March 20th, 2026 | Bank Stocks Hit by Private Credit, Youth Sports Boom, Aluminum Prices Have Surged, U.S. Oil Inventories Increased, How to Create a Tax-Free Account for a Child & More

From Smart Investing with Brent & Chase Wilsey by Brent and Chase Wilsey

March 20, 2026 · 56 min

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The episode discusses the impact of private credit on bank stocks, the booming youth sports industry, surging aluminum prices, and strategies for creating tax-free accounts for children.

Bank stocks feel the pain from private credit You may have noticed that the bank stock index is down about 10%, which is more than the S&P 500’s decline of 3% at the beginning of the year. It is estimated that banks made roughly 10% of their total loans to non-depository financial institutions known as NDFIs, which includes private credit companies. It’s also estimated that these types of loans in the past three years have grown from $1.1 trillion to $1.9 trillion. The banking stocks may struggle for a few more months, but the good news is a recent study from the Office of Financial Research found that private funds and BDCs, which are Business Development Corporations, use lines of credit and currently they’ve only used about 50 to 65% of the buying capacity. The tough decision for the banks is do they cut off the line of credit… The big business of youth sports I remember growing up and wishing for a baseball or maybe a football for Christmas so I could go down the street and play with my friends. Fast forward to today and youth sports are a multibillion-dollar business for companies. The average American family spends $1,000 on sports per child. Whenever there’s an…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brent Wilsey, Chase Wilsey

Topics covered

bank stocks
private credit
youth sports
aluminum prices
U.S. oil inventories
tax-free accounts for children

Keywords

bank stocks
private credit
youth sports
aluminum prices
oil inventories
tax-free accounts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dick's Sporting Goods, Office of Financial Research

Places: U.S.

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