Grant's Current Yield Podcast

China, the leveraged loan market, Netflix and the Los Angeles Dodgers utility-man (why not?) headline another scintillating investment discussion. 0:00 "Maximum" Max #Muncy and value investing 1:53 Cracks in the #China facade 5:19 Debt or equity? The #Netflix conundrum 11:05 Humphrey Hawkins redux and #crypto invades the CFA Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Play Music or listen from our website, www.grantspub.com

Jim, Evan and Phil discuss the world's various points of pressure, and provide a few other trenchant observations. 1:05 The Declaration of Independence gets unfriended by #Facebook 3:52 HNA, #China and the world 7:02 Italy's populists and the #European Central Bank 11:28 U.S. junk #bond yields on the move Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Play Music or listen from our website, www.grantspub.com

A Grant's variety pack: Jim, Evan and Phil hold forth on an array of topical financial matters. 1:36 North Korea, AT&T and the future 5:10 A July 4 message from Thomas Jefferson 6:08 Changes in #China 13:55 Corporate buybacks and corporate debt 15:10 Crypto carnage Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Play Music or listen from our website, www.grantspub.com

Seth Daniels, founding partner of JKD Capital, LLC, and Ben Rabidoux, president of North Cove Advisors, join Grant's for a thorough analysis of the Canadian housing market and the potential consequences of a downturn. 1:42 Housing: Canada's #economic engine 5:50 Parallels to the U.S. experience 10:00 Mortgage #fraud and bad actors 15:05 What sort of opportunities are available for #investors? Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Play Music or listen from our website, www.grantspub.com

The indomitable Montana Skeptic (@MontanaSkeptic1) joins Grant's for a hearty discussion of the most polarizing car company in the world, 1:51 Is a "supernova" third quarter in the works? 3:54 The basic #bear case 7:49 #Model 3 reservation holders: What now? 13:26 The lawyers circle 16:14 Montana's overall #investment approach Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Google Play Music or listen from our website, www.grantspub.com

Francine McKenna, (@retheauditors) transparency reporter at MarketWatch, joins the regular cast of characters to discuss auditing and accounting trends, and their crucial role for investors. 4:07 What do investors get wrong about #financial statements? 8:41 Auditors do not draft financials 13:49 Are certain #law firms more likely to push the envelope? 19:48 Do auditors have a fiduciary duty to #investors? Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at www.grantspub.com

Jonathan Tepper (@jtepper2), chief editor of Variant Perception, and @John_Hempton, chief investment officer of Bronte Capital Management, share their macro and micro expertise on corporate concentration and corporate fraud. 2:09 How do managers contend with increasing industry consolidation? 8:51 "A time of #disruption", while barriers to entry rise 12:04 Summertime for corporate #fraud Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at www.grantspub.com

Adam Cohen, founder of Covenant Review, joins Grant's for an insightful overview of our loosey-goosey credit market. 1:20 "Read the footnotes," then and now 8:41 Where is the danger for lenders? 13:54 Potential consequences of widespread cov-lite Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at www.grantspub.com

Steven D. Bleiberg, managing director and portfolio manager at Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., joins the regular cast of characters for a lively discussion of modern portfolio theory and its limitations. 2:50 What is a stock, a portfolio, the #market? 6:20 The theory is now #reality 11:05 #Risk, asymmetry and indexing 14:33 Profit and the cost of #capital Subscribe to the Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at www.grantspub.com

Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, LLC, joins the team to talk bonds, the Fed and much more. 1:00 Where are #rates going? 5:51 The #Fed and the Heisenberg principle 11:07 Potential consequences of a decade of interest rate #price control 15:10 The significance of a three percent 10-year #yield Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com http://www.grantspub.com

