Money Life With Chuck Jaffe Daily Podcast

Jeff Weniger, head of equity strategy at WisdomTree Asset Management, says that while rate cuts tend to be good for the market, there is an unusual circumstance now where the cuts upend the Japanese yen carry trade. That  created the market's short-lived August drawdown, but that circumstance could resurface; while the market has moved past that problem, Weniger notes that the Fed's expected actions in cutting rates are happening during a bull market run, which tends to be unusual, but which has to be taken as a bullish sign this time. Weniger notes that he particularly likes small caps and regional banks right now. In the "talking technicals" segment, Michael Sincere of Michael Sincere’s Long-Term Trader says investors should "be bullish, but be cautious," and talks about maintaining higher cash balances and using options strategies to protect against heightened volatility now. In the Market Call, Hank Smith, head of investment strategy at The Haverford Trust Co., discusses investing in blue-chips, big, bran