Ivanna Hampton

Chicago

Lead Multimedia Editor at Morningstar

@MorningstarInc Investing Insights Podcast Host & Lead Multimedia Editor. Former @NBCChicago Content Producer. RTs are not endorsements. Opinions are my own.

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The Stock Strategies That Are Paying Off in 2025

2 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Dan Lefkovitz |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Ivanna Hampton. Investing Insights is helping investors navigate market volatility in a new series. Morningstar strategists and authors will deliver timely insights, trends, and tips. These episodes will pop into your podcast feed at least once a month. This week’s episode focuses on the types of US stocks that are performing better and worse than the broader market in 2025. The investment factors that are leading might surprise you.
TIPS ETFs: What to Know about the Pros and Cons Amid Inflation

3 weeks ago | morningstar.com | Daniel Sotiroff |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I‘m your host, Ivanna Hampton. Concerns about sticky inflation are sending many investors looking for a direct hedge against it. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are designed to do that. You can buy TIPS bonds directly or invest in funds that do it for you. Exchange-traded funds provide an easier way to invest in TIPS. However, there are still risks investors should consider before tweaking their portfolios.
What Do Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Big Tech?

1 month ago | morningstar.ca | Eric Compton |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: The tariff fallout is crushing technology stocks. The good news is several major tech companies are now trading at discounts to our fair values. The bad news is uncertainty is at all-time highs with many tech companies’ supply chains spanning the globe with a heavy concentration in Asia. The Trump administration imposed tariffs on countries there, including China, Taiwan, and South Korea. Joining me to discuss the risks for the tech industry is Eric Compton.
Market Volatility: Which Investments Will Protect Your Portfolio in a Recession?

1 month ago | morningstar.com | Amy C. Arnott |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Ivanna Hampton. Investing Insights is helping investors navigate market volatility in a new series. Morningstar strategists and authors will deliver timely insights, trends, and tips. These episodes will pop into your podcast feed at least once a month. This week’s episode focuses on which investments might be safer than others during a recession. The chances of one happening have increased quite a bit over the past few weeks.
What Lies Ahead in Trump’s Trade War After a Week of Market Turmoil

1 month ago | morningstar.com | Dominic Pappalardo |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Ivanna Hampton. Investing Insights is helping investors navigate market volatility in a new series. Morningstar strategists and authors will deliver timely insights, trends, and tips. These episodes will pop into your podcast feed at least once a month. This week’s episode examines the uncertainty concerning the Trump administration’s trade war. The unprecedented tariffs shocked global markets.
What Do Tariffs and Increased Recession Risk Mean for Banks?

2 months ago | morningstar.com | Suryansh Sharma |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: The aftermath of President Trump’s tariffs has hit banks hard. The sector is tied to the US economy’s macro performance. A slowdown or a recession could lower profits. The tariffs come just as big banks are scheduled to report their first-quarter earnings on Friday. Here with me to discuss this is Suryansh Sharma. He’s a senior equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services. Thanks for being here, Suryansh. Suryansh Sharma: Thanks for having me. Hampton: Well, let’s get right into it.
What Do Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Big Tech?

2 months ago | morningstar.com | Eric Compton |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: The tariff fallout is crushing technology stocks. The good news is several major tech companies are now trading at discounts to our fair values. The bad news is uncertainty is at all-time highs with many tech companies’ supply chains spanning the globe with a heavy concentration in Asia. The Trump administration imposed tariffs on countries there, including China, Taiwan, and South Korea. Joining me to discuss the risks for the tech industry is Eric Compton.
Market Volatility: What to Watch in Q2 After Big Swings in Q1

2 months ago | morningstar.com | Sarah Hansen |Ivanna Hampton

Ivanna Hampton: Welcome to Investing Insights. I’m your host, Ivanna Hampton. We’re kicking off a new series to help investors navigate market volatility. Morningstar strategists and authors will deliver timely insights, trends, and tips. These episodes will pop into your podcast feed at least once a month. Let’s begin with my conversation with Morningstar Inc. senior markets reporter Sarah Hansen. Sarah investigated several market trends from the first quarter of 2025.
Can Nuclear Energy Help Big Tech Meet Data Center Needs?

2 months ago | morningstar.com | Ivanna Hampton

The surging need to feed power-hungry data centers is reviving interest in nuclear energy. As the momentum for artificial intelligence accelerates, Big Tech is turning to next-generation technology such as small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs.Part of the reason is that other carbon-free options won’t provide enough juice. “Wind and solar are not going to get it done,” says Travis Miller, energy and utilities strategist for Morningstar Research Services.
How Slower Economic Growth and High Inflation Could Affect Interest Rates

2 months ago | morningstar.com | Preston Caldwell |Ivanna Hampton

There’s any number of directions tariff rates could go—a small increase, a big increase, no increase—from here forward. And depending on that, there’s a lot of different directions that monetary policy could go. Given the experience of the last couple of years, people are now paying more attention to inflation and that means that this one-time increase could actually turn out to be more of a prolonged impact. It’s pretty unambiguous that tariffs have a negative impact on real GDP.