The Disciplined Investor Podcast

TDI Podcast: Hidden Boosts (#949)

The Disciplined Investor Podcast

Show Notes

Tax Relief Boosts Corporate Earnings

S&P 500 Financial Performance Analysis

Share Buybacks and Market Indices

Guest, Howard Silverblatt - Senior Industry Analyst, Index Investment Strategy, for S&P Dow Jones Indices

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Howard Silverblatt (@hsilverb) is Senior Industry Analyst, Index Investment Strategy, for S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). In addition to general market research and commentary, Howard is responsible for the statistical analysis of S&P DJI’s family of U.S. Indices, including the world’s most followed stock market index, the S&P 500®.

Howard has been with Standard & Poor’s since 1977, and has held various analytic, business development, and product positions. He joined S&P Indices in 1983 as an editor, and has since received numerous corporate and industry awards, most notably for his work on the creation and development of Standard & Poor’s core earnings and Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®). Howard is widely quoted in top tier news publications around the world, providing in-depth analysis and information on a myriad of topics impacting the investment industry.

Howard graduated with a B.S. in Business Management from Syracuse University.

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Stocks mentioned in this episode: (NVDA), (DELL), (BTCUSD)

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