Are We Still In A Bear Market? with Michael Gayed
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Interview recorded - 20th of June, 2023On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Michael A. Gayed, Portfolio manager at Toroso Investments and publisher of  @leadlagreport ).During our conversation we spoke about whether we still are in a recession, why the FED will increase interest rates further, other macro drivers Michael is watching and whether we will experience a Melt-Up. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:27 - What is happening in lumber and real estate?4:07 - Why will the FED increase interest rates further?5:50 - Any other parts of the markets that you are concerned about?9:42 - Concentration of stocks11:32 - Nvidia and CISCO13:22 - Other macro drivers Michael is watching?15:22 - How long can debtors survive?17:03 - Melt-up?19:07 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?Prior to Toroso Investments, Michael was the Co-Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Strategist at Pension Partners, LLC, an investment advisor managing mutual funds and separate accounts. He is the author of five award-winning research papers on market anomalies and investing. Michael was an active contributor to MarketWatch for a number of years and has been interviewed on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business, as well as the Wall Street Journal Live for his unique approach to interpreting market movements.Michael earned his Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in Finance & Management at NYU Stern School of Business. Michael became a CFA Charterholder in 2008.Michael Gayed - YouTube -  @leadlagreport ) Website - https://www.leadlagreport.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/leadlagreportLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-a-gayed-cfa/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/leadlagreport/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas