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Ticker Take

Jon Erlichman

Investing doesn’t have to be boring or confusing. Accomplished business broadcaster Jon Erlichman and entertainment media veteran Caroline Lesley break down the stock market and the forces reshaping it, including AI, in plain English. From the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to interviews with the world’s top investors on how they think and where they see opportunity, Ticker Take makes finance clear, useful and entertaining, whether you’re just learning what a ticker is or you’ve been in the market for decades. Tune in and learn to invest like a pro.

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  • July 16 · 12 min

    7 Stocks That Actutally Play Defense

    Playing defense in the stock market used to seem simple. You bought staples, utilities, telecoms and pharma. But that playbook has stopped working. This week, we speak with top Wall Street strategist Adam Parker of Trivariate Research, who publishes exceptional stock market analysis for individual investors at Trivector Research: https://trivectorresearch.com/. He walks us through what has changed, and the new framework he uses to find stocks that actually protect capital when the market sells off. He shares 7 stocks on his defensive list, including a software giant and a payments network you wouldn't expect. As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:20 Playing defense in your portfolio is getting hard! 1:00 Why picking the right defensive stocks has changed. 2:33 How do you find the new defense stocks? 4:16 Stock 1 - UnitedHealth (UNH) 5:43 Stock 2 - Microsoft (MSFT) 6:41 Stock 3 - Visa (V) 7:22 Stock 4 - Eli Lilly (LLY) 8:46 Stock 5 - AbbVie (ABBV) 10:18 Stock 6 - Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 11:09 Stock 7 - Mondelez (MDLZ) Our thanks to Adam Parker for joining us on Ticker Take! If you want to become a smarter investor, check out the incredible analysis Adam offers to investors at Trivector Research: https://trivectorresearch.com/. That's not an ad! Just an endorsement of great work! Hey, have you signed up for our investing newsletter? The free version is still available, but paid members get "The Inside Take," with deep dives, briefings, guest notes and more! ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/p/the-take-down ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #investing #stockmarket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • July 9 · 24 min

    The Biggest Mistakes Investors Make

    Most investing advice tells you what to buy. Barry Ritholtz would rather tell you what NOT to do. This week on Ticker Take, we sit down with Ritholtz, co-founder and chairman of Ritholtz Wealth Management and the author of How NOT To Invest. Barry walks us through 9 mistakes investors (including pros) often make — from trying to time the market to anchoring to what you paid. Plus, he walks us through the simple approach he uses to avoid making mistakes. As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:16 What you should NOT do as an investor. 0:54 Why avoiding mistakes is the key to investing! 1:39 Some of the ways to be a successful investor. 3:34 Pros make these mistakes too! 4:44 Mistake 1 - Timing the market 7:34 Mistake 2 - Complex over simple 9:11 Mistake 3 - Politics over patience 11:33 Mistake 4 - Ignoring compounding 14:08 Mistake 5 - Survivorship bias 17:00 Mistake 6 - Panic selling 19:03 Mistake 7 - FOMO buying 20:29 Mistake 8 - Action bias 21:52 Mistake 9 - Anchoring to cost This episode of Ticker Take is brought to you by our good friends at Global X Canada. And this time, they're giving away something you can actually hold: a one-kilogram bar of pure silver, worth around thirty-five hundred dollars. The contest is free to enter, no purchase necessary, and one lucky Canadian takes it home. Enter at GlobalX.ca/contest. More here: https://www.globalx.ca/silver-bar-contest And, of course, a big thanks to Barry Ritholtz for joining us on Ticker Take! His incredible book How NOT To Invest in now out in paperback! You can find it here: https://www.hownottoinvestbook.com/ Hey, have you signed up for our investing newsletter? The free version is still available, but paid members get "The Inside Take," with deep dives, briefings, guest notes and more! ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/p/the-take-down ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #investing #stockmarket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • July 2 · 14 min

    8 Quality Stocks Cheap Right Now

    The market is near all-time highs, but value investor Lorne Steinberg says there are still quality stocks trading cheap. Lorne joined us on Ticker Take with his test for finding low valuation, high quality stocks (the same approach Warren Buffett swears by). He walks us through 8 stocks on his buy list, including Buffett's own company. As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:19 Why value stocks offer opportunity right now. 0:54 What makes a stock cheap? 1:39 How to determine if a stock is high quality? 2:56 Stock 1 - Berkshire Hathaway 4:11 Stock 2 - McDonald's (MCD) 5:40 Stock 3 - Cisco (CSCO) 6:57 Stock 4 - Adobe (ADBE) 8:11 Stock 5 - Microsoft (MSFT) 9:30 Stock 6 - Allstate (ALL) 10:51 Stock 7 - Disney (DIS) 12:27 Stock 8 - American Express (AXP) You can learn more about Lorne here: https://steinbergwealth.com/ Hey, have you signed up for our investing newsletter? The free version is still available, but paid members get "The Inside Take," with deep dives, briefings, guest notes and more! ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/p/the-take-down ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #investing #stockmarket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 25 · 6 min

