Money Life With Chuck Jaffe Daily Podcast

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

Charlie Bobrinskoy, vice chairman of Ariel Investments, said in the Market Call that the stock market is acting like there is real trouble ahead, and it is turning a lot of names into bargains. He suggested buying stocks that are somewhat tied to the economy -- meaning their values have been shaken -- but with good long-term prospects that you can ride out any downturn or recession with. Also ont he show, Chuck finishes his list of five tasks to complete before the new year starts, Keith Bernhardt of Fideli

Dan Zanger of ChartPattern.com said that the stock market is entering bear-market terriotry and that he will be staying on the sidelines in cash at least until earnings season, noting that without a Santa Claus rally and with limited January effect, the market's volatility will make it too tough to trade well at least until the next round of earnings releases. Meanwhile, Kevin Mahn of Hennion and Walsh is taking a very different approach, saying that the market has overvalued headwinds and undervalued the t

Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com made Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares his ETF of the Week, noting that it is trending -- above its 200-day moving average -- at a time when most investments have been hurting, and that it expands the alternative holdings in an investor's portfolio. Also, Chuck talks about how he set's goals for the New Year, Joe Boroff discusses Fidelity Investment's 10th annual Financial Resolutions Survey, and David Snowball of MutualFundObserver.com has the Market Call.

Frank Holmes, chief executive officer at U.S. Global Investors said his funds are currently 20 percent in cash and getting more defensive because he does not believe the economy and stock market can manage any sort of meaningful turnaround until trade and tariff battles have ended and the Federal Reserve signals an end to the rate-hike cycle. Also on the show, Laurie Kamhi, Richard Flahive and Jake Falcon of HighTower Advisors discuss appropriate goals for 2019, Joe Whitchurch of Creditwise talks about prot

Michael Power, strategist at Investec, said that China is changing from a production-based economy and market to one that is driven by the consumer, and he said the growing consumer class there will drive economic growth worldwide for the future. In the short run, however, Power is expecting a 'rollicking' market in the first half of 2019. Also on the show, Charles Rotblut of AAII Journal has his final 'Stock of the Week' pick for 2018, and Jason Browne of the FundX Investment Group has the Market Call.

Scott Wren, senior global market strategist for the Wells Fargo Investment Institute said he expects the Standard and Poor's 500 to gain roughly 10 percent in 2019, though he warned investors to underweight utilities, real estate, energy and communications services sectors. Also on the show, David Trainer of New Constructs talked about two high-flying stocks in the 'Danger Zone,' Chuck talked about an insurance check-up in his tips for the year ahead and Matt Hanna, portfolio manager at Summit Global Invest

Jeff Bishop, co-founder of RagingBull.com said that the market is experiencing 'broken technicals,' patterns that have made it hard on traders amid heightened volatility. He suggested cutting back on trade sizes and setting looser stops as ways to deal with the increased turmoil. William Delwice, investment strategist at Baird also talked about technicals, saying he expects the market to experience another bounce down, though not necessarily until after a small Santa Claus and/or year-end rally. David Wrigh

Markus Schomer, chief economist at PineBridge Investments said investors should expect just two rate hikes from the Federal Reserve next year and 2 percent economic growth, keeping domestic stocks the place to be, goosed with some exposure to emerging markets. Schomer noted that the market is not so much poised for either a rebound or a fall as it is for muddling along. Also on the show, Tom Lydon with the ETF of the Week, a rebroadcast of a recent interview with Buck Klintworth of Chase Investment Counsel

During 'Collective Wisdom' from HighTower Advisors, Jake Falcon of Falcon Wealth Advisors said he would avoid the FANG stocks for 2019 but noted that he likes consumer discretionary, financial and health-care issues for the year ahead. Meanwhile, his HighTower partner, Ed Terwiliger of the Nulman Group likes the looks of telecom and engineering stocks and says he will avoid companies with large capital expenditures that will be facing tougher financing in a rising-rate environment. Also on the show, Chuck g