Shows
Wall Street Petting ZooThe Inflation Monster Is Eating Everything! Is There Anywhere to Hide?This week, the US consumer inflation rate hit 7.5%. If this inflation rate persists, US interest rates could rise and US stocks could fall for several years. Chris and Robert discuss how some investors are positioning to protect themselves from a price collapse.
2022-02-1318 minWall Street Petting ZooChina: Generational Buying Opportunity, or Unacceptable Risk?Chris and Robert look at valuations and regulatory risks for beaten-down China stocks, including the mysterious disappearance of Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and the imminent threat of delisting from US stock exchanges.
Disclaimer: Wall Street Petting Zoo is for educational purposes only, and is not intended as financial advice.
2021-09-0511 minWall Street Petting ZooCryptocrash: The Present and Future of Cryptocurrency with Carl YoungbloodWe dig into the reasons behind last week's cryptocurrency selloff and nerd out on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance with special guest Carl Youngblood. Learn why Ethereum is Carl's coin of choice and he remains optimistic about the space.
2021-05-2539 minWall Street Petting ZooThe fall of Archegos Capital: The story behind one of the biggest trading losses in historyChris and Robert dig into how Bill Hwang's investment fund Archegos Capital blew up a 10 billion-dollar private fortune in under ten days and shaved off a third of the market cap of Switzerland's second biggest bank.
2021-04-0410 minWall Street Petting ZooWhat's next for Wall Street Petting Zoo?Chris and Robert recorded an unscripted conversation about what's next for the podcast, including going to a monthly rather than weekly format. Hit us up on social media and let us know what you want!
2021-04-0408 minWall Street Petting ZooBond yields cause market sell off despite 3rd vaccine (This Week at the Zoo, 2/28/2021)Robert discusses how rising Treasury bond yields affected the market this week and how a third vaccine and a new COVID relief bill could turn things around.
2021-02-2804 minWall Street Petting ZooIs This... Inflation? (This Week at the Zoo, 2/21/2021)Chris and Robert talk money printing, Modern Monetary Theory, interest rates, and inflation expectations in the aftermath of the 2020 stimulus binge!
2021-02-2113 minWall Street Petting ZooI Survived the Great GameStop Short Squeeze of 2021 (This Week at the Zoo, 1/31/2021)Chris and Robert hit the news highlights and then dive into the market mechanics of "short selling" and "short squeezes" to explain why Game Stop went to $325 per share this week. Break out the popcorn, because this is one to watch.
2021-01-3117 minWall Street Petting ZooEarly fourth-quarter earnings results look hot (This Week at the Zoo, 1/24/2021)This Week at the Zoo, 2021 is on pace to be a record year for S&P 500 corporate earnings as the vaccine rollout proceeds apace and the housing market runs hot, hot, hot. Chris and Robert float a few trading ideas on Apple, IBM, and the EWU United Kingdom ETF.
2021-01-2414 minWall Street Petting ZooTechnology and the Future of Passive Investing: An Interview with Nicholas McCullumThis Week at the Zoo, we interview Passiv's director of growth Nicholas McCullum about ETFs, mutual funds, direct indexing, algorithms, AI, and the future of the passive investing space.
Passiv Website - https://www.passiv.com
Passiv Twitter - https://twitter.com/Passivteam
Email - nick.mccullum@passiv.com
2021-01-1729 minWall Street Petting ZooWhat a unified Democrat government means for markets in 2021 (This Week at the Zoo, 1/9/21)This Week at the Zoo, Chris and Robert talk bubbles, economic data, and what US economic policy might look like in 2021. With Democrats in control of the Senate after winning a runoff election in Georgia, future stimulus must be weighed against the possibility of a corporate tax hike.
2021-01-0905 minWall Street Petting Zoo2020 year-in-review: Are we in a bubble? (This Week at the Zoo, 1/3/20)The S&P 500 returned over 18% this year, amid one of the worst single-year economic contractions in modern history. We discuss why it happened, whether we're in a bubble, and what the best investing opportunities for the coming year might be.
2021-01-0313 minWall Street Petting ZooEconomic data deteriorating fast as Covid deaths rise (This Week at the Zoo, 12/19/20)This Week at the Zoo, we saw warning signs in the data on jobs, retail sales, and manufacturing as Covid cases and deaths set new records in the US. The S&P 500 rose anyway, thanks to optimism around vaccine rollout and federal stimulus negotiations.
2020-12-1911 minWall Street Petting ZooStocks stall with stimulus negotiations at a standstill (This Week at the Zoo, 12/12/20)Mixed markets this week as stimulus negotiations struggle, but the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines proceeds apace. Energy stocks are soaring amid US-Iran tensions. And Robert proposes a new stock market acronym: the TAD stocks (Tesla, AirBnB, and Doordash) are just a tad overvalued.
2020-12-1218 minWall Street Petting ZooWith Bailouts Coming, Are Airline Stocks a Buy? (This Week at the Zoo, 12/6/20)Chris and Robert dig into the financials on airline stocks. Are they trading at a discount due to the pandemic? Will a new bailout send them soaring higher? Which airlines are in the best financial shape, and when might their earnings recover to pre-pandemic levels? We tackle these questions by a listener's special request.
2020-12-0719 minWall Street Petting ZooCold Storage Freezers: Dan Carlson's Best Current Trading Idea (11/23/20)In a special episode this week, we asked trader Dan Carlson to share his best current trading idea. Dan is buying McKesson, a healthcare supply company that makes the cold storage freezers necessary to store Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. Find Dan online at instagram.com/friday_night_jiu_jitsu/.2020-11-2307 minWall Street Petting ZooModerna solves the vaccine storage problem, but lockdowns weigh (This Week at the Zoo, 11/21/20)Stocks started the week strong after exciting Covid-19 vaccine news from Moderna, but new state and city business closures weighed on the market later in the week. We also discuss valuations, Amazon's online pharmacy launch, and cryptocurrency's big bull run.2020-11-2119 minWall Street Petting ZooHit "pause" on value-growth rotation amid new lockdowns in several states (This Week at the Zoo, 11/15/20)Investors have been rotating from growth stocks to value stocks after news of a Pfizer vaccine. But after market close on Friday, five US states announced renewed lockdowns. Insider selling and the Citi economic surprise index also flashed warning signals this week.2020-11-1507 minWall Street Petting ZooPresident-Elect Joe Biden, the Stock Market, and Me (This Week at the Zoo, 11/08/20)This Week at the Zoo, we review how previous election results have affected the market. Divided government and the prospect of stimulus bode well for markets in 2021, but Covid-19 and the housing market pose systemic risks.2020-11-0818 minWall Street Petting ZooElections and the Stock Market with Special Guest Michael B. Wang (This Week at the Zoo, 10/31/20)This Week at the Zoo, special guest Michael B. Wang joins us to discuss how the US presidential election outcome might affect US equities.2020-10-3120 min