Oct 31, 2019
Has the Fed used up all of its dry powder in lowering rates again...or, as Chairman Powell stated twice, is the Fed resigned to NOT fighting inflation until it becomes unbearable--and to whom?? RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz examine the landscape, with a bit...
Oct 31, 2019
The economics of Halloween; dog costumes, and the Astro's loss in the World Series; Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz, CFA joins RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts to discuss the Fed's rate cut strategy, the reality of 2% GDP growth as "normal," and why banks don't want to loan money: There's a...
Oct 30, 2019
Dear Lance:
1) Why do we have deflation?
2) Will some tariffs be dropped and others remain in place?
3) Is the Fed swimming against the tide?
4) What does 'already priced-in' mean to the markets?
5) At what point should the Fed be held accountable for failing to
contain rampant counter-party risk in the market?
Oct 30, 2019
The National Center for Health Statistics reports another drop in the life expectancy for American men to just a little over 76-years. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts and DSanny Ratliff, CFP examine the possible causes and implications of this troubling trend.
Oct 30, 2019
It's the pre-Halloween episode, with tales of mystery and intrigue from the Roberts', Sherrill, and Ratliff homesteads; What happens when no one wants to buy bonds any more? How banks are monetizing Federal debt; Halloween as an economic indicator (it's not); A slide in US Male Life Expectancy and the rise in 'Deaths...