American Monetary Association

In today’s American Monetary Association Show, Jason Hartman invites Jerry Robinson, author of Bankruptcy in Our Nation, to the show to share his views about what bankruptcy would look like. They discuss a variety of topics and consider frankly just how bleak America’s future could look. Robinson also gives his opinion on the impact of America’s international relations, as well as posing the interesting notion that we can see the path of America’s future by looking at the past of the rest of the world.

 

Key Takeaways

02.44 – Jerry Robinson’s Bankruptcy of Our Nation deals with facets of the economic crisis such as what happened, why it happened and what we thought would happen.

05.03 – In a number of ways, the 2014 picture we draw now looks very similar to the state of the world in 1914.

13.54 – No-one does anything for nothing. A closer look at the incentives can provide a lot of insight.

19.58 – The psychological impact of the economy is already taking an effect. People now expect prices and values to go up, and are surprised if they don’t.

26.14 – Maybe we need to reassess our definition of evil to better match today’s global situation.

30.09 – If the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia changes, it could change the entire balance of power in the Middle East.

32.09 – Exports are always going to be vital, and we need to consider the impact if the US becomes energy-independent.

39.53 – International threats, and especially those involving cyber-attacks, must be taken seriously. Even if you’re living in a city, know the precautions you can take.

44.03 – Find out about Jerry Robinson’s Five Levels of Financial Freedom at www.FTMDaily.com/fivelevels. 

01.00.02 – With mortgage debt, as an investor you don’t even need to pay this off yourself – your tenants pay it off for you.

 

Mentioned in this episode

Bankruptcy of our Nation by Jerry Robinson

Direct download: AMA_103_Jerry_Robinson_Bankruptcy_Of_Our_Nation.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 3:04pm EDT

Jason Hartman invites Tim Carney, author of The Big Rip-Off and Obamanomics and writer for the Washington Examiner to come on the show and give his thoughts about the huge and potentially irreversible impact that big business and big Government are having on America. They also discuss topics such as human rights to information and what you say when Goldman Sachs offers you a position.

 

Key Takeaways

05.55 – Tim Carney provides some examples where regulation seems to have an alternate outcome to what was hoped.

10.50 – A look at the options of how we can possibly dislodge the power of big business and government. 

11.57 – Politics and the economy are starting to work together because fewer people are now gaining from a specific policy.

14.28 – Government agencies don’t even have to worry about subtlety; if they want you they’ll do what they can to get you.

16.16 – Why is it that they can spy on us and we get no information about Government actions, even when they affect us?

17.53 - Big business benefits from and lobbies for big Government to the detriment of the consumer, the competitor and the tax payer. 

20.23 – Technology could be our undoing or it could be our liberation. We’ll have to wait and see.

22.36 – To read Tim’s articles, head to www.WashingtonExaminer.com and his Fellowship is with the American Enterprise Institute: www.AEI.org 

 

Mentioned in this episode

The Big Rip-Off by Tim Carney

Obamanomics by Tim Carney

www.AEI.org

www.WashingtonExaminer.com

Direct download: AMA_102_Tim_Carney.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 7:32am EDT

Inspired by an article from Business Insider, Jason Hartman invites Dan Egan of Betterment onto the show to expand upon the idea of market timing. While much of the focus is on Wall Street and how market timing works in the stock market, a lot of these ideas can be applied to real estate investing. They also discuss topics such as long- and short-term capital gain, high-frequency trading and how happy we are with our own achievements in absolute terms. 

 

Key Takeaways

02.33 – Stock trading investments are all about assessing long and short-term achievements. Remember that the government views capital gain in terms of short or long-term. 

04.03 – Dan Egan describes the ‘bid ask spread’, an economic term for the costs you never see a bill for.

07.20 – High-frequency trading might not be everything it’s cracked up to be. You have to compare the situations of the big traders with average Joe’s actions.

13.30 – Personal satisfaction is hugely important, but it’s always competing with our comparisons to the people around us.

15.20 – For more information about Dan Egan and his company, head to www.Betterment.com

15.28 – Jason Hartman discusses some of the various viewpoints on the inflation/deflation argument.

 

Mentioned in this episode

www.Betterment.com

Flash Boys by Michael Lewis

Direct download: AMA_101_Dan_Egan_Market_Timing.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 2:48pm EDT

Christine Hassler is a Gen Y and millennial expert. She believe millennials have the highest expectations and are often hit hardest when they face reality and realize it's not as easy as it looks. She talks to Jason about how to manage your expectations better, why she loves millennials, and a little bit about her latest book entitled Expectation Hangover. 

