6-8-26 Lending Cycles & Real Estate Risk - David Zugheri Interview
The Real Investment Show Podcast
Release Date: 06/08/2026
8-21-26 The Best Retirement Head Start for Your Kids
The Real Investment Show Podcast
Giving your kids a financial head start may be one of the most valuable lessons you can teach them. Richard Rosso & Jonathan McCarty explain how a Custodial Roth IRA can help children with earned income start building tax-free retirement wealth early, while learning the importance of saving, investing, and paying themselves first. We also discuss Roth IRA withdrawal rules, the potential transition from Trump Accounts to Roth IRAs, and how even a lemonade stand can become a lesson in long-term wealth building. Plus, we look back at Wall Street history, the value of financial writing, and...
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8-20-26 Is Treasury Bailing Out the Bond Market?
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Is the Treasury stepping in to rescue the bond market, or is that the wrong way to interpret its purchases of long-term Treasuries? Lance Roberts and Michael Lebowitz examine why Treasury purchases are not necessarily the same as Federal Reserve quantitative easing, how issuing Treasury debt to fund an asset swap differs from creating new money, and what this could mean for bond yields, inflation, and investors. We’ll also look at the changing relationship between Treasury bonds and gold. 0:00 INTRO 0:50 - Treasury Action & FOMC Meeting Minutes 4:19 - Market Rally on Debt Buy Back...
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8-20-26 Treasury Buybacks Spark a Market Bounce | Before the Bell
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Treasury debt buybacks helped push bond yields lower and stocks higher, but the market’s technical setup still warrants caution. The 10-Year Treasury yield remains on a sell signal, while the S&P 500 is nearing a momentum sell signal with downside risk toward its 50-day moving average. Meanwhile, volatility remains extremely compressed, investor complacency is elevated, and cheap portfolio hedges could become increasingly valuable. With thin August trading and mid-term election uncertainty ahead, investors should manage exposure and prepare for a potential pickup in volatility before the...
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8-19-26 Q&A Wednesday: Are Rising Rates a Market Warning?
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More investors are turning to TikTok, YouTube, and other social-media platforms for financial advice. But how do you separate useful financial education from bad advice, speculation, and outright scams? Lance Roberts and Jonathan Penn discuss how to evaluate financial advice online, the warning signs investors should watch for, and why popularity, followers, and flashy lifestyles aren't substitutes for expertise. Social media can help people become better investors—but only if they know whom to trust. 0:00 INTRO 0:57 - FOMC Meeting Minutes Preview & Weaker Economic Data 3:26 - Will...
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8-19-26 September Rally Test Ahead Before the Bell
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Markets are consolidating after Tuesday’s technology-led selloff, but the risk/reward setup is becoming less attractive. With the S&P 500 roughly 10% above key moving averages, upside targets near 8,000 offer considerably less potential than the downside risk of a pullback toward the 50-DMA. Momentum is nearing a sell signal as rising interest rates, higher oil prices, inflation pressures, Jackson Hole, the next Fed meeting, and midterm-cycle volatility converge. A pullback could ultimately create opportunity, but for now, taking profits, managing portfolio risk, and avoiding aggressive...
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8-18-26 Can You Trust Financial Advice on Social Media?
The Real Investment Show Podcast
More investors are turning to TikTok, YouTube, and other social-media platforms for financial advice. But how do you separate useful financial education from bad advice, speculation, and outright scams? Lance Roberts and Jonathan Penn discuss how to evaluate financial advice online, the warning signs investors should watch for, and why popularity, followers, and flashy lifestyles aren't substitutes for expertise. Social media can help people become better investors—but only if they know whom to trust. 0:00 INTRO 1:02 - Don't Read Too Much Into Indexes 3:14 - Cap-X Spending: Space-X...
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Why Your Portfolio Doesn’t Match the Market | Before the Bell
The Real Investment Show Podcast
Why does your portfolio sometimes look nothing like the S&P 500? The answer often comes down to allocation. Semiconductor and mega-cap stocks can drive headline market returns, while value-oriented sectors may deliver lower returns with greater stability. We look at momentum, semiconductors, mega-caps, and value stocks to explain why portfolio performance can diverge sharply from the broader market. Understanding what you own, and how those holdings behave across market cycles, can matter more than simply comparing your returns with an index. Hosted by RIA Chief Investment Strategist,...
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8-17-26 Record Highs: Should You Chase the Rally?
The Real Investment Show Podcast
Stocks are back near record highs, the trend remains bullish, and market breadth is strong. But after a powerful run, the S&P 500 is stretched well above its major moving averages, while investor sentiment and money flows have reached extreme levels. Lance Roberts reviews Yen Intervention Narrative amd examines what is driving the rally, why retail investors are piling back into previously beaten-down trades, and whether strong earnings, buybacks, and broad participation can keep markets moving higher. Rebalancing, taking profits in oversized positions, and maintaining discipline may be...
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8-17-26 Is the Market’s Risk-Reward Getting Worse? | Before the Bell
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Markets have posted three straight weeks of gains, but the risk-reward equation is becoming less attractive. With the S&P 500 extended above its 50- and 200-day moving averages, potential upside may be limited compared with the downside of a normal market correction. Meanwhile, volatility remains unusually compressed, puts are relatively inexpensive, and seasonal risks are approaching. Lance Roberts explains why this combination warrants attention, why portfolios were recently rebalanced, and why inexpensive hedges may make sense as insurance against a volatility spike. Hosted by RIA Chief...
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8-14-26 The Retirement Magic Number Trap
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How much money do you really need to retire? Headlines touting a retirement “magic number” may do more harm than good, especially when an intimidating savings target becomes an excuse to give up. Richard Rosso & Jonathan McCarty explain why successful retirement planning isn't about reaching one arbitrary number. It's about building sustainable income around your actual spending, lifestyle, Social Security benefits, savings, and other resources. We also examine why many older workers now view Social Security as their retirement plan, whether Social Security alone can provide...
info_outlineWhat 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 availability. Through the RealFin story and real-world experience in esoteric lending, we highlight what separates success from failure in volatile cycles, how liquidity disappears when it’s needed most, and why being battle-tested matters. If you want to understand why there’s rarely a “soft landing” in lending—and what that means for investors and business owners—this episode connects the dots.
0:00 - INTRO
2:11 - Building a Business During Business Cycles
5:35 - How We Got the RTC
7:16 - Risk is like Stretching
9:22 - The Beginning of the End
12:15 - The Two-trick Pony: Lower Rates or Loosen Underwriting
13:39 - There's no such thing as a soft landing in lending
14:06 - We loan money into existence
15:13 - Lending, Borrowing, & Redistribution of Wealth
19:54 - Capitalism is Not Broken
21:31 - Dodd Frank Killed the American Spirit
24:13 - The Different Flavors of Lending (Ass National Bank)
26:08 - It has Always Been Expensive to Buy a House
29:00 - When Asset Prices Get Out of Control
30:52 - The Evolution of the Housing Market, Problems in Multi-family Real Estate
32:09 - The RealFin Story - Esoteric Lending
34:33 - Regulation-induced Lending Restrictions
36:51 - The Difference Between Success & Failure in a Business
39:56 - When You Get Yourself in Trouble...
40:58 - The RealFin REIT - We eat our own dog food
44:43 - Being Battle-tested
46:01 - The Liquidity Issue
50:17 - Getting in Touch w RealFin
52:48 - The Most Powerful Force in the World
57:54 - Mistakes We've Made
Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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