Money Life With Chuck Jaffe Daily Podcast

Market strategist Lawrence McDonald of The Bear Traps Report, says that we're living through a 'blood-curdling bull raid, where the bulls are devouring the shorts,' and he says that historically that kind of action happens near market tops. He says the risk-reward balance looking out six months is 'pretty poor.' McDonald also discusses the GameStop situation, as does technical analyst Mark Newton of Newton Advisors, who talks about how the volatile market action shows up in and impacts the technical indicators. Also, Jeff Zananiri, head trader at JoyoftheTrade.com is in talking pairs trades and more in the Market Call.

Syndicated columnist Harry Rinker -- who has written his Rinker on Collectibles column weekly for more than three decades -- says that collections have value, but that collectors really should be focusing on the joy they get  from their finds rather than the monetary value of their items because collectibles seldom pay off financially. Also on the show, David Trainer of New Constructs puts a small/mid-cap fund in the Danger Zone, and Jon Lansner of the Orange County Register talks about the GameStop situation and its parallels to a long-forgotten stock blow-up from the 1990s.

Long-time growth manager Sam Stewart of Seven Canyons Advisors says that the stock market is experiencing a lot of 'clear-air turbulence,' moving and reacting faster to things that average investors can't see, let alone react to. Coupled with stock prices that he says do not reflect the true growth rates of the businesses, he expects the market to have mild setbacks going forward, even amid the positives of a post-pandemic recovery. Also on the show, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com makes a unique fund -- part metals play, part emerging-markets play -- his ETF of the Week, Katie Stockton of Fairlead Strategies gives a technical take on the market, including what Wall Street's wild action on GameStop and other hot stocks is doing to technicals, and Patrick Healey of Caliber Financial Partners talks stocks in the Market Call.

Longtime value manager Bill Nygren of the Oakmark Fund says that active management tends to shine 'when parts of the market go to extremes that aren't sustainable,' noting that he sees more sectors and companies at unsustainable levels than he has seen in his career. As a result, he expects value investing to extend its recent run of strong performance into something much longer, fueled by a mix of economic recovery, a bump in inflation and a return to investing with an eye on risk rather than on simply buying whatever has been going up. Also on the show, Brian Dress of Left Brain Investment Research discusses how Occidental Petroleum's recovery from a badly timed big buyout is creating an opportunity in its high-yield bonds, and Anne Kritzmire, an independent closed-end fund trustee, discusses why directors of closed-end funds can't get away with relying on the rubber stamp the way their counterparts at traditional mutual funds do.

Willie Delwiche, investment analyst at All Star Charts, says that the people forecasting doom and gloom and saying the market has come too far, too fast have missed the point that the current market rally is so broad and so strong -- and being propelled by economic recovery and bolstered by low interest rates -- that they're missing out on an upward move that he expects to consider. Delwiche did say he particularly likes the looks of some foreign markets, and he doesn't necessarily expect the current climb to continue unabated, but he's not worried about some short-term freefall caused by too much current optimism. Also on the show, Amy Crews Cutts discusses this week's National Association for Business Economics survey, which shows a significant increase in recovery hopes, as well as the growing divide caused by the current K-shaped recovery, Ron Lieber of The New York Times discusses his latest book -- 'The Price You Pay for College' -- and we revisit a recent Market Call interview with Bill Hench, manager

Chris Manderfield joins Chuck to discuss KeyBank's 2020 Financial Resiliency Study, which showed that Americans have been building up emergency savings during the pandemic, with more than half of respondents saying they could immediately cover a $2,000 emergency, up sharply from a year ago and disagreeing with a number of other prominent studies released since Covid-19 overtook the global economy. Also on the show, author Michael Fox-Rabinovitz discusses the value of investing in buying fractional stakes in collectibles like art, wine, baseball cards and more, David Trainer of New Constructs suggests that traditional mutual funds and ETFs are headed for trouble, and Michael Underhill of Capital Innovations talks infrastructure investing in the Market Call.

