8-21-24 Why Your Portfolio Performance Sucks

2024-08-07

Poor participation in 401ks is a big issue. We are our own human capital machine providing income. Let’s rethink our approach. #401k #financialplanning

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2024-08-05

What’s going on with the unwinding of the carry trade, and should you be concerned? Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz provide perspective, explain the significance of the Carry Trade and what is happening in the Japanese economy, and why it is effecting global markets today (8/5/24)…plus their advice on what you can and should do today.

Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CPA
Produced by Brent Clanton
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2024-08-03

Small businesses heavily rely on credit card payments for cash flow. Recent trends show rising delinquencies in both credit cards and auto loans. #SmallBusiness #CreditCardPayments

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2024-07-31

Many wealthy people choose to pass on wealth when they die, but that’s not the only way. Passing on assets during your lifetime can have big benefits, both psychological and practical, and beyond alleviating financial stress, early inheritance can provide a test run for future big gifts.

Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Financial Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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Articles mentioned in this report:
Bullish Years Often Have Corrections
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/bullish-years-often-have-corrections/
"Pullback Doesn’t Deter Investor Bullishness"
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The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Was the Rally For Real?" is here:

2024-05-24

Markets falter; Nvidia and Cracker Barrel keeping up with the times; the Fed’s impact on Markets: Could rates actually go back up? How spending habits are shifting; the need for a Sell Discipline when bad news is good news. Caution against investing emotionally because of politics. What happens when you’re the executor: Business decisions vs family/emotional issues. The Graceland financial fiasco: An executor’s nightmare. How many generations does wealth last? How Elvis got Graceland.

3:09 – What Nvidia & Cracker Barrel Have in Common
14:25 – The Need for a Sell Discipline When Bad News is Good
30:17 – What Happens When You’re the Executor?
44:26 – The Presley Mansion Financial Fiasco – An Executor’s Nightmare

Hosted by RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP, w

2024-05-23

Exploring the potential winners in the tech industry beyond AI giants like Nvidia. Could the next big profiters be more unexpected, like Levi Strauss back in the gold rush era? 🤔 #techindustry #potentialwinners

Join us as Michael Lebowitz delves into the parallels between historical economic booms and today’s tech landscape. Could someone other than tech giants be the biggest winners?
– Comparison between the California gold rush and the current tech boom
– Analysis on who made the most money during the gold rush
– The potential for non-obvious winners in the tech industry
– Nvidia’s recent financial performance and future prospects
– Possible modern-day equivalents to Levi Strauss in the tech world

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2024-05-20

NVDIA & Fed speakers are in the spotlight this week; stock buyback are running higher than normal. The risk of recession; when will the Fed cut rates? Durable Goods are in deflation; Services are seeing higher inflation, tied to discretionary spending. Markets finish previous week at all time highs; when will they pull back? Wathcing for a bullish cross of the 20- and 50-DMA. AI can now lie and cheat; bad economic news is good news; the majority of earnings growth is coming from ten stocks; the impact of retail sales, debt ratios, and falling consumer spending. The connection between retail sales, CPI, PCE, & GDP; NFIB Inflation stats. Stocks are rallying in anticipation of Fed announcement, not stock buyback action. Power outages & Kolaches; Zoom and Palo Alto to report this week. Note