Trends with Benefits: Recent Episodes
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Trends with Benefits is a podcast by VanEck with a forward-looking perspective. Host Ed Lopez interviews a guest each week to discover new ways of thinking about the markets, investing, work and life. Subscribe today.
Learn how ETF pioneer Jim Wiandt is using AI, fintech, and venture capital to enhance advisor-client gaps, build smart infrastructure, and shape the future of personalized investing.
Dr. David Mieczkowski of AgAmerica discusses trade impacts, farmland investing, ag lending trends, and the future of U.S. farming in a changing economic and demographic landscape.
Mary Ann Bartels unpacks 2025 market volatility, AI trends, crypto, and how Star Trek may have predicted our digital financial future.
Discover the current state of global markets, tariff risks, implications for investors, and opportunities beyond the U.S., including Israel.
Learn how institutional investing, proper diversification, and goal-driven planning are transforming wealth management for modern families.
Explore how VC secondary markets are transforming venture capital, what’s fueling their growth and how they are creating new opportunities for investors.
Discover why investors are turning to alternatives, including private equity, private credit, and digital assets and how each plays a unique role in portfolio diversification and growth.
VanEck’s Matthew Sigel reflects on his 2024 crypto predictions—wins, misses, and what’s next for 2025, including his bitcoin price target and the Trump administration’s impact on crypto.
Find out how technology, AI, and consolidation are transforming RIAs as Eric Flynn shares insights on scaling firms, offering seamless client experiences, and industry trends.
Learn how to improve your financial health by overcoming emotional spending, identifying your non-negotiable spending habits, and setting goals-based budgeting strategies.
This episode’s guest is Sal Gilbertie, the CEO and founder of Teucrium Trading, a leader in commodity-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs). We discuss the impact of geopolitics, the Trump administration, and climate change on the pricing of agricultural commodities. Sal dives into how to approach investing in different commodities and shares what led him to founding Teucrium.
Hear about inflation regimes over time, how different types of assets function during them, and why today’s core issue is financial excess.
As AI and the semiconductor industry remain in the spotlight and continue to capture investor interest, this episode takes a deep dive into the dominant companies and the competitive landscape.
Find out about market cycles, the 2024 election, and sector opportunities, along with trends like AI, biotech, and Bitcoin.
This episode covers some of the top financial planning goals facing families, including homebuying, childcare, long-term care, and college funding.
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Cameron Dawson covers small-caps, her election outlook, how to approach thematic investing, and attractive areas in equities and fixed income.
Learn how turnkey asset management platforms are helping RIAs and how model portfolio adoption has changed over time.
Following the recent start of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Will Wilson discusses the Olympics economy, why he thinks sponsors are the biggest “winners,” and wealth management for athletes.
Hear from Ron Insana about artificial intelligence as an investing tool, India’s economic potential, and whether he’s concerned about Nvidia’s concentration in the market.
Learn about the top factors to consider when investing in corporate bonds and prominent trends in fixed income.
Bill Ullman joins this episode to discuss padel, a fast-growing racket sport, as well as factors transforming the financial services industry.
Hear about trends in digital assets, including NFTs and tokenization, and how SegMint is enhancing protection for digital assets.
Anne Rhodes discusses estate planning, addresses common obstacles, and highlights why having some plan in place is better than nothing.
Learn about the technical side of bitcoin, including the developers who maintain the network, how they do it, and how Brink supports them through grants and fellowships.
Joe Mallen discusses how customizable model portfolios can meet financial advisors’ needs.
Jack Ablin discusses goals-based investing, volatility in bond markets, the U.S. fiscal situation, and tax loss harvesting.
As geopolitical risks escalate, investors should be aware of the potential financial implications of these events.
Learn from Vellayan Subbiah about running a successful business in India and how digitization and policy changes are impacting the business climate.
Mariann Montagne is here to help you prepare for retirement (and sleep better at night).
Ed Lopez meets with Axel Merk to explore the gold demand of central banks and trends in gold markets.
Laila Kollmorgen is back on the podcast to share what’s going on in the collateralized loan obligation (CLO) market and how to allocate to CLOs.
