8-8-25 What Would a 20% Social Security Reduction Mean for Your Retirement?
The Real Investment Show Podcast
Release Date: 08/08/2025
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The Real Investment Show Podcast
What really drives lending cycles, and why do they always seem to end the same way? Lance Roberts and RealFin Capital founder, David Zugheri, break down how credit is created, why risk builds beneath the surface, and what happens when underwriting standards begin to loosen. From the origins of the RTC to today’s lending environment, we explore the structural forces that shape booms, busts, and the transfer of wealth across the economy. We also dig into the evolution of housing, the growing risks in multi-family real estate, and the unintended consequences of regulation on credit...
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More Americans are entering retirement without a spouse, children nearby, or a built-in support system. Aging alone presents unique financial, legal, healthcare, housing, and caregiving challenges that require proactive planning long before a crisis occurs. Richard Rosso & Devoda Owens discuss the essential steps solo agers should take to maintain independence, protect their finances, prepare for healthcare needs, and create a reliable support network. Whether you are approaching retirement, already retired, or helping a loved one navigate the aging process alone, this discussion...
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6-4-26 Single Sector Driving Markets | Before the Bell
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One Sector Is Driving Everything The S&P 500 continues to make new highs, but the story beneath the surface is far different. Technology and semiconductors have become the dominant force behind market performance, creating a widening gap between the S&P 500 and nearly every other major sector and factor. In today's pre-market update, we compare the S&P 500 to Momentum, Value, Quality, Energy, Healthcare, Utilities, Materials, and Technology. The results reveal just how concentrated market leadership has become and why many diversified portfolios may appear to be lagging despite...
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6-3-26 Q&A Wednesday: Market Momentum Slows
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It's Q&A Wednesday, where we tackle your investing, retirement, market, and economic questions live. Today's topics include whether defense and drone companies remain attractive investments, if weak cryptocurrency performance is a warning sign for broader markets, how Kevin Warsh could impact interest rates and financial markets, and what size correction would warrant deploying additional cash. We also discuss investor psychology, risk versus reward for re-entering markets, whether investors need to put money to work immediately, building income-generating portfolios with municipal bonds,...
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6-3-26 Markets Need a Breather | Before the Bell
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Stocks are now approaching 10 consecutive weeks of gains since the April lows, but the pace of the rally is beginning to slow. While momentum remains positive and markets continue to grind higher, signs of buyer exhaustion are becoming more apparent. In today's Before the Bell, we examine weakening daily advances, narrowing trading ranges, softer volume trends, and the growing gap between prices and key moving averages. We'll discuss why a short-term pullback may be healthy, why the 20-DMA remains important support, and why the 50-DMA could become the next logical downside target if markets...
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6-2-26 Needs vs. Wants - What Investors Get Wrong
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Investors continue to focus on familiar concerns such as the U.S. dollar, bond yields, oil prices, and geopolitical tensions. But are the biggest risks and opportunities actually hiding in plain sight? Lance Roberts & Jon Penn discuss several important questions facing investors, like what market risks and opportunities may be receiving too little attention right now, and why predicting portfolio returns over the next 12 months is an impossible task, and what investors should focus on instead. Here's a topical rundown of today's show: 0:00 - INTRO 1:05 - Software & Maga Cap Tech Carry...
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6-2-26 Software Squeeze Meets Reality | Before the Bell
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Just a few months ago, software stocks were being written off as AI winners emerged elsewhere. Now, software is leading the market higher as investors scramble back into the sector and mechanical buying fuels a powerful rally. In today's Before the Bell, we examine the recent surge in software and semiconductor stocks, the role of gamma squeezes and momentum-driven buying, and why investors should be cautious about chasing popular narratives. We also review long-term charts that provide critical perspective on market trends, moving averages, and the inevitable process of mean reversion. Key...
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6-1-26 Risk Management for Retirees: When to Reduce Exposure
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One of the biggest challenges retirees face is balancing the need for portfolio growth with the need to protect hard-earned savings. With markets near record highs, valuations elevated, and investor sentiment increasingly optimistic, when should retirees consider reducing portfolio risk? Lance Roberts discusses the principles of risk management for retirees and why successful investing is often more about protecting capital than maximizing returns. Here's a topical rundown of today's show: 0:00 - INTRO 0:50 - End of Quarter - Looking forward to June & July 3:24 - Hurricane Season Fun 4:51...
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6-1-26 Portfolio Insurance Before the Pullback? | Before the Bell
The Real Investment Show Podcast
After nine straight weeks of gains, investor optimism is running high, money flows remain elevated, and portfolio protection has become an afterthought. But history suggests that periods of extreme complacency often precede at least a short-term market reset. In this morning's market update, we review the surge in money flows since April, the growing divergence from long-term moving averages, and why markets may be increasingly vulnerable to a pullback. While the bullish trend remains intact, momentum and relative strength indicators are stretched, raising the risk of a reversion toward more...
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5-29-26 Investor Anxiety, Roth Strategies, and Retirement Reality
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Investors continue wrestling with uncertainty, frustration, and the fear of making the wrong move in today’s market environment. Jon Penn & Sarah Buenger discuss why waiting for the “perfect” entry point often keeps investors sidelined, how hindsight bias and regret aversion impact decision-making, and why investing does not have to be an all-or-nothing approach Here's a topical rundown of today's show: 0:00 - INTRO 0:20 - We Don't Sleep so You Can 4:11 - World of Roth Preview & Market Summary 10:15 - How to Get Money Into Roth 13:39 -The Back Door Roth 17:21 - IRS...
info_outlineCould your Social Security check be slashed by 20%?
With trust fund depletion looming, many retirees could face harsh income cuts sooner than expected. Richard Rosso & Jonathan McCarty break down what a 20% Social Security reduction would mean for your retirement lifestyle, how to prepare now, and smart income strategies to fill the gap. Whether you're already retired or nearing retirement, this is a must-watch.
1: Social Security should be considered a stipend
2: Social Security Shores-up Your Financial Plan
3: The Myth of Breaking-even
4: Family Dynamics & Spousal Benefits
5: Calculating Benefit Loss from Taking early Retirement
6: If Social Security Goes Away...
7: Paying More Taxes to Shore Up Trust Fund
8: Giving Up More by Taking SS Early
9: Ignore the Media Hype
Hosted by RIA Advisors Director of Financial Planning, Richard Rosso, CFP, w Senior Financial Advisor, Jonathan McCarty, CFP
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "8-7-25 Is the Correction Over?" is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEX8Ev1PJgo&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1
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Our previous show is here: "The Low Beta Boom: Sidestepping The Dot-Com Bust"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW8-B15zzCk&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=3s
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Register for our next Candid Coffee, "Savvy Social Security Planning," August 23, 2025:
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