 

Key Takeaways: 

3:15 – Christine talks a little bit about her book, Expectation Hangover, and who it is meant for. 

6:10 – Christine says millennials are hard working employees. They learn quickly and think outside the box. 

10:15 – You need to have a break up in order to grow. A break up leads to a break down, which actually then leads to a break through. 

13:00 – Take a brief pause in your life to accept the on-rush of feelings you might have, once you've done that, then you can work on releasing them. 

16:00 – Christine believes millennials will find a better solution for our current broken school system. 

19:10 – Don't base your happiness and self-worth on the result of your goal. If you fail, it will take you longer to bring yourself back up. Have goals, but distance yourself emotionally from them. 

20:50 – Christine wants you to optimistic, but she also doesn't want you to let yourself down for putting too much emotion in that optimism. 

 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://jasonhartmanfoundation.org/

http://youngwealth.com/

http://christinehassler.com/book-landing-page/

http://christinehassler.com/

Direct download: AMA_100_Christine_Hassler_Expectation_Hangover.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 4:43pm EDT

Lawrence Cunningham has written dozens of books including the Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values, which Amazon called “a hot new title”. He has also written books such as the AIG story as well as The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America. Lawrence loves to teach, read, write, and spend time with his family. He comes on to the show today to talk with Jason about his latest book, Berkshire Beyond Buffett, and share some insights into why Warren Buffett is an incredibly successful man. 

 

Key Takeaways:

3:11 – Lawrence says if you sell a product that's useful to your customer, you'll develop a returning customer. It's just a better business model than selling products no one wants. 

7:30 – It turns out Warren Buffett got his values from Tom Murphy. 

11:40 – When Lawrence interviewed CEOs for his book, there was a common theme among them – they trusted their staff and didn't try to control everything. 

14:45 – What are some of the myths about Buffett? Lawrence explains in this segment. 

17:00 – Will Warren Buffett ever retire? 

20:00 – Buffett's greatest achievement is that he has built a company that will outlast him when he leaves the company. 

22:45 – Jason asked if Buffett's investments in wind and solar are a good idea and Lawrence think it is. 

24:30 – Lawrence is excited for his upcoming Berkshire Beyond Buffett book tour.

 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://berkshirebeyondbuffett.com/


Jeff Macke is the host of Breakout on Yahoo Finance and was an original cast member of CNBC's Fast Money. He is also the author of Clash of the Financial Pundits: How the Media Influences Your Investment Decisions for Better or Worse, which he talks a little bit about on today's show. In this episode, you'll find Jeff and Jason addressing some Doomsday theories as well as talk about inflation and deflation in currency. 

 

Key Takeaways:

4:50 – Jason is staying at hotels for half of the price because he's been using services like Hotwire.com. 

8:30 – People are having a hard time finding jobs. Investment bankers are becoming Uber drivers just to make some money.  

11:45 – Jeff believes there are plenty of jobs available, just not jobs people want. Jeff says if you get a job you don't want now, it'll help provide you some money and help you work towards something you are passionate about. 

13:00 – Jason is exciting about robotic technology and the self-driving car.

17:30 – Jeff is still nervous about the stock market. The stock market is doing better now, but it's still pretty unstable. 

19:52 – Jeff is not sure if we're going to see a huge inflation in our money, but at the same time he doesn't see how the deflation outcome would work too. 

22:00 – Jason believes it's important to prepare your money for both inflation/deflation scenarios. He explains how to do that in this segment.  

24:30 - Never forget that economics is a social science 

 

Mentioned in this episode

Clash of the Financial Pundits by Jeff Macke

www.Hotwire.com

www.Priceline.com

www.Lyft.com

www.Uber.com

 

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Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 3:51pm EDT

Patrick Cox produces unbiased and independent research in the field of transformational technology. He has worked closely with Nobel Prize-winning scientists and economists along with having over 200 of his editorials appear on the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and more. Patrick shares some insider science to Jason and his audience today and also talks about some very interesting medical advancements the media fails to report on. 

 

Key Takeaways:

4:35 – Conviction and convenience do not live together, so you have to separate yourself from convenience. 

7:10 – If you have plans to do great things, you are bound to find some resistance from your friends and family. 

10:00 – You can't get more in life until you are grateful for what you have today. 

14:00 – Birmingham property tour is coming up and Meet the Masters event is coming up in January. 

18:00 – There's a lot of exciting things going on in science, but you wouldn't know that because the media is very poor at reporting science. 

20:10 – Social security is under estimating our life spans. In reality, people will be living a lot longer. 