It's a festival of optimism on today's show, as all of the guests are bullish on the market, or at least the little part of the market where they make their living. Michael Roomberg of Miller/Howard High Income Equity sees value stocks -- already on a run -- finding their long-term footing again once the pandemic ends, Mike Dowdall of BMO Global Asset Management sees solid opportunities in a number of sectors and global locations as the economy recovers from its Covid-induced doldrums, Dan Zanger of Chartpattern.com sees the potential for the standard and Poor's 500 to hit 5,000, and Michelle Steves of Baird Small-Cap Value fund agrees with the value assessments of others, but thinks the effects will be particularly strong in small- and mid-cap stocks, which have been left behind as the market advanced thanks to a few holdings but is poised for a more broad-based move now.

Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com made the ProShares Online Retail ETF his pick as ETF of the Week, noting that the fund -- trading well above its 200-day moving average -- is poised for a long run because the explosive growth in online retailing seen during the pandemic is just a start. Also ont he show, Robert Farrington of The College Investor discusses the best free and paid software platforms for individuals looking to get the best for their own unique situation this year, David Waldron discusses his book on investing in stocks and talks about how investors can still find ways to beat the market, and Chuck answers three questions frmo audience members.

Brian Singer, co-manager of the William Blair Macro Allocation Fund, says that investors should be looking at making allocation changes now because the economy and market will come out of the pandemic changed, ready for a more broad recovery but also facing increased inflation as an offshoot of the economic stimulus. While not expecting inflation to take root yet, Singer agreed that certain inflation plays -- including energy stocks, the value investment style and more -- are likely to do well; he is less optimistic about the domestic market in general going forward. Also on the show, Freddy Garcia of Left Brain Wealth Management discusses how Enphase Energy has moved from a highly speculative stock that has gained more than 500 percent in the last year to a 'core holding' that he feels comfortable putting in anyone's portfolio, and Richard Howe of the Stock Spin-off Investing newsletter talks stocks in the Market Call.

Karl Mills of Jurika, Mills and Keifer, says that investors need to change their long-term asset allocations to adjust for the low yields and low real returns they're likely to get from bonds for at least the next 10 years. But with a strong desire and need for people to move forward from the coronavirus pandemic, he expects that the market and economy will be strong once the new normal is established. Also on the show, David Trainer of New Constructs covers three stocks that were particularly deserving of their spot in the Danger Zone in 2020, and Malcolm Polley of Stewart Capital Advisors talks 'business-perspective investing' in the Market Call.

Chris Vermeulen, chief market strategist at The Technical Traders, says that the market's technicals are very strong, with all signs showing a new bull market that should carry the Standard and Poor's 500 to 4,200. 'You have to throw fundamentals and economic stuff out the window,' he says, 'because this market from a technical standpoint is set to go higher,' noting that the market could climb the wall of worry -- with brief respites and corrections -- all the way to 4,600. Also on the show, William Costigan of Guggenheim Partners says that low real interest rates and nominal Treasury yields at or below zero is forcing investors to 'be more creative, more thoughtful and do more homework' to find better fixed-income results, Ed Carson of Investor's Business Daily discusses the latest IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, and Tom Plumb of the Plumb Funds talks about buying disruptive companies in the Market Call.

At a time when emerging markets investments look particularly promising, Laura Geritz of Rondure Global Advisors says that India is the country where she finds the best opportunities, while China is the market that she finds more troubling. Geritz discusses how the global pandemic -- which has curtailed the brutal travel schedule she keeps, normally spending about three-quarters of the year on the road -- has changed but also improved the investment research process, and why it has created opportunities for small companies around the globe. Also on the show, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com makes a classic financial-sector fund his ETF of the Week, and James Abate of the Centre Fuds and Centre American Select Equity covers large-cap domestic stocks in the Market Call. 

Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American Financial Corp., says that the real estate market will not be returning to 'normal' when the pandemic is done because it has been fundamentally changed by the way lives have been affected by work-from-home and other trends. Those issues led to a particularly strong year in 2020 and will contribute to another big year ahead, especially with the millennials aggressively moving into their home-ownership phases at a time when there is a low supply of available homes. Also on the show, Janice Quek of Left Brain Investment Research discusses Datadog, a stock that isn't part of the firm's recent cyber-security theme but which has similar growth characteristics and potential, JP Lee of Van Eck Vectors ETFs talks about the gaming and e-sports industries and Matt Schulz of CompareCards.com discusses where consumers went right and wrong with their savings and spending last year.

