Dangers of Market Timing: Why You Might Lose Out
2024-06-04
Don’t get caught in the trap of trying to predict the market long-term. Focus on what the market is doing today to make money. #InvestingTips #MarketTrends #election2024 📈💰
Are you considering market timing as a strategy? Lance Roberts breaks down the pitfalls and risks of trying to predict the market.
– Challenges of predicting market trends months in advance
– Consequences of sitting out of the market until a specific event
– The trap of waiting for the perfect moment to invest
– How market run-ups can leave you behind
– The psychological cycle that keeps investors indecisive
Watch the video to understand why market timing is a risky strategy!
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Is Bitcoin Mining Wasting Energy? The Debate on Economic Benefits and Power Consumption
2024-05-30
Bitcoin mining accounts for almost 2% of electricity generation, not significant for grid expansion, but still considerable. AI data centers offer more economic benefits. #Bitcoin #AI #EnergyConsumption
Join Michael Lebowitz as he digs into the nuances of bitcoin mining and its energy consumption. This short segment critiques the productivity and economic benefits of bitcoin mining.
– Bitcoin mining’s energy consumption and its impact on the power grid
– The debate on the economic benefits of bitcoin mining
– Comparison between bitcoin mining and AI data centers
– Statistical insights on bitcoin mining usage
– Introduction to natural gas in the context of energy consumption
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Debunking Inflation Myths: The Truth About Money Printing and Demand
2024-05-29
Understanding inflation: it’s all about supply and demand. Government’s not just printing money but issuing debt. #economics101 #inflation
In this video, Lance Roberts breaks down the basics of inflation and how supply and demand influence its rise and fall. Understand the common misconceptions about inflation and the truth behind money circulation.
– Explanation of inflation using supply and demand principles.
– Impact of a slowing economy and reduced demand on inflation.
– The misconception about government "printing money."
– Relationship between money supply and population growth.
– Reasons why inflation falls as monetary supply declines.
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Could Powell Eclipse Market Expectations?
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
When Financial Conditions Butt Heads With Borrowing Conditions
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