It’s Q&A Wednesday: You ask ’em, we’ll answer—and today’s episode covers the questions investors actually wrestle with when markets get noisy.
Lance Roberts & Danny Ratliff start with a preview of upcoming economic reports and what recent data may be signaling about slowing growth and the next bout of market volatility. From there, we dig into real portfolio decisions—especially for investors heading into retirement—including how to think about allocation changes, managing risk, and avoiding the behavioral traps that derail long-term outcomes.
Lance & Danny also hit the big evergreen topics: recency bias, whether there’s truly a “one stock to own forever,” what buffered ETFs do (and don’t) protect you from, and the mechanics behind the bond yield / interest-rate relationship. We also tackle timely portfolio choices like metals, tax-deferred vs. taxable accounts, seasonality, foreign currency trades, and how to invest in individual bonds. We wrap with practical tradeoffs around high-yield savings, the reality of beating the market consistently, and a broader discussion on growth modeling—plus a curveball question: Is AI going to take our jobs?
0:00 - INTRO
0:19 - Economic Reports Preview: More Weakness?
4:59 - Markets Do What They Do - More Volatility?
11:04 - How Should I Change My Portfolio Going Into Retirement?
17:48 - Dealing with Recency Bias
21:04 - The One Stock to Own Forever
24:20 - The Thing About Buffered ETF's
28:19 - Inverse Relationship Between Bond Yields vs Interest Rates
34:10 - Metals: Selling Today?
35:50 - Tax-deferred vs Taxable brokerage Accounts
39:16 - Using Seasonality When Investing
40:48 - Dealing with Foreign Currency Trades
44:00 - How to Invest in Individual Bonds?
47:01 - The Pro's & Con's of High Yield Savings
48:11 - Do You Consistently Beat the Market?
53:36 - Defining Magnitude and Modeling Growth
55:31 - Is AI Going to Take Our Jobs?
Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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Articles Mentioned in Today's Show:
"Seasonality: Buy Signal And Investing Outcomes"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/seasonality-buy-signal-and-investing-outcomes/
"Technology Stocks: Dead Or An Opportunity?"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/technology-stocks-dead-or-an-opportunity/
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