Liz Ann Sonders is Chief Market Strategist at Charles Schwab, which manages $11 trillion in client assets. On this week's show she breaks down the current market complacency to Wilf, and explains why investors should pay attention to what small stocks and under-the-surface factors are signaling beneath the S&P 500 and away from mega cap stocks like Nvidia. She also discusses why valuations aren’t a reliable market timing tool, the latest inflation and labor market data - with recent revisions reminding her of 2007/08. She also discusses how her job has changed with shorter investor time horizons and how retail traders are gaining influence. Finally, she shares her top investment advice and insights for navigating today’s markets.

Read Schwab’s report on US inflation here:

https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/inflation-heat-is-on

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Larry McDonald, author of The Bear Traps Report newsletter, former Lehman trader, and NYT bestselling author of A Colossal Failure of Common Sense is one of the best connected men in markets globally. Drawing on lessons from legends like Charlie Munger, David Tepper, and David Einhorn — all featured in his new book How To Listen When Markets Speak — Larry explains his view that the 'serpent of inflation is nowhere near dead', what that means for your portfolio construction, why passive investing could break the market and his fears for Meta’s share price. He also shares his top investing principles: avoid over-trading and wait patiently for moments of true capitulation.

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This week, Wilf talks to Thomas Peterffy, the digital trading pioneer and founder of Interactive Brokers. With a personal fortune of over $75bn, Peterffy is one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time. Arriving in the US from communist Hungary at 22 with no English, he embodies the American Dream. In this conversation, he defends capitalism and Donald Trump, reflects on building a $100bn business, and reveals his simple secret to success: using technology to deliver better, cheaper products for customers.

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This week, Wilf sits down with legendary investor and Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio to discuss the growing risks in global debt markets, the complacency he sees in bond pricing, and the warning signals beginning to flash. Dalio shares how he's positioning his own portfolio with gold and a small amount of Bitcoin, and why he believes the Magnificent 7 stocks are looking expensive. He also reflects on historical patterns of collapse, currency devaluation, and what it will take for the UK and US to navigate what's coming.

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This week Wilf sits down for a rare, extended conversation with Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon in London, who shares his leadership advice while reflecting on the strategy that has seen his bank outperform his rivals in the last few years. He shares stark warnings about London's fragile position in the global financial system, the importance of getting policy right on both sides of the Atlantic, but ignoring the noise from the Trump administration and his constructive view on the US economy and Goldman's business over the next 18 months.

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Hightower Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist, Head of Investment Solutions and Equity Portfolio Manager Stephanie Link outlines why she has been constructive on the US market in recent years despite the considerable noise. She also discusses being brave and buying during the April pullback, her top stock picks (Uber, Palo Alto Networks, Vertiv, Boeing, Amazon, D.R. Horton and multiple banks), and her advice on investing and smashing it in a male dominated industry.

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Some bonus content from Wilf's conversation earlier this week with the Founder, Chairman, and Long Term Investment Strategist at GMO, Jeremy Grantham. This time Jeremy focuses on the biggest long term risks he sees for the market, and humanity, including toxicity, declining fertility and climate change.

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This week Wilf speaks to the man who has predicted some of the biggest stock market bubbles of the last 5 decades - Jeremy Grantham - who, on the day that Nvidia hits $4trn market cap, predicts we're nearing the top of another major bubble, likening Nvidia's success to the "guy selling the shovels at the peak of the gold rush". Striking a very bearish note on the US Magnificent 7, he discusses the pain that predicting crashes too early causes finance professionals, but how private individuals have advantages as long as they step back and look at the data, as he shares his advice for investors following a legendary career.

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This week Wilf speaks to Former US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about President Trump's economic agenda, and reflects on how he helped President Clinton balance the budget in the 90s, in light of Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" making its way through Congress. Lew reflects on the growing size of the US deficit, the weakening US dollar, and gives his advice for leaders on how to build bridges with those on the opposing team.

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This week Wilf talks to Founder and Portfolio Manager of Niles Investment Management, Dan Niles, about his latest views on the market, and the career path that’s led to his position as the most respected tech investor in the world. Dan reveals that he is terrified by the US debt position and bearish on the market on any medium term outlook, albeit believing it will make new all time highs in the short term. He reveals his top 5 picks, and explains why he is incredibly bearish on Apple. He also gives listeners a rare insight into his core investing principles while reflecting on the best and worst investments he has ever made.

The content of The Master Investor Podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or other professional advice. Always seek independent financial advice before making investment decisions

You can watch the full video on The Master Investor YouTube channel. 

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This podcast is produced by Paradine Productions, The Master Investor Podcast Ltd in association with Bird Lime Media.