Collaborative Leadership in an AI-Driven World
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Sallyann Della Casa, CEO Dubai-based “community as a service” GLEAC, joins us to share her personal journey and how collaborative leadership will thrive in our AI-drive future. She explains how access to networks, proximity to experience, and “quiet capital” are often more powerful than credentials alone in shaping opportunity, leadership, and career outcomes. We explore inequality driven by access rather than ability, leadership and gender mental models, and examines why modern society struggles to produce widely respected leaders. We also education and AI, arguing that traditional...
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CAUTION… Santa Clause Rally Ahead
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Why Stocks and Gold Are Soaring in a World Full of Risk with George Economou
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Economist George Economou joins us today to share why stocks and gold are soaring in the modern global market. He talks about his global outlook on markets amid rising economic and geopolitical uncertainty, AI-driven growth narratives, stock buybacks, and deep investor anxiety fueled by a multipolar world. We also chat on trade tensions, and escalating conflicts across the globe. He explained how falling interest rates continue to prop up U.S. and European stocks despite stretched valuations, why gold is surging as central banks and investors hedge geopolitical risk, and why tariffs are...
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The Federal Reserved Tipped It’s Hand For a Bull Market In…
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Reinventing Taxes to Make Them Work for You with John Thompson
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This December Secret Could Be Your Best Trade of the Year
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This could be your best trade of the year! Join us as we share December secrets for your portfolio. We also talk about the shifting narratives around climate change, deregulation, and rising energy demand driven by AI. We also explore expectations for low energy prices through the election cycle, concerns about an AI-driven bubble, the continued K-shaped economy, and tactical investing insights such as exploiting year-end tax-loss selling, watching beaten-down sectors, monitoring insider buying, and recognizing mutual-fund distribution dips. We discuss... Follow on Facebook: Follow...
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Options Strategies for Modern Investors with Lawrence Kriesmer
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Breaking News… HUGE Opportunities in Latin America, Silver and Biotechnology
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There are financial opportunities in Latin America, silver and more and today we are going to share them with you! We also talk holiday shopping trends and the struggles of retailers in our current economy. We also dive into “confuse-opoly” industries like furniture, mattresses, and healthcare where pricing is intentionally opaque, share personal experiences with overpriced goods, and discuss how margins, supply, and consumer behavior shape retail dynamics. Today we discuss... Barbara Friedberg | Phil Weiss | Follow on Facebook: Follow LinkedIn: Follow on Twitter/X: For more...
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The Bull Market In Cash Is Coming...
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A bull market in cash is coming! Gary Zimmerman, founder and CEO of Max, explains how he discovered major inefficiencies in the cash-deposit market and built a platform that helps clients earn higher yields while staying fully FDIC-insured. We explore how broker-dealer incentives shaped the “always be invested” mindset, why RIAs take a more fiduciary approach to cash, and how most advisors dramatically underestimate how much cash clients actually hold in outside bank accounts. We also dive into the strategic role of cash in portfolios, the psychology and behavioral finance behind loss...
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More Shocking Signs... The Economy Is Breaking
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The economy is breaking, and today we discuss the signs. We explore the challenges of navigating today’s markets, highlighting the volatility and skepticism around AI-driven companies, overinflated stock valuations, and earnings season dynamics where “beating expectations” often masks underlying realities. It's important to be cautious investors over high P/E ratios, unsustainable growth, and market timing. You need to focus on risk management over speculation. Critical thinking is also imperative while evaluating data and it's important to question assumptions and focus on market...
info_outlineMark Salisbury shares the secrets to spending less on the cost of college! As the founder of TuitionFit, explains how the college pricing and financial aid system is designed to favor schools over families. He describes how emotional marketing, opaque pricing, and complex financial aid forms create confusion and limit families’ leverage. he outlines how students and parents can regain control by defining their price range first, using resources like TuitionFit and net price calculators, and strategically managing assets, timing, and financial disclosures. He also covers how income, savings, and family structure affect aid, and more!
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- Mark Salisbury explains how the college pricing system is intentionally vague, designed to benefit schools rather than families.
- This conversation exposes how the financial aid process operates like a hidden marketplace where families unknowingly pay vastly different prices for the same education.
- Mark explains the difference between a school’s sticker price, discount rate, and net price, emphasizing that the last is what truly matters.
- He details how the FAFSA and CSS Profile collect information that can be used by colleges to assess a family’s financial “willingness to pay.”
- Timing and disclosure of assets can dramatically impact how much financial aid a family receives.
- Families with business ownership structures may have advantages in how assets and income are reported.
- Fnancial aid formulas often penalize savings while rewarding debt.
- Salisbury argues that families should start with their budget first, then find schools that fit within that price range—rather than applying and hoping for aid.
- Tools like TuitionFit help families compare real financial aid offers and discover the true market price for college.
- He advises against oversharing financial information before admission decisions are made to preserve negotiation leverage.
- Negotiating college costs is compared to buying a car—where informed consumers who know their target price get better deals.
- Transparency and data sharing among families are key to fixing the broken college pricing system.
- Mark calls for systemic reform to make higher education pricing fairer, more transparent, and tied to real market value.
Today's Panelists:
- Kirk Chisholm | Innovative Wealth
- Douglas Heagren | Mergent College Advisors
- Diana Perkins | Trading With Diana
- Jack Wang | Smart College Buyer
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