Money Life With Chuck Jaffe Daily Podcast

Lauren Pearson and Jim Ewing of HighTower Advisors discussed recent volatility and where it has created opportunity for investors, and both agreed that one spot for investors to consider now is cash, both because of rising rates but also to keep powder dry. international and emerging markets were among the other options discussed in the Collective Wisdom segment; also on the show, Ben Hunt of EpsilonTheory.com gives an interesting take on whether bad news is really good for the market, Hilary Kramer of High Octane Trader and Game Changer Stocks has the Market Call and more

Alan Gayle of Via Nova Investment Management said that he does not see any problem with the market reaching and eclipsing previous highs. with the Standard and Poor's 500 getting back to 2,900 sometime this year. Meanwhile, D.r. Barton Jr. of 10minutemillionaire.com said the market's current snap-back rally has the market moving sharply upward, 'but in a healthy fashion.' Also on the show,m Charles Rotbut of AAII Journal has his Stock of the Week and Tim Melvin of the Heatseeker newsletter talks stocks in the Market Call.

Chuck had a long history of writing about and talking with Jack Bogle. In fact, when Bogle entered the hospital in December, he had planned to talk with Chuck in mid-January when he came out and got back to work. Instead, the founder of the Vanguard Group and the man behind index investing took a turn for the worst and died at age 89 on Jan. 16. In this special Martin Luther King Day tribute to Bogle, Chuck talks about his time spent with Bogle, reminisces with Matt Fink -- the longtime leader of the mutual fund industry's primary trade association -- and rebroadcasts Jack Bogle's last appearances on the show, from Jan. 8-9, 2018.

Patrick O'Hare, chief market strategist at Briefing.com, said that investors have a ice opportunity to put some money to work based on how everyone was getting panicky over recession talk at the end of last year. He believes the market was overly negative, which has created opportunity, though he thinks gains will be muted and market action will be choppy. Also on the show, Matt Schulz of CompareCards.com discusses why most people would rather lose debt than lose weight this year, Chuck answers an audience question, and Mike Bailey of FBB Capital Partners talks stocks in the Market Call

Jack Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group and the patron saint for small investors died at age 89 on Wednesday, and Chuck took time from the show to remember Bogle. Also on the show, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com talked emerging markets with the 'Etf of the Week,' Terry Jones of Investor's Business Daily discussed investor optimism, and Samuel Lee of SVRN Asset Management talked about ETFs in the Market Call.

David Payne, staff economist at Kiplinger.com, said that the economic underpinnings remain solid and strong, but aren't 'amazing,' which should lead to a year of heightened volatility and muted market returns. He noted that the market now seems to expect the Federal Reserve to be done with rate hikes at least until very late int he year. Also on the show, Bill Thrush, Richard Lewis and Ray Baraldi of HighTower Advisors discuss how they help consumers set appropriate expectations, Jason Reposa of MyBankTracker.com talks about what people affected by the government shutdown can do to get some assistance and relief frmo creditors, and Scott Klimo of Saturna Capital and the Amana Funds has the Market Call.

Technical analyst Michael Sincere said current market conditions have confused traders and made investors nervous and have made this one of the toughest markets he has ever seen. He's mostly defensive right now, watching the Standard and Poor's 500 and its behavior around the 2,600 level. Also ont he show, Charles Rotblut of AAII Journal reviews some of the sells he made in his 'Stock of the Week' feature during 2018, Everett Millman of Gainesville Coins talks gold, and Scott Ganschow, featured investor at NetVest, has the Market Call.

Andrew Foster, portfolio manager at the Seafarer Growth and Income Fund, said he expects 2019 to be better for emerging markets than last year was, but warned that it won't be a great year, just better than the recent past. More importantly, with emerging markets coming back, he expects them to deliver the diversification benefits that they mostly have fallen short of in recent years. Also on the show, Gerg McBride of BankRate.com discusses they pay raises workers are expecting -- or not -- for the year ahead, David Trainer of New Constructs reviews his top Danger Zone picks from 2018, and Tom Plumb of the Plumb Funds has the Market Call.

