Category: 3-PersonalFinanceDaily

Before you buy shares of a company, what should investors look for in a CEO?   (0:21) Bill Mann discusses: - Alibaba announcing its intention to split into 6 separate companies - Whether Amazon and Alphabet are discussing (or hearing from investment banks about) the same thing - Why he's watching where these companies raise money for their eventual IPOs 

(11:05) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp talk with Asit Sharma about his framework for evaluating leadership.

Companies discussed: BABA, ASML, AMZN, GOOG, JD, T, NOW, NVDA, SFIX, DOCN

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Asit Sharma Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks

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What if you could chat with Abe Lincoln, Super Mario, and Nikki Minaj? The latest $1B AI startup lets you have conversations with famous people… alive or dead, fictional or non-fictional. Israel erupted in protests because of the government’s moves on the Supreme Court — And that could kill Israel’s innovation power. And Carnival Cruises just enjoyed its best quarter of bookings ever, so why’s its stock at a record low? $CCL $NCLH $GOOG Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Shares of the Raleigh, NC-based bank rose more than 50%.   (0:20) Jason Moser discusses: - First Citizens Bank buying (at a discount) $72 billion worth of Silicon Valley Bank's assets - Four tools (two free, two with a subscription fee) he uses in his investing research - The balance of weighing a company's information with the financial media's reporting on that information (10:30) Buck Hartzell talks with Michael Kehoe, CEO of Kinsale Capital Group, about the specialty insurance landscape and his company's competitive advantage.   Send your investing questions to podcasts@fool.com Companies discussed: FCNCA, KNSL   Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Buck Hartzell, Michael Kehoe Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Tim Sparks

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Urban Outfitters is one of the few fashion stocks actually up right now and it’s thanks to one thing: Rental Rompers. Apple’s next big thing? Spending $1B every year on blockbuster movies for movie theaters. And Ford just updated its dating profile: It’s got an electric surprise. $URBN $AAPL $F Follow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypod And now watch us on Youtube Want a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form Got the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that too Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Even if there are not many obvious warning signs, a gut feeling can tell you when something seems amiss. 

Kelly Richmond Pope is the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University and the author of the book “Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry.” Pope joined Ricky Mulvey to discuss: - How to talk to aging relatives about fraud - What your “gut feeling” can tell you about potential scams  - What generative AI means for the future of fraud

Company discussed: WFC

Host: Ricky Mulvey  Guest: Kelly Richmond Pope Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl

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Should you save in a 401(k) or is it better to keep that money available in cash?

Justin Richmond is the host of new podcast “Started from the Bottom”.  where he interviews successful people who grew up on the outside – people of color and people who grew up in a world where almost nobody went to college. He’s also the co-host of the popular music podcast "Broken Record" podcast alongside Rick Rubin, Bruce Headlam, and Malcolm Gladwell.

Ricky Mulvey caught up with Richmond to discuss: - Learning the unwritten rules of business - How class and upbringing affects attitudes towards money - The relationship between musicians, Live Nation Entertainment, and dynamic pricing

Company discussed: LYV

Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Justin Richmond Engineers: Dan Boyd, Annie Franks

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The Fed's quarter-percent interest rate hike went as expected. The CEO of TikTok's testimony on Capitol Hill did not.

(0:21) Emily Flippen and Ron Gross discuss: - Fear of a recession vs. fear of a banking contagion - Whether social media giants like Meta Platforms and Snap stand to benefit from the drama around TikTok - Ford Motor's plan to go from losing billions on EVs to being profitable by the end of 2026 - The latest from Block, KB Home, and Accenture

(19:11) Emily and Ron continue their analysis of the week's big investing stories, including: - Recent struggles from three pet companies: Chewy, Petco, and Trupanion - Apple's plan to spend $1 billion per year on theatrical releases - The latest from Nike, Ollie's Bargain Outlet, and Darden Restaurants - Two stocks on their radar: Globus Medical and Donnelly Financial Solutions

To get your copy of our free report "Top Stocks For Rising Interest Rates" just go to fool.com/interest.

Stocks discussed: SNAP, META, GOOG, SQ, KBH, F, CAN, CHWY, WOOF, TRUP, NKE, OLLI, DRI, SBUX, IMAX, CNK, AMC, AAPL, GMED, DFIN

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Emily Flippen, Ron Gross Engineer: Steve Broido

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Investing Skeptically

• How to evaluate you mutual funds my going to Morningstar dot com. Why Index funds are MAGIC. The effects of turnover and taxes on your investments. Also, how costs eat away at your investments
• Term Life Insurance. I explain how return of premium term life insurance works. They might give you all of the money back but, they keep all of the profits
• Update / clarification or withdrawal ideas

TikTok’s CEO just tried to convince Congress that it’s all good, but our elected representatives seemed to disagree — so the question remains: Is TikTok too lit to prohibit? PetCo’s stock just fell to its lowest level ever because we may have hit Peak Puppy. And Block shares plummeted 20% after its Cash App got challenged to a rap battle.  Play the weekly TBOY Quiz: https://go.tboypod.com/ Can you go 5 out of 5 on this week’s pop-biz news stories? $WOOF $CHWY $SQ $SNAP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just because things go as expected doesn't mean the ripple effects aren't surprising.   (0:20) Andy Cross discusses: - The Fed's 0.25% rate hike - Unfortunate timing around Chairman Powell's press conference and Sec. Yellen's public testimony - Why he's going to be paying more attention to annual reports in the coming weeks   (10:20) Nick Sciple and Jim Gillies face off in the semi-finals of our stock investing version of March Madness! Choose the winner by casting your vote in our Twitter poll @MotleyFoolMoney!   Companies discussed: RMAX, BWXT   Host: Chris Hill Guests: Andy Cross, Nick Sciple, Jim Gillies Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Steve Broido, Rick Engdahl

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