Trends with Benefits

Ed Lopez

podcast@vaneck.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-led finance and investing show focused on markets, technology, private assets, and long-term investment trends, combining VanEck executives with occasional senior outside investment professionals. Credible pitches include CIOs, portfolio managers, economists, and specialists in global markets, ETFs, private equity, or geopolitical investing; booking is likely medium difficulty because the show favors highly credentialed industry leaders.

Metrics

Episodes: 167

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 6.2k subscribers

Instagram: 3.6k followers

Contact Information

podcast@vaneck.com

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Host

Ed Lopez - Head of Product Management at VanEck and host of the podcast, covering finance, technology, and investing trends.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior investment professionals, including CIOs and leaders in asset management or investment advisory firms, with demonstrated expertise in markets, asset allocation, private markets, or investment strategy.
Required Achievements:  
Senior leadership at an investment advisory or asset-management firm

Recent Guest Discussions

Don Calcagni - Asset Allocation, Private Markets, International Diversification, Geopolitical Risk, India, The Dollar, Gold, And Investment Strategy.

Recent Topics

Investing, Finance, Etfs, Markets, Technology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Trends with Benefits
:

A CIO's Take on Geopolitics, the Dollar, and the Case for Going Global

July 07, 2026

Explore why the S&P may be mispricing geopolitical risk, the case for India, the dollar's decline, and gold as a trade (not a strategy), with Mercer Advisors CIO Don Calcagni. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 01:57 Changes in Asset Allocation and Private Markets 04:01 US and International Equity Diversification 07:11 Market Concentration and Diversification Benefits 11:14 Geopolitical Risks and Global Market Drivers 16:57 US Political Risks and Domestic Instability 17:53 India's Growth...

Space, AI, and Private Equity Trends

June 09, 2026

AI is creating 'zombie companies' and the next wave of winners may never go public. VanEck's Head of Private Growth Strategies Christian Munafo reveals how to find them, why IPOs are still stalled, and what the SpaceX listing could unlock.

20 Years of GDX: How VanEck Changed the ETF Industry

May 26, 2026

Explore the origin story of VanEck's first ETF, the bullish case for gold, and where the ETF industry may be headed next, with VanEck CEO Jan van Eck and COO Adam Phillips.

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