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| Happy Presidents Day—today’s show blends portfolio risk management with real-life planning (and a little chili controversy). Lance Roberts breaks down margin debt and how leverage turns routine volatility into forced selling and permanent losses. Then he pivots with Jonathan Penn to weddings, pre-nups, and money conversations—what couples should sort out early to protect goals and reduce future stress. Lance and Danny address the “one stock forever” question: why the idea is tempting, where concentration risk shows up, and what characteristics investors are really looking for (durable cash flows, pricing power, strong balance sheets). Lance and Michael wrap with the reflation trade—what typically works when growth/inflation narratives heat up, and how valuation can bite when the story gets crowded. And Texas Chili--make no beans about it! Educational only—not individualized investment advice. 0:00 - INTRO 0:22 - Margin Debt & Losing It All 12:08 - Planning Weddings 16:23 - When Should a Pre-nupt be used? 21:20 -The One Stock You'd Buy if You Could Only Buy One 24:32 - The Reflation Trade and Chili: Beans or No Beans Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisors, Danny Ratliff, CFP, & Jonathan Penn, CFP, and w Portfolio Manger, Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Register for our next Candid Coffee, 2/21/26: https://streamyard.com/watch/Wq3Yvn9ny5GV ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/MU8qVbSiqxY?feature=share ------- Articles Mentioned in Today's Show: "Seasonality: Buy Signal And Investing Outcomes" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/seasonality-buy-signal-and-investing-outcomes/ "Technology Stocks: Dead Or An Opportunity?" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/technology-stocks-dead-or-an-opportunity/ ------- Watch our previous show, "Duct Tape & WD-40 Your Portfolio Together," here: https://youtube.com/live/EsweZ6GtMvI?feature=share -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Market Rotation Keeps Stocks Flat," is here: ------- Visit our E-book Library (no library card required!) https://realinvestmentadvice.com/ria-e-guide-library/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to SimpleVisor: https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #MarginDebt #RiskManagement #FinancialPlanning #ReflationTrade #InvestingPsychology |
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