J.J. Kinahan, chief market strategist at TD Ameritrade said he expects 2019 to be a decent year, though he noted that much of that gain is likely to come after a first half of the year that is volatile and back-and-forth. Also on the show, Jim Sarni of Payden and Rygel gave his outlook for the market, which includes a very cautious Federal Reserve, Matt Schulz of CompareCards.com discussed what people don't know -- but should -- about their credit scores, and Alan Glickstein of Willis Towers Watson talked a

Ken Berman of Gorilla Trades said he could see stocks rallying back to record-high levels given solid fundamentals beneath the technicals, but also said any potential rally is precarious and might be predicated on the outcome of the trade and tariff issues, as well as the upcoming earnings season. Meanwhile, Brett Wander of Charles Schwab Investment Management said he thinks the Federal Reserve is likely done with the rate hike cycle, and noted that he thinks the market has yet to realize it, Tom Lydon of E

Josef Schuster, chief executive officer at IPOX Schuster -- which tracks initial public offerings -- said that some big-name deals for companies like Uber and Lyft could be on hold if the government shutdown stops the SEC frmo processing registration paperwork. That could, Schuster said, cool an IPO market that struggled in 2018. Also on the show, the gang from HighTower Advisors -- Richard Lewis, Bill Thrush and Ray Baraldi -- discussed the steps they take to help clients achieve their goals, Catherine Col

Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen, gave his 10 predictions for the year ahead, including that GDP growth will slow, that unemployment will bottom out and that stocks will not reach a new high for the first time in a decade. In a show filled with market talk, Charles Rotblut of AAII Journal reviewed three past buys he made in the Stock of the Week segment, Sheraz Mian of Zacks Investment Research discussed the upcoming earnings season and his outlook for the first half of 2019, and Jim Welsh of Sma

David Trainer of New Constructs singled out three Danger Zone picks from 2018 -- Nutanix, Regis Corp. and Zendesk -- that didn't work out as planned, although on one of them he still thinks there could be significant trouble ahead. Also on the show, Chuck answers questions from two readers, John Diehl of the Hartford Funds talked about his firm's latest survey showing that financial advisers and their clients are not on the same page, and portfolio manager Toby Loftin of the Hennessy BP Energy fund discusse

Martin Pring of Pring Research said that with interest rates up and the market having broken its long-term trend and falling, it puts the market in a bear-market position, one that historically has resulted in annualized losses of roughly 10 percent. He's buying government bonds and consumer staples and is lightening up on consumer discretionary and more while he waits for what he calls a global bear market to play out. Also on the Show, Steve Houston of the M-Plus discusses defined-outcome funds, Kathleen

Greg McBride of Bankrate.com gave his forecast for interest rates in the coming year and said he expects the Fed to hike rates twice by June and then to stop the increases, but said he thinks the last one will cause some pain for the markets and the economy late in the year. He noted that it's a good time to be a saver, with yields on the rise, but said that borrowers will want to aggressively cut debt because it will be harder to do going forward. Also on the show, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com has his 'ETF o

Stephen Mathai-Davis of Quantamize is in for a double-helping of 'Hold It or Fold It' on today's show, talking first stocks and then ETFs, but he also notes that his firm's quantitative-analysis models suggest that consumer discretionary stocks have been oversold and are due for a bounce-back right now. Also on the show, Richard Flahive, Laurie Kamhi and Jake Falcon of HighTower Advisors discuss the questions they wish clients would be asking during annual reviews this year, and author Ashley Fenistein Gers

Tactical money manager Michael Ball of Weatherstone Capital Management said he is moving towards a full-risk-off mode and has some client portfolios completely in cash while others are close, riding out a downturn that he thinks will bottom out with a rally not too far into 2019. Also on the show, Chuck talks goals and resolutions, completes his two-part interview with legendary bond fund manager Dan Fuss of Loomis Sayles and talks with author Petr Ludwig about his newbook on ending procrastination.

Legendary bond fund manager Dan Fuss of Loomis Sayles and Co., said he thinks the interest rate cycle -- including the rate hikes, is coming to an end faster than he could have anticipated. In the first of a two-part interview, Fuss explains where he thinks there are opportunities and troubles under current conditions. Also on the show, both Avi Gilburt of Elliott Wave Trader and Lawrence McMillan of McMillian Analysis give their takes on the technical picture the market is presenting, and Michael Robinson,

Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com made SPDR Gold Shares his 'ETF of the Week' because while most of the market has been in the tank, gold has been on the rise, crossing above its 200-day moving average, making it something worth holding now when so much of the market is on the downtrend. Also on the show, author Allison Vanaski discusses the mindset of millionaires, and Chuck follows up on the ethics -- or lack thereof -- among financial bloggers and podcasters and how consumers need to protect themselves with Pet

Jake Falcon, Richard Flahive and Laurie Kamhi of HighTower Advisors had a wide-ranging Colelctive Wisdom discussion of stock market valuations both domestically and internationally and while all of them share some optimism for the future, they are nervous about market pricing for the foreseeable future. Also on the show, Alicia Waltenberger of TIAA discusses protecting your assets with trusts, Brian Karimzad of MagnifyMoney.com covers where to get the best savings-account yields, and Chuck talks about the m