Markets continue to trade sideways as the latest earnings season draws to a close. Stock buy-backs will continue for the next three weeks, and then halt in preparation for the NEXT round of earnings reporting. Warren Buffett on buy-backs: Need to occur when companies are under-valued relative to markets for optimal effect; companies are now buying back at high prices. Company stocks are still trading despite 40% reporting negative earnings. What happens when men get sick; Lance answers an email about struggles with higher expenses, despite zero debt; Lance & Danny discuss families' cost-cutting strategies. Wendy's experiments with surge pricing; investing wisdom from Warrenn Buffett: What's he going to do with all that cash? The temptation for "catching-up" in portfolios, and the lure of outsized gains; scam artist, catfishing, and pig butchering. SEG-1: Earnings Season Wraps as Markets Trade Sideways SEG-2: When Men Get Sick; How to Trim Expenses SEG-3: Costs of Kids' Activities & Surge Pricing at Wendy's SEG-4: Catching-up & the Lure of Outsized Gains Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Financial Advisor Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Watch today's show video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2cbaFDuxc0&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=15s -------- Articles mentioned in this report: "This Is Nuts – An Entire Market Chasing One Stock" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/this-is-nuts-an-entire-market-chasing-one-stock/ "Small Cap Stocks May Be At Risk According To NFIB Data" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/small-cap-stocks-may-be-at-risk-according-to-nfib-data/ "Conference Board Scraps Its Recession Call" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ ------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Are Small- and Mid-cap Stocks Playing Catch-up? is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn0Jg9v6U_s&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 ------- Our previous show is here: "This is Nuts - An Entire Market Chasing One Stock" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w42zyOime0s&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=29s -------- Get more info & commentary:  https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- Register for our next Candid Coffee: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6316958366519/WN_jCrzdX9uSJSrg5MBN5Oy8g ------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to SimpleVisor: https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #InvestingAdvice #WarrenBuffettInvestingWisdom #EarningsSeasonEnds #StockBuyBacks #WendysSurgePricing #LureOfOutsizedGains #Markets #Money #Investing