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7-19-25 Candid Coffee – Retirement Blueprint

2025-07-22

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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail in retirement. Richard Rosso and Jonathan Penn address the thorny questions around preparing for retirement. INTRO 3:55 Retirement is Qualitative: New Retirement Mentality 8:00 The Pre-Retirement Blueprint Agenda 9:15 What to Do for a Living in Retirement 11:00 Our Right Lane Strategy: Variable assets 13:15 The Impact of Large Losses in Retirement 16:45 The Blueprint Strategy 18:20 Begin a Formal...

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7-22-25 Two Dads on Money: Rent or Buy?

2025-07-22

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Renting vs Buying a Home – Which Makes More Sense in 2025? Lance Roberts & Jonathan Penn, Two Dads on Money, ponder whether, with rising mortgage rates and stubbornly high rents, is it better to rent or buy right now? * What are the true costs of homeownership vs renting? * What are the hidden fees most people overlook? * What are the financial pros and cons of both options? Home ownership is often styled as the "American Dream,"...

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Will The Healthcare Sector Be The Next Rotation?

2025-07-22

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2025-07-22

Investors aware of which types of stocks are rotating in and out favor have a distinct advantage. On Tuesdays, we summarize key points from our SimpleVisor absolute and relative analysis. The DIY tool uses technical analysis to assess how sectors, factors, and individual stocks are performing relative to the market and on an absolute basis. …

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Why Retirement Planning for High Income Earners Requires a Different Approach

2025-07-22

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2025-07-22

For most Americans, retirement planning advice follows a familiar script: save early, contribute to a 401(k), diversify investments, and aim to reduce expenses in retirement. While this guidance is foundational, it often falls short for high-income earners. Individuals earning well above the national average face a more complex set of financial challenges and opportunities that …

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7-22-25 Tuesday Stream Test

2025-07-21

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7-21-25 Big Questions for Big Tech

2025-07-21

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Can the AI boom sustain current valuations, or is a reckoning coming? Lance Roberts examines how AI and Big Tech investing trends are shaping portfolios, whether rising interest rates will derail Tech stock market outlook, and the growing risks of regulation impact on Big Tech from Washington to Brussels. Markets are still flirting with all-time highs. Lance shares the latest Roberts Family Saga, and his Coldplay strategy. Is investor exuberance...

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Retail Speculation Is Back With A Vengeance

2025-07-21

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2025-07-21

Retail speculation is once again gripping the markets. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted how the latest retail gambling vehicle—zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options—has exploded in popularity. According to CBOE, trading volumes in these contracts have surged nearly sixfold over the past five years, with retail traders now accounting for more than half of all transactions. …

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Company Buybacks Are Surging

2025-07-19

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2025-07-19

🔎 At a Glance 💬 Ask a Question Have a question about the markets, your portfolio, or a topic you'd like us to cover in a future newsletter? 📩 Email: [email protected]🐦 Follow & DM on X: @LanceRoberts📰 Subscribe on Substack: @LanceRoberts We read every message and may feature your question in next week’s issue! 🏛️ … Continue reading...

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July Rate Cut Now Has One Fed Vote

2025-07-19

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2025-07-19

Fed Governor Christopher Waller was crystal clear in a speech on Thursday that he would like the Fed to cut rates in July. Importantly, consider the first line of his speech at NYU: My purpose this evening is to explain why I believe that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) should reduce our policy rate … Continue reading »

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7-18-25 Money Scripts & Credit Scores

2025-07-18

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Richard Rosso & Matt Doyle host Rich's last live Radio-episode* and reveal the reason for Matt's recent absence from the show. Airport Security parameters; strong start to Earnings Season; references to '80's TV sit-coms; market futures, Lance's charts, the ultimate Death Cross; Richard previews Saturday's (7/19) Candid Coffee, and the genesis of the partnership with Lance Roberts; understanding Money Scripts; Netflix & streaming services;...

