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What’s It Like to Live Solely on Social Security? (1/10/24)

2024-01-10

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(1/10/24) Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Finanical Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer -------- Register for our 2024 Economic Summit: Navigating Markets in a Presidential Cycle: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ria-advisors-economic-summit-tickets-703288784687?aff=oddtdtcreator -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Markets...

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Can Markets Defy Bearish Expectations?

2024-01-09

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(1/9/24) Wall Street begins a new round of quarterly earnings, looking at the results of Q4; estimates for 2024 are allready falling. What are you really paying for earnings? Why we have to be in ETF's, even though we don't like them. There is evidence of an uptick in inflation this year. Markets miss achieving January Trifecta by .13%, despite tax gain selling pressure. Will January be similarly weak? We polled our viewers/listeners for their...

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Keep An Eye on Bankruptcies

2024-01-08

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(1/8/24) What is up with airplane parts falling off in flight? Meanwhile, the first private sector lunar lander is launched in decades: The beauty behind "Hidden Figures" movie; looks like the January Trifecta could be short-lived; working off December's excesses. How deep will the pullback be? Congress' is enmeshed with another continuing resolution battle instead of mandated budgeting; that's how D.C. does business now. The conundrum of...

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Be Resolute in 2024

2024-01-05

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(1/5/24) Richard and Danny are reunited for the new year: Lessons from last year: You cannot get enough out of stocks; if "Goldilocks" is already baked-in (with 6-rate cuts), what happens when cocaine bear appears? Greg Valliere background; Resolving to Be Resolute in 2024: Marking realistic milestones; why you don't have to save everything for retirement later. Classic Cars & phone chargers; improving your human capital; why stocks...

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What the Latest Fed Minutes Mean

2024-01-04

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(1/4/24) Santa fails to deliver at Broad & Wall Street; Economic data is coming: Is employment softening? January declines decimate December's gains: This is the correction we needed, but stocks are still trading above their 50-DMA. Fed Meeting minutes: What about QT or a taper? The Fed seems to be looking for moderation to keep things from getting out of control. The Fed is alluding to seeing something no one else does, but not saying what....

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Take January With a Grain of Salt

2024-01-03

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(1/3/24) Millennials' Bare Minimum Monday's could produce some unexpected results; setting up for January market performance in a Presidential cycle; will the Magnificent 7 produce a repeat performance in 2024? Markets on Tuesday corrected to bounce off the 20-DMA, with high tech names under pressure. Buy-signals triggered for Bonds. Rich Dad/Poor Dad Czar Kiyosaki's debt philosophies and how to properly leverage debt. Home Sales & inventory:...

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2024 Economic Summit Early Bird

2024-01-02

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Don't miss our special, live 2024 Economic Summit, Saturday, January 27, 2024, featuring Greg Valliere with Adam Taggart, Lance Roberts, & Michael Lebowitz, at the Hotel Sonesta in Houston. Early Bird ticket pricing is still in effect, so don't delay in reserving your spot in this intimate, limited-seating venue. Register today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ria-advisors-economic-summit-tickets-703288784687?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Investor Resolutions for 2024

2024-01-02

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(1/2/24) 2023 Market Returns & News Review: S&P up 24% for 2023. Important to recognize the macro narrative is not always as dire as it appears. Will last year's market exuberance carry thru? Market returns for 2024 start at zero; the Santa Claus Rally continues; wait a bit for investing opportunity. Looking at Liquidity: What is needed for market corrections? Something no one expects. If you're thinking about it, the market has already...

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2023 Christmas Vacation

2023-12-21

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(12/22/23) Yep, we're on vacation, but if you're subscribed to this YouTube channel, you will be notified as our 'Best-of' show segments are premiered each morning at 6:00a CST while we're away. Also remember to register for our 2024 Economic Summit on January 27 at the Hotel Sonesta Houston, featuring Greg Valliere, special guest, Adam Taggart, plus Michael Lebowitz and Lance Roberts. It's a live event only--no video recording will be made....

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The Dash for Trash: FOMO & The Bandwagon Effect

2023-12-21

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(12/21/23) It's the final live-show of 2023: We look at New Year's market indicators, the Super Bowl & the Bandwagon Effect; someone will be wrong next year. Economic data is starting to improve, which will be problematic for the Fed. The "worst market sell-off since September(!)" Simmer down; this has been expected. Market gains were "Gone in 120-minutes," less time than the movie. The dash for trash: FOMO & the...