24:30 – The government is obsessed with not putting out a drug that may have side effects, which Patrick believes is absurd when so many lives are at stake. A possible cure with side effects is better than no cure when people are dying.  

27:00 – The FDA has not adapted to the new model of how personalized medicine works. 

30:10 – Scientists did tests on a chemical compound called anatabine and found it be the most effective anti-inflammatory agent ever discovered.  

34:00 – There are a number of ways you can rejuvenate the heart muscles when they've been damaged. We thought for a long time that these could not be repaired at all. 

39:00 – The Japanese are leading in rejuvenation medicine because they understand their citizens are getting older and fewer Japanese are being born.  

42:15 – We have the tech crowd pushing against the roadblocks that cutting-edge medicine is facing. 

 

 

 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://www.jasonhartman.com/

http://www.patrickcoxdna.com/

 

https://www.mauldineconomics.com/

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:53pm EDT

Senate Libertarian candidate, Sean Haugh, features as Jason’s guest on today’s American Monetary Association Show. Together, they discuss the viability of war, the need for America to prove itself as a haven of free trade and prosperity and some of the most important points forming the basis of Haugh’s upcoming campaign. 

 

Takeaways

 

02.06 – Surely we can’t go to war with anybody unless we have a direct congressional authorization?

07.55 – If we can reinstate America as a country of free trade and prosperity, we can give other countries reasons to work with us, not against us.

16.45 – With everything going on in the world, one of the most important things for us to do is work on empowering women. 

23.20 – Being a Senator in the United States isn’t about having all of the answers – it’s about clearing the restrictions for the experts that do have the answers.

 

26.28 – Find out more about Sean Haugh by heading to www.SeanHaugh.com, Twitter: @EmperorSean or Facebook searching Haugh for Senate. You can also find his YouTube channel by just searching his name.

Direct download: AMA_96_Sean_Haugh_Senate_Libertarian.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 2:56pm EDT

The impact of technology and the future of development plays a big part in today’s Creating Wealth Show. Jason Hartman invites Consuelo Mack of WealthTrack to give her thoughts about China’s current state, the importance of a diverse investment portfolio and where technology will lead us in 15 years’ time.

 

Takeaways

 

01.53 – If the New World Order really is the Old World Order, it means huge implications for America.

06.55 – It is the US consumer that drives the economy – this means a strong, independent economy, regardless of the state of the rest of the world.

10.10 – China’s family policies will be their own downfall because in 10-15 years, there will be a huge demographic hole.

14.40 – Who knows where the latest innovations of 3D printing and the self-driving car could lead us?

18.35 – An investment portfolio needs a good level of diversification and well-managed real estate investment could make all the difference.

23.13 – Alternative investments are looking like an interesting option, but we still need to clarify all the details.

 

24.40 – For archived interviews and more information, head to www.WealthTrack.com

Direct download: AMA_95_Consuelo_Mack_Host_of_WealthTrack_on_PBS.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 12:11pm EDT

Bill Cheney of John Hancock Financial guest stars on the American Monetary Association show today to talk about economics. Bill has been a chief economist for the company John Hancock well over the past 27 years and talks a little bit about his experience and where he sees the financial market in the future. 

 

Key Takeaways:

2:30 – The current unemployment rate is understated because many people have their own solo-gigs or unsteady work. 

9:25 – What Bill is seeing in his surveys are that people are more likely to invest and feel less concerned about today's market.

12:58 – The stock market is not overvalued as long as company profits keep growing.

15:20 – Bill feels we are not a healthy economy yet, but we are a healing one. 

21:00 – Over the years people have been able to buy more stuff, which is why inflation has been adjusted accordingly. 

24:00 – The CPI is the best way to measure how much our lives have improved over the years.  

 

 

Mentioned In This Episode:

http://americanmonetaryassociation.org/

http://jasonhartmanfoundation.org/

www.johnhancock.com/ 

 

The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau

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Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 9:31am EDT

In the today’s American Monetary Association Show, Jason Hartman speaks to author and former Department of Justice attorney, Sidney Powell. Together, they dive into some of the most scandalous and outrageous cases which have based through the Department of Justice in recent decades. Step-by-step, they overview several of the cases featured in Powell’s book Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice and consider the true state of our society.

 

Takeaways

01.30 – Sidney Powell’s book, Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice, deals with some of the most scandalous and historic events to come out of the United States’ Department of Justice.

9.50 – Within the Merrill Lynch case, it got to the point where favourable statements were hidden for six years while four Merrill Lynch executives were sent to prison without even a listed criminal offence.

