Episodios

  • Charles' Take: Setting the Record Straight on U.S. Trade Policy

    Charles' Take: Setting the Record Straight on U.S. Trade Policy
    May 21 2025
    Charles says the main goal of the Trump tariffs was never that complex: we want to see truly free trade. But as foreign holdings of U.S. treasuries topped $9 trillion in March, some vulnerabilities for U.S. debt have been revealed. Macromavens founder and president Stephanie Pomboy joins Charles to discuss the troubling trend of foreign markets dumping U.S. treasuries and the need for a plan to incentivize Americans to buy more U.S. treasury bonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 m
  • Charles' Take On The "Sell America" Narrative

    Charles' Take On The "Sell America" Narrative
    May 20 2025
    Charles says it's a wonder that the stock market held up the way it has, with all of the anti-American messaging going on. The financial media went into overdrive on that “Sell America” narrative after Moody’s downgraded the US credit rating. Most of Wall Street didn’t take the bait on that. In fact, some even bought the dip. Gary Kaltbaum joins Charles to discuss how the market proved resilient in the face of fresh US debt news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 m
  • Charles’ Take: The Need For Free Speech

    Charles’ Take: The Need For Free Speech
    May 17 2025
    President Trump wrapped up his three-nation Middle East trip on Friday, after receiving various warm welcomes and securing business agreements in the region. Charles believes the president’s positive reception was a product of his open communication and representation of American values — a claim he supports with an international free speech index. FOX News host Julie Banderas and National Review staff writer Caroline Downey join Charles to discuss how some Middle Eastern countries seem to be showing increased support for free speech, all while it becomes an increasingly polarizing issue in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    11 m
  • Charles' Take: Trump's Middle East Trip, "Peace Through Prosperity"

    Charles' Take: Trump's Middle East Trip, "Peace Through Prosperity"
    May 16 2025
    President Trump was in Dubai on Thursday as his whirlwind Middle East tour continues. Charles sees the President making history on multiple fronts: trillions of dollars in investments coming to America, lifting sanctions on Syria, and urging Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords. Charles speaks with Point Bridge Capital founder & CEO Hal Lambert about how he sees the Middle East trip reshaping America’s global alliances and the President using “peace through prosperity.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 m
  • Charles' Take: America’s New Opium Is Cheap Stuff From China

    Charles' Take: America’s New Opium Is Cheap Stuff From China
    May 15 2025
    Charles gives the listener a history lesson about how China commoditized opium in the 19th century. Today, they’re peddling new goods to the American people: cheap stuff made in China. Federalist elections correspondent Brianna Lyman and journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon join Charles to discuss how U.S. consumer spending has spun out of control over the past decades, Americans’ worries about credit card debts, and how tariffs seek to reign in this skyrocketing spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Charles' Take: What A Day For America!

    Charles' Take: What A Day For America!
    May 9 2025
    All occurring on Thursday, May 8th: President Trump secures the first trade deal with our ally, the United Kingdom. An American is chosen to be the new Pope. The markets are surging. Charles speaks with Slatestone Wealth chief market strategist Kenny Polcari about how the U.K. trade deal sparked the stock market rally, whether or not we are in a V-shaped recovery, and the impact a tax deal would have on investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 m
  • Charles' Take: Who's Defending The Status Quo?

    Charles' Take: Who's Defending The Status Quo?
    May 7 2025
    Despite all the pessimistic talk, business applications are on the rise. Charles wonders if retail investors can see something that Wall Street is missing. Charles speaks with Belpointe Asset Management Chief Strategist David Nelson about why he is convinced the market saw its bottom on April 7th and now the markets have entered a new, prosperous playing field. Later, he teases how headlines on trade deals are set to move the markets high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 m
  • Charles' Take: American Exceptionalism Is Here To Stay

    Charles' Take: American Exceptionalism Is Here To Stay
    May 6 2025
    After President Trump issued his wide-sweeping tariffs, the media was quick to say that America would pay major economic consequences, knocking the U.S. from its top spot and “creating a new world order.” Charles says American exceptionalism isn't just a fad. He speaks with Martin Capital Founder & CEO Rod Martin about how the President’s tariffs and trade deals are focused on keeping America’s economy strong in the long run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 m
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