How Consumer Spending Drives Inflation and Economic Growth

2024-12-24

We want to take this opportunity to wish you, your family, and your loved ones a very merry and joyful Christmas. We also want to say “Thank You” for all of your support, loyal readership, and the friends we have made through sharing ideas over the last year. While it may be deemed “politically incorrect” these days to say such …

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2024-12-21

Inside This Week’s Bull Bear Report Powell & A Government Shutdown Hits Stocks Last week, we noted the ongoing market churn that could last into this week’s Fed meeting. To wit: “That certainly seemed the case this past week, with the market trading being fairly sloppy. Attempts to push the market higher were repeatedly met …

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2024-10-23

As promised, here’s the condensed, Director’s Cut version of Lance’s tutorial Technical Analysis tools he uses at RIA Advisors: Why we use it; keeping it simple. the $SPX & Moving Averages; Rules of Thumb: When markets break, that’s an alert to pay attention to; are markets breaking, or is it a dip? Is the break confirmed? Give it time. The Realtive Strength Indicator and MACD tools: Converging or diverging?

SEG-2: Why & How We Use Technical Analysis (KISS)
SEG-3: Rules of Thumb
SEG-4: The MACD & Other Tools for Mitigating Risk

Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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Watch the full show video here (but really, why would you want to? This version above has had all the commercials and gaffes culled to

2024-10-22

Are you saving enough for retirement? 💰 Don’t wait too long to start investing! #financialplanning #retirementgoals 🌟

Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/0e9840

YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

2024-10-19

Understanding consumer spending is key for economic growth and earnings. It’s all about the balance between current situation and future expectations. 📈💸 #EconomicInsights

Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/c0084f

YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

2024-10-17

Is the mandate changing to three instead of two? The Fed might be behind the curve again. Data shows consumer struggles and government spending remains high. #economy #Fed #finance

Watch the entire show here: https://cstu.io/828582

YouTube channel = @ TheRealInvestmentShow

2024-08-20

Investors are waiting for this week’s Jackson Hole confab, and will respond accordingly; when will markets take a breather? The DNC begins with economic nonsense. You cannot fix poverty by giving money away. Markets’ rally straight up for eight days; pullback is coming: This is no time to chase stocks. Why the correction is over; three elements of economic uncertainty. Lance answers an email about helping youth prepare financially; the financial order of operations. Say no to credit card debt! You don’t need it for a good credit score. Truth About Credit Scores: Do You Really Need Credit Cards? Pay your bills on time and have the money talk with your kids. What Lance would do if he was younger: aggressive saving early. Max out your 401K every year for financial growth! Invest in S&P

2024-08-16

I was recently asked about the seemingly strong “economic growth” rate as the Federal Reserve prepares to start cutting rates.

“If economic growth is so strong, as noted by the recent GDP report, then why would the Federal Reserve cut rates?”

It’s a good question that got me thinking about the trend of economic growth, the debt, and where we will likely be.

Since the end of the financial crisis, economists, analysts, and the Federal Reserve have continued to predict a return to higher levels of economic growth. The hope remains that the Trillions of dollars spent during the pandemic-driven economic shutdown will turn into lasting organic economic growth. However, the problem is that while the artificial stimulus created a surge in inflationary pressures, it did little to spark