The Super Bowl Indicator

Earnings week revealed a massive divergence: Meta stock popped while Microsoft dropped. We will explain why Wall Street loves Zuckerberg's efficiency but hates Microsoft's massive AI spending bill.Today's Stocks & Topics: Service Titan, Inc. (TTAN), Market Wrap, Bloom Energy Corporation (BE), Delaware Statutory Trust (DST), Aflac Incorporated (AFL), The "Capex" War: Meta vs. Microsoft, UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI), Toast, Inc. (TOST), The Sell America Trade, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), Vizsla Silver Corp. (VZLA).Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As the Patriots will face the Seahawks this Sunday, we will have a little fun with the famous "Super Bowl Indicator" and analyze the record-breaking $8 million cost for a 30-second ad spot.Today's Stocks & Topics: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO), Market Wrap, VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), Etsy, Inc. (ETSY), The Super Bowl Indicator, ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW), High Yield Savings Account vs. Money Market Fund, Copart, Inc. (CPRT), US Manufacturing and Tariffs, Adobe Inc. (ADBE), Expedia Group, Inc. (EXPE), ResMed Inc. (RMD).Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

New data shows health and property insurance premiums are skyrocketing by 26%. We will analyze this "shadow inflation" and how to adjust your budget and portfolio for rising protection costs.Today's Stocks & Topics: Woodward, Inc. (WWD), Market Wrap, A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS), When to Hit the Panic Button, Barrick Mining Corporation (B), iShares Silver Trust (SLV), The "Insurance" Inflation Spike, Salesforce, Inc. (CRM), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), Chubb Limited (CB), Fixed Index Annuities, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), The Housing Market.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

While the US is looking to cut, the Bank of Japan is hiking rates for the first time in decades. We will discuss how a rising Yen could trigger a massive "reverse carry trade" and crash US tech stocks.Today's Stocks & Topics: Powell Industries, Inc. (POWL), iShares Silver Trust (SLV), Medline Inc. (MDLN), Market Wrap, Japan's "Rate Shock": The Carry Trade Unwinds, KPP Newsletter, Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS), Key Benchmark Numbers: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (MLPX), Jerome Powell Replacement, Apple Inc. (AAPL), Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (DUST), Silver Market, US Producer Prices.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The Federal Reserve concluded its two-day meeting today (Jan 28). We willanalyze the decision, the updated "Dot Plot," and whether Chair Powell is finally ready to declare victory on inflation.Today's Stocks & Topics: KeyCorp (KEY), Market Wrap, Toast, Inc. (TOST), Limited Partnership, IREN Limited (IREN), “The Fed's January Decision”, Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT), Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (OTF), Bond Options, ONEOK, Inc. (OKE), Taxes, Silver Tiger Metals Inc. (SLVTF), Discovery Silver Corp. (DSVSF).Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Bankruptcies are ticking up among companies that can only survive on near-zero interest rates. We will discuss how to spot a "Zombie" on a balance sheet before that company collapses.Today's Stocks & Topics: Revolution Medicines, Inc. (RVMD), Market Wrap, Gold Companies Consolidation, Portfolio Review, Unum Group (UNM), The "Zombie Company" Purge, Mercado Libre, Inc. (MELI), ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACIW), I-R-As, European Investors, Investing Strategy, The Software Industry.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Despite stabilizing, home ownership rates for younger demographics have hit new lows. We will analyze the rise of "Build-to-Rent" communities and the long-term economic shift away from ownership. Today's Stocks & Topics: Target Corporation (TGT), Portfolio Management, Market Wrap, Selling losses vs Taxes, The "Forever Renter" Economy, Financial Advice for a 15-Year-Old, AAON, Inc. (AAON), SentinelOne, Inc. (S), Rubrik, Inc. (RBRK), the Dollar's Decline, TransMedics Group, Inc. (TMDX), ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL), The US Investments.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Gold is getting the headline attention, but silver is quietly surging due to industrial demand from solar panels and electronics. We will break down the supply crunch facing the "devil's metal" in 2026.Today's Stocks & Topics: The Mosaic Company (MOS), Market Wrap, Clearway Energy, Inc. (CWEN), “The "Silver" Industrial Boom”, SPDR Gold MiniShares (GLDM), iShares Gold Trust Micro (IAUM), Abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL), Graco Inc. (GGG), Debt, Brunswick Corporation (BC), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Gold.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

As the major tech conglomerates report earnings next week, the market will be looking past revenue growth to focus on margins. We will discuss whether the massive AI capital expenditures of 2025 are finally generating cash flow.Today's Stocks & Topics: Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU), Market Wrap, KPP Newsletter, Advice for a New Graduate, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE), Schneider Electric S.E. (SBGSY), State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), F5, Inc. (FFIV), “Big Tech Earnings: The "Profitability" Test”, Key Benchmark Numbers: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, Capital One Financial Corporation (COF), The U.S. Economy.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

With office vacancies stabilizing at record highs, developers are converting empty towers into residential units. We will discuss the economics of "adaptive reuse" and the impact on the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) sector.Today's Stocks & Topics: McKesson Corporation (MCK), Commvault Systems, Inc. (CVLT), SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTBY), SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTBF), Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL), “The Office-to-Apartment Transformation”, Constellation Software Inc. (CNSWF), Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF (SILJ), Silver and Gold.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince: https://quince.com/INVESTAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands