Money Life With Chuck Jaffe Daily Podcast

Jason Thomas, chief economist for AssetMark Inc., said in the Big Interview that investors should not be scared out of the bull market early, noting that bull markets don't tend to end with a huge drop, but rather build up sharply before slowing and faltering, meaning that investors who leave early -- which he thinks they'd be doing if they bail out now -- miss big chunks of the market's long-term gains. Also, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends discusses an ETF with an interesting niche, investment analyst and trader H

Matt Harris of HighTower Advisors says that cyber-security is the niche play he is most interested in for the next five years, while his colleague Jeremiah Riethmiller identifies disruptive technologies, while Jake Falcon sees the opportunities building in real estate investment trusts (REITs) over the next five years in a multi-faceted Collective Wisdom discussion today. Also, Matt Schulz of CreditCards.com discusses gas cards and their many disappointments, Jonathan Molchan of Horizons ETFs discusses cove

David Jilek, chief investment strategist at Gateway Investment Advisers, said that while the market has changed in recent months, it hasn't gone crazy but rather has returned to normal levels of volatility. Also, Charles Rotblut of AAII Journal has the Stock of the Week, Chuck then takes an audience question focused around the same stock, and Jack Leslie of Miller/Howard Investments has the Market Call.

Stephen Wood, chief market strategist at Russell Investments, said in the Big Interview that while volatility has returned to the market and rates have been raised and will continue to trend higher, the bull market is going to keep moving forward at least through the end of 2018. Also, Kyle Guske leads our trip into the Danger Zone and value investor Jeff Auxier of the Auxier Focus Fund has the Market Call.

Michael Mullaney, director of global markets research at Boston Partners, said that while volatility has shaken investors, it has simply returned to normal long-term levels. That may make the market more scary for investors, but it hasn't -and won't -- end the bull market soon, he said. Also, William Delwiche of R.W. Baird gives his technical take on the market, Sean Stein Smith discusses an AICPA survey on consumers' concerns over data breaches, and Tom Sudyka of the LK Balanced Fund has the Market Call.

Brock Moseley of Miracle Mile Advisors said in the Market Call he likes the looks of emerging markets and international small-cap stocks now, and is using his active-indexing approach to add to those positions now. Also, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com has a fund that literally and figuratively can hedge a portfolio from rising rates, author Derek Rydall discusses abundance, and Michael Micheletti of Unison talks about housing affordability.

Axel Merk, president of Merk Investments and the Merk Funds said that while he doesn't expect the market to tank any time soon, he does see more negatives than positives ahead, making him defensive as he waits for the slowdown he sees showing up late this year. Also, Matt Harris leaded that gang from HighTower Advisors through a discussion on the strength of the economy, Mike Foy of J.J. Power and Associates discusses their investor-satisfaction study, and Jeffrey DeMaso from Adviser Investments has the Mar

Charles Rotblut of AAII Journal made The Container Store Group (TSC) his Stock of the Week, saying it has the same kind of potential -- for a gain of 30 percent or more -- that it had about 18 months ago when he previously liked the looks of the company. Also, author Ben Fritz discusses the future of the movies, Robert Barba of BankRate.com chats about the money spent by wedding guests, and Kevin Miller of the EValuator Funds is a first-time guest for the Market Call.

Mark Yusko of Morgan Creek Asset Management said in the Market Call that financial assets are more overvalued compared to real assets like gold that they have ever been, making this a good time to trade one for the other, in keeping with his thoughts that the market will need time to adjust to and overcome from the return of volatility. Also, David Trainer puts some lazy money managers in the Danger Zone, Maura Cassidy of Fidelity discusses financial procrastination, and more!

