Benzinga Radio Podcasts

Interview with Jim Rogers, legendary investor and co-founder of the Quantum Fund, about his thoughts on S&P's recent downgrade of U.S. debt, the slowdown we are seeing in the American economy, and opportunities for investing elsewhere.

Reuters MuniLand blogger Cate Long discusses the history of the swaps deal at the heart of Jefferson County's financial troubles, the prospect for a debt haircut vs. an outright bankruptcy, and implications for the broader muni market.

TABB Group principal and director of fixed income research Kevin McPartland discusses the SEF provisions in Dodd-Frank and gives his outlook for U.S. Treasuries post-debt ceiling debate.

Standard Chartered China analyst Stephen Green: "In five years time when we call the banks to stop lending, we're going to have a problem."

Domini Social Investments managing director and general counsel Adam Kanzer discusses the firm's investment strategy and how shareholder activism with regard to their portfolio companies generates alpha.

BGB Securities analyst Sam Yakes covers a lot of restaurant stocks. While current valuations may be a bit rich for his value investor taste, he likes the company's outlook for a number of reasons, not least of all their solid business model, charismatic leadership, and large private equity stake.

Nilson Report publisher David Robertson discusses trends in mobile payments, NFC, and the iPhone 5.

University of Minnesota Law School professor Dr. Brett McDonnell discusses a recent paper wherein he compares libertarian and liberal responses to financial crises, and gives his view on Dodd-Frank through this prism.

Bloomberg TV economics correspondent Linda Yueh discusses discrepancies in the policy mandates of certain central banks, particularly between the Financial Policy Committee and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.

Reuters broke the story of 2710 Thomes Avenue, the small house in Cheyenne, Wyoming that is "home" to more than 2,000 companies. Benzinga Radio had the chance to chat with Carr on the details of her investigation and the United States' surprising emergence as a haven for corpoarate secrecy.

Foundry Group co-founder and managing director Brad Feld discusses his new book, "Venture Deals: How to Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist," and his attempt to empower the entrepreneurial community with a higher level of financial literacy.

Threadless CEO Thomas Ryan discusses the Threadless growth story, including the exciting new Atrium initiative, as well as social media trends and how to stay on top of them.

Capstone Investments senior internet analyst Paul Meeks explains why he is the only guy on the Street with a sell rating on LNKD, citing excessively high valuations. Meeks thinks we could see a bubble in social media last until some of the bigger players like Facebook and Twitter come to market.

Dennis Gartman, author of the Gartman Letter, discusses an impending eurozone breakup and says the gold in euros trade has become too crowded.

Wageningen University water economist David Zetland, author of the new book entitled "The End of Abundance: Economic Solutions to Water Scarcity," explains free market pricing solutions to the threat of increased water scarcity in the U.S.

STRATFOR Senior Eurasia Analyst Marko Papic breaks down market fears over Italian and Spanish political crises and debt loads, discusses the latest out of Greek bailout talks, and explains the reason why credit ratings agencies have been relegated to uselessness in the eurozone.

Oakland Institute founder and executive director Anuradha Mittal details the institutional investments being made in African farmland right now as investment banks and sovereign wealth funds move to sweep up property on the cheap while driving up land and food prices.

UMKC professor of economics and former senior regulator Bill Black and Atlantic Equities partner Edward Lewis offer a cautious outlook on Bank of America despite recent optimism as a result of its recently-announced $8.5 billion mortgage settlement.

MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan gives the lowdown on the deals that are awesome for banks and sovereign wealth funds while terrible for American taxpayers, describing the situation as analogous to giving up our birthright for a bowl of soup.

Evercore Pan-Asset CEO Christopher Aldous explains the boutique UK investment firm's decision to drop synthetic ETFs from the majority of its portfolios, citing pressure from investors.

Former L.A. Times editor James O'Shea discusses his new book, "The Deal from Hell," giving an inside look at the Times-Mirror acquisition by the Tribune Company in 2000.

Bianco Research president Jim Bianco: "The companies are gaming the system and the analysts are willing to play along."

TD Economics senior economist James Marple discusses weak personal income data in the context of inflationary pressures and broader economic conditions.

NYU Stern Professor of Finance and creator of the Altman Z-Score Robert Altman discusses longer-term debt issues in Italy as well as probable outcomes in Greece and Spain.

Interfluidity author Steve Randy Waldman explains the implications of a recent Supreme Court reversal on Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders, protecting fund management companies from securities fraud lawsuits due to the legal structure of the funds.

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson: "My point is that both parties can share in our collective 'here is where we're at financially,' but I'm believing that only Republicans are capable of fixing it. That's what I'm signed up here to be a part of."

Peterson Institute for International Economics research fellow Jacob Kirkegaard explains why buying time with another bailout for Greece is the best way forward.

Fortune Magazine contributing editor William Cohan, author of the recent book entitled "Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World," explains Goldman's attempt to neutralize the negative media coverage that has engulfed the firm in the wake of Senator Levin's report on the financial crisis.

International Securities Exchange Index and ETF Manager Mark Abssy discusses ETF offerings that allow investors to go long resources like copper and water.

Granite Springs Asset Management MD Vincent Truglia says a resolution to the euro crisis is “really a question of the shape of the eurozone.”

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