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The S&P 500 is Just 46 Stocks. 89% of the Economy is Flatlining | What We Learned This Week

The S&P 500 is Just 46 Stocks. 89% of the Economy is Flatlining | What We Learned This Week

This week’s Excess Returns Weekly Wrap looks at what Ian Cassel, Chris Mayer, Jim Paulsen and Elena Khoziaeva can teach investors about stock picking skill, inflation risk, AI, software moats, small c...

Outperformed by Mom | The Weekly Wrap – 5/2/2026

Outperformed by Mom | The Weekly Wrap – 5/2/2026

This week’s Excess Returns Weekly Wrap examines what Chris Davis and Rich Bernstein can teach investors about letting winners run, inflation risk, market concentration, dividends, AI, and the differen...

We Asked David Rosenberg, Chris Bloomstran and Cameron Dawson What This Market Is Getting Wrong

We Asked David Rosenberg, Chris Bloomstran and Cameron Dawson What This Market Is Getting Wrong

This week’s Excess Returns Weekly Wrap explores one of the most important questions in markets today: what’s really driving this rally, and how fragile is it beneath the surface. We break down the gro...

We Asked Liz Ann Sonders, Jim Grant, and Brent Donnelly What Investors Miss About This Market

We Asked Liz Ann Sonders, Jim Grant, and Brent Donnelly What Investors Miss About This Market

This week’s Excess Returns Weekly Wrap brings together insights from Jim Grant, Liz Ann Sonders, and Brent Donnelly to break down the biggest forces driving markets right now, including war-driven inf...

The Recession Signal Hidden in Walmart | The Weekly Wrap - 4/12/2026

The Recession Signal Hidden in Walmart | The Weekly Wrap - 4/12/2026

This week’s Excess Returns Weekly Wrap brings together insights from Jim Paulsen, Brent Kochuba, Anthony Wang, and Tom Hancock to break down what’s really driving markets right now—from recession sign...

Not Once in 75 Years | The Weekly Wrap – 4/5/2026

Not Once in 75 Years | The Weekly Wrap – 4/5/2026

This episode of Excess Returns Weekly Wrap brings together the most important ideas from a packed week of interviews, covering AI and base rates, the Magnificent Seven, commodities, macro risks, and p...

The Shock No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap - 3/29/2026

The Shock No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap - 3/29/2026

This episode of Excess Returns Weekly Recap breaks down one of the most complex market environments in recent memory, from the global oil shock and its economic ripple effects to base rates, AI-driven...

The War No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap – 3/22/2026

The War No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap – 3/22/2026

This week’s Excess Returns Weekly Wrap breaks down the biggest market drivers right now, including how markets price (or fail to price) war risk, why volatility signals are flashing unusual warnings, ...

14% for Tech. 1% for Everyone Else | The Weekly Wrap – 3/14/2026

14% for Tech. 1% for Everyone Else | The Weekly Wrap – 3/14/2026

In this episode, we break down the most important insights from the week on Excess Returns,, with insights from Vitaliy Katsenelson, Jim Paulsen, and Joseph Shaposhnik. Markets today are being shaped ...

When AI, Value, and Credit Collide | The Weekly Market Insight – March 8, 2026

When AI, Value, and Credit Collide | The Weekly Market Insight – March 8, 2026

In this weekly Excess Returns recap, Jack Forehand and Matt Zeigler highlight the most important investing insights from recent conversations across the Excess Returns podcast network. Drawing on disc...

The Question No One Asks | What Great Investors Taught Us About Portfolio and Purpose
Two Quants and a Financial PlannerFebruary 23, 202601:08:23

The Question No One Asks | What Great Investors Taught Us About Portfolio and Purpose

In this episode of Excess Returns, we explore one of the most important but overlooked questions in investing: what is the purpose of your portfolio? Through a series of powerful clips and reflections...

The Retirement Rule No One Gets Right | Practical Lessons from Bill Bengen
Two Quants and a Financial PlannerJanuary 04, 202601:02:43

The Retirement Rule No One Gets Right | Practical Lessons from Bill Bengen

In this episode, we discuss our biggest lessons from our interview with Bill Bengen, the creator of the 4 percent rule, and are joined by special guest Ben Tuscai. We explore how one of the most widel...