The Opening Bell

The summer is synonymous with new toy releases, but the most popular toy of the summer so far is the fidget spinner. Steve chatted with Joan Siff (President of World Against Toys Causing Harm) about how the spinners are actually a huge harm to young children along with a list of other toys on the market today. Steve then chatted with the source of the fiduciary confusion for consumers, Geoffrey Brown (CEO of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors), […]

Autonomous vehicles are becoming more of a reality with today’s technology, but it’s not just the big car companies like GM, Tesla, and Toyota. Steve discussed the developing industry with Roman Kuropas (Founder and CEO of Innova EV) about how the electric vehicle is giving college campuses clean alternatives to shorter trips under within a few miles. Along with the changing auto industry, the media landscape is just as uncertain. Kumesh Aroomoogan (CEO of Accern) joined Steve to discuss his […]

On June 26, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Advanced Report of Durable Goods comes out today UK publishes it’s detailed demands  for it’s departure from the EU The Congressional Budget office releases a cost estimate for the Better Care Reconciliation Act Martin Shkreli’s (Former CEO of Retrophin & Turing Pharmaceuticals) trial for securities fraud starts today SCOTUS announces orders today  

The Fed meeting is over, inflation is still a concern, and commodities are way down, but what should be the focus? Steve checked in with Paul Nolte (SVP Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) to sort through the details of where this all leaves us in the market and where were going for the second half of the year. Steve then chatted with Rick Seaney (CEO of FareCompare.com) about the best and worst times/ways to use mileage points for […]

On June 22, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: New Residential Sales are released for May FY18 Budget will be discussed by the House GOP Conference 85th Annual US Conference of Mayors meet today  

Wise beyond his years, Breck Hanson has seen plenty through out his career, so Steve was pleased to sit down with the Vice Chairman and Former Head of Commercial Real Estate at Associated Bank to discuss the biggest factors in today’s economy. The Associated Bank Thought Leader looked toward the next possible interest rate hike, the financial stability of our state’s government, and if bankruptcy for Illinois is even a possibility.  

On June 22, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates Mylan (creator of the EpiPen) holds it’s shareholder meeting in the Netherlands Federal Reserve releases results from the latest supervisory stress test  

Everything in the news cycle can be rooted back to the world of finance. Steve and Breck Hanson (Vice Chairman and Former Head of Commercial Real Estate) touched on a slew of subjects (locally and internationally) and learned how they are impacting our economy on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader. The focus was then shifted to Chicago as today marked the relaunch of the Women Who Code network. Steve chatted with Saumya Pandey (Director of Women Who Code) to […]

On June 21, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: National Association of Realtors release existing home sales today Glassdoor is out with its list of the highest rated CEO’s JD Power issues its initial quality study today A hearing on the FY 2018 federal budget begins today Johns Hopkins University study releases a study today on fathers involvement in children’s lives linking to healthier lifestyles  

On June 20, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Commerce Department releases the trade deficit for Q1 FedEx reports quarterly financial results after the market today Wednesday brings the National Association of Realtors has home sales reports for May