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Life in America (5/28/20)

2020-05-28

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It’s just scandalous that professional athletes and team owners must accept 50% pay cuts, dropping their income from $300-million to only $150-million. That’s rough. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, discuss life in America in a post-COVID economy–which will make the 4% GDP drop in 2008 look like a …

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The Pedro da Costa Interview (5/26/20)

2020-05-28

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Consumer behavior will be key as America begins to re-open for business in a post-COVID world. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, w Economic Policy Institute Director, Pedro da Costa, discuss what’s next for the economy, the role of the Federal reserve, and what their advice to Jerome Powell would be going forward. Subscribe …

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(5/27/20) Financial Planning Corner (Full Show)

2020-05-28

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The Recessionary Outcomes of COVID-19; Consumer psychology & media narratives; Big deviation between markets & economy; Media Scares; listener e-mail: Dr. J.: Seasonal Flu vs COVID-19; take precautions, continue to live; Let’s not be stupid; Working–or not–during COVID-19; Whether to Tap Your 401k; Needs, Wants, Wishes; Fallacies of Borrowing from 401k’s; MLB Salary Squabble; Buying …

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Working–or Not–During COVID-19 (5/27/20)

2020-05-27

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Has the world gone mad, as we pay workers MORE to stay home than to go out and get a job? RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, w Certified Financial Planner, Danny Ratliff, CFO, explore the ramifications of working during the coronavirus pandemic, and the implications for retirement planning. Subscribe to our Newsletter at …

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(5/26/20) Technically Speaking Tuesday (Full Show)

2020-05-27

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Social Distancing on Memorial Day; restarting the return to “normal;” why economy may not come back as before; Science Fiction portrayals of history, dystopian future; European Commission recommendation to eat insects (while the rich consume beef): globalist agenda, save the planet, widen the wealth gap; wealth transfers; Social Distancing, Media shaming, Save the Planet; Hopes …

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Getting Back to Normal (5/26/20)

2020-05-26

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Don’t know what “normal” is going to look like, but a post-Covid world is going to be different than before. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, compares society’s response to the Coronavirus vs influenza, and how we may have already begun to repeat the same policy mistakes that have created the current economic climate. …

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Technically Speaking: Defining the Market Using Long-Term Analysis (5/26/20)

2020-05-26

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Was March’s decline a bear market’s tracks, or just a correction? RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, lays out the evidence…and the charts..in this mental exercise. Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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ENCORE: Living in Communist America (5/25/20)

2020-05-25

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On this Memorial Day, we re-run a rant from Lance Roberts wherein he questions the direction of our Nation, the hypocrisy of the Press, and just how much we’re comfortable in giving up. Is this what our soldiers died for? Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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(5/22/20) Financial Fitness Friday (Full Show)

2020-05-23

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Global economy is so bad, China’s not even reporting GDP lies; The M-word; Houston’s missing Oilers, Astrodome, KLOL Radio; Retiring at 65–Pipe Dream or Reality? How Things Have Changed under COVID-19: Drive-by Graduations; Masks in Schools; Gen-Z’s flexibility to adapt to change; Webinar Replay tease; Debt-to-Income Ratio Reality; Financial Rules: Total Mortgage Debt Ratios; Houses …

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Financial Guardrails – Debt to Income Ratio (5/22/20)

2020-05-22

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One of the financial rules we adhere to is how much house you can REALLY afford. RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP, w Certified Financial Planner, Danny Ratliff, CFP, run the math on debt to income realities. Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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The Real Investment Show Best Clips for Week of 5/18/20

2020-05-22

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Are you ready to go back to work? We never left–and this week tracked down The Money, you know, The Money…examined how we operate in Crisis Mode, and determined whether Ayn Rand was right about our doomed society, and the particular conundrum that plagues the Federal Reserve. Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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(5/21/20) Fed Money Moves at the Speed of Light (Full Show)

2020-05-22

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Market Response to Fed Minutes’ release; definitions of Bear and Bull markets; Newsroom/”America Isn’t Great Anymore;” The importance of Capitalism = economic prosperity; Michael Lebowitz – Fed’s light-speed activities; Why recessions are needed; The Fed’s problems: Liquidity Continuance and Credit Markets; Record Levels of Corporate Debt, slowed economic growth; Why Companies should be allowed to …...

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The Federal Reserve’s Conundrum 5/21/20

2020-05-21

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Here’s a puzzle: The Federal Reserve needs a crisis in order to continue to apply Quantitative Easing; it has made certain liquidity commitments. It’s chief concern, however, is how credit markets operate. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA, examine the angles, and why it really would be best, …

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(5/20/20) Living in Communist America (Full Show)

2020-05-21

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Lance Roberts’ all-American rant: We’re already Communist America; The Great Moderno Stock Offering scam; Free Government Money; The Folly of Corporate Tax Cuts; Gov’t is run by corporations; Ayn Rand: “We’re Doomed.” Is Biden the best that we can get? How Congress really works; How to fix the wealth-gap & debt problems; Webinar recap: What …

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Are We Doomed–or Can We Fix It? (5/20/20)

2020-05-20

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A quotation from Ayn Rand on the demise of society launches RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts and Certified Financial Planner, Danny Ratliff, CFP, into the flaws of the American political and corporate system, and what will be required to reverse course. Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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Operating in Crisis Mode (5/19/20)

2020-05-19

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It’s no wonder American households are emulating congress’ habit of operating as if everything is a crisis. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, questions whether all the federal spending is really needed. Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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Chasing Momentum Until Fundamentals Matter (5/19/20)

2020-05-19

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In a companion-commentary to today’s #TechnicallySpeaking blog post, how much are you betting on a “V-shaped” recovery in the economy? RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, explains how he’s using market momentum, and the practice of pruning some stocks before they wither on the vine. Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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(5/19/20) Technically Speaking Tuesday (Full Show)

2020-05-19

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KSEV Fire–why we weren’t on the air; Market re-cap: buoyancy from more Fed liquidity, Moderna COVID vaccine trials; COVID vs Flu: How we behave; The Challenge of Balancing Risk: Where/When/Why markets surprise investors–at extreme highs/lows; What is the Risk if we DON’T get a recovery? Congressional spending bill: Operating in Constant Crisis-mode; No Budget, No …

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Where’d the Money Go? (5/18/20)

2020-05-18

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There’s no real desire to cut spending in Congress because spending tax dollars is what keeps members getting re-elected. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, details the architecture of the Fed’s tactics to transfer wealth under the guise of “saving” the economy–what it’s going to cost you–and a heads-up on proposed legislation that could …

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Stuck in the Middle (of a Range-bound Market) With You (5/18/20)

2020-05-18

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With a “great divide” between a near-Depression Economy and surging bulls in equity markets, both cannot be correct. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, expounds and explains. Subscribe to our Newsletter at https://realinvestmentadvice.com

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