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Kresta in the Afternoon – January 22, 2024 – Hour 1

It’s been 100 years since Vladimir Lenin died. Paul Kengor takes a look at his life, and Chadd Garcia lets us know what financial stories were the most important of 2023.

 

What did Lenin believe?

January 21 was the 100th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolsheviks and the first head of the government of the Soviet Union. Myths abound about his beliefs, motivations and ideologies. Who was the real Lenin? Paul Kengor joins us.

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Lenin’s ugly legacy of identity politics

What Lenin said about Christians and socialism

Paul Kengor is author of several books, most recently The Worst of Indignities: The Catholic Church on Slavery. His other books include The Devil and Bella Dodd, The Devil and Karl Marx, and A Pope and A President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century. He has also written spiritual biographies of Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton, and George W Bush. He’s professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa., and senior academic fellow at the Institute for Faith and Freedom and is the editor of the American Spectator.

What Financial Stories should we pay attention to in 2024?

We’ve talked before about the effects the rise of AI may have on our lives, but one area that is easy to forget is business. Nvidia, a company that produces software and hardware for AI companies, now has one of the top stocks in the US. Chadd Garcia joins us looking at this and other major financial stories from last year and what we should keep an eye on moving forward.

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Nvidia’s rivals are circling, but they’re still years from catching up

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Schwartz Investment 

Chadd Garcia is vice-president of Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. and lead portfolio manager of the Ave Maria Focused Fund and co-portfolio manager of the Ave Maria Growth Fund and is also responsible for equity research functions for the firm. Previously, Chadd analyzed public equities as a Managing Director at SQ Advisors. Prior thereto Chadd worked in private equity as a Managing Director at Gulf Coast Capital Partners and as Vice President at Comvest Partners. Before his work in private equity, Chadd was an Associate in the mergers and acquisitions group at CIBC World Markets. Visit avemariafunds and schwartzinvest.com
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