The Wall Street Shuffle Story

The Wall Street Shuffle is much more than just another talk show…fast-paced, topical, irreverent and smart analysis of the news and action of the day. Sure we discuss equities, investment and strategies. And, yes, we have only the absolute best national guests every day to bring perspective to complex issues.

But where we really shine is our unique ability to understand the complex financial and political worlds around us.  As we all know, money is politics and politics is money.  In today’s world of lightning fast political and regulatory changes, even the best investment strategy can come unraveled quickly unless you understand what other forces are moving your markets.

We take the time to get it right every day.  Crisp and fresh analysis of the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, our profligate Congress, the whims of the Executive branch, the latest from our Intel communities, cons and scams that could wreck your investments are all daily fare for our crack WSS Team.

We are proud that the information we discuss is as factual as possible. We then take that information and break it down into meaningful and actionable analysis. We may disagree on the conclusions but we won't disagree on the facts. There are too many talk shows that started out as political talk and then tried, most times unsuccessfully, to take that leap into financial analysis. We have always been a financial talk show that just happens to be very good at politics. These differences show when you discuss complex issues such as derivatives, off-balance sheet financing, the economic structure of various governments or the actions of central banks. Every one of these topics is significantly more important that a or from some analyst with the same information that you have.

Our team believes that if we can let you see just a little bit further into the financial future each day, you will make better investments. We don't tell you when to "buy, buy, buy" or "sell, sell, sell" because by then it is "too, too, too" late. See the whole financial and political world with new clarity and confidence. "Look into the distance instead of following the car in front of you." Be confident in your analysis and conclusions in a world of mere opinions. And, given the choice, wouldn't you rather listen to a show that isn't run by salesmen or a financial planner in a bad suit trying to sell you advisory services or some financial product?

We have the team with the experience and education to get the whole story right. "You need to know what we know."

Welcome to The Wall Street Shuffle family.

The Wall Street Shuffle is live each day from 4-6pm CST on CNN 1190 AM in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.  You can also find us on iTunes and we stream live daily from the link on our home page.

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Today's Guest

Jon Najarian - Trader, CNBC Market Analyst and Co-founder of optionMONSTER

Professional investor, noted media analyst and speaker, and cofounder of optionMONSTER® and tradeMONSTER®. Following a brief stint as a Chicago Bears linebacker, Jon launched his financial career at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in 1981, trading in the pits for 22 of the past 29 years.

In 1989 he founded Mercury Trading, running the company for 15 years until 2004, when he sold his floor-trading operations to Citadel, one of the world's largest hedge funds.

More recently, Jon - often known after his CBOE floor call letters 'DRJ' - has developed and patented trading applications used to identify unusual activity in stock, option, and futures markets, notably the Heat Seeker® program, which uncovers extraordinary buying patterns from among the 800,000 quotes per second that stream from America's stock, options, and futures exchanges.

In addition to optionMONSTER.com, Jon's research and analysis is widely cited by leading financial media including the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Reuters, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, FOX News Channel, CBS Radio, and CNBC. Jon is a CNBC contributor, hosts a daily radio show, and webcasts twice daily on CBOE-TV.

 

Raghuram Rajan - Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business.
http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/raghuram.rajan/research/

Dr. Rajan is currently an economic advisor to the Prime Minister of India. Prior to resuming teaching, Dr. Rajan was the Economic Counselor and Director of Research (in plain English, the Chief Economist) at the International Monetary Fund between 2003 and 2006. Since then, Dr. Rajan has also chaired the Indian government’s Committee on Financial Sector Reforms, which submitted its report in September 2008.

Dr. Rajan’s research interests are in banking, corporate finance, and economic development, especially the role finance plays in it. His papers have been published in all the top economics and finance journals, and he has served on the editorial board of the American Economic Review and the Journal of Finance. He has also written a book with Luigi Zingales entitled Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists.

In January 2003, the American Finance Association awarded Dr. Rajan the inaugural Fischer Black Prize, given every two years to the financial economist under age 40 who has made the most significant contribution to the theory and practice of finance.

 

Frank Curzio - Editor of Penny Stock Specialist for Stansberry & Associates Investment Research

Frank Curzio is the editor of Penny Stock Specialist, an investment advisory that focuses on stocks trading for under $10. With over 15 years of investing experience, Frank is the latest addition to the Stansberry and Associates team.

Before joining Stansberry, Frank wrote a stocks under $10 newsletter for TheStreet.com. He's been a guest on various media outlets including Fox Business News, CNBC's The Kudlow Report and CNBC's The Call. He has also been mentioned numerous times on Jim Cramer's Mad Money, is a featured guest on CNN Radio, and has been quoted in financial magazines and websites. Frank's "S&A Investor Radio" is one of the most widely followed financial broadcast in the country.

Over the past 15 years, Frank's investment strategies - including value, growth, top-down, and technical analysis - have regularly produced 200%, 300%, and 500% winners for his subscribers.

Adam Levin - Chairman and Co-Founder
www.credit.com

Adam Levin is a former Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Chairman and Co-founder of Credit.com and Identity Theft 911, and a nationally recognized expert in credit and identity theft. Through his regulatory experience, Mr. Levin realized the lack of reliable and accurate credit information available to consumers at the time. In response to this demand, Mr. Levin created Credit.com as a resource and online marketplace for solutions that help enable consumers to actively manage their credit finances.