The Real Investment Show Podcast

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz, CFA with a critique of President Donald Trump's Twitter calls for lowered interest rates, and what the unintended consequences may be.

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts and Danny Ratliff, CFP, remember 9-Eleven on its 18th anniversary; Palindrome Day; Survey: Most People Can't be Trusted? Why does bad news travel faster than good? Florida Boy and the Tennessee Vols T-shirt; Why Zero Percent is bad for economic growth; Why Millennials are missing out on refinancing their mortgages (and why they really shouldn't be owning a home...)The good advice that Dave Ramsey gives (it's not all 100%).

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts w Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz, CFA analysis and commentary as the EU moves to cut rates and apply more QE: How is taking on more debt to pay off debt a sound strategy? How to lose a few $-Billion in a week? WeWork's Adam Newman has found a way; how to raise a family on $58k? (improbable); the August Jobs report shows the economy is slowing, regardless of the rah-rah headlines.

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts takes a look at JP Morgan's newest index designed to measure market volatility caused by the Tweeter-in-Chief, President Donald Trump. Hilarity ensues.

RIA Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts takes a look at the pay gap between men and women, and along the way stumbles into a discussion about the WWE, The Rock, the Bella Twins, and Miz and Mrs...

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts on reality TV stars, the metamorphosis of the WWE, Miz & Mrs; the pay disparity between men and women; why women aren't marrying; market preview and Apple's latest 'innovation:' streaming TV; credit card rewards for streaming services are a big trap; why credit card rates are so high when Fed rates are so low; Google investigation not happening in Cali and Alabama: Football: Texans: emotional investment: sports: Brent Clanton's son and grandson are taking up the slack for his paucity of interest in sports; JP Morgan's Volfefe Index; Small Business sentiment not positive, as wages rise while sales fall.

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts reviews the push for a $15/hour minimum wage, and the unintended, unexpected (by some) consequences, and re-asserts what a true minimum wage actually is.

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts reveals some of the inner tensions from within the Roberts Compound, stemming from a modicum of guilt (no, not even that much) over the "loss" of the family Christmas Tree (or two) (or three) during a recent move...and his secret to the magic of Christmas. No, not really. It's just a segment that was too entertaining not to post. Enjoy.

RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts previews this week's market activity and the forces that may come to bear; Christmas Shopping in September and the Mystery of the Missing Christmas Tree(s); the fiscal vacancy of government is beginning to weigh on populace; the consequences of a higher minimum wage; why buying a house is NOT an investment, and may not be right for you; densest material discovered: Governmentium.

RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP w Danny Ratliff, CFP, looking at the problem of median retirement account balances at only $58k; Five Things Your Broker Will Ignore; Investing in your health (with excerpts from our podcast interview with Lindsey Day); The Breakfast Burglar; how people are using HSA's all wrong.