{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"BIP Wealth CIO Eric Cramer on energy prices and maneuvering for the post-Trump era","description":"Welcome to \u201cAhead in the Count,\u201d presented by BIP Wealth. Our Baseball Division combines their collegiate and professional baseball playing experience with financial acumen to provide expertise in life on and off the field. We aim to give ballplayers and their families a better understanding about their unique lifestyle, the opportunities that come from playing this game, and insight into the complex financial world. This is \u201cAhead in the Count,\u201d hosted by Nolan Alexander, from BIP Wealth. In his last theme of 2026, BIP Wealth Chief Investment Officer Eric Cramer explains why energy prices touch every investor. Host Nolan Alexander and Kyle Schmidt of the BIP Wealth Baseball Division tie together the year\u2019s themes, from rising rates to new trade deals, and show what they mean for pro ballplayers heading into the offseason. Key topics \u2022      Fixed income gets riskier \u25e6       Why the \u201csafe\u201d part of a portfolio may hold hidden risks \u25e6       The federal government owes more than $40 trillion, and about $10 trillion comes due in the next 12 months \u25e6       Why government borrowing and the AI build-out could push rates higher \u2022      Trade deals without the U.S. \u25e6       Canada and other big economies sign deals that leave out the U.S., which could add to inflation \u2022      Using math to your advantage \u25e6       Locking in returns above inflation as rates rise \u25e6       Tax-free municipal bond strategies for high earners \u25e6       Taking some gains after three strong years to build a cash cushion \u2022      The midterms and the post-Trump era \u25e6       Prediction markets put the odds of a Democratic Senate at about two-thirds \u25e6       How a shift in power could change spending, debt, and policy \u2022      Why diesel drives inflation \u25e6       Low fuel stockpiles heading into winter \u25e6       Why global markets set U.S. prices, even though the U.S. makes extra diesel \u25e6       Diesel near $6.25 a gallon, with a possible climb toward $7 ","author_name":"Ahead In The Count","author_url":"http:\/\/bipwealth.libsyn.com\/website","html":"