- I'm back after 3 weeks away from my wedding!

- S&P 500 finishes Q1 down 4.3% as commodities close out huge gains for the quarter

- Recent market action showing institutional investors are buying gold and gold mining stocks

- The recent rally comeback in stocks should be faded, the big investors continue to buy commodities, and value stocks

- The US consumer is starting to weaken as prices continue to rise and US assets start to lose value in recent market sell-off

- The homebuilding industry is headed for massive trouble due to rising costs and rates along with weaker consumer spending

- Part of proper personal financial management is understanding your bankroll, keeping proper portions of your net worth out of the market to avoid drawdowns

- GOLD!!!

- Risk-on trade shows it will be short-lived as investors seek flight to safety in risk-off investments

- Russian Ruble and Russian market crash a sign of whats to come in America

- Michael Saylor makes uncontested Bitcoin claims on PBD Podcast

- US February merchandise goods deficit hits record high $107.6B

- Joe Biden’s State of the Union address shows big problems to come for the US economy

- Jerome Powell testimony before House of Financial Services in focus as markets start to price out 0.50% rate hike

- Russia invades Ukraine causing geo-political risks and shockwaves in financial markets overnight

- US growth stocks continue massive sell-off and have a long way to fall

- Gold above $1940 / WTI Crude over $95

- The US stock market is facing 4 serious problems as rotation continues from growth into value

- The wealth affect in America is beginning to rapidly reverse itself, likely to cause economic slowdowns and lead to US recession in 6 months

- The changing world order is in effect, and what it means for US investors 

- CPI rises 0.6% in January, 7.5% Y-o-Y

- Non-Farm Payrolls Add 467K jobs in January as rising living costs force Americans back into eh labor market

- US 1—Year Treasury Yields see sharpest one-day rise in 12 years, now have over 1 2% yield

- Consumer discretionary and cyclical stocks are not inflation hedges/consumer staples and materials stocks have the real pricing power

- Consumer discretionary/real estate/technology among worst performing market sectors

- Investors continue to seek value in stocks outside of the US

- Negative real interest rates cannot stop inflation, but only further enable it

- So Goes Speculation / So Goes the US Stock Market

- Google beats earnings expectations / Facebook misses earnings and guidance 

- Spec Tech stocks continue their free-fall lower

- SARK provides best tech hedge for owning FAANG names like Google/Microsoft/Amazon

- ARKK holding on by a thread due to Tesla, getting ready for next leg lower

- US economic growth starting to slow drastically without any Fed rate increases

- ADP Employment change shows loss of 301K jobs vs. expected gain of 185K

- Value stocks continue to hold up very well among US stock market sell-off

- Jerome Powell projects 4 rate hikes to bring interest rates to 1% by end of 2022

- Inflation to continue to rise in 2022

- US-10 Year Treasury yields move back up above 1.8%, bond prices still in major bubble

- Fed Balance Sheet still holds $8.86 Trillion in assets, mostly US Treasury bonds

- Oil markets to continue rising to $100 per barrel and more

- Odell Beckham Jr. proves Bitcoin cannot function as money

- Bitcoin acts as a risk on asset yet again in today’s market action, dis-proving its store of value potential

- Forex traders still don’t get it when it comes to gold

- It is impossible for the Fed to normalize interest rates without causing a deep US Depression

- Wall Street was taken through a roller coaster experience in today’s trading session with huge percentage swings in all major indices

- S&P 500 has recovered from an intra-day low of more than 3.98%, which has only happened 2 other times (both in October 2008)

- Russell 2000 in full bear market territory

- Speculative stock rebound shows likely short-covering being the catalyst for today's gains, likely to reverse in the coming trading days

- Gold holds strong as the only asset class to not sell-off during today's trading

- Bond yields still stuck below 1.8% on the US 10-year

- Fed to try starting a rate hike cycle for first time ever at the start of a possible US recession

- US Growth Stocks continue harsh start to 2022

- Netflix drops over 25% after slower subscriber growth/customer price hikes

- Cathie Wood claims value stock to be in a bubble/don't throw stones when you live in a glass house

- US value stocks have drastically performed international value stocks over the past 5 years, a trend which will reverse itself in the next decade

- Great start to the year for the short sellers and the Freedom Dividend Podcast short portfolio

- ARKK Innovation ETF's growth stock valuations are still enormously expensive

- Why value will outperform growth stocks drastically in the next 5 years, most particularly international value

- Strong growth stock selling to continue in coming months

- US Stocks continue their sell-off as investors continue to buy international value stocks and other risk-off assets

- Russian stocks get a bounce after heavy selling pressure from Russia-Ukraine conflict spooks global investors

- High interest rate economies are much healthier than economies with low interest rates/all low interest rate economies are experiencing high inflation

- US corporate debt exceeds $12.5 Trillion, consumer debt exceeds $15.2 Trillion

- Caesars Entertainment ($CZR) continues sell-off with NY promotion bonus in focus

- Biden finally takes questions from reporters, faces backlash regarding mounting inflationary pressures

- Gold sees a rip-roaring rally on a week where bond yields rise substantially, signaling signs of a coming financial crisis in the United States that could potentially take place within the next 6 months

- Brandon and I discuss the viability of cryptocurrencies and their future in finance. We dive into the utility of cryptocurrencies compared to fiat currencies and gold, and talk about the most polarizing arguments between the crypto bulls and bears