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The Real Investment Show (Full Show)1-28-5 The DeepSeek Knee Jerk
The race is on for dominance in the artificial intelligence arena with China's release of DeepSeek. Markets initially nose-dived Monday, but ended up slightly…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)1-27-25 DeepSeek Or Deep Sink?
The unfolding of China's DeepSeek technology, and history's shortest trade war (with Colombia) highlighted the weekend. What are the investing opportunities…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)1-24-25 Using Drone Mentality For Financial Success
Richard and Jonathan discuss markets' response to initial flurry of activity from the Trump White House; commentary on TrumpCoin and turbo-charged crypto: It's…
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1-23-25 It's The Dollar, Stupid
What does the $500-B Stargate announcment really mean for the economy (remember Carrier's "on-shoring" of jobs)? Lance recounts the benefits and innovations…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)1-17-25 What Fiduciary Advisors Can Learn From Jimmy Carter
1-17-25 What Fiduciary Advisors Can Learn From Jimmy Carter by Lance Roberts
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1-22-25 Are Returns Expectations To 2025 Too High
It isn’t just Wall Street analysts who are optimistic about 2025 returns. Retail investors are the most optimistic about higher stock prices in 2025 by the…
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1-16-25 CPI - What's Next
Lance and Michael interpret the latest CPI, PPI, PCE, and GDP numbers: Which one is most-meaningful to the Fed? Earnings Season continues with Big Banks…
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1-15-25 CPI Day - The Big Reveal
It's CPI Day (December Core Inflation clocked-in at a lower than expected .2%) so let's pin it all on the Fed. Weaker PPI & Higher Trasnportation costs; Used…
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1-14-25 Tactically Bearish As Risks Increase
PPI & CPI Preview: Earnings season is about to commence, followed by the opening of the Buy Back window. Higher yields (and term premiums) are weighing on…
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1-13-25 Investor Resolutions For 2025
The Cleveland Fed's expectations for increased inflation; Oil prices rise on increased Russia sacntions (thanks, Joe Biden); economic impact of California…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)1-10-25 What The Social Security Fairness Act Means For Your Retirement
Richard and Jonathan discuss the narratives that are driving the markets, and the fear factor for bond investors. Is the response to tariff threats an…
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1-9-25 Why Are Bond Yields Rising
Markets barely achieved a positive close on Wednesday, to create a string of positive action for the first five trading days in January. (Markets are closed…
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1-8-25 Market Reversal - Implications Now
With Friday's December Employment Report waiting in the wings, it's fair to ask what happened to the December JOLTS Report. Investors are questioning whether…
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1-7-25 Curb Your Enthusiasm In 2025
As we enter 2025, the financial markets are optimistic. That optimism is fueled by strong market performance over the last two years and analyst’s projections…
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1-6-25 Santa Was A No-Show
We're baaack from our Winter Break, and it seemed as if Santa arrived on Christmas Eve, pushing the markets back above the important 50-DMA. However, by the…
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12-19-4 Did The Fed Steal Christmas
We're on vacation for the next two-weeks starting Monday (12/23); audio podcasts will be available on iTunes, Spotify, and a host of other audio platforms…
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12-18-24 Dump The 60 - 40 For 100% Stock Retirement Portfolio
It's Fed Day with it's much anticipated rate cut; what will matter more is the Fed's dot-plot and comments on expectations for 2025. Meanwhile on Wall Street…
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12-17-24 This Is Nuts
Retail Sales numbers this week will feed into expectations for 2025. Fed meeting tomorrow: Cut and pause, or cut and slow? Employment revisions are also due…