This episode explores how technology can be used in wealth management to improve financial advisors’ relationships with their clients.
Understand the different types of alternative investments and how to approach them in a portfolio in the context of the broader economy.
This episode covers the current environment for solar energy, including recent headwinds and legislation, as well as what the future of the industry looks like.
Jared Woodard shares his view on artificial intelligence, portfolio allocation, recent economic developments and what investors should expect for the rest of the year.
Learn how the 4U platform disrupted an antiquated process within the financial services industry and what it’s like to transition from the corporate world to being an entrepreneur.
Portfolio Manager Ima Casanova covers recent updates in gold markets and shares the top benefits of owning gold in a portfolio.
Robots are becoming increasingly important to society and the economy as they change our everyday lives and transform industries.
Explore what individual investors can learn from institutional investors in the context of today’s headlines – the banking crisis, small-cap stocks and artificial intelligence.
This special episode of Trends with Benefits features an interview with Host Ed Lopez and looks back to how the podcast began.
Learn about the growth of Brazilian investment markets, including the impact of legislation on the current business climate and widespread crypto adoption.
Ed gets a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the documentary “Beyond the Trees” which focuses on the unique management model of the van Eck Forests.
Learn about private market investments, how they provide more exposure, and how to determine if they’re appropriate for your clients’ investing needs.
This episode features Ola El-Shawarby who discusses the macroeconomic drivers in Saudi Arabia, including social and economic reforms and growing sectors.
This episode offers caregiving tools and tips to those in the “sandwich generation” and explains how financial advisors can serve as a key resource when planning for caregiving.
Learn about U.S. relations with China, the probability of recession, and asset classes that provide an inflationary hedge with Host Ed Lopez and Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist at Vested.
Ed chats with Stacey McKinnon about millennial investors, including their values and behavior, and how the business of financial advice will need to adapt.
Ed is joined by VanEck Portfolio Manager Eric Fine who shares insights on the state of the U.S. economy, including how its monetary policy has set the stage for emerging markets bonds.
Ed chats with Pranav Kanade about crypto terms you should know and what the FTX collapse means for crypto adoption.
Ed meets with Morningstar’s Erin Lash and Damien Conover who offer their perspectives on identifying companies with competitive advantages within the consumer and healthcare sectors.
Ed chats with Vitaliy Katsenelson about everything from the markets to music to meditation.
Ed meets with Anand Sheth, Founding Chairman of the International Lithium Association, to discuss the growth of lithium and its role in decarbonization.
Ed meets with Lorenzo Esparza, CEO and Founding Principal of Manhattan West, about alternative investments and how he built his wealth management business.
Ed meets with CEO Jan van Eck to discuss his macro outlook, including the investment case for bonds, the labor market and corporate profitability.
Ed meets with Ed Clissold, Chief U.S. Strategist for Ned Davis Research Group, to discuss the U.S. markets, including the risk of a recession and the case for a year-end rally.
Ed talks with Shawn Reynolds, Portfolio Manager, Natural Resources, about the energy transition and its environmental tradeoffs. He also gets Shawn’s view on the Inflation Reduction Act.
Ed meets with Laila Kollmorgen, Portfolio Manager at PineBridge, to help you understand CLOs and their role in a portfolio.
Ed chats with Emily Binder, Founder of WealthVoice, about the growth of voice marketing, how financial advisors can differentiate their brand, and ways to create impactful content.
Ed chats with Matt Apkarian, Associate Director, Product Development for Cerulli Associates, about the growth of model portfolios and the benefits they bring to both advisors and investors.
Ed speaks with Jessica Santiago, CEO and curator at ArtRepublic Global about how the marriage of art and technology created the NFT markets we know today.
Ed speaks with Luke Wilcox, CEO and Founder of Ethos ESG about the creation of Ethos, trends in sustainable investing and how Ethos create ratings focused on measuring impact.
Ed speaks with David Forman, Vice President of Research, American Gaming Association about trends he sees playing out in the gaming industry, and the impact of sports betting.
