The Real Investment Show Podcast

How more savings would affect the National Retirement Risk Index; 3 Tips to avoid a "Save Taxes Now" mentality; HSA tips and strategies; the comparative worth of spare body parts; Lunch & Learn schedule for remainder of 2019; RIA Pro; Tax Rates and strategies for 2020; RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, w Danny Ratliff, CFP

What, exactly, is this kind of quantitative easing--and how can investors find opportunities for profit, and guard against risk of loss? RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA, with some surprising and informative data.

If the economy is doing so darn well, how come the indicators aren't adding up? RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts crunches the data on entitlements, provides a little corrective reasoning on the true nature of Social Security, and proffers a fix for the system---which no one will ever act upon.

Astros/National's are top of mind this morning; How American's receive more in entitlements than are being paid into the system in taxes; how Social Security became an entitlement; Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz on Washington Nationals perspective; Fed REPO rates and demand for cash; Foreign demand for US treasuries is net-negative; the Fed is essentially financing the US Gov't by printing money; the government's Ponzi scheme; the impact of negative interest rates on governments and economies.

What happens when your wife falls asleep on your cell phone the night of the big game; Social Security shenanigans, pension fund foibles, and how to train your kids to spend responsibly...or not at all.

We've been told how well our economy is performing, and have continually been promised better, higher GDP, only to see the same results, year after year. RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts explains the villain that's afoot...and it's us.

Astro's vs Walgreen's; how great is the economy when 96% of all revenues are going to pay for required spending by Government? Astro's and Alarm Clocks; Social Security Shennanigans; Pension Plans and Ponzi Schemes; children and savings, and the true cost of ownership.

Two examples of capitalism, one at its best, and one as it has been corrupted: The ugly story behind the WeWork debacle, and how you can tell your enormous debt is no longer your problem, but the bank's.

Ever wish you could sweep all of the clutter out of your life, out of your finances, and start fresh? The Simple Life author Gary Collins shares his methodology with RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, in this second podcast visit to the show.

The pending World Series contest between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals will be an on-going thread throughout this morning's show; a big week for quarterly reporting; Fed Districts with weakest reports are those with most exposure to China Trade Tariffs; Who's Richer? How Capitalism works vs the WeWork Ponzi scheme; Life is good until you turn 43: The Happiness Curve; Season tickets of GreenBay Packers, Houston Texans, and San Francisco 49'er's: will offer of food inclusion help sales?The Sports Gene; why markets are offering an opportunity to increase exposure to stocks.