Episodes
Sept. 25, 2024
The Federal Reserve Surprised with a Large Interest Rate Cut. Is this Good or Bad for the Economy?
The Federal Reserve surprised many people with a 0.5% rate cut recently. Some are touting this as a good thing, especially the current administration and the legacy media. Every time the Federal Reserve moved interest rates l...
Sept. 18, 2024
Are We Headed for Recession?
The personal savings rate is the 2nd lowest since 1960. Credit card debt is the highest on record. Loan delinquencies are increasing at a rapid rate. The US consumer is on fumes. Small business earnings have declined for the ...
Sept. 11, 2024
We Pay Taxes Upon Taxes and Taxes Will Increase if Congress Does Nothing. Take Advantage of Low or No Capital Gains While They Last
You may be able to sell assets with zero capital gains if your gross income is below $120,000 married, filing jointly, or $60,000 as a single. Also, capital gains will increase in 2026 if congress does nothing. If you have as...
Aug. 28, 2024
The US Labor Department is Revising Jobs Lower Again
The US Labor Department has revised the jobs numbers down nearly every year for over a year. Now the government admits to inflating the jobs numbers by reducing the jobs numbers by up to one million over the past year. Many A...
Aug. 21, 2024
Inflation has Fallen Below 3% for the First Time Since March 2021
July 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) was reported at 2.9%. This is the lowest level since March 2021. Although the rate of inflation is slowing down, prices are not going down. They are still increasing. The cumulative price ...
Aug. 14, 2024
The AI Bubble Has Burst. Is Recession Next?
The AI tech bubble has burst due to a weak unemployment report, poor earnings, and a surprise Japanese interest rate increase. A popular institutional trade was to borrow money cheaply in Japan, then use margin to invest in a...
Aug. 7, 2024
We Are in A Bifurcated Economy. What Does That Mean for the Future?
The economy is not normal. - A recent CNN study reports 39% of Americans are concerned about paying their bills. In comparison, 37% were concerned about paying bills during the Great Recession in 2008 - 2009. - Household debt...
July 31, 2024
John Burley Interview, Real Estate Expert, Educator, Private Equity Company Founder
With 35+ years of investing experience and thousands of (personally) completed real estate deals, hundreds of millions of dollars raised, John Burley has the perfect mix of street-savvy knowledge and sound investing principle...
July 24, 2024
The Failed Trump Assasination Attempt Gives Me Hope for the Future of the US
There is no logical explanation that Trump is alive today. If you understand anything about firearms, you understand this. The fact that the shooter missed Trump from 130 yards is nothing short of a miracle. He should be dead...
July 17, 2024
Unemployment is Rising: Is This the Last Straw That Leads to Recession?
High Inflation is no longer the only risk to the economy according to Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman. Unemployment has risen over the past three months. The Sahm Rule says that when the three-month moving average of ...
July 10, 2024
Americans Savings are Less than Pre-Pandemic Levels
The long term savings rate for Americans is about 4% of annual income. Americans accumulated $2.3 Trillion of excess savings in August 2021 primarily due to government pandemic stimulus. This excess savings has allowed consum...
July 3, 2024
An overload of warning signals could signal a market crash
A high concentration of warning signals suggest a major market correction is ahead. There's nothing magical about these signals, but when dozens of them kick in at the same time, it is time to pay attention. Diversification i...
June 26, 2024
What is Your Personal Bank and Why is Now is an Excellent Time to Consider Adding to Your Portfolio
Your Personal Bank TM is a financial concept that strategically integrates financial tools from the banking and insurance industries to continue growth on funds even after you access the funds for other purposes. Your Persona...
June 19, 2024
Saudi Arabia Will Not Renew the Petrodollar Agreement. How This Will Affect the US Economy.
In the 1970's, Saudi Arabia agreed to sell their oil exclusively inIn the 1970's, Saudi Arabia agreed to sell their oil exclusively in US currency. In return, the US agreed to protect Saudi Arabia.
June 12, 2024
David Walker Interview - Former US Comptroller General, CEO of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Social Security Trustee.
Hon. David M. Walker is a nationally and internationally recognized fiscal responsibility, government transformation/ accountability, and retirement security expert. He is a non-practicing CPA with over 40 years of executive ...
May 29, 2024
Product Alert! If Less Than 50-80%+ of Your Cash is Available Day One, Your Policy is not Structured to Maximize Cash Value
I have been sharing on the radio for nearly 5 years the power of Your Personal Bank to grow your money insured, guaranteed, tax-free, highly liquid, and create positive cash flow on money you spent. Recently, I have met sever...
May 22, 2024
Non-Citizens Can Vote Legally if They Resided in the US prior to age 16 or Reasonably Believe They are a Citizen
USC Code 18, Chapter 29, Section 611 - Voting by Aliens (Non-Citizens) This federal law states it is not unlawful for any alien to vote in any election if the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining ...
May 15, 2024
What is Your Personal Bank and Why is Now is an Excellent Time to Consider Adding to Your Portfolio
Your Personal Bank TM is a financial concept that strategically integrates financial tools from the banking and insurance industries to continue growth on funds even after you access the funds for other purposes. Your Persona...
May 8, 2024
Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The U.S. Economy
Growth is slowing. Prices continue to surge. This leads to stagflation. This is a nightmare scenario for the economy. This places the Federal Reserve in a very difficult situation. If they lower interest rates, inflation will...
May 1, 2024
Employment Numbers Have Been Revised Down Nearly Every Month in 2023
Our Federal Government has revised the employment numbers nearly every month in 2023. The total job new job numbers were reduced by 360,000 in 2023 from the initial reported job numbers. For example, the US Government initial...
April 24, 2024
We Don't Need More Politics, We Need Common Sense
Our Federal Government has spent more than it receives for decades. This has become worse over time. We now have over $34 trillion in debt and the debt is increasing about $1 trillion every 100 days. This is unsustainable. We...
April 17, 2024
Financial State of the Union - Interview with Truth in Accounting Founder, Sheila Weinberg
Truth in Accounting believes truthful accounting is the key for citizens, legislators, and the press to understand the truth about government finances. Truth in Accounting recently released The Financial State of the Union. T...
April 10, 2024
Inflation is Impacting Average Americans Significantly
The compound effects of inflation over the past 3 years is forcing many Americans to make difficult financial decisions. When the federal government spends more than it receives through tax revenues, it prints the extra dolla...
April 3, 2024
Inflation is Much Higher than the Government is Reporting
The government changed how it measures the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to make it appear inflation is less severe than it actually is. If CPI was measured using pre-1983 methods, 2022 is estimated to be 18%. 2023 inflation (CP...