Ed speaks with Tom Doe, President and Managing Partner, Municipal Market Analytics, Inc. about his outlook for municipal markets.
Ed and guest host Patrick Schramm, East Coast Regional Vice President speak with Dr. Wes Gray, founder of Alpha Architect about Alpha Architect and the return of quantitative investing.
In this episode, Ed speaks with Kipp deVeer, CEO Ares Capital Corporation about how investors can better understand the potential income opportunities and risks of investing in BDCs.
In this episode, Ed and Guest host Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck, speak with the Founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, Ric Edelman about how digital assets might react as the space matures.
In this episode, Ed and Guest host Patrick Finn, Managing Director of ETF Business Development speak with co-founder and CEO of Vinovest, Anthony Zhang about how investors can gain access to the over $300 billion wine market.
In this episode, Ed and Guest host Parker Johnson National Sales Manager speak with Matthew Sigel, VanEck’s Head of Digital Assets Research about his outlook and top crypto trends in 2022.
In this episode, Ed speaks with Scott Lynn about how regular investors can now access the $1.7 trillion art market. As founder and CEO of Masterworks, Scott has created a platform making it possible for investors of all types to invest in multimillion-dollar works of art.
In this episode, Ed speaks with Ammar James about food inflation, food sustainability and the companies setting the stage for the future of food.
Ed speaks with personal trainer and wellness coach, Darlene Marshall about understanding your mindset and reframing how you addresses the stresses many of us may be feeling regarding ongoing COVID concerns, return to work and burnout.
In this episode, Ed speaks with Chris Versace, Chief Investment officer of Tematica Research, about the trend in adoption of thematic investing.
In this episode Ed speaks with Angus Shillington about how India is leapfrogging into a digital future and impacting everything from the economy, households, government finances and the potential for investors.
Ed speaks with R. Paul Herman, CEO and Founder of HIP Investor about the risks of climate change and the growing demand for investments in sustainable projects.
Ed speaks with Lauren Abendschein, Head of Institutional Sales at Coinbase about the inner workings of crypto exchanges and why institutions are becoming more comfortable with crypto.
Ed speaks with Calvin Williams Jr., CEO and Founder of Freeman Capital about entrepreneurship, building a wealth management practice and his mission of closing the wealth gap in America.
This week’s special episode was a live event. Ed speaks with our CEO, Jan van Eck about cryptocurrency, the disruption of financial services and the investment opportunities being created.
Ed is joined by Joe Terranova, CNBC contributor on the Halftime Report, Senior Managing Director of Virtus Investment Partners and author of Buy High, Sell Higher to discuss the outlook for long-term investments in today’s market.
Ed speaks with Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative (“CBI”) about current trends in the green bonds market and the outlook of sustainable finance.
In this episode I speak with Veronica Zhang, Analyst and Deputy Portfolio Manager at VanEck about the trends in sustainable investing and key themes investors should be paying attention to.
I continue our special crypto podcast series by exploring the perceptions, realities and implications of bad actors in bitcoin with Jake Chervinsky. In addition to serving as General Counsel at Compound Labs, he works on regulatory policy for the crypto industry through the Blockchain Association. So, he spends a lot of time working with legislators and has a great sense of how they view crypto.
This week I am joined by Janet Alvarez, TV and online contributor to CNBC and Telemundo and Executive Editor at Wise Bread to discuss the importance of financial literacy, COVID's impact on people of color and the digitalization of journalism.
Ed speaks with Ed Slott, CPA and author of The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb about what investors need to understand about retirement and how they can keep more of what they’ve saved.
Ed speaks with Envestnet’s Dana D’Auria about challenges to traditional asset allocation approaches, navigating “hot” investment trends, the growth versus value dynamic and the alpha thesis of ESG.
In this episode I chat with Sue van der Linden, wealth advisor at Bluestone Planning Group about her advocacy of females in finance.
I continue our special crypto podcast series by welcoming Ari Paul, CIO of BlockTower Capital to the show to discuss how bitcoin is traded and the market outlook for the cryptocurrency amidst its growing acceptance and long awaited legitimization by the government, financial services industry and most importantly, investors.
