Are passive investors really passive? Not anymore. Lance Roberts & Michael Lebowitz break down how index funds and ETFs — the tools designed for patient, long-term investing — have quietly become weapons of short-term speculation. Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manger, Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer 0:00 - INTRO 1:03 - Good Economic News Under the Surface 4:26 - Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire... 6:15 - Wait for Market to Declare Direction 10:49 - Economic Improvement Puts the Fed in a Box 14:14 - What's Going to Happen to Yields? 15:38 - Risk Management Matters 16:59 - Narratives Work Both Ways 20:28 - Cheerios & Lucky Charms' 21:59 - Passive-Aggressive Markets 25:17 - The Rotation of Assets 29:34 - Taking Stock of Volatility 33:01 - Retail Investors are Trading the Market 34:07 - Options Trading - Much more speculative 39:49 - Fixed Income, Bonds, & Yields ------- Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/jbpipFjnakQ ------- Watch our previous show, "Q & A Wednesday: Ask Us Anything," here: https://youtube.com/live/uFdhcR6QBKI -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Markets Reclaim 100-DMA," is here: https://youtu.be/MntZ-KayzxA ------- Download Lance's Latest e-book, "Laws of Money & Wealth:"https://realinvestmentadvice.com/ria-e-guide-library/ -------- 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/ #PreMarket #StockMarket #MovingAverage #MarketAnalysis #TradingSignals #PassiveInvesting #ETFStrategy #IndexFunds #SectorRotation #JohnBogle