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| Are we really on the edge of a recession—or are investors just overthinking the signals? Beyond unemployment and consumer spending, unusual data points like men’s underwear sales, cardboard box demand, and even giant Halloween skeleton purchases are popping up as quirky economic indicators. Lance Roberts & Danny Ratliff break down: • Traditional recession signals like jobless claims, consumer spending, and market fundamentals. • Technical market warnings investors can’t ignore. • Why strange metrics like cardboard boxes and holiday spending trends might reveal cracks in the economy. • The psychology driving investors to go “all in” or “head for the exits.” 0:18 - The Dichotomy of Economic Data 4:43 - When Stocks are "Richly Valued" 8:42 - The Economic Indicators of Recession 16:02 - Strange Economic Indicators 20:54 - The Giant Skeleton Indicator 25:34 - When Will Indicators Change? 29:22 - How Gig Workers Skew Employment Data 32:31 - What Would an Impending Recession Mean to the Stock Market? 35:28 - A Change in Quarterly Reporting? 37:21 - What If We Went Back to the Lows of April? Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Jerome Powell's Alan Greenspan Moment," is here: &list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 ------- Our Previous Show, "Two Dads on Money: Spotting Red Flags in Financial Advisors," is here: _I9Ow&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=2 ------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- 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/ #JeromePowell #StockMarketUpdate #PreMarketAnalysis #OverboughtMarkets #MarketVolatility #AlanGreenspan #RichlyValued #RecessionIndicators #StockMarketAnalysis #EconomicSignals #MarketFundamentals #InvestingInsights #InvestingAdvice #Money #Investing |
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