This week’s episode features a discussion with Mike Alexander, President of Wealth Management for Broadridge about building a next generation advisory practice.
This week's episode delves into the world of REIT income. I chat with Brad Thomas, CEO of Wide Moat Research to discuss COVID's impact on REITS, sector trends he's seeing, identifying quality and the impact of rising rates.
Ed welcomes Howard Lindzon, co-founder of StockTwits back to the show, to discuss the rise of the individual investor.
Andrew Lane, Director of Equity Research, Index Strategies with Morningstar joins me to talk about Morningstar’s Wide Moat approach to stock selection and valuation.
I continue our special crypto podcast series by welcoming Dan Tapiero, Manager Partner and CEO of 10T Holdings and Co-founder of Gold Bullion International, to discuss the investment case for Bitcoin when it comes to institutions.
Jamie Wise, CEO of Periscope Capital and Founder of Buzz Holdings joins me this week to discuss social sentiment as an investment strategy.
In this episode I speak with Hope Jarkowski, Head of Equities for the New York Stock Exchange about the role exchanges are playing to improve access and opportunities for investors.
I kick off our special Bitcoin podcast series with Pierre Rochard, Bitcoin Strategist for Kraken. We discuss what bitcoin is, its authenticity and the key characteristics of bitcoin that attract investors.
I speak with Howard Jay Klein, author of The House Edge casino investment site on Seeking Alpha. We discuss sports and mobile betting and the outlook for the traditional casino and gaming industry.
This week’s episode is all about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Charles Hayter, Co-founder of CryptoCompare joins me to discuss the pricing and indexing of cryptocurrencies.
In this episode I speak with Tom Lydon and David Nadig of ETF Trends about the advisory business and what trends could be in store for 2021.
In this episode I speak with Phil Cichlar, Fixed Income Specialist for Jane Street about the evolution of fixed income and the narrowing divide between retail and institutional investors.
In this episode, I speak with Harley Bassman, publisher of The Convexity Maven about the influence of demographics on interest rates, inflation and alternative income options.
In this episode, I speak with Laurie Wayburn, an accomplished forest and conservation innovator about her work sustaining America's forests and how it transcends into economic impact.
In this episode, I catch up with Steven Schoenfeld, CEO of MV Index Solutions. We chat about what Israel's recent accords with the UAE and Bahrain mean for investment in the region as well as the need for reassessing how investors define emerging markets.
In this episode I chat with Dr. Gil Chimes, Owner and Clinical Director of Greenwich Sports Medicine, about surging COVID cases and the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
In this episode I speak with Fran Rodilosso, Head of Fixed Income ETF Portfolio Management for VanEck, about where to find value in fixed income and the state of the credit markets.
Ed Lopez and former New York U.S. Representative John Faso discuss the recent election and what a Biden administration may mean for taxes, municipalities, climate policy and China.
In this episode, I speak with Laura Morrison, SVP, Global Head of Listings for Cboe. We discuss her career, leadership experience at NYSE and Cboe, trends in ETFs and what Cboe is doing in European markets.
In this episode, I speak with Ryan Shanks, CEO of FA Match about the state of the financial advisory business, how it has evolved and the changes leading to both, opportunities and challenges for advisors and advisory firms.
In this episode I chat with Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq Chief Economist about the explosion in retail trading of stocks, options and ETFs that took place this summer.
Jeff Macke, Founder of Macke Asset Management and former cast member of CNBC's Fast Money joins me to discuss retail stocks and how omnichannel marketing is driving a wedge in the space.
In this episode of Trends with Benefits, Justin Castelli, Founder of RLS Wealth Management joins me for a discussion about changes taking place within the financial planning business and how it continues to evolve.
In this episode of Trends with Benefits, Mark Sloss, Founder & CEO of Regenerative Investing Strategies, joins me for a discussion about ESG and its influence on investment performance.
Ed speaks with Pete Basgen of Lightstream about the growth of streaming and how user-generated content and changing consumer preferences are shifting the way brands target audiences.
Ed Lopez chats with Morgan Housel about the importance of understanding one’s own psychology when it comes to investing and achieving independence.