13.30 – Sometimes there are two sides to a story and you need to dig a little deeper to find out what really happened.

17.25 – You have to question when a judge says he’s never had such a fine person before him for sentencing, and then passes a sentence.

20.50 – www.pogo.org (Project on Government Oversight) has identified over 400 instances of misconduct by prosecutors in the last decade.

22.30 – Despite having a criminal conviction against his name a few days before the re-election, Ted Stevens only lost his place on the Senate by a few votes.

28.15 – The Bar associations are less than useless in these situations because they just give the same response.

32.30 – Judge Sullivan is turning around the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the IRS and doing his best to achieve a just result.

34.40 – There are too many aspects of the IRS case that just seem conveniently timed for it to be believable.

35.10 – Many of Sidney’s articles about these issues can be found at www.Observer.com

37.10 – If the IRS is being used to target political opponents, who gave that order?

39.15 – Information about the book and how to purchase it can be found at www.LicensedtoLie.com. Tweet Sidney using the handle @SidneyPowell1 and be sure to ‘like’ Licensed to Lie on Facebook.

 

Direct download: AMA_93_Sidney_Powell.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:31pm EDT

Today’s American Monetary Association program features the founder and editor of Stray Reflections, Jawad Mian, as a guest. He and host, Jason Hartman discuss the current and potential state of Dubai and the rest of the United Arab Emirates before moving on to consider some of the biggest consumer investment issues facing today’s society and looking at the future of bitcoin.

                      

 

Key Takeaways

 

05.00 – A lot of the developments and changes happening to Dubai are to provide the desired lifestyle for the growing expatriate community there.

08.00 – Each of the Emirates in the UAE has different societal structures which lead to a different overall feeling of the country.

15.00 – Tourism remains one of the largest and most profitable industries in the Middle East.

17.20 – Transportation and particularly transportation of goods or consumer items is one of the biggest draws in oil reserves.

18.30 – In some ways, bit-coin seems attractive as an alternative currency, but the FBI and the IRS’s insistence that it is taxable property definitely alters some people’s view of it.

22.00 – The volatility of bitcoin as a prospective currency makes it particularly unattractive to merchants.

25.30 – The alleged main aim of bitcoin is to have an economy free from the government, but in the event of any incidents occurring, the only way they could get out from it is with government assistance.

27.10 – For more information about investing strategies and themes, head to www.stray-reflections.com

Direct download: AMA_92_Jawad_D_Mian.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:06am EDT

J.D. Hayworth is a former Arizona Republican Congressman and host of "America's Forum" on Newxmax TV.

 

Hayworth discusses why Bill Clinton's Presidency so corrupt and what this corruption means for Hillary's bid in 2016.

 

Hayworth contested John McCain and did not win in 2010. He explains the biggest issues he had with McCain. 

 

Hayworth finally shares how he went from sports broadcaster to politician.

 

J.D. Hayworth was a Representative from Arizona. Born in Highpoint, Guilford County, N.C., July 12, 1958, he graduated from High Point Central High School, Highpoint, N.C. and earned a B.A. from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He's a former television and radio journalist, before being elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2007). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. 

 

 

Direct download: AMA_91_-_Americas_Forum_with_J.D._Hayworth.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 1:57pm EDT

Sam Carpenter author of, "Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less." He joins the show to discuss how can people make more money by working less.

 

With a background in engineering, publishing, journalism and telecommunications, Sam is author of the book, "Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less," (2009, Greenleaf Book Group, www.workthesystem.com). He is also CEO and majority owner of Centratel (www.centratel.com), a national telephone answering service that he has operated for 28 years. Sam is founder and director of Kashmir Family Aid, a 501C3 non-profit aiding surviving school children of the Northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir earthquake of October 2005 (www.kashmirfamily.org).  

 

Outside interests include mountaineering, skiing, cycling, reading, traveling. "Work the System" won the prestigious "Best Non-fiction" award at the New York Book Festival. The book is now in its third edition. Sam also owns a consulting firm and distributes an on-line product, The Work the System Academy (www.workthesystemacademy.com) Originally from upstate New York he lives in Bend, Oregon and Seattle, Washington with his wife Linda.

 

Get "Work the System" at www.workthesystem.com

 

Visit the Work The System Academy at www.workthesystemacademy.com.

 
Direct download: AMA_90_-_Work_the_System_with_Sam_Carpenter.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 2:09pm EDT

David Morgan is Publisher of The Morgan Report. He joins the show to discuss what's next for gold and silver after the FOMC's latest announcement and the news in Iraq. 

