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Miriam Gottfried

Reporter, Personal Finance (Investing and Wealth Management), The Wall Street Journal

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  • Why Cash Is King in the Era of Higher Interest Rates | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    October 11, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    Interest rates are up, and high-yield savings accounts are back— so why is so much of your cash still under-earning? In this episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, hosts Telis Demos and Miriam Gottfried explore why it’s time to rethink where your money sits and treat cash as a true asset class. But first, Telis and Miriam explore how high interest rates are impacting the economy, from commercial real estate to private equity. Plus, they preview upcoming earnings from big banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and more. Then, MaxMyInterest founder Gary Zimmerman joins t…

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  • Is This the Last Quarterly Earnings Season? | WSJ's Take On the Week

    October 04, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Miriam Gottfried and Heard on the Street columnist Jonathan Weil break down why U.S. Treasury yields hit their highest levels since 2002, and how the delay of highly anticipated IPOs from AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic could reshape the market. Next, they analyze whether these postponements are solely driven by AI safety concerns or if they signal broader weakness in the IPO market. After the break, former SEC enforcement attorney Marc Steinberg joins the show to explain why the SEC’s controversial proposal to allow publicly held…

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  • Treasury Yields Are Sky High. What Does It Mean for Investors? | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    September 27, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Miriam Gottfried is joined by guest co-host and WSJ markets reporter Sam Goldfarb to break down the unprecedented surge in the 10-year Treasury yield. Meghan Swiber, U.S. rates strategist at Bank of America, joins the show to discuss what influences these yields, and how a 5% yield affects everyday borrowing costs including mortgage rates, which are again topping 7%. Swiber unpacks the Treasury Department's surprising buybacks, and how this strategy compares to the actions the Federal Reserve took to mitigate the effects of the last f…

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  • Will Real Estate Protect Your Portfolio if the AI Bubble Bursts? | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    September 20, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Telis Demos and Miriam Gottfried break down the conversation around AI safety and development, and how markets have reacted. Plus, OpenAI is now expected to have its initial public offering next year instead of this year. Will Anthropic follow suit? They also analyze the Federal Reserve's recent unanimous decision to hike interest rates, the mechanical impact of 10-year Treasury yields crossing 5%, and how these macroeconomic shifts are reshaping the bond market. Next, Jefferies equity analyst Jon Petersen joins the show to explain how…

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  • How AI Speculation Is Fueling the Small-Cap Stock Rally | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    August 30, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    On this week’s episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, host Miriam Gottfried and guest host Aaron Back, editor of WSJ’s Heard on the Street, preview the upcoming employment and inflation releases in advance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s September policy meeting. They analyze why these economic indicators will draw heightened focus under Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh. Then Miriam and Aaron dig into Nvidia’s recent blowout earnings and whether we will see that echo in Broadcom’s earnings this week. Next, Dan Rasmussen, founder and portfolio manager at Verdad Advisers, offers insight…

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  • How to Make Inflation Work for Your Portfolio | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    August 16, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, we dig into Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, or TIPS! Our co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos are joined by Jill Cetina, finance professor at Texas A&M University and former official at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Treasury Department. Together, they analyze the latest inflation data and what it could mean for TIPS if Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh changes the CPI calculation. Later, Cetina explains why shorter-duration TIPS ladders and I bonds offer better risk protection than long-dated bonds, and why heavy Tre…

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  • How AI Spending Is Fueling the Economy Overall | WSJ's Take On the Week

    August 09, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos dig into the shifting sentiment away from AI stocks and the pivot into consumer sectors. Are we heading into a new business-led economy, or will it continue to be a consumer-led economy? Before that, the hosts analyze the fallout from SpaceX earnings report and break down the evolving appetite for potential future IPOs for companies like OpenAI or Anthropic. They also set the stage for earnings reports coming out later this month from companies like Home Depot, Target and Lowe’s. Plus, Wells Fargo’s…

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  • How This $150B+ Wall Street Strategy Could Lower Your Taxes | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    July 19, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos are joined by Brent Sullivan, founder of Tax Alpha Insider, to dive into a hot, over $150 billion investing strategy called “tax-aware long-short.” This strategy aims to help wealthy investors beat the market while lowering their tax bill by using leverage and short selling to actively harvest losses. Sullivan breaks down how this compares to other forms of tax-loss harvesting and whether the strategy is worth the risk (and cost) for the average investor. He also explains other ways investors can implem…

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  • Can Hot Consumer Companies Like Oura and Whoop Make Good IPOs? | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    June 28, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos dig into this past week’s tech selloff and how the market’s volatility reflected serious questions about spending for the AI buildout. They also look at how semiconductor players like Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are navigating the noise, and why even deep-pocketed tech titans like Meta are tapping the debt markets. They talk about how SpaceX’s bond sale reflects a broader trend of companies borrowing to fund AI infrastructure. Another strategy to fund AI? Cutting jobs. They break down the latest AI-fu…

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  • What SpaceX's IPO Really Tells Us About the Market | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    June 14, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos break down the historic launch of SpaceX, the biggest initial public offering ever, which priced at $135 a share before popping 11% to open at $150 on Friday. The share price rose steadily after that, closing up 19%. Meanwhile, Tesla shares were volatile, though they ended higher on the day. Plus, the hosts look ahead to a major milestone at the Federal Reserve as Kevin Warsh presides over his first meeting as Fed chairman. After the break, Owen Lamont, senior vice president and portfolio manager at A…

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  • Prediction Markets: Investing, Gambling or a Haven for Insider Trading? | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    April 26, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos look at why the Magnificent Seven stocks—including Microsoft, Meta, and Google parent Alphabet—are losing their luster. Are investors finally demanding to see results from AI spending, or are they content with the continued AI infrastructure spending? Then, they dive into the residential real-estate cycle, where we’ve seen national rent growth hit a decade low. Could deeply discounted multifamily Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, be the value play of the year? Then, Telis and Miriam confront pr…

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  • Why This Economist Says Immigration Crackdown is Reshaping U.S. Job Growth | WSJ’s Take On the Week

    April 19, 2026 · 📺 WSJ Podcasts

    In this week's episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Miriam Gottfried and Telis Demos take off with a conversation on airlines. Alaska, Southwest, United and American are all reporting this upcoming week. Telis and Miriam get into how these carriers are dealing with skyrocketing fuel prices. Plus, they explore why luxury giants like LVMH and Kering are cooling even as the S&P 500 clears the 7,000 mark. They also talk about the mounting political drama surrounding the nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve. After the break, Miriam and Telis ar…

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