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Mar 2025
34m 14s

“Uncertainty is Winning”

The Motley Fool
About this episode

What happens when you combine an uncertain macro environment with an incredibly certain investor base? You get a whole lot of volatility, according to Richard Bernstein.


Bernstein is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Richard Bernstein Advisors. He joins Ricky Mulvey for a conversation about:

- Trade wars

- Degloblalization

- The crypto industry

- And how investors ought to make sense of the news.


Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guest: Richard Bernstein

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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