Ed Lopez chats with Carlos Diez, CEO of MarketGrader about investing in China, navigating the trade war, geopolitics and finding equity growth leaders.
In this episode of Trends with Benefits, Ed Lopez speaks with Dasarte Yarnway, Founder & Managing Director of Berknell Financial Group about building an investment advisory practice, bridging the financial information gap, working with professional athletes and taking his business digital.
Ed Lopez and Jeff Hirsch, Editor of Stock Trader’s Almanac chat about what to expect from the market during the run up and following the 2020 presidential election, the Best/Worst Six Months strategy, the origins of Stock Trader’s Almanac and wax nostalgic about playing rugby.
Ed Lopez and Joe Foster, gold strategist and portfolio manager at VanEck talk about the case for gold, gold miners and his new $3,400 price target for gold.
Ed Lopez sits down with Patrick Keane, CEO of the Action Network to discuss trends in sports betting including state-by-state legalization and why sports leagues are now getting in on the action.
Michael Batnick, Director of Research for Ritholz Wealth Management chats with Ed Lopez about getting his start with the Ritholz team, content generation as a tool for business building, managing through a crazy market and the dominance of a few names of major market indices.
Ed welcomes President and Chief Investment Strategist of Yardeni Research and author of the new book, Fed Watching for Fun & Profit, Dr. Ed Yardeni. They discuss the movement of the Fed from both a historical, and present day perspective.
In this episode of Trends with Benefits Ed Lopez catches up with Taylor Schulte, Founder & CEO of Define Financial. They discuss financial planning ideas for retirement and modern marketing ideas for business owners.
In this episode of Trends with Benefits Ed Lopez interviews Martin Fridson, CIO of Lehman, Livian, Fridson Advisors LLC about high-yield lore from the 80’s, the high yield market today and the recent wave of fallen angels.
Charles Rotblut, CFA, VP and AAII Journal Editor joins Ed Lopez on Trends with Benefits to discuss how investors have reacted to recent market volatility, investor sentiment and the potential bargains in small cap stocks.
Ed Lopez is joined by Dani Fava, Director of Innovation at TD Ameritrade Institutional to discuss the important of innovation and her hunt for new ideas and emerging technologies to help advisors and investors.
Ed Lopez, host of Trends with Benefits, discusses the future of alternative investing with John Bowman, Senior Managing Director for the CAIA Association.
Host of Trends with Benefits, Ed Lopez, discusses the startup and venture capital landscape with Howard Lindzon and how Howard has successfully navigated the complex world of alternative investing.
In this episode of Trends with Benefits, Ed Lopez chats with J.C. Parets, CMT and founder of All Star Charts about technical analysis, current markets, gold and wine.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast speaks with David Semple about the state of emerging markets, COVID-19’s impact, and how the nature of growth among emerging markets countries has changed.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Doug Boneparth to discuss how to reach the millennial investor and grow your book of business in digital world.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with chats with Dan Cupkovic, Director of Investments at ARGI about helping clients through COVID-19 induced market volatility
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, chats with Shannon McLay, founder and CEO of Financial Gym about being “financially fit”, money hacks, starting a business and the big trend she sees among her millennial clients.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Dennis Mangan, microbiologist and author to discuss how to stay healthy and boost your immunity during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Jan van Eck, CEO of VanEck to discuss navigating the markets amid the virus volatility.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, CEO of Wellthy to talk about the state of caregiving in the U.S.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Joe Foster, geologist, gold strategist and portfolio manager at VanEck to talk about using gold as a hedge during market volatility and how companies can incorporate ESG in gold mining.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Tyrone Ross, Financial Consultant and Director of Community at Altruist, to discuss Tyron’s mission to bring financial literacy to the unbanked. You don’t want to miss this one!
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Steve Blumenthal, Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of CMG Capital Management to discuss what’s next for the markets and defending wealth.
Ed Lopez, host of the Trends with Benefits podcast, sits down with Ritholtz Wealth Management’s Ben Carlson to discuss the launch of his new book Don’t Fall for It: A Short History of Financial Scams.