Carlos and Bob read the declassified version of the 25-page report issued by the US intelligence community on the alleged intentions and interventions of the Russian government in the US election. As it turns out, there’s not much there. Cynics still have every right to be skeptical of this whole enterprise to convince Americans that “Putin picked our president.”
Carlos and Bob use a Bloomberg chart to discuss the major financial events of 2016, and how investors should interpret movements in the stock and bond markets.
Here’s something you won’t read on CNBC. Bob asks Carlos to explain the book he’s been reading–Augustine’s “City of God” from the 5th century–and how it relates to our current political and economic environment.
In response to a listener request, Carlos and Bob define and discuss some common financial terms, such as “yield curve,” “money market fund,” and “liquidity.”
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Info on the Nov. 15-17 St. Louis Freedom Advisor event (for financial professionals, and use discount code NNIMEMBER if registering): http://www.freedomadvisorcrusade.com/
Info on the Nov. 15-17 St. Louis Freedom Advisor event (for financial professionals, and use discount code NNIMEMBER if registering): http://www.freedomadvisorcrusade.com/
Carlos and Bob summarize some of the key points from the latest Lara-Murphy Report: European banks failed their “stress tests” and the US federal debt is worse than you may realize.
Carlos and Bob discuss a NYT article detailing the problems some insurance policyholders are having, and why Nelson Nash says to do IBC *only* with a dividend-paying Whole Life policy.
Carlos and Bob tackle a recent “note” from a brokerage firm making just that case. Among other problems, the analysis misunderstands the role of the stock market.
