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Series I Savings Bonds, also known as I-bonds, are offered by the US Treasury as a way to protect the purchasing power of your money from being eroded by inflation. This is protection many investors want badly right now, as inflation has roared back to life over the past year and a half. After decades most spent under 2%, as of the time of this recording, the official Consumer Price Index, or CPI, is currently at a 41-year high of 8.6% annualized: The way that I-bonds defend against this is they earn a monthly interest rate that’s usually higher than the CPI. So their return beats or comes quite close to the officially-reported inflation rate. In this video, we explain what I-bonds are, how they work, what their benefits are & how to buy them. https://youtu.be/efDIvlbgwDo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Higher inputs costs and demand destruction from inflation (and the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes) are resulting in margin compression for companies, pinching their profits. As a result, companies are revising downwards their future earnings expectations. So as Q2 earnings calls start happening over the next two weeks, expect a tsunami of these revisions to force Wall Street analysts to downgrade their target prices for many stocks. Will these be the next big shoe to drop that will force stock prices down even further? It sure looks so. Financial advisor Lance Roberts and host Adam Taggart also tackle Fed policy, recession risk, and America's massive retirement problem in this wide-ranging Weekly Market Update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economist Steve Hanke returns here in Part 2 of our interview with him to explain what impact a Fed pivot back to easing would have on inflation. He also shares his thoughts on how he thinks stocks, bonds, gold and other assets should fare over the coming year given his macroeconomic outlook. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/o2keL8Z8Y7M Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inflation remains at a 41-year high and continues to severely pinch households when paying for food, gas and nearly everything else. How much longer will it plague us? And might it get even worse from here? To find out, we welcome Steve Hanke back to the program. Steve is professor of applied economics at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland -- and the last time he appeared on this program, he correctly predicted that America's Consumer Price Index, or CPI, would hit 9% -- which it just did this past month. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/N2DftIzEOOc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six years ago, I wrote an article titled 'Grasshopper Nation', warning about how poorly prepared Americans are for retirement. Sadly, the data has only gotten worse since then. I’ll deliver the punchline here first, and then get into the underlying data: Right now, as the largest generational cohort in history has reached retirement age, tens of millions of Baby Boomers in America have insufficient savings to retire or otherwise fund their living costs during their twilight years. This is a massive economic and humanitarian crisis in the making, with no credible plans from the government currently on the table to address it. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/DTWyqWHQSho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With inflation driving the costs of living higher, real wages falling behind and financial assets having one of their worst years ever so far, it's a tough time to build wealth right now. And it's likely to get even worse, says today's guest, Robert Kiysosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the #1 best selling personal finance book in history. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/QjyocU5Ekns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Market Recap, Lance Roberts discusses the bounce this week in stocks and why investors would be wise to use it as a chance to sell and build cash. Lance estimates the bear market is still in play and that a firm bottom has likely not been reached yet. He and Adam Taggart go on to discuss the odds for and timing of a policy pivot by the Federal Reserve, recession risk, bone-headed proposals to contain gas price inflation -- and then end with a discussion of the most important asset to invest in : your health. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/ol-9dUp-t4g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in Part 2 of our interview with macro analyst Luke Gromen, he explains what will happen if the Federal Reserve pivots - as he believes it will - by the end of Q3. Resurging inflation, a weakening US dollar vs other fiat currencies and higher credit yields as the bond market loses its faith in the Fed. And that's just a start. Luke also shares which assets he thinks will fare best in such an environment. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/gTvDtYQeSfw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last time today's guest was on the program, he made the case that the world's largest nations, burdened by over $200 trillion worth of dollars in debt, better "get busy inflating or get busy defaulting" Since then, many of these countries have tightened their monetary policies. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/1_nckbLheLc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in Part 2 of our interview with money manager Peter Boockvar, Peter explains how bear markets are actually favorable for the prudent investor because they can offer extremely attractive valuation entry points for high-quality assets. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/uYNa1taCj7Q Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stocks have fallen for a number of reasons this year. But there's another shoe that's about to drop that should send equity prices even lower: margin compression. Despite companies' profits getting squeezed by higher input costs due to hot inflation AND rising costs of capital, Wall Street analysts are still projecting robust earnings growth for 2023. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/0N8g1caffSQM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's recap, Lance Roberts and Adam discuss the continued lumps the markets took this week, including the sharp sell-off in oil stocks. They debate where markets are headed from here, and cautions investors that -- even though inflation is an understandable immediate concern -- there are so many multiplying examples of demand destruction that disinflation/deflation may be the bigger risk to worry about over the coming year. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/pTlwNCLaThM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Part 2 of our interview with macro analyst Stephanie Pomboy, she directly states that we are witnessing the bursting of the largest asset price bubble of our lifetimes. Building on her prediction in Part 1 that deflation will soon displace inflation as the primary threat to wealth, Stephanie sees the prices of most stocks, bonds, houses and alternative assets as heading materially lower over the rest of the year. Stephanie then shares her picks for where capital should seek safety in this declining and highly volatile environment. