Interview recorded - 22nd of May, 2025On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I have the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Pento. Michael is the President & Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies.During our conversation we spoke about Michael's thoughts on the economy, tariff negotiations, inflation, Doge, bond market issues, growth of debt issues, what would turn Michael bullish and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:15 - Overview of the economy4:20 - Tariff negotiations6:41 - Inflation9:25 - Doge shift10:36 - Bond market issues15:41 - Volatility trading19:49 - Grow out of debt issue24:45 - Rotating in commodities/agriculture?26:16 - What would turn bullish?30:01 - One message to takeaway?Michael Pento serves as the President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies (PPS). PPS is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm (RIA) that operates like an actively managed fund without all the expenses. The Model Portfolio uses a proprietary macroeconomic model to determine when and how to invest across an inflation/deflation and economic cycle spectrum. The 20-component model is used to determine the two most important factors when it comes to successful investing: the second derivatives of growth and inflation.Michael Pento - Website - https://pentoport.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaelpento?lang=enLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pento-a1882917b/WTFinance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseasThumbnail image from - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-next-up-for-markets-a-crisis-of-confidence-in-the-us-dollar/