Wintrust Business Lunch 8/22/25: Big market rally, Fed interest rate pivot, Public Works Expo

Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John to talk about today’s big market rally after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested interest rate cuts would be coming soon, how many rate cuts he expects to see for the rest of 2025, and when we we’ll see the full impact of tariffs. Craig also explains why he’s bullish on the Bears this year!

Segment 2: Michael D’Hulst, CEO and Co-Founder of Supertri, tells John everything we need to know about this weekend’s 2025 Chicago Triathlon.

Segment 3: Vic Bianes, President of the American Public Works Association, give John a recap of the American Public Works Association’s Public Works Expo that came to McCormick Place earlier this week!