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/8YS7FpnLkto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inflation remains the center-stage villain in the economy right now, with the latest Consumer Price Index coming in at a 41 year high of 8.6% But is there a bigger bad lurking behind the scenes? Could deflation be the real threat here, just waiting to pounce after today's hot inflation has burned itself out? To explore this, I'm thrilled to welcome Stephany Pomboy back to the program. She's been concerned about the deflation spectre for a good while. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/I27xw8Bf9fE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rising oil prices have sent the average price of US gasoline above $5 for the first time in history. Are they going even higher from here? While anything is possible in the immediate term, oil expert Art Berman predicts prices will moderate downwards over the rest of 2022. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/ERDdrdHTCzk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The situation for the consumer continues to deteriorate - hot inflation, too much debt and a rising cost of capital, a fast-cooling housing market, and a deteriorating jobs picture -- including several emerging headwinds that were hardly on the radar until recently. As always, the goal here is to keep you well-informed so that you’re able to take prudent action today to reduce your exposure to what’s ahead, and possibly even position yourself to prosper from it. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/wIMcx-2OKL4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's recap, Lance Roberts and Adam discuss the weakness in stocks and bonds the developed as the week progressed, exacerbated by Friday's 8.6% CPI inflation print. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/84HsG2qRxyw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here in Part 2, Lyn shines a spotlight on how chronic under-investment in the exploration and development for many key natural resources the economy needs -- like energy, agriculture, and mining -- has been going on for over a decade. And still remains the case to this day. As a result, input prices will likely remain elevated for years and shortages will likely become more commonplace. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/1hqSedvG4X0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Macro analyst Lyn Alden sees the world heading into economic deceleration. One likely to mire us in stagflationary malaise. Where the costs of living remain stubbornly high and economic activity slows -- perhaps even contracts. In such a world, financial asset prices will continue to fall. Home prices will correct. Companies will lay workers off. Prospects for nearly everyone will diminish. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/NvVUJehj3E4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Housing analyst Nick Gerli returns to the program to warn how swiftly the prospects for home prices are eroding. Confidence in the housing market was supreme just a month or two ago. But suddenly that confidence is vaporizing as an increasing number of experts now caution of a "full blown" correction ahead. Rising mortgage rates are a huge part of the equation, but we're already starting to see sales slowing and even price cuts in a number of markets - especially the ones that have been the hottest in past recent years. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/TNJWP24iQL0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we'll talk with Ian Formigle, Chief Investment Officer of Crowdstreet, which offers a new way for investors to more easily tap into this market on the commercial real estate side. First, I’ll talk with Ian about the dynamics of the commercial real estate market – which covers everything from apartment buildings to office spaces to retail storefronts to factories and hospitals. There are a lot of cross-currents right now presenting both challenges and opportunities for investors. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/A2sDEhjRHmI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Market Recap, financial advisor Lance Roberts returns to explain that while he doesn't think the bear market is over, it will likely need to sucker in the bulls before taking its next major leg down. Which is why he continues to recommend using any further rally from here as an opportunity to lighten up on long positions. Lance and I also address the multiplying challenges of Federal Reserve tightening, the fast-deteriorating outlook for the jobs market, recession warning signs, the moral hazard of college loan forgiveness, and the approaching insolvency of Social Security and Medicare. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/KBB09fdsWB4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Macro analyst Stephanie Pomboy interviews economist, hedge funder and professor Peter Atwater return for Part 2 of this interview where they share their outlook for what lies ahead for the financial markets and the economy. If, as they predict, the asset price bubbles created by the Federal Reserve in stocks, bonds, real estate/home prices, cryptos and the jobs market burst, a tremendous amount of consumer "wealth" will disappear. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/_iV-nTQigOI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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://youtu.be/YL8stS-4RWw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/2w4usehMxzs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/U4bnUiph1ac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Tightening, right as GDP started shrinking in Q1, will it pop the bubbles in the financial, housing and jobs markets, plunging us into recession? To find out, we have the good fortune of asking Danielle DiMartino Booth. Danielle is CEO and Chief Strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, and was a former advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas -- so she knows the Fed, as well as the people running it, very well. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/89JWQQIahtQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 for the next several years -- hopefully buying back in again at substantially lower home valuations. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/N4h_DAujnaY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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://youtu.be/68QqP2kTEiU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 time at a closed-door event with several of the top economic policymakers in the country, like former US Treasury Secretary and Director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers and James Bullard, St Louis Fed President. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/0vsQbP77_L4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: https://youtu.be/iSg0euPYhxQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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://youtu.be/EDNEZf7b1Iw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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/BNVm6g7cFVQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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