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12-16-24 Why NFIB Optimism Matters
Microstrategies joins the S&P 100 (just in time to crash?) Bitcoin continues to climb. The FEd will cut rates on Wednesday, but it's commentary and outlook are…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)12-13-24 Looking Ahead To 2025 - Realize Gains Or Change Exposure
Markets are setting up for a Santa Claus Rally; inflation pressure remains. What will the Fed do next week, and what will Powell SAY? The impact of tariffs may…
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12-12-24 CPI Gives The Fed A Green Light For Rate Cut
Lance reviews a recent report about generational wealth transfers, and notes that his kids get NOTHING. Wednesday's CPI report was seemingly the last hurdle…
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12-10-24 Portfolio Rebalancing & High Valuation Risks
Post-election consumer confidence is rocketing higher. Inflation Data is coming: CPI & PPI which will be digested in time for next week's Fed meeting…
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12-9-24 Why Earnings Can't Outgrow The Economy
Lance's Husbands' Christmas shopping warning service; markets are now in second week of sloppy trading. Portfolios out-of-balance will trigger volatility as…
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12-5-24 Is Another Liquidity Crisis Near
Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz makes a rare, in-studio appearance with Lance Roberts, discussing whether another market liquidity event might be on the…
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12-4-24 Time For A Portfolio Reality Check
Russia just learned of a near-miss from a passing meteorite...TONIGHT! Lance discusses GDP estimates and other economic reports; Retail Sales are "okay," with…
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12-3-24 What Excessive Leverage Teaches Us
Periods of extreme leverage and speculation are not new, and the outcomes have consistently been painful for unprepared investors. The late 1990s dot-com…
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RIS 12-2-24 Extreme Speculation Has Returned
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break: Is it time to initiate Christmas Bonds to help Retailers? While markts have performed well, expect some sloppiness…
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11-26-24 Why Credit Spreads Matter
Credit spreads can greatly assist in determining the risk of a correction or bear market by reflecting the perceived risk of corporate bonds compared to…
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11-25-24 Markets Look for a Holiday Rally
Thanksgiving week is spread out before us like a serving table laden with food: Markets will trade in a holiday-shortened week with moods of expectation for…
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11-21-24 Will Trump Tariffs Be Inflationary
A preview of risks on the horizon, including Trump Tariffs, interest rates, and how debt and deficits are economic drivers. What are the effects on corporate…
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11-20-25 Wall Street Lowers 2025 Expectations - Should You Be Concerned
It's Nvidia Day--markets will respond accordingly tomorrow. Expectations are high for earnings and forward guidance. Analysts are generally looking for lowered…
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11-19-24 Yardini & The Long History of Prediction Problems
WalMart reports it's close to profitability; expect some market chop this week; NVIDIA reports Wednesday evening, and markets will respond on Thursday. A look…
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11-18-24 Trump Trade Sends Investors Into Overdrive
It's the last full week of trading before Thanksgiving. Expectations for US GDP growth in the new year are on the plus side of 3%, vs the EU's negative…
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11-14-24 The Math Behind The MACD
Just ahead of the Christmas Retail Shopping Season, credit card debt is piling up; consumers are under stress. Survey: What to do when an item is too…
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11-13-24 Annuities - Good, Bad, & Ugly
It's Inflation Day: Expectations are for a .3% print for October (the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported CPI rising.2%, and up 2.6% over the past 12-months)…
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11-12-24 Irrational Exuberance Again?
