Carried Interest – The Swamp Wins
Carried Interest is one of those loopholes Wall Street hopes you won’t understand so we’ll just forget about it. Unfortunately it has so much support from both sides of the aisle it may never go away.
Tax bill details released
David says despite its flaws if it passes we’ll finally have a tax code that doesn’t encourage companies to leave the United States
Disney Buys Fox – The Mouse that Roared
Monster media deal if it makes it past anti-trust. It begs the question why is Rupert Murdoch moving from buyer to seller.
President Xi – a carrot instead of a stick dealing with South Korea
David joins Washington anchor Rachelle Akuffo to discuss South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s visit with China’s President Xi. David says trade is an important foreign policy tool and the hope of the meeting is to re-establish trade relations as well as explore a diplomatic solution to North Korea’s nuclear threat.
Net Neutrality – Passions run deep
David sits down with CBS News anchors Chris Wragge and Anne Green to discuss the upcoming net neutrality vote at the FCC. David says valid concerns on both sides of the issue but broadband innovation requires capital investment
2018 Stock Market Predictions
By David Nelson, CFA Sentiment coming into 2017 was mixed, mostly divided around political affiliation. Those in support of change pointed to aggressive growth expectations on the heels of tax reform and deregulation. On the other side, economists like Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman believed expecting anything approaching 3-3.5% GDP was little more than economic arrogance. […]
U.S. Embassy Moves to Jerusalem – Market Impact
David joins i24 News anchor Michelle Makori to discuss the U.S. decision to move our embassy to Jerusalem. Comments on a very bearish BIS report and more.