Craig Callahan, president and founder of the ICON Funds said that while many investors are worried about banks and financial-services companies in a rising-rate environment, he thinks banks will keep delivering and growing. Callahan said he believes the average stock is currently 7 percent below fair value, and that current volatility represents a buying opportunity. Also, Brad Lamensdorf of the Ranger Equity Bear ETF discussed the market's technical outlook, Angie O'Leary of RBC Wealth Management talked ab

Christian Thwaites, chief investment officer at Brouwer and Janachowski, said that investors shouldn't be eyeing either gold or cryptocurrencies as a hedge against inflation and scary markets, instead they should rely on Treasuries. That said, Thwaites is not suggesting that investors need to do much hedging, as he believes returns will stay close to the levels expected for 2018 despite the return of volatility. Also, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com has the ETF of the Week, Ken Tumin of DepositAccounts.com discu

Mathias Kuhlmey and Adam Thurgood of HighTower Advisors said that history suggests that American protectionism hasn't worked and that consumers tend to pay the price on any trade and tariff wars, which has them eyeing gold as an asset for the times ahead. Also, Patrick O'Hare of Briefing.com said the best days of double-digit returns are behind us, personal finance expert Kathy Kristof talks about her new web site, SideHusl.com, and Chuck has the Weird Financial News.

Marina Severinovsky, investment analyst at Schroders US, says that every day the market struggles to pay attention to the fundamentals or the noise. She likes the looks of the fundamentals, and dislikes the noise, but she worries that noise can become fundamental. Also, Charles Rotblut of AAII Journal has the Stock of the Week, Chuck takes a question on international investing, and Matt Kopsky of Edward Jones talks about REITs in the Market Call.

David Trainer of New Constructs said that the Spotify initial public offering is dangerous out of the box, as the popular service is likely to be valued based more on how much people like it than on any realistic view of its fundamentals or the stiff competition it faces. Also, Mike Brown of LendEDU talks about what people say they would do with a financial windfall, Matt Hougan of Bitwise Asset Management chats about his firm's new cryptocurrency hedge fund, and Trip Miller of Gullane Capital has the Marke

Michael Sincere of Michael Sincere's Long-Term Trader is looking for a blow-off top for the market -- a rally followed by a big decline -- but says that even without that kind of action, he believes the market is due and ready for a big correction. Right after his chat, however, Doug Cote of Voya Investment Management said that increased volatility and uncertainty is normal, and is the new way that the bull market is continuing. Ernie Cecilia of Bryn Mawr Trust has the Market Call on the Good Friday edition

Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com, made the Guggenheim S and P 500 Equal Weight Technology fund his ETF of the Week, noting that the recent pullback in the popular FANG stocks should have investors looking to diminish the unforeseen risks of using traditional index weightings by instead splitting their money evenly in tech stocks. Also, author Liza Hanks talks estate planning, John Reese of Validea has the Market Call and more.

Brian Lockhart, chief investment officer at Peak Capital Management, said in the Market Call that he expects the volatility that returned to the market in January of this year to stick around for the foreseeable future, lasting well into 2019. Also, Matt Harris and Adam Thurgood of HighTower Advisors give their technical take on the market, author Eric Tyson talks personal finance and investing for people in their 20s and 30s, and more.

Burl East of American Assets Capital Advisors noted that rising rates and changing market conditions have set up real estate for a strong run, because he considers inflation to be real estate's best friend. That applies to only certain types of real estate, however, as he likes data centers, cell-phone towers, gaming properties and more but hates retail spaces. Also on the show, Charles Rotblut has the Stock of the Week, Gautam Khanna of Insight Investment discusses market risks, and Chuck follows up on a r

Sinead Colton, global investment strategist, BNY Mellon Asset Management North America, said she still believes the market has enough positive fundamentals to keep on rising, but she noted that a trade war, tariff increases and interest rates should have investors worried that the end to the upturn could be triggered sooner than those fundamentals might otherwise warrant. Also Sam McBride has this week's Danger Zone picks, Maury Fertig of Relative Value Partners discusses closed-end funds in the Market Call

Martin Pring of Pring Research said that while the market has been volatile and tending lower, the broad market still looks promising, and should stay that way unless it drops below February lows. Also, Charles Biderman of Trim Tabs Investment Management looks at how rate hikes are changing things, Simon Lack of SL Advisors discusses managed limited partnerships and some of the problems they create for income investors, and Stephen McKee of No-Load Mutual Fund Selections and Timing newsletter has the Market