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Trump Tests The Waters On Firing Powell

2025-07-18

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2025-07-18

It appears President Trump set a test for the market to see what investors would think of him firing Jerome Powell. The bond and stock markets provided a swift answer to Trump's test. The test originated inconspicuously from a post on X by Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna, who had been on the phone with … Continue reading...

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China’s Economic Demise And Its Impact On The U.S.

2025-07-18

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2025-07-18

Few are as candid and historically accurate as hedge fund manager Kyle Bass when identifying structural breaks in the global economy. In a recent interview, Bass painted a grim but telling picture of China's economic condition, warning: “We are witnessing the largest macroeconomic imbalances the world has ever seen, and they are all coming to …

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7-17-25 Are Tariffs the Fed’s Best Friend?

2025-07-17

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What is the Fed thinking now, with PPI reflecting virtually zero inflation in June, and calls from all sides to cut rates? Could the implied economic threat of tariff troubles actually be a savior for the Federal Reserve? Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- ➢ Watch Live Mon-Fri, 6a-7a Central on our Youtube Channel:...

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7-17-25 The Magnificent Seven are Mediocre

2025-07-17

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Are the Magnificent Seven losing their magic? Lance Roberts and Michael Leobiwtz get the real story behind Magnificent Seven stocks performance and what it means for your investment strategy. As Tech stocks underperform and market concentration risks grow, it’s time to reconsider where market leadership is heading in 2025. 📌 Topics Covered: Why Magnificent Seven returns are slowing Comparing FAANG vs Magnificent Seven stocks Risks of stock...

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PPI Takes A Bite Out Of The Tariff-Inflation Narrative

2025-07-17

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2025-07-17

The BLS Producer Price Index (PPI), measuring wholesale prices, surprised to the downside, showing a zero percent increase in prices for June. PPI came in lower than what all 50 forecasters in Bloomberg’s survey predicted. To wit, both the core and headline figures were 0.20% below estimates. Notably, the headline PPI for the last three …

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The Power of Tactical Asset Allocation in Risk Management

2025-07-17

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2025-07-17

A static approach to investing is not enough. While long-term strategies remain foundational, flexibility in execution is key to preserving wealth and maximizing returns. That’s where tactical asset allocation comes in. Tactical asset allocation is a hands-on investment strategy that allows advisors to actively shift portfolio allocations based on changing market conditions. It’s not about …

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7-16-25 The Rise and Fall of SPAC’s

2025-07-16

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SPAC's were so hot, sports figures like A-Rod and Shack were endorsing them: Give us your money, and we'll go find something to invest in. Unsurprisingly, the results were disastrous. And now, they're back. Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO,w Senior Financial Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- ➢ Watch Live Mon-Fri, 6a-7a Central on our Youtube Channel:...

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7-16-25 SPAC’s are Back!

2025-07-16

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SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) are making headlines again. Lance Roberts & Danny Ratliff break down why SPAC investing is back in 2025, what’s driving the latest SPAC market trends, and what investors need to know before jumping in. Are these deals a golden opportunity or another speculative bubble? Earnings Season continues with Banks' reports and the effects of stock buy backs beginning to wane. Tuesday's CPI print had...

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The Magnificent Seven Are Mediocre

2025-07-16

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2025-07-16

In 2023, the "Magnificent Seven" (NVDA, META, TSLA, AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, and GOOG) became a popular nickname for the seven largest stocks by market capitalization. “Magnificent” was used because these stocks led the S&P 500 higher throughout the year. These same stocks had a strong showing again in 2024, as all seven were among the …

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CPI Data Has Something For Everyone

2025-07-16

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2025-07-16

Yesterday's CPI data was viewed by many as the first monthly BLS report to capture the full impact of tariffs. The headline CPI rose 0.3% and the core CPI data showed a 0.2% increase. The CPI data was slightly lower than Wall Street's expectations for a 0.3% increase for both figures. Those claiming that tariffs … Continue reading...

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