Donald Trump was elected president, and you’ve heard nothing about it from yours truly, the voice of the Self Directed Investor Revolution.  So what does Trumps ascendancy to the Presidency mean for you and me?  And what’s the one thing he’s saying right now that concern me FAR MORE than anything else the press is focused on?  I’ll tell you right now.  I’m Bryan Ellis.  This is Episode #231.

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Hello, SDI Nation!  Welcome to the broadcast of record for savvy self-directed investors like you, where each day we help you DECLARE INDEPENDENCE FROM WALL STREET and build wealth for multiple generations – your generation, and your loved ones, too!

My friends, there’s been a lot going on here at SDI Southern Command in Atlanta, Georgia.  Far from being silent, I’ve been speaking out more than ever before… but in a new, different way than any of you area accustomed to.

You see, the overwhelming success of this very podcast brought to me the opportunity to get the word out to an even broader group of people on conventional radio, and since early December, I – along with my lovely and incredibly brilliant wife Carole – have been featured each day at 3pm Pacific on KDOW 1220 in San Francisco.

So, for any of you in or near the Bay Area, please do join us each day at 3pm!  And of course for everyone else, you can get access to that hour-long show by looking up KDOW 1220 on either iHeartRadio or TuneIn radio.

I’ll get to the primary content of today’s episode in just a moment, which is nothing less than my evaluation of Donald Trump’s stunning victory in early November, but as far as this show going onto traditional radio is concerned, I’ll go ahead and answer a 3 questions I know I’ll get.

First, YES, it’s a tremendous honor to have received this opportunity and we’re having a great time doing the show.  It’s a bit different from this show, as it’s a full hour long and features daily news commentary along with expert interviews, as compared to this show which features only my monologue in episode.  So it’s different, while still maintaining the same viewpoint along with a healthy dose of monologues like you all seem to enjoy.  It was humbling… I was provided with a list of about one dozen major markets across the United States, and chose to start up right there in the Bay Area for a variety of strategic reasons, not the least of which is that so many of you already live in that area.

Second, my broadcasting partner has, after a mere 3 weeks of our being on the air, made it very clear to me that he thinks we have the right stuff to go much broader, and to target additional major markets such as Dallas, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta and Miami… and there are others.  So the possibility that we’ll be on far more major markets in the near future is very high.

And Third… this is the weird one… I don’t yet know how I feel about doing that show.  Honestly, it’s a LOT of work… I mean, a LOT of work.  I haven’t really hit my groove yet as far as being able to do it efficiently.  So while I’m very encouraged by the response I’m receiving so far – which includes a near-record number of downloads of this podcast last week, even though I’ve not produced a new episode in over a month – I’m not yet sure whether this “radio thing” is something we’re going to do long-term.  It’s a wait-and-see, trial basis kind of thing.

But what’s not “trial basis” is my return to this show, and regularly producing great content for you, just as I have in the past.  Great content, such as what I have for you right now in the form of my assessment and predictions for Donald Trump’s presidency and it’s effect on you and me as investors.  That’s right, folks… this is a political topic, but the focus is all about your investments.

So… President-Elect Donald Trump.  I’ve got to say… overall, I’m really, really impressed with the way he’s handled his transition.

Yes, it’s true that he’s selected a swatch of very, very wealthy business people to run practically every department of the federal government.  And yes, I know that’s really not be done before.  But I’ve got to tell you:  I like it.  I like it a lot.  You might criticize them for a lack of government experience, but organizational leadership experience they have in spades.  Take, for example, Rex Tillerson, When Tillerson transitions from his post as CEO of Exxon to his new role as Secretary of State, he’ll actually be taking over an organization – the US State Department – that has only about HALF as many employees as Tillerson had an Exxon.  Furthermore, the guy is reputed to have a personal, first-name basis with dozens of major leaders across the world, because, let’s face it – Exxon is so big that other governments have long had to treat it with respect.  So Tillerson won’t be new to that type of role.

I could go on, as there are really interesting things to say about all of Trump’s selections so far.  Now far be it from me to suggest that they’re all perfect choices.  They’re not.  But overall, I’m really impressed.  Trump is methodically building an organizational dream team.

Will it work?  I bet it will.  I just bet it will.

Of course, Trump has been making waves with his negotiation of the deal to keep all of those jobs from Carrier corporation here in the U.S.  In the grand scheme of things, that’s really only about 1,000 jobs… but we’ve never seen the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue do anything of the sort at all, so it was a special thing.

My overall predication is that Trump is going to continue to face really aggressive opposition from the media, just as during the election.  He’s directly minimizing their relevance by using Twitter so much, and I suspect that will continue.

I also suspect he’ll end up nominating Senator Ted Cruz to the U.S. Supreme Court, and that will set off a firestorm, which will likely ultimately be successful.

And he seems really serious about actually cutting taxes and doing many of the things he said on the campaign trail.  I expected to hear him softening on a lot of his core positions by now, but not only has that not happened, but his selections for his cabinet suggest he’s as determined as ever.

My one big concern is this:  Even though Trump is saying the right things in terms of getting the economy going – namely that we have to have lower taxes, better trade policy and a stronger dollar – the other thing he’s saying concerns me greatly, and that is that he wants to spend money… a LOT of money… in some sort of new stimulus for the purpose of infrastructure repair.

Look, one can make the argument that that is necessary.  But it makes me nervous… government spending is such a dangerous, dangerous thing.  It makes me really, really nervous.

But I’ve got to tell you… overall… I’m excited. I think there’s actual REAL POTENTIAL that the U.S. economy could be truly strong, truly great again… and that’s good for all of us.

My friends… thank you for listening and remember:

Invest wisely today, and live well forever!

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