The Opening Bell

A lot of overnight news to break down from across the pond and Steve dove right into it by starting off with the financial  perspective and chatting with Paul Nolte about how long the market volatility will keep up as the dust settles. Paul suggests that hunkering down on what you have right now is a safe bet, but considering buying some higher quality stocks as the day goes on. Steve was also joined by ABC’s Tom Rivers to give […]

On the June 23 episode of The Opening Bell, Steve talked mobile tech with Shiftgig Founder and CEO, Eddie Lou. The Chicago based mobile tech company is on the up and up after their announcement for expanding a sign that job growth to make a few extra dollars is good. Justine McDonald is a travel expert from CheapTickets.com and she jumped on the program to talk about the summer BBQ locations across the country and producer Mary Sandberg joined the […]

On the June 22, 2016 episode of The Opening Bell, we are one day closer to the Brexit vote, but in the meantime, Steve kept things local by chatting with OrgaNums CEO, Ashley Rossi (a Chicago based organic food company for children). Barry Sterner from Townstone Financial also joined Steve in studio to talk about a recent Harvard study about home ownership. Is the housing market on the up? Is renting still the preferred option? Do you qualify for a […]

With 20+ years of finance and entrepreneurship under his belt, Rodrigo Levy developed the trading desk at BBR Trading, but Code Platoon was the next logical step he saw for himself. Steve talked with the CEO and founder of Code Platoon about how he ended up in the coding world and what drove him to focus on veterans and contribute to the work force.  

Finishing off the week, Steve addressed more unfortunate overnight news about Jo Cox, a British Politician, who was shot and stabbed yesterday. On a lighter note, American Medical Association President, Dr. Andrew Gurman joined Steve for an exclusive interview about the status of Health Care in America, and with travel plans on the horizon Rick Seaney updated listeners about airlines, flight rates,  everything TSA related, and finally “Big O” Orion talked with Steve about his weekend plans.  

On the June 15, 2016 episode of The Opening Bell, Steve touched based with Dale D Buss about how aggressive truck advertising has gotten. It has sparked many conversations about the effectiveness of the campaigns and Dale explains if there will be more like it. Blair M. Pircon also joined Steve to talk about her company that is giving teachers a much needed breath of fresh air. The Graide Netwok connects teachers with qualified teaching assistants to grade and provide […]

The global economy has been very active lately and Steve and Heather Long helped break it all down. The two discussed the Brexit (the plan for Great Britain exiting the EU), the Fed reflecting their global perspective, and how it all effects your portfolio. Lora Kolodny joined Steve to update tech users about the latest Apple iOS, TV, and Facebook updates all emerging from the Tech Crunch world.  

To start off the new week, Steve kicked things of with the Allstate CEO Spotlight featuring Nick Wieczorek, the CEO of the app Cliq: an app that focuses on connecting people by disconnecting with technology. Eric Langshur also chimed in with his positive vibes and knowledge of well being in life. Eric is the Co-Founder of Life-XT and co-author of “Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing“.  

On the June 10, 2016 episode of The Opening Bell, Paul Nolte made his weekly visit to talk portfolios. Now that the political candidates are (pretty much) set, Steve and Paul talk about the effects the candidates might have on your finances, as well as the Fed’s antics, and of course the markets. Dr. Grant Gibbons,the Minister of Economic Development of Bermuda, joined Steve to talk about the roll Bermuda has played to The United States as well as the […]

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