
56 episodes

Wilmington Trust's Capital Considerations with Tony Roth Wilmington Trust
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Tony Roth, chief investment officer, Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc, the investment advisory arm of M&T Bank, asks—and answers—the questions that are top of mind for today’s investors. During each episode, Tony and a special guest provide listeners with insights on unfolding market, economic, and other evolving trends, and a window into how client portfolios are being positioned in the face of ongoing uncertainty.
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Weather’s Gone Wild: Carbon Emissions Just the Tip of the (Melting) Iceberg
Extreme heatwaves, devastating floods, and raging wildfires regularly compete for news headlines. How can we use these frightening and dangerous events as a catalyst for adapting to extreme weather patterns as we continue climate mitigation efforts? What imminent weather events are looming on the horizon and how should we be preparing now for the potential worst-case scenario? Chief Investment Officer Tony Roth sat down with Dr. Daniel Swain, a Climate Scientist at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, to discuss the intersection of wild weather and climate change and the challenges and opportunities for the environment and your portfolio.
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The EV Revolution
What’s driving the pedal-to-the-metal increasing popularity of electric vehicles—gas savings, ease of care, climate concerns, or are they just too cool to pass up? Senior Editor of InsideEVs.com and host of the YouTube channel State Of Charge, Tom Moloughney, joined Chief Investment Officer Tony Roth to engineer some straight answers to some complex issues, such as the genesis of electric vehicle innovation, whether U.S. infrastructure is truly ready to charge the ever-expanding electric fleet, and if electric companies are equipped to juice up all these cars.
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The War in Ukraine—The Impact on U.S. Inflation
Just three months old, the Russia–Ukraine war has resulted in the deaths of thousands and the displacement of millions—in addition to worsening COVID-incepted supply-chain challenges and threatening global reserves of oil, gas, and wheat. Chief Investment Officer Tony Roth welcomed to the podcast Dr. Benjamin Jensen, a Senior Fellow for future war, gaming, and strategy in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies to deliberate about the expected trajectory of the war, as well as what it means for the outlook on U.S. inflation.
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Growth Scare or Recession?
On Thursday, May 12, Chief Investment Officer Tony Roth hosted a webinar, Growth Scare or Recession? with Chief Economist Luke Tilley and Head of Investment Strategy Meghan Shue. The discussion, which focused on the extraordinary volatility in the markets and the likelihood of a recession, also analyzed the current economic and market forces at play including Federal Reserve rate hikes, inflation expectations, and a dicey geopolitical backdrop, as well as the continuing Ukraine conflict and COVID outbreaks anew in China.
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The Real Deal on Rates, Yields, and Bonds
With a volatile equity market, inflation at eyewatering highs, and the Fed signaling a fairly aggressive rate hike calendar, income- and yield-thirsty investors are heating up the bond market. How has inflation affected bond yields, and what is the market anticipating moving forward? Chief Investment Officer Tony Roth and Wilmington Trust's Head of Fixed Income Manager Research Tom Pierce address these timely questions.
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The State of Our Cities: Recasting the Shadow Left by COVID
After COVID took hold in 2020, many of those who could high-tailed it out of the crowded cities where they worked and headed for home offices in the ‘burbs, as office buildings gathered dust. Today, although rents have bounced back from all-time lows and then some, working remotely is still very much with us—as is the virus to an extent. Can cities regain their former luster? Chief Investment Officer Tony Roth looks at the current situation and explores what’s next for our urban centers with Dean of New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Dr. Sherry Glied.