Episodes

  • Ep. 62: Magnet Fishing and Faking Work
    Jun 19 2024

    Welcome to Episode 62 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · Fed Meeting, inflation, and the market hitting new all-time highs

    · Apple’s partnership with OpenAI

    · Elon Musk’s fight for a $56 billion pay package

    · Southwest’s business model under threat from activist investor

    · Bots scooping up the most in-demand restaurant reservations in NYC

    · A magnet fisherman’s big payday

    · NVDA becoming the largest market cap stock in the S&P 500

    · Wells Fargo firing employees for pretending to work

    They finish up with "Uncorrelated" stories about the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest banning the greatest eater of all-time, Joey Chestnut, as well as the 9 figure sum Callaway paid to create a near perfect golf ball.

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    34 mins
  • Ep. 61: The Uncorrelated Episode
    Jun 12 2024

    ***SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT***

    Welcome to Episode 61 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s special “Uncorrelated" episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · A library book in Finland returned 84 years late

    · An annual cheese rolling contest in the UK

    · The Kyle Convention in Kyle, Texas

    · Finance’s most famous dog

    · Two $1 million lottery wins for a Massachusetts woman in 3 months

    · A “Finance Bro” who bought his way onto a struggling pro soccer team

    · The Idaho man attempting to set the world record for most world records

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    34 mins
  • Ep. 60: Can Money Buy Happiness?
    Jun 5 2024

    Welcome to Episode 60 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · Roaring Kitty’s 9 figure position in GameStop (GME)

    · Research around the “Can money buy happiness?” debate

    · Walmart managers can now make up to $530,000 per year

    · Loneliness among American workers

    · The 4-day work week

    · 40 minute wait times for Starbucks coffee

    · Why the Dow is a bad index for broad market performance

    · Designer finds at cheap prices at TJ Maxx and Marshalls

    They finish up with "Uncorrelated" stories about the 2-year-old abstract painter selling pieces for $7,000 and the Amazon worker who delivered a package to an actively burning building but didn’t call 911.

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    33 mins
  • Ep. 59: Citrus Flavored Gasoline
    May 29 2024

    Welcome to Episode 59 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · New developments in the Chipotle portion size drama

    · OpenAI mimicking Scarlett Johansson’s voice without her permission

    · Majority of Americans believing economy is worse than it truly is

    · Walmart and Target cutting prices on thousands of goods

    · Billionaire who gave $1,000 to every student at a college graduation

    · Former NFL star Antonio Brown filing for bankruptcy

    · Private Equity entering the world of college sports

    · How the $17 desk salad and fast casual beat out traditional fast food

    They finish up with "Uncorrelated" stories about the Home Alone house being listed for sale for the first time in more than a decade, as well as the much maligned staple Chicago liquor, Malört, that one bar is infusing with cicada husks.

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    30 mins
  • Ep. 58: How Do You Say Chipotle?
    May 22 2024

    Welcome to Episode 58 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · Hims plan to offer GLP-1 drug at 85% discount to Wegovy

    · Mexican Taco Stand becoming first of its kind to earn Michelin Star

    · Chipotle fans boycotting over shrinking portions and rising prices

    · Is the new Meme Stock craze already dead?

    · The $850 streaming bill to watch every NFL game in 2024-25

    · Cheaper to rent than to buy in all top 50 metros in the US

    · How a Peter Lynch prediction from 30 years ago holds up today

    · Noted bear Mike Wilson turning bullish as stocks hit all-time highs

    · Chubb stock feeling a “Buffett Bump” after Berkshire Hathaway investment

    They finish up with "Uncorrelated" stories about an MLB player who claims to have never bought anything online, and the $190 nachos and $280 lobster rolls that were served at the F1 Miami Grand Prix.

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    32 mins
  • Ep. 57: "The Greatest Investor You've Never Heard Of"
    May 15 2024

    Welcome to Episode 57 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · The return of “Roaring Kitty” and GameStop stock

    · Random dart throwers outperform notable hedge fund managers

    · Remembering one of the best investors ever: Jim Simons

    · 1 in 24 NYC residents being millionaires

    · How Apple’s edgy hydraulic press commercial backfired

    · Buffalo Wild Wings all you can eat boneless wings and fries deal

    · South Korean convenience stores selling gold bars

    · New GPT-4o features delivering blow to Duolingo’s stock

    They finish up with "Uncorrelated" stories about the Quebec Maple Syrup Cartel, and a German finger wrestling competition that dates back to the 1300s.

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    28 mins
  • Ep. 56: Bad = Good
    May 8 2024

    Welcome to Episode 56 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · Jobs Data and the “True” Unemployment Rate

    · Berkshire Hathaway’s 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting

    · Apple’s record $110 billion share buyback

    · JPMorgan’s “IndexGPT” offering

    · Bill Gross on why total return bond investing is “dead”

    · NBA's alleged $76 billion TV rights deal

    · Determining how long to hold onto your old car

    · Consumers predicting 10% mortgage rates

    · Starbucks' earnings report disaster

    · The rise of “No Show” fees at small businesses

    · Dave and Busters to allow gambling on arcade games

    They finish up with "Uncorrelated" stories about the 1989 VHS tape Microsoft Word tutorial now dubbed “The Most Boring Video Ever Made” helping people sleep, as well as the Utah couple that accidentally shipped their cat to California.

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    35 mins
  • Ep. 55: New Old Economy
    May 1 2024

    Welcome to Episode 55 of Off Street: The official podcast of the Marshall Financial Investment Team. In today’s episode, Adam and Sean discuss:

    · Why the market rallied after below forecasted GDP for Q1

    · How a chicken sandwich shop represents productivity growth in the economy

    · Peoples’ anger about returning to a “normal economy”

    · Americans retiring earlier and enjoying retirement more than they expected

    · A growing gap between rich and poor Millennials

    · 1/3 of S&P 500 trading happens in the last 10 minutes of the day

    · Insights from a model made up of 60,000 Jay Powell headlines

    · The Yen’s major slide vs. the US Dollar

    They finish up with "Uncorrelated" stories about the Crying Baby Sumo Festival in Japan, as well as the novelty Walgreens candy that has gone viral on TikTok.

    Please see the links below for our disclosure.

    Podcast Disclosure: https://www.marshallfinancial.com/off-street-podcast-disclaimer/

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    31 mins