The Week That Is

Vijay Marolia, chief investment officer at Regal Point Capital, says that while artificial intelligence dominated the media landscape for moving the market in 2025,monetary policy was a bigger story for investors, particularly for those who profited from huge gains in gold, silver and precious metals. "Commodities told the story of 2025," Marolia says, and while he expects A.I. to continue to be a big story for both the news media and the markets, he said investors should be paying more attention to precious metals in 2026. Marolia discusses his expectations for the year ahead; he's expecting increased merger and acquisition activity, improvement for value stocks and small companies, a rebound in cryptocurrency and more.

Vijay Marolia, chief investment officer at Regal Point Capital, says that investors got proof about how all technology evolutions don't make for great tech stocks, as he looks at one well-known name that filed for bankruptcy last week while another big name posted record profits. He also dives back into the bidding war over content, not just with the latest in the battle over Warner Brothers Discovery, but with how the deal for TikTok is proving that content — and its market value — keeps changing. Plus, with the holidays on tap, Vijay discusses how he thinks investors can help their finances with a simple move that puts away some of their holiday shopping monies into the companies they are shopping with.

Vijay Marolia, chief investment officer at Regal Point Capital, takes another look at "this, that and the other thing" for markets this week, looking first at the fallout from the Warner Brothers Discovery merger saga, and how its resolution has bigger implications for deals that are likely to come up as industries react to current conditions. Then, he's onto the breather that markets took after a post-rate cut rally last week, and whether that suggests that investors will show weariness this week, perhaps discouraging Santa Claus from bringing a rally this year. Finally, Vijay digs into the talk of an initial public offering from Elon Musk's Space X — potentially the biggest IPO in history — and how it's important to separate emotions around the man from feelings about his company, as you decide if the entire business is the launch of an investment rocket or a rich man's folly.

Start each week by getting the skinny from Vijay Marolia, chief investment officer at Regal Point Capital. Each episode features his takeaway from the last week, his upshot for the week ahead and his projection for something to keep an eye on moving forward. Hosted by Chuck Jaffe of "Money Life with Chuck Jaffe," it's a fun, fast-paced, frenetic journey that this week focuses on the Netflix-Warner Brothers Discovery deal, how precious metals will respond to a rate cut and move forward and what parents should consider about the new Trump Accounts saving for children.