
Join Michael Cembalest as he explores a wide variety of investment topics, including the economy, policy and markets.
Episodes

Jan 17, 2024
Jan 17, 2024
15 min
A top ten list on what might happen… not what will happen, in honor of strategist Byron Wien

Jan 10, 2024

Jan 1, 2024
Jan 1, 2024
24 min
Falling US inflation and possible Fed easing are increasing talk of a soft landing rather than a hard landing and bear market. Our 2024 Outlook takes a closer look at equities, fixed income, China, Japan, antitrust, weight loss drugs and ten surprises for 2024.

Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
21 min
A review on industry returns in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, commercial real estate, infrastructure and private credit

Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
26 min
Six questions and answers on the intersection between geopolitics, US politics and financial markets

Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023
22 min
Comments on NYC compared to 21 other US cities with respect to urban recovery, commercial real estate, mass transit, crime, outmigration, work-from-home trends, tax rates, economic pulse, fiscal health, unfunded pensions, energy prices, industry diversification and competitiveness.

Sep 26, 2023
Sep 26, 2023
17 min
I asked Chat GPT-4 questions on economics, markets, energy and politics that my analysts and I worked on over the last two years. This piece reviews the results, along with the latest achievements and stumbles of generative AI models in the real world, and comments on the changing relationship between innovation, productivity and employment.

Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2023
20 min

Jul 18, 2023
Jul 18, 2023
12 min
The impact of underperforming 2020 and 2021 US IPOs

Jun 14, 2023
Jun 14, 2023
16 min
Comments on mega-cap stocks and artificial intelligence. Then, it’s time for some of my unsolicited letters to Barron’s, MSNBC, “No Labels”, FHFA and more.