    We got inside Amazon - Here's What it Means for the Stock

    There are more than 50,000 stocks in the world. Why is Amazon the most loved? After climbing nearly 15,000% in the past 20 years, 95% of analysts still recommend the shares. And not a single analyst advises selling! You might recall this was one of the first stocks we explored on Ticker Take. So, for this episode, we did a deeper dive inside the company, which took us to its secret AI chip lab in Austin, Texas! In this episode, you'll learn how innovation is helping to fuel Amazon's profits. Plus, we'll tell you how much Wall Street thinks Amazon's stock could climb in the next year -- including a forecast from one of its biggest bulls. So, hold on to your cowboy hat! As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro - live from Austin! 0:25 We went inside Amazon to understand what drives the stock. 1:32 Just HOW loved is Amazon's stock? 2:11 How much could Amazon shares rise in the next year? 2:56 Why Amazon's on pace for $1 trillion in annual revenue. 3:24 What's driving Amazon's profits? 3:44 A closer look inside Amazon's AI chip lab. 4:30 How much will AWS grow in the next 5 years? 5:17 Where does Amazon rank among Ticker Take's top stocks? 5:46 How much the biggest bull thinks the stock could climb. This episode of Ticker Take is brought to you by Global X Canada! If you're a fan of innovation, Global X has you covered, from CHPS for key semiconductor players to ORBX for the space theme. Learn more at GlobalX.ca. CHPS: https://www.globalx.ca/product/chps ORBX: https://www.globalx.ca/product/orbx Here's a link to that recent Dan Ives episode of Ticker Take we mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIeb6J6B3Ak Hey, have you signed up to be a paid subscriber to our investing newsletter? Out free version is still available, but paid members get "The Inside Take," with deep dives, briefings, guest notes and more! ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/ ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #amazon #technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 22 · 17 min

    We got Inside Amazon's Secret AI Chip Lab!

    We got rare access inside Amazon's secret AI chip lab! Tucked inside an ordinary-looking office in Austin, Texas, you'll find a business that's taking on Nvidia. That's because Amazon figured out how to design cutting-edge AI chips for its AWS customers. And its clients include some of AI's biggest stars: Anthropic, OpenAI, and Apple, to name a few. How did Amazon do it? And are they really competing with Nvidia? We explain why Amazon is a leading AI chip designer, how it's reshaping the company and what it means for investors. Plus, you'll get an exclusive look at their latest and most powerful chip, Trainium3. So come find out what's happening in the secret lab! Chapters: 0:00 Inside Amazon 1:12 The Amazon playbook 3:15 Why chips 5:52 How they build it 11:08 Why it matters to Amazon 13:43 The AI story 14:25 Where Nvidia fits 16:13 What it means for investors Coming this Thursday: Part 2 of our Amazon series. In a new Ticker Take episode, we'll explain what these AI chips mean for investors and why Wall Street loves Amazon's stock. So, subscribe to this channel to stay on top of innovations shaping the investing world! Have you signed up to be a paid subscriber to our investing newsletter? Out free version is still available, but paid members get "The Inside Take," with deep dives, briefings, guest notes and more! ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/ ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #amazon #technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 18 · 9 min

    5 Golden Growth stocks to Buy on the Stumble

    Sometimes, growth stocks stumble. But that's not always a reason to sell. Often, it's a reason to buy. This week on Ticker Take, we sit down with growth stock investor Chris Stuchberry, Portfolio Manager at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth. Chris has built his approach around the moments when a quality growth company stumbles, and the pullback becomes the setup for the next leg higher. He shares 5 golden growth stock opportunities, and the framework he uses to tell which struggling names are worth buying on the dip. As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:21 Growth stocks have been on a wild ride! 0:55 Why pullbacks in growth stocks are an opportunity. 1:43 How to decide which struggling growth stocks are worth buying? 3:25 Stock 1 - Palantir (PLTR) 4:40 Stock 2 - CrowdStrike (CRWD) 5:28 Stock 3 - Robinhood (HOOD) 6:35 Stock 4 - ServiceNow (NOW) 7:58 Stock 5 - SoFi Technologies (SOFI) You can learn more about Chris here: https://wellington-altus.ca/advisor/chris-stuchberry/ Hey, have you signed up to be a paid subscriber to our investing newsletter? The free version is still available, but paid members get "The Inside Take," with deep dives, briefings, guest notes and more! ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/p/the-take-down ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #investing #stockmarket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 13 · 11 min