David Stockman, director of the Office of Management of Budget under President Reagan and mas­ter of mazy budgetary arithmetic, joins Jim and Evan for a scintillating discussion of fiscal and monetary matters. 0:00 The #Simpsons foreshadowing 3:20 Deficits and #debt monetization. What's the harm? 9:01 Requiem for a #bond bull market 15:30 Sell what the #central banks are selling Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim, Evan and Phil revisit Grant's 2017 bearish analysis of Facebook, with historical analog. 2:05 "Sell #Coke" 1996 6:06 Paul Fusselll and #human folly 10:41 Where do we stand now? Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Biff Robillard, president and co-founder of Bannerstone Capital Management, LLC, joins the team to share his insights on the markets and investors' state of mind. 1:40 Major changes are afoot 5:18 Rough road ahead for the #dividend aristocracy 9:05 #Pricing power, who has it? 14:55 Lack of #investor enthusiasm Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, Inc. and author of Predicting the Markets, A Professional Autobiography, joins Jim for a lively discussion. 1:52 Interest #rates, then and now 4:11: "The #bond market has been rigged" 7:22 #Inflation is the big risk 12:08 Has #macroeconomics succeeded? Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim, Evan and Phil discuss the latest happenings in the Middle Kingdom and around the globe. 1:17 The People's Republic of #Debt 3:17 #Zombie bond market for zombie companies 7:10 ECB scorns #tariffs, buys bonds 13:09 The perils of #social media Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Stephen Stanley, chief economist and Xavier Negroni, co-head of the finance desk at Amherst Pierpont Securities, join the Grant's team to try and make sense of the jump in short rates, while speculating on the Fed's next move. 2:17 The mighty #dollar is getting no respect 6:48 The Feds Powell debuts in front of #congress 8:30 What are #credit spreads telling us? 11:15 "#Investors have lots of choices" 17:00 Stephen forecasts the 2018 #rate hike regime Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jon Boyar, president of Boyar Research, joins the team to discuss opportunities in U.S. equities that are not eligible for the major indices. 1:45 Jon's approach to finding #value 5:40 Patience is a virtue 11:55 Jon's investment process and a few of his favorite #stocks Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Kai Stinchcombe, co-founder and CEO of True Link Financial, joins the team to discuss his recent article questioning the utility of the supposedly-groundbreaking software for digital assets. 2:07 The case against the #blockchain 4:14 A costless and decentralized form of exchange: #Cash 4:45 #Bitcoin conference doesn't accept bitcoin 7:17 #Ripple and international payments 12:28 "Here's your #libertarian paradise, have a nice day" 21:15 It works somewhere else! Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Mark B. Spiegel, managing member at Stanphyl Capital, joins the team to discuss his favorite ideas, long and short. 2:47 #Tesla, a love affair in reverse 6:40 Opportunities in the nano-cap realm 10:02 Fewer public #companies. Less value? 12:13 Mark's thoughts on agricultural #commodities Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Porter Stansberry, founder and editor of Stansberry Research, joins Jim for an enlivening conversation about the business and financial world at large. 1:33 What do people want to do with their money? 5:08 1999 and today 8:01 The #bitcoin pitch 12:48 Where is the #value? Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim wraps up a most unusual 2017 and looks forward to the year to come. Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Andy McCulloch, head of Real Estate analytics at Green Street Advisors, gives Grants the lay of the land. 1:18 Does the "everything bubble" include RE? 4:44 Breaking down the #Westfield acquisition 13:02 Cheap financing in #Europe and international arbitrage 16:24 "What would #Buffett buy?" CapEx creates mispricings 21:21 Current attractive opportunities Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Grant's welcomes Victor Shih, associate professor at The University of California, San Diego, to discuss that crucial question. 0:40 The #Steinhoff Saga 6:47 Is #China set up for near term financial calamity? 9:12 Debt service rising faster than #GDP 13:13 We owe it to ourselves 17:30 Economic rebound ahead of the #19th Party Congress Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

JHL Capital Group chief investment officer James Litinsky joins Grant's to share his views on opportunities and risks around the world. 0:56 #India: Country of the future? 4:50 Current opportunities after a strong #rally 8:18 How to play late cycle in the #U.S. 10:47 The most vulnerable financial #assets 14:34 How much #cash to hold? Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Special guest Bill Fleckenstein joins the Grant's team to take inventory of current conditions 1:35 Triple-B-rated #bonds yielding less than zero 5:43 #Bitcoin and the apocalypse 7:28 #Tech, then and now 12:34 #Trump and volatility 15:52 What's different this time? Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

A lively discussion of the sometimes-lengthy wait for investment ideas to come to fruition 1:53 #GE in 1990 7:50 Mortgage #bonds in 2006 11:52 Valeant #Pharmaceuticals in 2014 Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim and Evan welcome special guest Paul Isaac, CEO and Founder of Arbiter Partners, to discuss current opportunities and risks. 1:54 Paul's #bitcoin trading strategy 7:40 Value in #Japan 12:30 Other periods of technological #disruption 14:45 Is #Exxon vulnerable to a market downturn? 17:14 Strategies for an expensive market 20:37 Paul's favorite #stocks in the U.S. Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim, Evan and Phil hold forth on noteworthy sightings in credit, while Jim challenges a core premise of modern central banking. 0:43 #ECB taper announcement 2:36 Taylor Rule funds rate and the flattening yield curve 5:05 The search for "stability" 8:35 Kobe Steel bondholder surprise 9:55 10-year yield at a key level 12:14 The last great #bond bear. In like a lamb… 14:01 "Unprecedented in degree, persistence and circumstance" Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim, Evan and Phil take inventory of notable topics and unusual occurrences around the world. 2:50 Blackrock and Vanguard assets approach #China GDP 5:59 Indexation, or unmanaged #money? 7:13 Magically shape-shifting earnings at #GE 10:30 Market Makers: New kids on the block 12:43 1987 stock market #crash turns 30 17:47 #Treasury curve pancakes Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim and Evan discuss opportunities and risks in the restaurant industry with John Hamburger, president of the Restaurant Finance Monitor. 0:53 Employment trends and #business activity 2:42 Low rates begets overcapacity 6:28 Risks for franchisees 8:10 Who owns the #real estate? 11:45 Global synchronized recovery and record #credit creation 14:20 Timeless cyclical psychology Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim and Evan discuss the outlook for crude oil and other commodities with fund manager Adam Rozencwajg 0:48 President #Trump vs Candidate Trump 4:42 Adam's thoughts on #oil 6:44 How to play a rising oil price 13:00 Implications of increased hedging activity 15:53 The outlook for #copper and #gold

