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Benefits of Emerging Markets Diversification

Emerging market (EM) countries are often generalized as all the same and driven by commodity prices. The reality can be very different. Here's what you should know about EM stocks now.

On Investing: Kathy Jones & Liz Ann Sonders
On Investing

Debt, Deficits & One Big Beautiful Bill

Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the latest tariff news and the implications of the recently passed "One Big Beautiful Bill."

Washington Watch

Congress Approves Massive Tax and Spending Bill

Congress approved the "One Big Beautiful Bill" tax-and-spending plan. Here are some of the key provisions for investors and taxpayers.

Energy: Global Excess or Shortage of Power?

Israel-Iran hostilities brought a short-term market focus on oil. Longer term, artificial intelligence (AI) electricity needs could create a power shortage, as well as opportunities and risks for investors.

On Investing: Kathy Jones & Liz Ann Sonders
On Investing

The Markets Shrug at Geopolitics, for Now

Mike Townsend joins the show to discuss the news out of Washington, the evolving geopolitical landscape, and the market's reaction.

What's Going On…With Inflation

Inflation's trend has been favorable this year, but a growing conflict in Iran—combined with already-imposed tariffs—might put upward pressure in prices later this year.

WashingtonWISE: A Podcast for Investors
Washington Wise

One Big Beautiful Bill: Implications for Investors

The One Big Beautiful Bill being debated in Congress has huge implications for every taxpayer as well as the markets. What’s in the bill, and what will it mean for investors?

Supply Chain Messages About the Trade War

What happens in global supply chains can provide insight into how tariffs and the trade war may affect economies around the world.

On Investing: Kathy Jones & Liz Ann Sonders
On Investing

'Muddiness' & Uncertainty in the Markets (With Cameron Dawson)

Liz Ann Sonders and Cameron Dawson of NewEdge Wealth discuss the uncertainty in the market and how that could impact portfolio construction.