Is the Fed Overreaching? The Quest for a Goldilocks Economy

2024-04-29

Market performance in election years is marked by investor anxiety over the outcome, and the potential for outlying risk. The FOMC Meeting this week: will the Fed halt plans for cuts, and possibily even hike rates? Expectations for strong employment numbers. Markets rally on PCE report, beginning to build a new, bullish trend. This will be a busy earnings week. When the correction comes, how you will play? The liquidity boost from tax receipts in April & October. Retail sales details: Are things as strong as they seem: Paying more to buy the same. Is AI the wave of the future for cargo shipping? The AI conundrum and the future of work: What happens to all those displaced? The economic impact of AI: Shrinking middle class, expanding lower class, concentration of wealth among the

2024-04-25

Lance Roberts is back, and he’s brought Michael Lebowitz with him for today’s show: Most NFL general managers (GMs) are optimistic and displaying overconfidence ahead of today’s NFL draft. Like investors, GMs often think they are smarter than their competitors, aka the market. Yet, they frequently have similar mindsets and follow the same narratives that drive their competition. Lance is Back! What is really happening in Commercial Real Estate: Getting distressed inventories off the books at deep discounts. Market performance recap: Nice bounce off the 100-DMA; PCE coming: What it means & why it’s important.Economic strength is keeping inflation high; can it last? After markets’ nice sell off, downside risk still remains. Paying attention to economic reports and supply & demand; looking

2024-04-24

How Tesla fell out of the Magnificent Seven; Tesla’s storage technology vs cheaper Chinese EV’s & the future of EV’s. The true environmental impact of building EV’s. The RIA 8-Ball predictions for PCE. What does realistic retirement look like? The impact of inflation, the Retirement Clock, & you. A discussion on the need for guaranteed income; how Gen-z will retire & the DNA of Super-savers. Educational goals and vocational training. Candid Coffee recap; the public are the best economists. Professional vs Trade careers & new hires’ earnings; the impact of AI on personal skills.

2:33 – Tesla Falls off the Magnificent Seven
13:48 – What Does Realistic Retirement Look Like?
29:40 – How Gen-Z will Retire: The DNA of Super-savers
43:49 – Why the Public Are the Best Economists

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2024-04-23

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2024-02-13

(2/13/24) It’s CPI Day (the Consumer Price Index increased .3% in January; on an annualized basis, CPI dropped from December 3.4% to 3.1% for January.) Actors, do not lie on your application (especially involving roller skates and the Super Bowl Halftime!) Amazon hit with class action lawsuit over upcharge for ad-free viewing. Markets start Monday flat, spike a bit, and end flat. Correction is one day closer today than yesterday; why managing risk makes sense. That doesn’t mean going all to cash. Romance scams abound for Valentine’s Day; how might gasoline prices factor into today’s CPI print?

2:48 – CPI Day, Roller skates, & Amazon Prime snafu
14:29 – Why Managing Risk Makes Sense Now
30:03 – Why Not Go to Cash Now?
44:04 – Romance Scams & CPI Expectations

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2024-02-12

(2/12/24) Markets reached the magical 5,000 mark on Friday, and momentum will continue to carry investors forward, but for only so long; how we’re preparing for the eventual pullback. A correction of between 2% and 5%, and up to 10% would not be out of the realm of possibility, and normal in any year. The cost of housing remains a hot-button topic with both Millennials and Gen-Z. Lance runs the charts to demonstrate market dynamics and cause-and-effect of Fed manipulations; why Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s recipe for lower rates is a disaster in the making. Lowering interest rates is not the solution to lowering housing prices. Lower interest rates would bring more buyers into a market already short inventory, thereby increasing home prices. The Fed’s inflation expectations will be put to