The Opening Bell

The direction of the State of The Union Address last night could have gone many different ways, but Steve Grzanich and Veronique de Ruby (Sr. Research Fellow at The Mercatus Institute) we’re surprised by the traditional, tone and outlook to where the US is at the moment. The two also discussed the economic subjects that were touched on from last night and what was left out that should be focused on going forward. Adam Schuster (Director of Budget and Tax […]

Illinois has been known around the Midwest and much of the country the we have some of the worst financial problems around, but things need to change. Steve Grzanich discussed a new proposed 5 year plan with Adam Schuster (Director of Budget and Tax Research at The Illinois Policy Institute) and covered the details what might be able to fix our state’s financial crisis.  

On February 6th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Trade Deficit Figures for November are out today along with productivity data from the 4th quarter Mortgage Applications from the Mortgage Bankers Association will be released today The EIA Petroleum Status Report is due later this morning

The conversation surrounding inequality is front and center today as it seems like the rich gets richer and poor gets poorer. Steve Grzanich discussed Katherine Newman‘s new book, “Downhill From Here: Retirement Insecurity in The Age of Inequality” to learn about how dire our retirement situation is in the US, but also some solutions that should be implemented right away to help fix the problem. Johnny Taylor Jr. (CEO of Society for Human Resource Management) then closed out the show […]

On February 5th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The US Purchasing Managers Index for January is out today The PMI Services Index along with the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management Disney, Snap and Electronic Arts all report earnings today

One third of American’s have some sort of an arrest record, and that makes the hiring process complicated from both the employer and employee perspective. Steve Grzanich discussed a new initiative with Johnny Taylor Jr. (CEO of Society for Human Resource Management) on how to rid the stigmas that come with hiring an ex-offender and how approaching it properly can benefit the company/larger society as a whole.  

Alcohol has always been a noticeable part of US culture, boasting a plethora of brands and types of booze for consumers, but millennials are shaking up that industry, and business are starting to notice. Steve Grzanich learned about the details of why whiskey and tequila brands are seeing jumps in sales while other alcohols are dropping with Rupert Steiner (European Bureau Chief for MarketWatch).  

Business can be tough to keep up with as changes constantly happen and Wisconsin is unfortunately experiencing it first hand with Foxconn shaking things up with their proposed US factory. Steve Grzanich touched base with Dale Buss (Contributor at Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and Chief Executive Magazine) to learn about the latest headlines with their business decisions and where it leaves the Wisconsinites that were promised a high number of well paying jobs. Rupert Steiner (European Bureau Chief for MarketWatch) […]

There’s always something that impacts the markets and this week, it was the cold (among other things). Steve Grzanich sat down with Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) for the full hour to talk about the major factors shaking the markets, the economy, and your money. The two also answered listener questions touching on how to help your 4019(k) to surviving market volatility.  

On February 1st, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Unemployment and Jobs numbers for January are out today (expecting modest growth) November Construction Spending Report, November Whole Sale Inventories expected to increase, along with January Consumer Sentiment Report Exxon and Chevron report quarterly earnings by the end of the day   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3591769/3591769_2019-02-01-071909.128.mp3