The Glass Half Full: $40 Trillion In Debt! (Ep. 25)
In this week’s The Glass Half Full, Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist, dig into the eye-popping headline that the U.S. just crossed $40 trillion in debt, up from $20 trillion just nine years ago. Sonu breaks down why the ra …
The Glass Half Full: How’s The Economy Doing? (Ep. 24)
In this week’s The Glass Half Full, Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist, tackle the big question everyone’s asking: How is the economy really doing? They start with the good news: Nominal GDP growth running around 6% an …
The Glass Half Full: The Market at New Highs (Ep. 23)
In this week’s The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, broadcast live from Boston to celebrate a milestone: the Dow near 54,000 and the S&P 500 notching its first new all-time high since …
The Glass Half Full: Tech Stocks Are Crashing, Now What? (Ep. 22)
In this week’s The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, tackle the question on everyone’s mind: Tech stocks are crashing, now what? While the S&P 500 sits just 2-3% off its June 2 a …
The Glass Half Full: Midyear Outlook 2026—More Tailwinds (Ep. 21)
In this second installment of their 2026 outlook coverage, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, dig into the parts of Carson’s midyear outlook, “Riding the Wave,” that didn’t make last week& …
The Glass Half Full: Midyear Outlook 2026—Still Riding the Wave (Ep. 20)
In this midyear outlook edition of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, break down Carson’s newly released 2026 midyear outlook, “Still Riding the Wave.” Coming into the year, …
The Glass Half Full: What Surprised Us in the First Half of 2026 (Ep. 19)
In this midyear edition of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, look back at what caught them off guard in the first half of 2026, before next week’s official second-half outlook. They st …
The Glass Half Full: What Goes Up (Ep. 15)
In this episode of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, break down what’s driving the recent market pullback and why it may not be the threat it feels like. The rally that preceded it was …
The Glass Half Full — The AI Wave Continues (Ep. 010)
In this episode of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, break down the AI spending wave that is reshaping the economy, driving corporate profits, and fueling one of the strongest months in stoc …
Facts vs Feelings The Glass Half Full — How Bad Can Things Get? (Ep. 004)
In this episode of The Glass Half Full, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist at Carson Group, cut through the noise of recent market volatility to offer a grounded, historically informed perspective. With bond yields swinging, oil …
Facts vs Feelings The Glass Half Full — Will Iran Derail the Bull Market?
In the first episode of The Glass Half Full, hosts Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist, discuss the latest geopolitical developments in the Middle East and whether tensions involving Iran could threaten the ongoing bull market. The conversation e …