The Opening Bell

On October 21st, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: The Federal Budget Statement is released today Tomorrow, data on the monthly home sales are released, along with Eurozone Consumer Confidence Numbers SAP and TD Ameritrade report earnings today  

On October 18th, 2019 Bennett Wakenight shares today’s potential market drivers: Coca-Cola, Acme United, and American Express reporting earnings before the bell today. Federal Reserve speakers will make appearances all around the country including the Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan, Kansas City Fed President Esther George, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari.

On October 17th, 2019 Bennett Wakenight shares today’s potential market drivers: The Philadelphia Fed shared their business outlook survey today Earnings are scheduled to be reported from Philip Morris International, Morgan Stanley, E-Trade Financial Corporation and WD-40 Company.  

As October continues to move along so has the world of business. Bennett Wakenight filled in for Steve Grzanich and qued up the Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation where Don Lloyd (SVP of Capital Markets – Foreign Exchange and Derivatives at Associated Bank) discussed the progress of the U.S./China trade war, but Don explained why he thinks we need to negotiate harder right now in order get things done. (At 20:48) Bennett was joined by  Dale Buss (Contributor at Forbes, Wall Street […]

Fall and winter are said to be one of the most wonderful times of the year, but for farmers, it’s possibly the most hectic time of the year. Michael Matulis (Public Information Officer at The Illinois Department of Labor) joined Steve Grzanich to touch on the risks that comes with harvest season for farmers using combines, tractors and other pieces of machinery quickly to gather everything before the foul weather sets in. (At 15:12) Marc Horner (Certified Financial Planner and […]

A common misunderstanding is that financial advice is expensive and only for the wealthy. Marc Horner (Certified Financial Planner and CEO of Fairhaven Wealth Management) explained to Steve Grzanich that these days, there is a range of offerings when it comes to finding the right financial planner – there are the traditional long term planners that consumer might be associated with for years, or short term option as short-term (hourly) financial planners are becoming more popular and everything in between. […]

The economy is the chugging along and Wall Street is relatively happy, but Paul Nolte (SVP at Kingsview Wealth Management) is keeping his eyes on the Federal Reserve as they plan on meeting later this month to decide if they will be dropping interest rates even further. Steve Grzanich and Paul discussed this economic strategy to keep the country moving along but they also talked about finance that closer to home – they touched on the responsible way to take […]

On October 11th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: Import/Export Prices for September are out today Preliminary estimates of the October Consumer Sentiment Index is released later this morning

Many on Wall Street are refusing to say it, while other are aware that its inevitability. No matter where you stand on the confidence of the economy, a recession is on America’s mind. Steve Grzanich and Dan Barrins (SVP in the Commercial Real Estate Group at Associated Bank) caught up on the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation to touch on the industry’s pulse to see where it stands on the recession scale, innovation in the space, and Chicago’s biggest tenant/sublandlord, WeWork. […]

Some say the recession could happen by the end of the year while others are confident there is plenty of room left to do business before things slow down. At the moment, it’s not the biggest concern for Dan Barrins (SVP in the Commercial Real Estate Group at Associated Bank) because he explained to Steve Grzanich on the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation that the CRE industry is still moving along at a steady pace. One of the only outliers he […]