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Beyond Meat Surges: Another Meme Ponzi?

2025-10-23

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2025-10-23

In August 2025, Beyond Meat (BYND), a plant-based meat producer, took to social media to call reports of its bankruptcy "unequivocally false". Despite the assurances, the company was floundering, and bankruptcy was a possibility. The company has significant liabilities and has lost money every year since its IPO. Adding to their woes, sales peaked in …

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A Daily Dose Of Charts & Graphs October 22, 2025

2025-10-22

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In this Short video, I cover leverage, $GLD key support, the seasonality tailwind, liquidity and sentiment trends, Fed policy context, and valuation vs. narrative — everything you need in one visual market update. 🐦Follow me on X: https://x.com/LanceRoberts 📺Catch me daily on The Real Investment Show: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealInvestmentShow

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10-29-25 Bitcoin: Speculation, Blockchain, & the Future of Money

2025-10-22

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Why has Bitcoin captured the attention of investors and innovators alike? Lance Roberts & Vinay Gupta break down what makes Bitcoin unique — from its blockchain backbone to its role as currency, commodity, and speculative asset. We’ll explore how to think about Bitcoin in a diversified portfolio, what risks investors need to understand, and why blockchain may reshape how business is done in the future. #BitcoinInvesting #BlockchainTechnology...

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Leveraged ETFs: Yet Another Sign Of Rampant Speculation

2025-10-22

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2025-10-22

Not only is the market chasing the most speculative of assets, but it is employing record amounts of leverage to do so. Traditionally, investors use margin loans to gain leverage. More recently, however, leveraged ETFs allow investors to get leverage in one package. To wit, the graph below, courtesy of BofA, shows that there are …

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Dollar Debasement: Reality Or A Dangerous Narrative?

2025-10-22

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2025-10-22

Gold prices are soaring. And with each tick higher, more and more market pundits and investors are coming out of the woodwork, asserting that dollar debasement is the reason. Is that the correct reason, or might gold be in a momentum-fueled speculative bubble like many other assets? The answer has significant implications for the price …

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10-21-25 5x ETFs & Margin Debt: The Hidden Risk BehindThe Year-End Rally Narrative

2025-10-21

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10-21-25 Cash Value Life Insurance: Smart Strategy or Costly Mistake?

2025-10-21

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Cash value life insurance often sparks debate — is it a smart financial tool or an expensive way to mix insurance with investing? Lance Roberts & Jonathan Penn break down how cash value life insurance actually works and where it may (or may not) fit into your overall financial picture. 0:18 - Preview - Life Insurance & BYOB, Earnings Season Continues 6:00 - Markets Confirm Bullish Trend 10:55 - Private Credit Fund Warning - Subprime Credit...

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Joe Weisenthal’s Take Down Of The ‘Debasement’ Trade

2025-10-21

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2025-10-21

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal wrote an interesting article (Maybe 'Debasement' Isn't The Best Way To Put it), sharing his opinion on the rising popularity of the so-called debasement trade. The debasement trade logic that Joe generally debunks is growing very popular in the media, per the Bloomberg graph below. While Joe thinks the debasement trade logic …

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10-20-25 The Illusion Of Zero Risk: When Volatility Returns, This Market Will Break

2025-10-20

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Years of easy money trained investors to believe markets have no risk. Buying every dip still works because volatility is low, but this illusion of safety won’t last. In this Short video, I argue that when volatility returns, this “zero-risk” market will break. Full episode: Catch me daily on The Real Investment Show: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealInvestmentShow

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10-20-25 Invest Like a Bull…Think Like a Bear

2025-10-20

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IInvest like a bull. Think like a bear. Lance Roberts dives into the mindset of successful investors: staying bullish on opportunity, but thinking like a bear when it comes to risk. Learn how to stay optimistic without losing discipline, why emotional control outperforms market hype, and how blending bullish conviction with bearish caution can help you thrive through any cycle. * How to stay invested while protecting capital * Recognizing when...

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Speculative Bull Runs And The Value Of A Bearish Tilt

2025-10-20

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2025-10-20

The recent market crack certainly woke up the more complacent bullish investors. Of course, the complacency was warranted, given the recent market surge, conversations about “TINA” (There Is No Alternative), and how “this time is different.” But that is what a speculative bull run looks and feels like. However, deep inside, you know there are …

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SRF: The Fed’s Newest Liquidity Backstop In Action

2025-10-20

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2025-10-20

In July of 2021, after the pandemic and the liquidity issues that arose in 2019, the Fed established a new liquidity backstop. This program, the Standing Repo Facility (SRF), allows financial institutions to borrow on a collateralized basis from the Fed. Unlike the Overnight Reverse Repurchase facility (ON RRP), which allows financial institutions to park …

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Rally Into Year-End: 3-Reasons To “Buy Dips”

2025-10-18

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2025-10-18

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10-17-25 The Leverage Trap: Why The Next Selloff Could Be Brutal

2025-10-18

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Leverage drives bull markets higher—but when sentiment shifts, it accelerates the fall. In this Short video, I explain how margin debt above $1 trillion fuels gains today but can trigger a rapid, cascading selloff when the tide turns. $SPX $QQQ Full episode: Catch me daily on The Real Investment Show: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealInvestmentShow

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10-22-25 Teaching Kids About Money – Lessons From Investing’s Biggest Mistakes

2025-10-17

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How do we raise the next generation to be financially wise in a world obsessed with “getting rich quick”? Lance Roberts and financial writer Benjamin Gran discuss teaching children about money, work, and investing. #FinancialEducation #TeachingKidsAboutMoney #InvestingWisely #FinancialLiteracy #MoneyLessons

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10-17-25 Six Crucial Steps to Medicare Open Enrollment

2025-10-17

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Medicare’s Fall Open Enrollment runs from October 15 through December 7, and this is your chance to review, compare, and adjust your coverage for 2026. Richard Rosso & Jonathan McCarty review six crucial steps to help you make smarter Medicare choices — from evaluating plan changes and comparing drug coverage to avoiding common enrollment mistakes. Whether you’re already on Medicare Advantage or reviewing Part D drug plans, understanding how...

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Liquidity Warning: SOFR Raises The Red Flag

2025-10-17

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2025-10-17

In our Daily Commentary from October 9th, we alerted readers to the fact that the Fed’s Overnight Repurchase Program was warning that the financial system was running out of a reliable store of excess liquidity. While not a concern, as we share in our quote below, it was worth monitoring. Said differently, after years of …

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The Psychology Of Investing In A Zero-Risk Illusion

2025-10-17

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2025-10-17

Every market cycle eventually changes investor psychology to believe risk has been conquered. The storylines may change, from “this time it’s different” to “the Fed has our back,” but the psychology does not. When markets rise steadily and volatility remains low, investors confuse stability with safety. That’s precisely the illusion forming in markets today. The …

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10-16-25 Guidance, Buybacks, & The Case For a Year-End Rally

2025-10-16

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Near-term tape will be choppy and guidance-sensitive, especially for AI / Mag 7 stocks. In this short video, Lance Roberts discusses how massive buybacks and year-end seasonality could still lift markets higher despite short-term volatility. Watch the full episode: Catch Lance Roberts daily on The Real Investment Show: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealInvestmentShow

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10-16-25 Capitalism: The Real Path to Wealth & Happiness

2025-10-16

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What makes capitalism the most successful wealth-building system in history? Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz explore how economic freedom, private ownership, and innovation incentives have lifted billions out of poverty and created unmatched prosperity. Why do societies that embrace free markets and entrepreneurship tend to enjoy higher standards of living, longer lifespans, and greater personal happiness? Lance & Michael examine the...

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