First Trust ROI Podcast

First Trust ROI Podcast

First Trust Portfolios

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75Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
103
Episodes
59
Transcribed
72
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2023
First episode
432K
YouTube views

About First Trust ROI Podcast

On the ROI podcast, we discuss some of the most important questions facing investment professionals today, ranging from macroeconomic views, to perspectives on the equity and fixed income markets, to insights on practice management. We aim to cut through the noise, examine the data, and provide fresh insights to investment professionals as they help their clients find better ways to invest…seeking to generate attractive returns on their investments.

Publisher
First Trust Portfolios
Category
business
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
2 Aug 2023
Latest episode
13 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

59 of 103 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Ep 82 | Dave McGarel | Has the Market Descended From the “Death Zone”? | ROI Podcast

  2. 29 Sept 2026

    Ep 81 | Bob Stein | Will Populist Politics Upend the 2026 Midterms…and the Economy? | ROI Podcast

  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Ep 80 | Gibson Smith | Why are Interest Rates Climbing Again…and What are the Implications for Bond Investors? | ROI Podcast

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Ep 82 | Dave McGarel | Has the Market Descended From the “Death Zone”? | ROI Podcast

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think that would be detrimental to stocks if we did see that many hikes. I mean, certainly there are alternative equities. When you can get back up to two, you might be close to 485, 490 today. Risk-free, short duration, you know, investment. And eventually that matters. The other thing is we are using... in this AI build, a massive amount of capital, and increasingly it's becoming debt-laden, the capital that's being used to build all these warehouses and data centers. And a higher cost of that capital may prevent some of that build from being done and slow down some of that building that's driving a lot of the economy right now. […]

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Who has been a guest on First Trust ROI Podcast

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  • Dave McGarel
  • Bob Stein
  • Brian Murphy
  • Jackie Wilke
  • Andrew Wiechert

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YouTube views
432,488
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
43 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

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Quality
95
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
51

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