Confidence is starting to be lost in our key institutions like the Fed, Wall Street, Capitol Hill, and corporate America. As a result, a systemic re-pricing of risk is underway that is likely to result in further massive market value destruction from here. To see him explain why, watch Stephanie Pomboy's new interview with Peter Atwater: See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/IrAP-qw41Xw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 02, 2022•47 min
Inflation is still running hot and the Ukraine war continues. Why is gold not performing better? For an updated outlook for gold and the miners, we're fortunate to have Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals analyst for GoldSilver.com return to the program. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/KI6N7T-nbvw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 01, 2022•56 min
Macro analyst and bond market expert Alfonso Peccatiello returns here in Part 2 of our interview with him to reveal which assets he thinks will fare well through the tumult he sees ahead for the rest of 2022. Alf sees the forces of stagflation and disinflation continuing to weigh on economic growth and financial asset prices. He's currently short stocks (via the SP500), short corporate debt spreads (via HYGH) and short EU credit spreads. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https:/...
May 31, 2022•52 min
The long-anticipated market bounce in stocks and bonds is now underway. How long will it last and how high will it go? Is this a resumption of the bull market? Or should investors use this rally a gift from the market gods to sell, in preparation of lower prices ahead? Financial advisor Lance Roberts and Wealthion founder Adam Taggart discuss these key questions, as well as address several of the most common challenges couples and families face when it comes to money management. See the YouTube ...
May 28, 2022•1 hr 10 min
They say the smart money is in the bond market. But that hasn't kept it from having one of its worst starts to the year ever, as yields have risen substantially since January, bringing price down hard. When the bond market speaks loudly like this, the wise investor listens. As we look at the environment now, what is the bond market telling us is likely to happen next? To find out, we welcome back macro analyst and former portfolio manager Alfonso Peccatiello to the program. See the YouTube Video...
May 26, 2022•1 hr
Here in Part 2 of our interview with former Federal Reserve insider Danielle DiMartino Booth, Danielle explains how the home prices and the jobs market are fast becoming collateral damage of the Fed's war on inflation. Conditions in both are eroding fast as the risk of recession grows daily. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/MZlC3t_VZuM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26, 2022•58 min
You can make the argument that Fed policy was the largest single driver sending financial asset prices every higher over the past 10 years. You can also make the case that the horrible performance of both stocks AND bonds this year are due, as well, to the Fed reversing its easing policy, and embarking on a tightening regime. All, mind you, to combat raging inflation, which can also be argued the Fed is primarily liable for. And with the Fed now hiking rates and kicking on Quantitative Tightenin...
May 25, 2022•45 min
Our 2nd "Ask Anything" live Q and A with Wealthion's recommended financial advisors. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/Aqx3tg9dxtI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 23, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Well, the SP500 officially entered bear market territory for the year today. How important a development is this? Does this mean those waiting for a relief rally will be disappointed? Is a further plunge in the cards? Not necessarily. Financial advisor Lance Roberts lays out the probabilities and shares how his firm is trading the recent volatility. He also reveals that he's concerned enough about the outlook for the housing market that he's putting his own home up for sale, and plans to rent fo...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Having explained the reasons behind his predictions of a hard landing ahead for stocks, bonds and the housing market, macro analyst Wolf Richter returns here in Part 2 of our interview with him to explain just how low prices may go. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/tmCJPMJd3y4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2022•56 min
In today's podcast, Wolf Richter walks us through the data to help us better gauge WHEN a recession could arrive and determine just how "hard" a landing is in store for the markets. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/xs7B_MjlN-k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2022•52 min
It's said there's no problem so big that the government can't make it even worse. Beset now by raging inflation and supply shortages, governments around the world are scrambling to bring prices down and protect their economies. This is leading to a number of truly bad ideas – like price controls – that have a proven track record of failure every time in history they’ve been tried. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/keej07FvMZE Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Even though both stocks and bonds have had a dismal start to the year, most investors aren’t panicking yet. Instead, there’s a lot of talk about the bottom being near. And hope that much of the recent losses can be regained. That kind of optimism isn’t seen in a real bear market, cautions seasoned financial advisor Ted Oakley, Managing Partner and founder of Oxbow Advisors. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/eWBvzdd5z6k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
May 17, 2022•1 hr
The markets finally got their long awaited bounce yesterday, after weeks of relentless selling off. So, is the bottom in? Has a relief rally just begun? It's too early to know for sure. But given the extreme oversold levels, it's certainly possible. We'll know more next week. Lance and Adam also discuss the outlook for jobs, housing, crypto and whether recession is already baked in the cake for this year. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/YKxFp04dsPo Learn more ...
May 14, 2022•1 hr 14 min
As stocks, bonds, cryptos and nearly every other asset attempt to find a bottom after the past several weeks of painful losses, stung investors are asking: Are there any good investments out there right now? Investor and analyst Tavi Costa of Crescat Capital returns here in Part 2 of our interview with him to explain why he remains especially bullish right now on gold, silver and their related mining companies. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/ndnsATfZVns Learn...
