The Real Investment Show Podcast

The reason the US cannot get any better than 2% economic growth is because we're literally drowning in debt--and that was the case BEFORE the coronavirus pandemic. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts lays out the evidence that debt is killing economic growth.

On Re-opening the Economy--we may not yet have reached the peak; Fed programs only redistribute wealth; the story of El Arroyo; the True Worth of Teachers and Healthcare Workers; Federal Bailouts - exacerbation of Wealth Gap; How much is a Trillion Dollars? Debt & Deficits Heading into Recession; The Millionaire Next Door; 96% of Tax Revenue going to mandatory payments before pandemic; Why Large Co Bankruptcy isn't a bad thing; Corporate Cronyism; CARES Act allows for borrowing from 401-K: Don't Do It!

How we're working during social distancing; some companies will never come back; other will be permanently altered in The Great Reset; TV News remote on Richard's front lawn; Things Won't Be the Same in a post-Covid world; Avoiding Covid scams; Disaster Fraud Hotline: 866-720-5721; How Healthcare Costs May Change in a post-Covid environment; No Companies are Too Big to Fail.

Even in tough times, savvy investors can make prudent choices with money. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA on some specific areas that might be poised in which to prosper.

Dining in The Kitchen; Jobless Claims at Highest in History; Recovery will be slower than usual; Michael Lebowitz - Home School Economics & Social Security; The Best Use of Bankruptcy; Why can't airlines raise their own cash instead of taking bailout? Low interest rates encourage bad behavior; Big Banks vs Regional Banks; How to Unwind the Debt Bubble; Hedge Funds' inability to borrow now qualifies as Crisis; Socialism for the Rich - Capitalism for the Poor; IMF Debt Jubilee; Jobless Claims Predictions; What's the Fed's End-game? What Will Recovery Look Like? Where are opportunities to invest? Running out of eggs.

With the market down 35% in the 1st Quarter, how is it that big firms like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs are having the best results in their history? RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Certified Financial Planner, Danny Ratliff, CFP, and the ugly truth about the rigged game on Wall Street.

President Trump teases opening the Economy--and barbershops; How long before a Vaccine? Best 15-days in Markets since 1933 (what happened after that??) Danny Ratliff on Why Baby Boomer's Can't Retire; Coronavirus is trigger at Peak of Market Cycle; Opportunity coming to buy-in cheaply; best opportunities will be in Energy, Gold, and Commodities; Federal Reserve is going to create Inflation

The one thing MMT'er's fail to realize about untethered debt and deficits is that someone has to pay for it--and when that someone is the Federal Government, there just isn't enough money to go around, regardless of how high taxes may go...and that's why the much-balyhooed 2% GDP growth rate is woefully insufficient.

Tavi Costa interview release tease; Market Preview: Expectations for second wave of COVID-19 Infections; Q-1 Earnings Season commentary; Working at Home survey - Changing Habits & The Paradox of Thrift; Tavi Costa audio cuts on Coronavirus, reliance on central banks, the socialization of loss; Gov't injections of capital into economy; How debt and deficits suppress economic growth; The Truth About 2% GDP Growth; Stay at Home Reality TV; What happens when Quarantine is lifted? What shape will economic recovery take - L, V, U, W? How did we ever survive our childhoods?

We've had a strong market rally on hopes the Fed can, with its unprecedented interventions, "fix" the problem. Too many, including the Fed, are missing the point.