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| Are passive investors really passive? Not anymore. Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz break down how index funds and ETFs — the tools designed for patient, long-term investing — have quietly become weapons of short-term speculation. #PassiveInvesting #ETFStrategy #IndexFunds #SectorRotation #JohnBogle |
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Our Take On Tariffs
2026-02-24
To address the many emails we received, we present our take on the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling. First, President Trump has multiple ways he can implement trade restrictions beyond what the Supreme Court ruled against. In fact, he implemented a 150-day 15% global tariff after the court’s ruling. As we share below, the effective tariff …
1-6-26 Financial Nihilism vs. Financial Planning
2026-01-06
More investors—especially Millennials and Gen Z—are treating markets like a casino. Not because they’re reckless, but because the traditional path to financial security feels broken.
Lance Roberts & Jonathan Penn break down Financial Nihilism vs. Financial Planning: why speculative behavior is rising, and what still works when confidence in long-term investing erodes. Options trading, crypto, meme assets, and betting apps offer fast outcomes in a world where housing is expensive, debt is high, and patience feels unrewarded.
0:00 – INTRO
0:19 – ISM Index Weaker than Expected
4:25 – Market Breadth Improves
8:51 – Two Dads on Money Holiday Recap
10:43 – What is ‘Financial Nihilism’?
15:10 – The Path to "Getting Rich"
17:04 – What Capitalism is Built For
17:54 – Baby Boomer’s,
Market Outlook For 2026
2026-01-03
🔎 At a Glance 💬 Don’t Miss Our Upcoming “Live & In Person” Summit Our 2026 Summit is a limited-seating event, so secure your tickets now before they sell out. Topics Include: I look forward to seeing you there. 🏛️ Market Brief – Strong Year-End Returns Lead to Bullish Market Outlooks Let’s start this week …
The Bearish Bond Narrative Fades
2025-11-14
Not that long ago, bond yields were rising as concerns over deficits, inflation, and a series of bad Treasury auctions were paraded through the media. We bring this to your attention as the Ten-year Treasury auction on Wednesday was on the weaker side, yet the bond market reaction was minimal. Additionally, government deficits are just …
11-13-25 QE Is Coming: Why Fed Liquidity Now Runs the Entire Market
2025-11-13
The scent of QE is back.
With overnight funding markets flashing early stress and NY Fed President John Williams hinting at “gradual asset purchases,” it’s clear: the liquidity cycle is turning again.
But the real question is why markets have become so dependent on the Fed in the first place.
Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz break down how the 2008 financial crisis fundamentally rewired market plumbing, sidelined private liquidity providers, and turned the Federal Reserve into the primary—and often the only—source of liquidity in the financial system.
0:00 – INTRO
0:20 – Government Shutdown Concludes – Deluge of Data to Follow
3:04 – Dow 48,000
9:43 – Will the Fed Cut Rates?
13:21 – Why the Rush to Cut Rates?
17:14 – What’s Causing Turmoil at the Fed?
20:42 – What Changed w Bank
Accommodative Or Restrictive? Decoding The Fed’s Latest Move
2025-09-24
Some Wall Street pundits believe that the recent Fed rate cut makes its policy too accommodative, and they also argue that the Fed is creating a “Goldilocks” scenario for the stock market. To wit, we recently saw the following comment and graph on X, which suggests we are in the “Goldilocks zone.” “Market is …
9/19/25 Why Fighting The Data Is A Losing Trade
2025-09-19
Regardless of whether you believe CPI or jobs data reflects reality, markets trade on the official numbers.
In this short video, @AxelMerk & I discuss that even if employment or inflation numbers are flawed, what matters is how the Fed reacts, since liquidity and rate policy drive asset prices.
Watch the full episode here:
#CPIInflation #JobsReport #FederalReserve #MarketTrading #AxelMerk
Data Centers And The Power Grid: A Path To Debt Relief?
2025-09-19
Could data centers and the power grid be America’s next “renaissance?” With the U.S. national debt exceeding $37 trillion and interest payments surpassing defense spending, many articles have been written about the “debt doomsday” event coming. Such was a point we made in “The Debt and Deficit Problem.” “In recent months, much debate has been …
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