Cocktail Investing

Ep 47: Interest Rates, Upward Pressure on Treasury Yields and Why Investors Need to Care

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Sinopsis

  Download Episode   This week Tematica’s investing mixologists Chris Versace and Lenore Hawkins start this week’s podcast dishing on Kroger’s rumored acquisition target, continuing problems at General Electric and the standout product is at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. They then segue into a discussion on the ins and out of investing in small cap stocks and serve up several examples of what to look for, what to avoid and what to do to make sure you’ve identified the right small-cap stocks and finally how to make sure your investing thesis stays on track. Chris and Lenore then tackle one of the bigger stories investors have been focusing on – interest rates and upward pressure on treasury yields. Lenore pulls the curtain back as to why this is happening, explaining the how and why the 10-year Treasury Bond yield is out of sync with its historical relationship to GDP. We rattle off a number of flashing warning signs when it comes to the overall U.S. stock market following its continued acceleration highe