    Space X IPO + other space stock to buy

    SpaceX just went public in an IPO for the record books. Shares rose 19% on day one, pushing the company's valuation to more than $2 trillion. So is it a buy after that big bump? In this episode of Ticker Take, we take you through the first day of trading, with reaction from SpaceX investor Chad Anderson of Space Capital. Chad walks us through other space stocks he likes. As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:17 SpaceX investor reaction to IPO 1:41 Should you invest in SpaceX? 5:27 What does SpaceX IPO mean for other space stocks? 8:22 Top space stock to buy? (Trimble, Alphabet, Rocket Lab) Want more on the SpaceX IPO? Our paid subscribers just got The Inside Take, our exclusive briefing on where SpaceX's $2.1 trillion valuation really comes from. Sign up here: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ Thanks to Chad for joining us! Learn more about him here: https://www.spacecapital.com/team If you're just discovering us, subscribe so you don’t miss our next investing video! Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ You can also find more of our content here: ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/p/the-take-down ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #investing #spacex Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 11 · 11 min

    8 great stocks that have nothing to do with AI

    Everyone's chasing AI stocks. But are there better opportunities elsewhere? One of Wall Street's top strategists has a list of non-AI stocks that may help diversify your portfolio, given growing worries about an AI bubble. Adam Parker is the founder of Trivariate Research, and publishes exceptional stock market analysis for individual investors at Trivector Research: https://trivectorresearch.com/. In this episode, he highlights 8 non-AI stocks that meet his criteria and explains why. As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:19 Is it time to look for non-AI stocks? 0:50 How to offset your AI exposure. 1:38 What makes a non-AI stock a good investment? 2:42 Stock 1 - Walmart (WMT) 3:35 Stock 2 - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 4:36 Stock 3 - Costco (COST) 5:46 Stock 4 & 5 - Exxon Mobil (XOM) & Chevron (CVX) 7:29 Stock 6 - Coca-Cola (KO) 8:54 Stock 7 -Merck (MRK) 9:51 Stock 8 - NextEra Energy (NEE) Our thanks to Adam Parker for joining us on Ticker Take! If you want to become a smarter investor, we encourage you to check out the incredible analysis Adam offers to investors at Trivector Research: https://trivectorresearch.com/. That's not an ad! Just an endorsement of great work! If you're just discovering us, subscribe so you don’t miss our next investing video! Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ You can also find more of our content here: ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/p/the-take-down ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #investing #stockmarket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • June 4 · 14 min

    6 Small stocks most investors are missing!

    Most investors only know the big stocks. The smaller ones are harder to find, but have something giants don't - room to run. Jordan Zinberg of Bedford Park Capital has built his career hunting for these names. He looks for sustainable growth, reasonable valuations, aligned management and strong share price momentum. He walks through six small caps that pass his test, including one new stock he's debuting publicly for the first time. As always, this is not financial advice. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:29 Why should you care about small cap stocks? 1:05 How Jordan became passionate about small caps. 1:57 What are the characteristics of a good small cap stock? 3:06 The playbook for investing in small caps. 4:32 Stock 1 - Propel Holdings (PRL) 6:10 Stock 2 - Bird Construction (BDT) 7:39 Stock 3 - TerraVest Industries (TVK) 8:58 Stock 4 - Zedcor (ZDC) 10:15 Stock 5 - Source Energy Services (SHLE) 11:22 Stock 6 - Atlas Salt (SALT) - debut pick! Our thanks to Jordan Zinberg for joining us on Ticker Take! Learn more about Jordan here: https://bedfordparkcapital.com/ If you're just discovering us, subscribe so you don’t miss our next investing video! Exec Producer/Co-Host: Caroline Lesley - https://www.instagram.com/caroline.lesley/ You can also find more of our content here: ● Investing newsletter: https://jonerlichman.substack.com/ ● Behind-The-Scenes newsletter: https://carolinelesley.substack.com/p/the-take-down ● Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ticker-take/id1832785387 ● Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xrbo2v18T7jYr9DSZ3GUf ● TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jonerlichman?lang=en ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jonerlichman/?hl=en ● X - https://x.com/JonErlichman ● Website - https://www.tickertakeonline.com/ About me: I’ve covered the stock market for more than 25 years and worked at places like Bloomberg and Fortune. I launched my YouTube channel to share with you the investing insights I've had access to! Why Ticker Take? Well, there are thousands of stocks. They all have different TICKER symbols. We explore lots of them and talk to experts…getting their…ticker take! #stocks #investing #stockmarket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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