Category Archive: 9a.) Real Investment Advice

BLS Inflation Lies Exposed | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 9-9-21

Markets know the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI data are manipulated to hide true inflation numbers; Inflation calculation then vs now; using hedonics to depress impact of price increases; Where can investors put money ahead of inflation and a market correction. ------ 0:00 - Inflation is the Topic de Jour 12:07 - Why the Market is Starting to Question the Fed 23:12 - Where to Invest Ahead of Inflation, Correction -------- Hosted by RIA Chief...

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How to Prepare for Market Correction | Three Minutes on Markets & Money 9/9/21

(9/9/21) Markets continue to trade poorly, triggering a money flow buy signal, and a retest of the 20-DMA. This has been the norm for the past few months. Markets may bounce off this today. Next week is the next options expiration, which has historically led to a sell off in stocks. Money flow and MACD signals are ready to trigger, and will lead to a test of the 50-DMA next week. Breadth remains narrow, volume continues to weaken--suggesting a...

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Bitcoin Savior Episode (9/8/21): Market Analysis & Personal Finance commentary from RIA Advisors …

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Will El Salvador Be the Bitcoin Savior? | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 9/8/21

Bitcoin is adopted by El Salvador as legal tender: There are significant problems with the theory in actual practice; Joe Biden's Tax Plans, & Why Congress Doesn't Have a Budget...yet. Why the Rich Love the Tax System; who really pays taxes? Tax the Rich! Double taxation!! ------ 0:00 - The Problem with Bitcoin Transactions & Trade 8:28 - Taxing the Rich & Double Taxation 20:37 - Why the Rich Support Current Tax Structure 32:07 -...

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The Problem with El Salvador’s Bitcoin | Three Minutes on Markets & Money 9/8/21

(9/8/21) Will El Salvador be "the savior" of Bitcoin? The country's adoption of the cryptocurrency raises several interesting questions (legal tender defined): How to convert Bitcoin into a local, legal currency? Interestingly, Bitcoin dropped 20% after El Salvador's announcement of its acceptance of the cryptocurrency as legal tender. Katie Woods and other proponents say it's great to have El Salvador as a Bitcoin country...but is El...

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S&P 5000?? | The Real Investment Show (Full Show edit) 9/7/21

Markets have seemed oblivious to weakening economic numbers, lingering at all-time highs, but troubling Jobs reports and ever-rising inflation may tip the Fed's hand to taper its liquidity program; ESG funds scrutinized by SEC; The Shipping Container Shortage; China's Lehman moment may have arrived. ------ 0:00 - Will the Market Melt-up to S&P 5000? 6:50 - Early Christmas Shopping, Economic Reality, and Mattress Mac 18:37 - ESG's Exposed: Why...

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Markets’ Continuous Climb | Three Minutes on Markets & Money 9/7/21

(9/7/21) Post-Labor Day markets are hovering right at all-time highs, despite weakness in Friday's Jobs report. Bulls are starting to think weaker economics will keep the Fed from tapering; there is hope the Fed will announce "more consideration" about tapering as numbers are digested. Upward bias continues in a market that's up 21% for the year. Without a correction here, this could be 2017 all over again--and you remember what happened...

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Financial Fitness Friday episode | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 9/3/21

Markets steel themselves for today's Jobs Report; Has the Real Estate market peaked? The dynamics of Labor, Wages, and Transitional Unemployment; Portfolio management with concentrated investments; budgeting worksheets & software; Medicare Advantage vs Medigap. ------ 0:00 - Has the Real Estate Market peaked? 11:39 - The Benefits of Trimming Portfolios 23:11 - Budget Helps; Medicare Advantage vs Medigap -------- Hosted by RIA Director of...

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The Real Investment Show (9/2/21): Market Analysis & Commentary from RIA Advisors Chief Investmen…

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Labor Day Episode| The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 9/6/21

Why supply chain disruptions may be the Grinch that steals Christmas 2021. How will El Salvador's Bitcoin currency experiment fare? How San Francisco ruined itself; the myths of "economic equality;" The Fed's biggest problem: Inflation. ------ SEG-1: Bitcoin as a Savings Vehicle SEG-2: Can Bitcoin Save El Salvador? SEG-3: How Public Policy Ruined San Francisco -------- Hosted by Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w...

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Derailing Fed Tapering | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 9/2/21

Speculation over this week's Jobs Numbers; Weak manufacturing indexes do not bode well for the Fed; evidence abounds that the rate of economic growth is stalling here and in China. Who buys the debt issued by the Fed? What was the real reason for Quantitative Easing. How San Francisco ruined itself; the myths of "economic equality;" The Fed's biggest problem: Inflation. ------ 0:00 - Why Jobs Report Matters to the Fed 5:02 - The...

