Category Archive: 9a.) Real Investment Advice

Jeremy Grantham is Correct: We’re in a Market Bubble | 3 Minutes on Markets & Money [1/7/21]

Jeremy Grantham is right, we're in a market bubble - and bubbles are a function of markets over time. Valuations represent market psychology; psychology is what drives the bubble... and the psychology these days is all about risk-taking. It's just a matter of time before the bubble pops. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts -------- Download our 2020/2021 Tax Planning Survival Guides! Your must-have tax planning strategies in...

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The Real Investment Show [1/6/21]

Market Analysis & Commentary from RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, w Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP

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Will a Democratic Majority in DC Put The Fed in a Box with Their Progressive Policies? [1/6/21]

Will a Democrat majority in Washington D.C. place the Federal Reserve in a box with their progressive policies? Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: The Fed is Juicing Stocks: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/the-fed-is-juicing-stocks/ Technically Speaking: S&P 500 – Trading At Historical Extremes:...

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Aftermath of Senate Run-off Election | The Real Investment Show [Full Show: 1/6/21]

SEG-1: Georgia Senate Run-off Election Results: What Does It Mean? SEG-2: Christmas Recap/Election Recap: Impact on Investors SEG-3: How to Handle Inheritances SEG-4: Challenges for 401-K's from New Washington Policies Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, with Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: The Fed is Juicing Stocks: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/the-fed-is-juicing-stocks/...

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What Does a ‘Blue Wave’ Actually Mean For Markets in 2021? | 3 Minutes on Markets & Money [1/6/21]

Does a Blue sweep translate into more stimulus and Universal Basic Income? Does the Fed's focus on inflation ultimately mean higher rates are coming? The real concern is that a Democrat Agenda will look like the 60's & 70's... with similar economies. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts -------- Download our 2020/2021 Tax Planning Survival Guides! Your must-have tax planning strategies in unprecedented times:...

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Technically Speaking Tuesday | The Real Investment Show [1/5/21]

Technical Market Analysis & Commentary from RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts

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How Market Averages Are (Not) Like Gravity [1/5/21]

There's always one in every crowd: A physics-minded listener takes Lance to task on comments comparing gravity to market averages...hilarity ensues...with a clarification. - Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/technically-speaking-sp-500-trading-at-historical-extremes/ https://realinvestmentadvice.com/so-far-the-bulls-are-disappointed-in-santa-full-version/...

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Technically Speaking Tuesday | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 1/5/21

SEG-1: Market Sell-off Wipes out December Gains SEG-2: Georgia On My Mind: Implications of the Run Off SEG-3: How Moving Averages Are (and Are Not) Like Gravity SEG-4: Moon Pods, Dog-Sized Lizards, & Macros Trends for 2021 -------- Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/technically-speaking-sp-500-trading-at-historical-extremes/...

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The Risk of Markets Trading at Historic Extremes | Three Minutes on Markets & Money [1/5/21]

(1/5/21) Markets are trading at historic extremes: Prices are attached to how much corporations can earn (a product of the economy); investors are now more exuberant than in any period of time; markets are trading 3-standard deviations from the average, which could presage a market correction, no matter how you slice it (or chart it). Watch the dollar for tell-tale signs of market reversion. - RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts...

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Why Wall Street is a Criminal Enterprise [1/4/21]

Big Banks have paid $195-billion in fines since 2000...that's just a slap on the wrist, the price of doing business they way they do business. - Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/so-far-the-bulls-are-disappointed-in-santa-full-version/ https://realinvestmentadvice.com/why-there-is-literally-no-cash-on-the-sidelines/ -------- Get more info & commentary:...

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Welcome to 2021! | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT ) 1/4/21

SEG-1: Setting Up for Market Correction SEG-2: The Definition of Insanity in 2021 SEG-3: GDP Growth: What the Numbers Really Say SEG-4: Why Wall Street is a Criminal Enterprise -------- Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/so-far-the-bulls-are-disappointed-in-santa-full-version/ https://realinvestmentadvice.com/why-there-is-literally-no-cash-on-the-sidelines/...

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Is Upside Start a Set-up for Classic Rug-Pull? | Three Minutes on Markets & Money [1/4/21]

(1/4/21) The Santa Claus Rally Continues into January: Money Flows are turning positive; what could upset Wall Street? How about a run-off election in Georgia...or a reversal in Dollar strength? Are markets setting up investors for a classic rug-pull?? - Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts -------- Articles mentioned in this report: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/why-there-is-literally-no-cash-on-the-sidelines/ -------- Get more info...

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The Real Investment Show [1/4/21]

Our first show of the New Year: Market Analysis & Commentary from RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts

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ENCORE PRESENTATION: The Winning System on Wall Street [12/30/20]

[NOTE: This segment was originally broadcast on 12/16/20] The dark side of passive investing and its intersection with moral hazard--the belief you're insured against any loss. -------- Market Commentary and Analysis by Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, with Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP. -------- Download our 2020/2021 Tax Planning Survival Guides! Your must-have tax planning strategies in unprecedented times:...

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Weekly Highlights from The Real Investment Show for Week Ending 1/1/21

Hallelujah, 2020 is FINALLY behind us. in our final week of The Real Investment Show we had a parade of Encore Presentations on topics including the downside of the COVID Vaccine, what happens when Legislation isn't read before passage, the myth about cash on the sidelines, and what comprises a "winning" system on Wall Street. Thanks for your support in 2020--onward to 2021! -------- Subscribe to our Newsletter:...

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ENCORE PRESENTATION: There is No Cash on the Sidelines [12/31/20

[NOTE: This segment was originally broadcast on 12/17/20] The speculative frenzy at market peaks is fun while it lasts...and then, the sentiment changes. - Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/worried-about-taxes-consider-these-ideas/ https://realinvestmentadvice.com/financial_survival/tax-planning-guide/...

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Weekly Highlights from The Real Investment Show for Week Ending 12/25/20

Even in a holiday-shortened week, there was lots to talk about, from COVID Relief, to Tesla joining the S&P 500, to COVID Relief, and Who Gets the Money? - Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA -------- Articles Mentioned in this Episode: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/why-the-second-stimulus-wont-have-much-economic-impact/...

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Money Lessons From A Christmas Past + The Year of the IPO [12/25/20]

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas! SEG-1: Money Lessons from Christmases Past SEG-2: Christmas Decor & Blowies; The Year of the IPO (Initial Public Offering) and IPO Companies like AirBnB and DoorDash. SEG-3: Things You Didn't Know Your HSA Could Do SEG-4: Retro Christmas Cards; 401-k Options Pro & Con Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP, with Senior Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP NOTE: This is an Encore Presentation of a...

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Headphones & Mom Jeans: A Problem with Innovation? [12/24/20]

NOTE: This is an encore presentation of an excerpt from a broadcast originally airing on 12/9/20: What is the gravity that will bring markets back to reality from their extreme deviations? - Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA -------- Articles Mentioned in this show: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/half-truths-are-half-lies-by-definition/...

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A Major Support For Asset Prices Has Reversed

In 2019, we wrote about how corporate share repurchases, or “stock buybacks,” had accounted for nearly all buying in the market. A year later, that significant support for asset prices has reversed.

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