6-19-24 Retail Sales Disappoint

2024-06-13

June is half-over, and the stock buy back blackout begins today, removing that source of activity from the market. Economic data points continue to weaken, but Fed Chairman Jerome Powell wants to see "more good data." There is an alternative universe of debt; the Fed wants weaker economy so they can lower rates. The S&P 500 sets another new, all-time high; Apple, Miscrosoft, & Nvidia are driving the market. There is an ever-widening performance gap between the S&P 500 and everyone else. Mrs. Roberts’ Roomba and an FOMC Meeting recap; the economy is "normalizing." Jerome Powell’s humility; interest rates are restrictive; the problem with being data-dependent. Elon Musk’s pay package; markets are still being driven by fewer and fewer stocks; buy backs’ influence on market performance; was

2024-06-12

It’s Fed Day and Inflation Day: The FOMC meeting commences, and inflation in May cooled a bit. What will the Fed’s Dot Plot show? Rate cut expectations are down to just two for this year, and likely not occuring until after the election. How will the Fed loosen QT? Markets set another all time high, marginally. The rally-restest-rally pattern continues. Apple was the big driver on Tuesday with the heralding of "Apple Intelligence." We answer viewers’ questions about owning Bonds vs.Treasuries vs ETF’s. The saga of predictions, swimming in oil, and uranium’s leap ahead of its reality. Our investing strategy now: What we’re buying and selling, and why; how we manage risk.

3:18 – Fed Day/Inflation Day; Apple Intelligence
14:50 – Outlook for Owning Bonds
30:23 – Swimming in Oil & The Saga

2024-04-18

Husband Appreciation Day, Mother’s Day, cooling Middle East tensions; the is the Fed allowing the system to percolate? Inflation remains sticky. Markets in correction mode; what happens when the 50-DMA breaks? What to do when the market bounces. Is Fd policy tight enough? The market and the Fed are, for once, on the same page. Foreign buyers’ participation in auctions is good; markets are too driven by headlines and algorithms. Gen-Z "discoveries" and remakes of ’80’s movies; commentary on the good music of the late 1900’s. Is higher inflation sustainable? The give and take in inflation metrics; CPI is mostly about shelter prices; the problem with CPI data. Caitlin Clark/WNBA pay vs NBA pay: The economics of sports. Where salaries come from, and understanding what’s behind the headlines.

2024-04-15

Discover how tax season influences the stock market in our latest deep dive on the Real Investment Show with Lance Roberts. Unpack financial trends with us as we explore the April market bump phenomenon.

– Exploring the annual impact of tax season on the stock market

– Historical analysis of stock market trends during tax season

– Understanding the typical rise in the market towards the latter half of April

– Key factors that support the market during tax season

– The significance of average rates of return in April for investors

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2024-04-03

The JOLTS survey rate continues to slow, coincident with a slowing economy; interestingly, retail hiring has dropped sharply, despite increased retail demand (another example of divergent indicators). The data might not be as strong as we think. The difference between Fed promises and predictions can be vast. Markets remain in a "perfect" trend channel; what happens when the 20-DMA is broken? Commentary on the coming solar eclipse, and markets’ historic behavior following. What matters is what happens in the 12-months after such an event. Correction is coming. Answering emails: Stocks vs Bonds in current environment; managing risk is key. What happens to those in all-cash positions when rates fall? Gold & Silver may be doing very well, but are detached from current market reality; they

2024-03-28

If Fed Chairman Jerome Powell doesn’t appreciate the difference between financial and borrowing conditions, we must assume most investors do not either. The current combination of easy financial conditions and tight borrowing conditions makes monetary policy difficult for the Fed to balance. At times, like today, financial and borrowing conditions can be at odds with each other, which makes the Fed’s job of managing monetary policy more difficult. Threading the eye of this needle may prove problematic given that inflation remains too high and, more recently, is showing some signs of being sticky.

Hosted by RIA Advisors Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Robert, CIO, w Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz, CFA
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer

2024-02-08

(2/8/24) Fair warning, fellas: Valentine’s Day is one week away. What do all the numbers and charts really mean about the economy? Financial Obligation Ratio’s look great for the upper 10%, but for the rest of the population, they’re pretty dire. The markets don’t care. Are we over-paying for equities? Market internals are very different from the headline data. The S&P almost hit 5,000, thanks to the EFT draft effect. Will "good" economic data thwart the Fed’s rate policy? Bonds feed on inflation and where the market thinks inflation is going to be. Are we looking for a reprisal of 1970’s style inflation? (Why now is not then.) Money Supply affects inflation, and inflation begets inflation. The Fed "gets it," but the government does not.

1:59 – Valentine’s PSA; What the Charts & Numbers

2024-01-19

(1/19/24) Richard and Danny debunk the just-concluded Davos World Economic Forum and the foolishness spewed therefrom, including "bucket-nomics." Davos, Schmavos. Markets have been wishy-washy to date. United Van Lines’ recent survey of moving to- and from- trends is an interesting trend to note. The benefits of guaranteed income in retirement; Why Ken Fisher hates annuities: "stocks solve every problem?" The right way/wrong way to use annuities: Doing the annuity math. The pure definition of "annuity: Check for Life. The problem with Pension-linked Emergency Savings Accounts (PLEASA’s).

2:54 – Bucket-nomics & Davos Commentary
14:08 – United Van Lines’ Moving Survey; The Benefits of Guaranteed Income
30:00 – The Right Way/Wrong Way to Use Annuities
44:17 – The Faulty Logic behind