Welcome back to the 10 Key Podcast!

Hosts Dan Ancheta, Ramsay Brown, and Matt Larrabure analyze recent financial news headlines like the U.S. credit rating downgrade. They explain complex topics like the bond market, interest rates, and market volatility in simple terms. You'll learn investing concepts like risk-free rate, yield spread, and the inverse relationship between bond prices and interest rates. The hosts also discuss the economic impacts on banking and lending, and share prudent personal finance tips like getting a trust. Tune in for plain-talk perspectives on current events in the economy and markets.

Show Notes:

• Fitch's downgrade of U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+ [00:02:00]
• What a lower credit rating could mean for interest rates and borrowing costs [00:04:00]
• Only 2 companies now rated higher than U.S. government [00:07:00]
• Explaining the massive size of the bond market [00:11:00]
• Municipal bonds, corporate bonds, maturity dates [00:13:00]
• How banks use deposits and the concept of risk-free rate [00:15:00]
• Determining loan pricing based on a borrower's credit risk [00:18:00]
• The interest rate spread banks try to maximize [00:20:00]
• Banks' sensitivity to rising deposit rates to retain customers [00:23:00]
• Rapidly rising rates damaging banks' profitability [00:35:00]
• Definition of basis points [00:23:00]
• Inverse relationship between bond prices and interest rates [00:25:00]
• Real-life examples of the "haircut" on selling bonds before maturity [00:27:00]
• Bank failures stemming from liquidity rather than credit risk [00:29:00]
• Fed interventions to provide liquidity during financial crises [00:30:00]
• Explanation of trading circuit breakers [00:38:00]
• Personal finance tip - get a trust! [00:43:00]
• Avoiding probate and estate disputes with a clear trust [00:44:00]

Links:

• Matt Larrabure LinkedIn
• Ramsay Brown LinkedIn
• Dan Ancheta LinkedIn
• Lend An Ear Media