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Is the ‘Soft-landing’ Scenario Dangerous? (12/20/23)

2023-12-20

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(12/20/23) Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer -------- Register for our 2024 Economic Summit: Navigating Markets in a Presidential Cycle: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ria-advisors-economic-summit-tickets-703288784687?aff=oddtdtcreator -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "What a Dollar Rally Could Do for the Markets ," is...

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Financial Planning for Pets (and the humans who love them)

2023-12-19

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Has owning a pet become a luxury? Financial Planning for Pets: $2,640 avg. annual expense; making emotional decisions about money. The benefits of pet ownership and caring for pets. Hosted by RIA Advisors' Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer -------- Register for our 2024 Economic Summit: Navigating Markets in a Presidential Cycle:...

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How to Respond to the Powell Pivot (12/19/23)

2023-12-19

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(12/19/23) Markets are winding-down to the Christmas hoiday; trading volumes will be light. We've seen record inflows to S&P 500 ETF's as markets have rallied = too much exuberance. Forgetting the basisc: Buy under-valued, sell over-valued. How the Dollar drives markets. Counting out the 12-days of Christmas: Why so many birds? Sell cash, buy stocks, as Powell pivots; how government intervention (the Fed) affects investor psychology: Did we get...

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Has Market Exuberance Gotten Out of Hand? (12/18/23)

2023-12-18

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(12/18/23) It's the week before Christmas and on Broad & Wall, though Lance's shopping list is empty, he's not hitting the mall! Did markets mistake what Jerome Powell really said last week? The current market rally is long in the tooth: 7-weeks running a buying stampede; correction is inevitable. 46% of S&P is at all-time highs. Will markets drift higher through the end of the year? Santa Claus Rally defined (it extends into January). Has...

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How Much Will You Spend on Your Pet (and other pet peeves) in 2024?

2023-12-15

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(12/15/23) Forget the Santa Claus rally: After this week's Fed announcement, it's the Jerome Powell rally. Don't fight the Fed. Darden Restaurants & Ruth's Chris Steakhouse; reactions to Fed statement; Does Jerome Powell wear a Santa suit? Has owning a pet become a luxury? Financial Planning for Pets: $2,640 avg. annual expense; making emotional decisions about money. The benefits of pet ownership and caring for pets. Pet Sitters & IRS...

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The Fed Pivots

2023-12-14

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(12/14/23) Throwing caution to the wind, a dovish FOMC takes the bearish stance away from markets; markets are forming a cup-and-handle pattern, suggesting a rally to record-highs; but that does not preclude a 3- to-5% correction. Bond yields are to fall. Out of control tipping; how the Fed trained investors to expect backup; the Fed's pivot to dovishness: What do they know that we do not? The benefits of lower rates vs risk of more inflation;...

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The Elf on the Shelf & The American Dream (12/13/23)

2023-12-13

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(12/13/23) CPI came in right on the money, and now attention turns to the Fed meeting today, and tomorrow's comments from Chairman Jerome Powell. What does the Fed want: Inflation vs deflation vs disinflation; yields need to come down; meanwhile markets continue to climb setting new highs, but not new record-highs. The Elf on the Shelf explained; embodiment of The American Dream; cost now more than ever, unless you create it; what the American...

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Are Markets Front-running Rate Cuts? (12/12/23)

2023-12-12

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(12/12/23) It's CPI Day, and November inflation clocked-in at an expected rate of .1%, which now begs the answer to tomorrow's question: Will the Fed do? A review of market performance vs portfolio performance: What metric are you using to measure success? Market history vs current market dynamics, and the investor conundrum" How "this time" could very well be different. We have seen a classical conditioning of the markets: The Fed...

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How Theft Creates More Inflation

2023-12-11

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12/27/23) Hate those self-checkout registers at the store? Merchants are discovering they might be costing more in "shrinkage" than is being saved by fewer employees working registers. Lance addresses the problem with self-checkout & retail theft; creation of more inflation; Gen-Z's five-finger discount habit. Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer...

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Ten Steps to Achieving the ‘American Dream’

2023-12-11

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(12/11/23) Friday's employment report was not great: comprised pf mostly striking workers returning to the job; factor out anomalies, and it was a very weak report: Weak enough for markets to hope for Fed to further pause rate hikes? What will the Fed say on Wednesday? The risk of correction from a hawkish Fed. Markets set new highs for 2023 but remain at zero for the past 22-months. The end of the buyback window; when the buying stampede is over....

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