentimentrader.com/blog
https://opensea.io/collection/boredapeyachtclub

https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-may-5-8643141

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/buyback.asp

https://www.investopedia.com/investors-aren-t-worried-right-now-but-they-re-not-buying-either-8642075

https://www.investopedia.com/key-takeaways-warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-annual-meeting-2024-8643567

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1E20HeIvRc

https://www.investopedia.com/4-key-takeaways-from-apple-q2-2024-earnings-call-8642680

Inside the 60th Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Among the Buffett Faithful

Carson Block, CEO of Muddy Waters Research, joins The Express to explain how one of the most influential short sellers identifies the frauds, the lies, the half-truths and the warning signs that companies sometimes use to dupe investors. Block discusses why his firm and others are looking deep into the commercial and residential real estate markets for what might be rotting inside balance sheets, and the catchphrases investors should be aware of inside corporate filings. Plus, retail investors took an extended spring break in April, but may have rediscovered their favorite stocks.

LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stagflation.asp
https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8639418
https://muddywatersresearch.com/
https://www.vandaresearch.com/news/
https://www.investopedia.com/1973-energy-crisis-definition-5222090
https://advantage.factset.com/hubfs/Website/Resources%20Section/Research%20Desk/Earnings%20Insight/EarningsInsight_042624A.pdf

How Short Sellers Look Through the Muddy Waters of Filings for Fraud

Bethany McLean, author of best-selling books including, "The Smartest Guys in the Room", and "All the Devils are Here", climbs back aboard to The Express after receiving the SABEW Distinguished Achievement Award, to talk about how she broke open some of the biggest business stories of the past thirty years. From Enron to Elon Musk's SolarCity, Bethany talks about how she developed her sense of wrongdoing, her battles challenging the Power and the Powerful, and whether America's style of capitalism can be saved.

LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/equityriskpremium.asp

https://www.calpers.ca.gov/page/newsroom/calpers-news/2024/calpers-will-increase-private-markets-investments

https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8635421

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-high-speed-business-cycle-private-equity-prepares/id1529322197?i=1000500819175

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/229011/bethany-mclean/

https://www.capitalisnt.com/

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/failuretodeliver.asp

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nakedshorting.asp

Is Capitalism Broken, and Can it Be Fixed?

Over the past 100 years, Edward Jones has become a ubiquitous financial advice business with over 15,000 locations in North America overseeing $2 trillion in household assets. Penny Pennington, CEO and Managing Partner of Edward Jones joins The Express to talk about what American families are doing with their money, what they are worried about, and how they intend to transfer their wealth to their kids and grandkids. Plus, Volatility is back after a long nap, and it is shaking up individual stocks and the major averages. Is this the beginning of a correction, or just the natural cycle of capital markets in the 21st century?

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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/vix.asp

https://www.costco.com/1-oz-gold-bar-pamp-suisse-lady-fortuna-veriscan-new-in-assay.product.4000186760.html

https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-8630573

https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/why-edward-jones/news-media/thought-leadership/firm-leadership/penny-pennington

https://www.cfraresearch.com/insights/

Taking Investors' Temperatures as the U.S. loses its AAA Credit Rating

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