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May 2026
Podcast: Stock Market/Economic Disconnect
In the month of May 2026, The Dow hit a record high on the exact same day consumer sentiment hit an all-time low — and that disconnect is telling us something important. Wall Street is celebrating...
Podcast: SpaceX IPO
SpaceX just filed the largest IPO in history with a $1.7 trillion price tag, but the S-1 reveals a much murkier story. Starlink is the only division turning a profit- the rocket business loses money..
Behind the Firm: Jackie Egidio on Running Sonoma Wealth Advisors
What's it really like running a financial firm with 12 advisors, thousands of clients and $1 billion Assets Under Management? Find out as Sonoma Wealth Chief Operating Officer Jackie Egidio steps...
Podcast: The Fed's Finger Trap
CPI inflation hit 3.8%, the highest since 2023. New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh was installed to deliver a fed rate cut in 2026, but the numbers say he can't. While the S&P 500 hits record highs on...
Podcast: Did Tariffs Fix The Trade Deficit?
We're just over a year past the proclamation that tariffs would fix all of America’s economic woes. Did it really work? Did the market care one way or the other? Let’s find out On The Market.
Podcast: Powell Out, Warsh In
Changing of the guard is officially underway at the Fed, although Jerome Powell’s not going far. How might new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh approach interest rates? Will you finally be able to refinance?