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Stocks on the Move | Three Minutes on Markets & Money 9/2/21

(9/2/21) Stock movement worth noting today include Apple, as money crowds into larger-cap names; DocuSign reports after the bell today, and you'll either get a big drop, or see a nice pop. Broadcom and semi-conductors have been doing well lately; this company will announce earnings after the bell, as well; American Eagle Outfitters, part of the retail discretionary sector. Their earnings report after the bell is expected to disappoint. Financials...

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Will It Be a September to Remember? | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 9/1/21

Markets remain over-valued, with Apple making up an inordinately large percentage of the market; How half-penny trading may further the "gamification" of retail trading; how will El Salvador's Bitcoin currency experiment fare? How to reform Social Security--and why we'll never vote for it. ------ 0:00 - Valuations Are Still Extremely High 6:42 - Half-penny Trades & Gamification of Trading 18:36 - El Salvador's Bitcoin Currency...

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Major Market Review | Three Minutes on Markets & Money 9/1/21

(9/1/21) Major Markets starting a new month following the S&P setting of 55 new records in 2021...fo far. Seven consecutive months of positive results begs the question--what's next? NASDAQ performance has mirrored the S&P, thanks to FAANG stocks making up more than 50% of the index. Emerging markets, however, are well confined, offering no reason for additional exposure. The continued supply crisis is weighing on export-focused companies...

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Fed Taper Episode | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 8/31/21

The Market is staged to set a seventh month of gains...unless it crashes today. "If I was the Fed..." Chances are great they'll make a mistake; the negative-multiplier effect of deficits; Investors are "in" thanks to rising prices, not valuations; The Fed's inflation "concerns;" ------ 0:00 - If I was the Fed... 11:42 - The Fed's Conundrum 22:56 - The Crack-dealing Federal Reserve -------- Hosted by Chief Investment...

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Markets Extending Winning Record | The Real Investment Show 8/31/21

(8/31/21) Markets sustain 7 sequential months up positive results--if they don't crash today! This is a function of high-complacency and $120-billion monthly in artificial liquidity. Where's the action? Companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, where liquidity is high and money can hide. Apple's market cap is now equal to 10% of the US Economy. Market breadth still remains narrow, advancers and decliners remain weak--all suggesting a very stretch...

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Christmas Preview Episode | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 8/30/21

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? Supply chain disruptions may be the Grinch that steals Christmas 2021. No surprise from The Jackson Hole Summit: No tapering, yet; Consumer Sentiment is at lows seen at the start of COVID Pandemic; Will the Fed repeat the same policy mistakes? ------ 0:00 - Aftermath of Hurricane Ida & Toy Shortages at Christmas 7:14 - Bitcoin as a Savings Vehicle 18:58 - The Jackson Hole Summit Recap 30:11 -...

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1st Signs of Market Correction | Three Minutes on Markets & Money 8/30/21

(8/30/21) Bulls are excited by Jackson Hole remarks about tapering later this year, but no rate hikes in sight. However--each sell off has been accompanied by drop in volume, indicating internal weaknesses in the market: Breadth is weak, volume is weak, volatility remains compressed. Major market capitalization stocks--Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google--are the stocks into which investors are crowding. What happens when sentiment changes? The last...

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Pre-retirement, Hot Dogs, & Nutrition | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 8/27/21

The Jackson Hole virtual summit convenes to solve the problems of the world. Not. Risk Management vs Risk Dilution: It's a thing. The Myth of Diversification & Reality of post-pandemic consumer spending; the cost of healthcare; our 4th-Quarter Financial Checklist. ------ 0:00 - The Myth of Diversification 11:51 - Eating Your Way to Longevity & The Cost of Healthcare 23:09 - 4th Quarter Financial Checklist -------- RIA Advisors Director of...

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Delta Variant Episode | The Real Investment Show (Full Show EDIT) 8/26/21

Is America's withdrawal from Afghanistan the Black Swan Event that will trigger a market correction? The Jackson Hole Summit goes virtual thanks to the Delta Variant of COVID; inflation and interest rates are Jerome Powell's conundrum; Fed governors want to taper sooner than later; a new house band replaces Leo Moracchioli; Stevie Nicks pulls out of ACL Fest, Stock Buy Backs are back! ------ 0:00 - Is Delta Variant an Excuse to Delay Taper? 11:32...

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