Jim, Evan and Phil take inventory of notable financial developments, big and small, around the globe 0:37 European #highyield or Treasurys, take your pick 3:44 Homeowners in #China taking a shine to mortgage debt 7:13 Securities analysis is back 11:45 Cliff Asness, momentum and #Amazon Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

A common theme connecting some of today's most popular investments: a very, very long time horizon 1:30 #Austria floats a 100-year bond 3:24 Limited supply of #bitcoin? 4:24 #Tesla promises one million cars per year 7:30 Five year/five year #Euro inflation swap rate 12:58 Hawkish hints 16:40 Half-empty #FOMC Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Jim and Evan discuss potential candidates to replace Janet Yellen, as well as some strange doings at The Social Network. 1:10 President #Trump and Central Bankers 5:23 It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future 11:03 #Facebook can't count 14:04 Tajikistan's incredible shrinking yield Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Grant's vacation episode.

Jim and Evan break down the latest from the Swiss National Bank, along with the #Tesla bond offering, #cryptocurrencies and much more. Click here to view the article discussed in this Podcast; Sell Coke 0:55 - Swiss National Bank 3:55 - Central Banks 6:05 - Corporate Bonds 7:23 - #Tesla 8:32 - Restaurant Jobs Growth 12:03 - Long Term Trends 14:19 - "Sell Coke" 18:34 - Bonds Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

1:23 #Bitcoin spinoff 4:19 #FANG short interest evaporates 5:35 Long distance #rate hike odds 8:32 Global #art sales collapsing 9:45 The travails of #BlueApron and others 12:06 Conversation with Shad Rowe Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

1:10 #Whirlpool earnings recap 4:10 #QQQ price/earnings methodology 11:15 ETF-ation 13:06 Sponsored by somewhat 15:30 False precision in #government statistics 17:24 Initial Coin Offerings #cryptocurrencies Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Articles mentioned in this #Podcast: Sprott Asset Management July 2017 Strategy Report 2:10 Similarities between #cryptocurrencies and #gold 5:42 Which cryptocurrencies will survive and prosper 10:10 How can gold reassert itself? 16:06 Are digital coins #securities? 20:24 #Blockchain in the mutual fund business 24:30 Grant's AMA: Jim's P.A. holdings Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

Articles mentioned in this #Podcast: Now comes 'deconvergence' Inside ACE Securities' HEL Trust, Series 2005-HE5 Introducing the Grant's Supermodel Credit Portfolio 2:52 Grant's 1987 bearish call on #Japan 4:40 Sell common stocks, said #Grant's in 1995 7:55 #AEM encounters the Wolverine 13:02 #Greece de-converges 15:00 2006 delusions 19:06 Grant's #supermodel portfolio, December 2008 Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

1:38 #Rates so high you can observe them 3:14 #Fed minutes recap 7:14 No such thing as a #wealth effect 10:14 #Inflation is too damn low 14:46 Excess capacity in the #restaurant industry 18:36 constant renewal of radical monetary policy Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

:07 Intro 1:16 Japanese banks and their #dollars 5:55 TCW's Tad Rivelle channels David Stockman 8:14 Janet #Yellen isn't worried 11:30 "The way forward is clear." Is that so? 14:02 #Kraft Heinz CEO responds to critics Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

2:25: Everything in #Illinois is going broke 6:07: Flattening yield curve, this time is different? 9:15: #Fed vs bond market 12:42 Charles Evans discovers #Amazon 16:20 We need #inflation? 19:00 Which way interest rates 21:45 Fundamentals in the #energy market Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

1:31 The #Fed is determined to hike #rates 5:28 Record private business #debt 8:17 Tightening cycles can have outsized consequences 9:00 The #German grocers are coming 11:30 #Fairway's dead-wood expansion 13:00 #China's curious #Anbang Insurance Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com

1:36 New ETF & historically low volatility in markets 5:29 The unseens of the Ben Bernanke recovery 7:40 Lorenz on Swiss National Bank 10:51 What's going on with Sprint? 14:05 Demand in automobile market Subscribe to Grant's Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher. Grant's Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com