Avi Gilburt, founder of Elliott Wave Trader, says that nervous investors should turn off the news, look at technicals and Elliott Wave analysis and join him in thinking the market's next move will be to 4,600 on the Standard and Poor's 500, a gain of more than 20 percent from current levels. But Gilburt goes further to say that he thinks the market will get to 6,000 before the current cycle ends, though it may not be until 2022 or '23 before it goes that far. Also on the show, University of Virginia business professor Gregory Fairchild, author of 'Domestic Emerging Markets," Matt Zajechowski of Digital Third Coast discussing a survey showing that a surprising number of Americans spent less money than expected in 2020, plus Chuck Carlson of the DRIP Investor newsletter talking about removing the emotion from investing during the Market Call.

Michael Mullaney, director of global markets research at Boston Partners, says that while investors have good reasons to be nervous, the market and economy are set up for a good year and reasonable returns, provided there isn't some glitch in the end game of the pandemic. While he acknowledges issues like potential inflation, the disconnect between the market and the economy and more, Mullaney says those concerns will take a while before they truly impact the market. Also on the show, Dave King of Columbia Threadneedle discusses a survey of where investors expect to go to generate income this year, David Trainer of New Constructs reviews three Danger Zone picks that didn't work out in 2020 -- but that he still expects to pay off down the line -- and Bill Hench of the Royce Opportunity fund talks small-cap value investing in the Market Call.

Veteran technical analyst Gene Peroni of Peroni Portfolio Advisors is very bullish on the market, expecting it to move substantially higher -- ultimately eclipsing Dow 40,000 before the current market cycle ends -- driven by broad-based market leadership. Also on the show, Larry Antonatos of Brookfield Asset Management discusses real assets and infrastructure investments and the benefits of making them in closed-end funds, Howard Lindzon, founder of StockTwits talks about the unbundling of investments and how that is benefitting individual investors, and bear-fund manager Brad Lamensdorf of the Lamensdorf Market-Timing Report talks stocks in the Market Call.

Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, says market and economic conditions exiting the pandemic favor equity markets that are driven more by cyclical stocks -- which describes Europe, Japan and emerging markets -- which is why he thinks 2021 'may be the year for non-US equities to outperform domestic ...' Further, those same conditions have him favoring value stocks over growth, and he notes that the recent value rally should continue. Also on the show, Tom Lydon of ETFTrends.com makes a brand new fund run by a familiar name his ETF of the Week, and Todd Rosenbluth of CFRA Research talks mutual funds and ETFs in the Market Call. 

Bob Doll, chief equity strategist for Nuveen Asset Management, has been making annual predictions about the market and economy for some three decades, and today he releases his forecasts for the year ahead while reviewing his results from 2020, the first year in which he ever had to adjust his prognostications midstream. In 2021, Doll expects to see real GDP growth increasing at its fastest pace in more than two decades, forecasts an increase in inflation, a weakening of the dollar and a stock market that hits new highs even if it doesn't mount particularly impressive gains. Also on the show, Mark Hines of Left Brain Investment Research examines Zscaler, another cybersecurity stock that posted huge gains in 2020 but which he says is poised for much more ahead, and Chuck discusses the final tally from his keep-the-change savings program for 2020.

Charlie Bobrinskoy of Ariel Investments says in the Market Call that value's recent run is likely to continue, but he notes that value-oriented investors need to be particularly careful right now, with the market near record highs and valuations a bit pricey. He also expects that investors will start seeing inflation sooner rather than later, and suggests preparing for it now. In the Big Interview, Greg McBride of Bankrate.com also discusses inflation, and while he expects that there may be a small increase in the short term, he mostly expects the economy to keep fending inflation at bay for the next few years, McBride gives is 2021 outlook for mortgage and credit-card rates, savings accounts and much more. Also on the show, Michele Schneider of MarketGauage.com talks technical analysis.

Chuck starts 2021 by diving into the dead pool of mutual funds that perished last year, talking about their foibles, follies and the lasting lessons to be learned from a rogue's gallery of failed funds. Also on the show, Joel Fleishman, author of "Putting Wealth to Work" talks about 'philantho-capitalism' and how wealthy donors are changing the world, and Peter Tuz of Chase Investment Counsel talks stocks in the Market Call.