May 13, 2022•1 hr
Markets are in turmoil as inflation rages, the Fed hikes interest rates and recession looms. Today’s guest, analyst Tavi Costa of Crescat Research, thinks there’s room further to fall for these assets as everything is repriced in what he refers to as the Great Unwind. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/UOenG4rIip4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 12, 2022•54 min
Interest in where the housing market is headed remains red-hot. Our video a few days ago with housing analyst Nicholas Gerli has been one of our most-watched of the year so far. Even the Federal Reserve itself is weighing in. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas recently released a report titled: "Real-Time Market Monitoring Finds Signs of Brewing U.S. Housing Bubble" Yes, you heard that correctly. The Fed apparently sees a housing bubble. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https:/...
May 11, 2022•53 min
Markets remain quite bruised and battered as investors digest the results of last week’s Federal Reserve Open Market Committee decisions and Chairman Powell’s latest guidance. The Fed continues talking tough about its commitment to fighting inflation. Is it willing to sacrifice the markets in this pursuit? To discuss this, we welcome back Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments to the program. Axel is one of the most connected Fed-watchers we know, and he just spent...
May 10, 2022•41 min
Another emotionally exhausting week in the markets... Bonds continued falling and stocks are testing the year lows. Is it time to get out of the markets? Or is a relief rally from here more likely? Investment advisor Lance Roberts and I debate that in this week's Market Recap. We also discuss the recent Fed decision, where inflation is heading, early signs of demand destruction, the risk posed by margin debt, and a number of other timely topics. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics:...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Rabobank Global Strategist Michael Every returns here in Part 2 of our interview with him to discuss which assets he thinks are best suited for the increasingly uncertain macro environment he laid out in Part 1. Michael finds it hard to be bullish on anything right now, save commodities and hard assets. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/EDNEZf7b1Iw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 06, 2022•45 min
2022 has already seen more surprises, uncertainty and instability than most thought possible when the year started. But what if the changes underway now are vastly more significant than we realize? Michael Every, Global Strategist at Rabobank, thinks that may indeed be the case. From his perspective, the geopolitical world order is Balkanizing – a process started before, but dramatically exacerbated, by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://yout...
May 05, 2022•46 min
With home prices at all-time highs, many – including the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas – are warning the US is back in a housing bubble. One that is suddenly facing a lot of potential pins that threaten to burst it – be it fast rising mortgage rates, weakening demand, a slowing economy, or new inventory coming online. How likely is coming correction in the housing market? If one occurs, how bad could it be? See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/nSqrUT3IEEA Learn mo...
May 04, 2022•54 min
I sat down with market mechanics expert Joe Saluzzi for his latest update on how HFTs have changed the way markets operate (vs the old days when trading was done by actual humans). In Joe's opinion, most of those changes have been unfair and at the expense of the regular investor. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/RE95EEygGJE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 03, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Wealthion just passed the 100,000 subscriber milestone! In this video, I share the plaque we received from YouTube and invite you to celebrate along with me in investing further in our future wealth. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/QF-vH_UPqdM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 02, 2022•8 min
Both stocks and bonds are having one of their worst starts to the year in history. Will the bloodletting soon stop? Perhaps setting up a rally? Or will it turn into a full-blown hemorrhage? Financial advisor Lance Roberts returns to share how he's positioning capital for what he thinks is most likely. We also talk about the growing threats to those in/approaching retirement as the cost of living surges while portfolios stumble. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 10 min
ith sentiment souring as stocks and bonds both have their worst start to the year in decades, is it now time to start shorting the markets? Highly experienced short seller Bill Fleckenstein shares his professional opinion in this podcast. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/QbbzJqRbYw8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min
When had Bill Fleckenstein on this program last year, he predicted that a financial reckoning was due, but wouldn’t arrive until we started seeing “trouble in the bond market” Well bonds have certainly started seeing wild action recently: See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/-j6bbUBxxy0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 28, 2022•52 min
The war in Ukraine may be a more destabilizing event than many realize. According to GoldMoney’s head of Research Alasdair Macleod, it may be accelerating the evolution of a new monetary system comprised of commodity-backed currencies. Alasdair predicts such a regime will favor countries like Russia and China, and threaten to fully expose the worsening problem of purchasing power devaluation that afflicts the current major world fiat currencies – like the dollar, yen and Euro. See the YouTube Vi...
Apr 27, 2022•48 min
Energy analyst Doomberg returns to the program to explain just how cornered Europe is in terms of energy. Currently, it is dependent on Russia for natural gas that can't be sufficiently replaced by alternate means for at least several years. Europe will be forced to continue to remain vulnerable to its Russian supplier for the foreseeable future. Poor policy has led to this decision. Will Europe be able to chart a wiser course from here? It's unclear at this point, as several of the most promisi...
Apr 26, 2022•51 min
In this weeks video, Lance and Adam discuss the unfavorable market reaction to comments made by Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve staff this week that interest rate hikes will be faster and more aggressive. Will the Fed really deliver on this? That's the key question that the future of the markets hinges on right now. Lance and Adam also discuss Lance's recent trades, explain why now may be a good time to buy bonds despite conventional opinion, and share a rant about the potential for stud...
Apr 23, 2022•1 hr 24 min
