InvestTalk Podcasts

As the saying goes, "I'd rather be lucky than good." They both play a role in the outcome, but to what proportions?Today's Stocks & Topics: Shorting, Interest Rates, Jobs Report, China, BIDU - Baidu Inc. ADS, NTWK - NetSol Technologies Inc., LF - LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. Cl A, ARII - American Railcar Industries Inc., BKE - Buckle Inc.

In today's ever changing global economy, understanding investment options can be a daunting, time-consuming task. With all the opinions and hearsay that can bombard investors, education is a key component to success. That's why more and more savvy investors are tuning into InvestTalk. InvestTalk is a weekday program that looks at new and relevant investment topics each weekday, and answers questions about financial and retirement planning, money management as well as general concerns about the stock market with financial adviser, Steve Peasley.

In today's ever changing global economy, understanding investment options can be a daunting, time-consuming task. With all the opinions and hearsay that can bombard investors, education is a key component to success. That's why more and more savvy investors are tuning into InvestTalk. InvestTalk is a weekday program that looks at new and relevant investment topics each weekday, and answers questions about financial and retirement planning, money management as well as general concerns about the stock market with financial adviser, Steve Peasley.

With indexes near records and equity funds swelling, professional stock-pickers have been warning the rally has to take a breather.Today's Stocks & Topics: Portfolios, Earnings Season, Economic Numbers, Asian Crisis, Twitter & Facebook, BBY - Best Buy Co. Inc., WLT - Walter Energy Inc., AMAT - Applied Materials Inc., ISRG - Intuitive Surgical Inc., Valuable Life Insurance.

The Federal Reserves cure for recession ills helped banks back to health, job growth, home buyers and investors, but not retirees.Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing, Retirement Bonds, Twitter IPO, Scam Warnings from IRS, Asian Crisis, CAM - Cameron International Corp., CAB - Cabela's Inc., TSLA - Tesla Motors Inc., TDC - Teradata Corp., MO - Altria Group Inc.

Average investors are searching for places to put some of their money beyond conventional equity and fixed income instruments.Today's Stocks & Topics: How to get your Generation Y kid out of your house, Asian Crisis, Oil, S - Sprint Corp., LOCK - LifeLock Inc., GLW - Corning Inc., Annuities, New Highs, Alternative Investments, FB - Facebook Inc. Cl A, MA - MasterCard Inc. Cl A.

There are mutual fund managers who buy ETFs instead of stocks and bonds, and not just to park their cash.Today's Stocks & Topics: ARII - American Railcar Industries Inc., Truckers & Natural Gas, SNP 500, How to get your Generation Y kid out of the house, PAYX - Paychex Inc., Selling, The Stock Market, FMCC - Freddie Mac, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), NQ - NQ Mobile Inc. ADS.

Funds that promise to put money to work for the good of society are growing fast, as investors look for alternatives to traditional assets.Today's Stocks & Topics: The Fed Meeting, Retirement Age, Skills Gap, MNKD - MannKind Corp., ADX - Adams Express Co., GSAT - Globalstar Inc., BAXBaxter International Inc., ARII - American Railcar Industries Inc., MKL - Markel Corp., Bonds.

The Oracle of Omaha plays financial advisor - He lists the biggest mistakes investors make today.Today's Stocks & Topics: HPQ - Hewlett-Packard Co., Stock Funds, Earnings Season, 5 Signs the Market Bulls are Wrong, AAPL - Apple Inc., SBR - Sabine Royalty Trust UBI, When is a good time to get in the Market, Diversification, ABX - Barrick Gold Corp., NOK - Nokia Corp. ADS.

In today's ever changing global economy, understanding investment options can be a daunting, time-consuming task. With all the opinions and hearsay that can bombard investors, education is a key component to success. That's why more and more savvy investors are tuning into InvestTalk. InvestTalk is a weekday program that looks at new and relevant investment topics each weekday, and answers questions about financial and retirement planning, money management as well as general concerns about the stock market with financial adviser, Steve Peasley.

Thinking Long Term. A survey shows 26% of Americans prefer cash for long-term investments. But, if we choose the stock market will a buy and hold approach work over the next ten years?Today's Stocks & Topics: Obama Care, J.P. Morgan, Earnings Report, Retirement, Bonds, LNG - Cheniere Energy Inc., Close End Mutual Funds, Stock Symbols.

New case studies all come to the same conclusion about Value Investing. Is it the best strategy for you?Today's Stocks & Topics: Shares, The Euro, Health Insurance Carriers, FDX - FedEx Corp., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, Investing, HON - Honeywell International Inc., PKG - Packaging Corp. of America.

With golds safe haven status eroding, analysts say volatility indexes like the VIX are becoming the preferred method for hedging risk.Today's Stocks & Topics: TBT - ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury, The Euro Turnaround, The Bulls, Apple, PSEC - Prospect Capital Corp., Roth IRA, Investing, VLO - Valero Energy Corp., The Stock Market, FB - Facebook Inc. Cl A, NTWK - NetSol Technologies Inc.

For many situations in life, old adages and cliches hold a valuable kernel of truth. But in terms of investing, not so much.Today's Stocks & Topics: NFLX - Netflix Inc., Worst States to Retire, GOOG - Google Inc. Cl A, Apple, TSN - Tyson Foods Inc. Cl A, Jobs Report, WAG - Walgreen Co., Buy Point, The Stock Market.

The S&P 500 is a collection of 500 of the largest companies trading in the U.S. It represents companies from the 10 major sectors of the economy. Very broad based.Today's Stocks & Topics: Bio-Tech industry, Guaranteed Annuities, e-cigarettes, NFLX - Netflix Inc., EEM - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, DEPO - DepoMed Inc., ESV - ENSCO PLC, EGAS - Gas Natural Inc., WAL - Western Alliance Bancorp.