Sam Ro is a veteran financial writer and analyst who writes TKer, an award-winning newsletter about the stock market. He joined Phil Rosen to discuss the K-shaped economy, stock valuations, dot-com comparisons, mismatched sentiment and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - K-shape economy
3:21 - Investors vs. non-investors
5:36 - Wealth effect and sentiment
9:40 - Investors aren't complaining
10:45 - Consumers keep spending
14:23 - AI vs. dot-com bubble
20:52 - Valuations at dot-com levels
26:03 - AI earnings dominance
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Sonali Basak is the chief investment strategist at iCapital. She joined Phil Rosen on Full Signal to discuss the acceleration of the AI trade, risks in Big Tech's spending ambitions, the K-shaped economy, opportunities in private markets and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Rethinking AI trade
2:32 - Leverage and debt in AI boom
6:17 - Michael Burry, market sentiment
8:22 - Dot-com vs. AI comparisons
11:11 - Rotation out of tech?
13:47 - Hidden opportunities in market
15:29 - Private markets
18:20 - AI is still early
19:34 - AI impact on K-Shape economy
22:43 - Uncertainty in jobs
24:30 - Geopolitics in AI race
26:38 - Under-appreciated risks
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Kevin Gordon is the head of macro research and strategy at Charles Schwab's Center for Financial Research. He joined Phil Rosen on Full Signal to discuss the top-heavy bull market, comparisons to the dot-com bubble, the K-shaped economy, signals from alternative economic data, and more.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Concentration in stock market
3:33 - Top-heavy market as 'new normal'
5:40 - AI vs. dot-com bubble
9:43 - AI driving layoffs
13:46 - White-collar recession
17:12 - How Kevin uses AI at Schwab
18:32 - Alternative job market data
21:24 - Labor market cycles
23:27 - Economists have been wrong all year
26:08 - Vibecession vs. vibepression
29:00 - K-shaped economy
33:36 - Fed rate cuts
36:13 - Where stocks go in 2026
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Todd Sohn is an ETF strategist across the research and asset management teams at Strategas, and he's previously held roles at JPMorgan and SAC Capital Advisors. He joined Phil Rosen on Full Signal to discuss the outlook for stocks, AI vs. dot-com, how investors are seeking more leverage, the historic year for ETF inflows and more.
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Ryan Detrick is the chief market strategist at Carson Group. In this episode of Full Signal, we discuss his highly optimistic outlook on stocks, the resilience of the market despite recession signals, the "most hated bull market," the Federal Reserve, AI versus dot-com bubble, the K-shaped economy, gold, and forecasts into next year.Subscribe to Opening Bell Daily: https://www.openingbelldailynews.com/Follow Phil on X: https://x.com/philrosennFollow Phil on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philrosen/Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro0:30 - Why Ryan's optimistic on stocks3:24 - The bull market is in every country7:00 - Why it's the "most hated bull market"13:36- AI boom vs. dot-com era18:38 - Current sentiment & consumer behavior19:08 - Breaking records in asset prices19:21 - Wealth disparity and K-Shaped economy20:13 - Household and corporate balance sheets20:46 - Leverage and market rotation23:58 - AI impacting job market26:33 - Fed rate cuts31:35 - Political gridlock in Washington
Mike Green, chief strategist of the $11 billion firm Simplify Asset Management, joins Phil Rosen for the first episode of Full Signal. We discuss the biggest risks in today’s market, how passive investing is fueling an "everything bubble" and driving asset prices above their fair value, hidden economic issues, why Bitcoin isn't what you think it is, and the parallels between the AI boom and dot-com bubble.
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0:00 - Intro
0:27 - The biggest risks in markets
1:17 - Passive investing is inflating asset prices
3:34 - What's the tipping point to the passive investing bubble?
8:50 - Rising earnings are masking weakness
13:30 - AI vs. the dot-com bubble
15:03 - The role of 401(k)s in the "everything bubble"
25:46 - Bitcoin criticisms
30:35 - Conclusion
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Full Signal is a new markets show hosted by Phil Rosen, co-founder of Opening Bell Daily. Full Signal will feature in-depth interviews with leading investors, Wall Street strategists and executives, along with original data, commentary and Opening Bell Daily’s signature data visualizations.