Earnings Season is winding up, and The Next Big Report to come will be from NVIDIA on 11/20. Markets are on fire for now; what will the Fed do next? We're…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)11-8-24 Why COLA Doesn't Get Any Respect
The markets' response to the election outcome, combined with Thursday's Fed rate cut: Markets love it, but half the country (metro areas) are not happy. Avoid…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)11-7-24 Fed Day Arrives
In the aftermath of the 2024 Election, attention now turns to today's Fed announcement, with odds makers giving 96% chance of a quarter-percent rate cut…
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11-6-24 Trump Wins
The 2024 Election outcome is sharply affecting pre-market, with Donald Trump's election sending stocks higher. The S&P trendline is aiming for the 6000 or 6100…
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11-5-24 Election Day - Plan For Volatility
Will the 2025 Election be The Most Important Election Ever? Yes...until 2028. Vote for the policy, not the personality: Child Care Credits case study. Markest…
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RIS 11-4-24 The Presidential Election Cometh
It's 2024 Election-eve: Hedge funds are long on a presumed outcome; watch for a pick up in volatility. The Fed meets on the day after the election; there are…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)11-1-24 Ten Money Smart Things To Do Before Year's End
2024 isn’t over yet. So here are 10 smart money moves to make right now. Saving money should be a year-round endeavor, but life gets in the way just like…
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10-31-24 Fact - Checking Paul Tudor Jones And Stanley Druckenmiller
Earnings Season continues as October ends: Microsoft and Meta reports reveal lowered expectations for 2025; Microstrategy is raising stakes on Bitcoin w $42-B…
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10 -30-24 Why This Bull Market Feels Weird
Halloween preview & earnings parade; pre-election bond market auction action. Markets are hedging a bit ahead of elections. The latest JOLTS report was weaker…
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10-29-24 Key Market Indicators For November 2024
A barrage of earnings reports this week reveals companies are beating lowered expectations, and revenue is down. McDonald's foot traffic is off (and…
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10-28-24 Streaks Of Bullish Wins Are Not Sustainable
Wrapping up the Month of October and beginning the strongest period for markets, November - April; what could throw a wrench into the works? (How about an…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)10-25-24 Can You Really Afford To Own A Home?
Gold Fish are changing their name to Chilean Sea Bass, and Spam will henceforth be known as Filet Mignon; the world has gone awry, and Richard & Jonathan…
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10-24-25 Memory Inflation Warps Bond Yields
The Conference Board's Economic Surprise Index gauges exactly that: How surprised economists are when things don't pan out as they expected. Like the economy…
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10-23-24 Technical Analysis Techniques
Markets sold off on Tuesday to break even. following six straight weeks of gains; still, markets have no fear of recession. Lance shares his personal strategy…
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10-22-24 Is The Stock Market Party Over
What does it mean when the Conference Board's Index of Leading Indicators (a predictor of the next six months' economic activity) post's a negative .5…
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10-21-24 Q3 Earnings Estimates Remain Optimistic
Earnings estimates remain exceptionally optimistic, raising the question of whether consumer spending can sustain present levels (the source of earnings!)…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)10-18-24 COLA Boost & Medicare Shifts - What You Must Know For 2025
Richard & Jonathan recap their recent recruiting visit on the campus of Texas A&M University: There is hope for the next generation. Earnings season continues…
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10-17-24 Volatility & The Market Climb
Retail Sales numbers today, and earnings recaps (so far) and previews; looking for an outsized seasonal adjustment to Retail Sales due to calendar anomalies…
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10 -16-24 You Ain't Rich
Will the strength (or weakness) of the consumer be revealed in this week's Retail Sales report? Liquidity is continuing to flow into markets; if things are so…
The Real Investment Show (Full Show)10-15-24 Greed & How To Lose 100% Of Your Money
Retail Sales figures should be interesting, as retailers were stocking up ahead of the short-lived dockworkers' strike. Lance previews Thanksgiving at the…
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10 -14-24 Wall St. Vs. Main St. - Who's Right
It's Earnings Season "Rush Week" this week, with the bulk of companies reporting 3rd Quarter results; after that, the stock buy back window is prepared to…
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10-10-24 Rising Volatility, China Stimulus, & Storms' Economic Surge - What They Mean For Portfolios
All was not hunky-dory in the recent Fed meeting, as the FOMC Meeting minutes reveal a split-decision on lowering rates by 50-bps vs 25-bps. Meanwhile, in the…
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10-9-24 Markets Rally - What Tuesdays' Tech Stock Surge Means For Investors
The Trauma of Hurricanes revisited: Hurricane Alicia (1983) remembered as Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida today; Lance shares his bizzare dream about…
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10-8-24 You Can't Avoid Risk - But You Can Manage It
The key to successfully managing money is managing risk. Economnic news is absent; no 50bps rate cut in November, thanks to a strong jobs report, and markets…
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10- 7-24 Millennial Earnings Season Begins
This week marks the start of earnings season for Q; the 2024 Election and the next FOMC Meeting also add volatility to markets. Friday's Jobs report came in…