 

In the interview, Morgan shares whether investors should trust this metals rally. He explains why silver is a better currency and more ubiquitous than gold. 

 

Morgan then discusses how levered banks are and if financial institutions have learned anything from the 2008 crisis.

 

Seduced by silver at the tender age of 11, David Morgan started investing in the stock market while still a teenager. A precious metals aficionado armed with degrees in finance and economics as well as engineering, he created the Silver-Investor.com website and originated The Morgan Report, a monthly that covers economic news, overall financial health of the global economy, currency problems ahead and reasons for investing in precious metals.  

 

David considers himself a big-picture macroeconomist whose main job as education—educating people about honest money and the benefits of a sound financial system—and his second job as teaching people to be patient and have conviction in their investment holdings. A dynamic, much-in-demand speaker all over the globe, David’s educational mission also makes him a prolific author having penned "Get the Skinny on Silver Investing" available as an e-book or through Amazon.com. As publisher of The Morgan Report, he has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business, and BNN in Canada. He has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Futures Magazine, The Gold Report and numerous other publications. Additionally, he provides the public a tremendous amount of information by radio and writes often in the public domain.

 

Find out more about David Morgan and his work at www.silver-investor.com.

Direct download: AMA_89_-_The_Truth_about_Gold_and_Silver_with_David_Morgan.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 1:19pm EDT

Matthew J. McGrath is the President and CEO of Optimize Capital Markets. He joins the show to discuss institutional crowdfunding and how the JOBS Act infringes on investors' protections rights.  

 

Optimize Capital Markets is Canada’s first and longest running internet-based institutional crowdfunding company. The company operates optimizecapitalmarkets.com, an online website where businesses can request to get financing from potential accredited investors and institutions. 

 

Optimize Capital Markets was founded in September 2009 by Matthew McGrath, a former vice-president of private client services at the Royal Bank of Canada. 

 

Visit Optimize Capital Markets at www.optimizecapitalmarkets.com.

Direct download: AMA_88_-_Crowdfunding_with_Matthew_McGrath.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 8:30am EDT

Charles Goyette is the Host of "Ron Paul's America" radio show. He joins the podcast to give his dramatic solution to prevent the coming financial ruin. 

 

Goyette believes the longstanding practice of crony capitalism strangles our economy. He thinks we need to reign in overseas spending and end American interventionism. 

 

Goyette then explains whether it is fair for younger people to subsidize older people.

 

New York Times bestselling author Charles Goyette spent many years as an award-winning and popular Phoenix radio personality. Admired for his "Fearless Talk Radio," Charles was named Best Phoenix Talk Show Host by the New Times. Because of his insistence on holding all poiticians - regardless of party - accountable to the same strict standards, Charles was widely known as “America’s Most Independent Talk Show Host.” His years of experience as a financial professional have served his listeners well as he sounded the alarm about the mortgage bubble well in advance of the calamity and described the consequences of the governments reckless economic behavior in his clear, easy to understand manner. 

 

Charles is no newcomer to the national economic debate. In fact, more than 25 years ago Charles arranged for a then little-known Texas Congressman named Ron Paul to be the keynote speaker at a series of monetary conferences he hosted. Goyette has often been called on to share his views with television audiences nationally on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, CNBC and Fox Business Channel, including on the Glenn Beck Show and The O’Reilly Factor with Bill O’Reilly on Fox News; NOW with Bill Moyers on PBS; and on Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN, where he repeatedly warned before the current turmoil the "economic calamity the Republicans and Democrats" were creating. He has written for a number of magazines including The American Conservative and Gannett magazines, and for LewRockwell.comCNBC.comWorldNetDaily.com, and TheStreet.com

 

Listen to "Ron Paul's America" at www.ronpaulsamerica.info.

Direct download: AMA_87_-_Inflation_and_Economic_Woes_with_Charles_Goyette.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 1:16pm EDT

John and Monica Miller are the authors of, "The Coming U.S. Banking 'Bail In.'" They join the show to discuss if it is true that in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and the EU, when you deposit funds in your bank account, the money belongs to the bank. They share what first world "Triple A" countries are not part of this bank money grabbing initiative.

 

The Millers definte what a "bail in" is and answer whether the FDIC program offsets a "bail in." They also describe the process of sending money overseas to avoid a "bail in."

 

They then talk about the U.S. banking system and how Americans can side-step the "bail in" problems.

 

Find out more about John and Monica Miller at http://www.banking-holiday.com.

 

John and Monica Miller, formerly of Hawaii and now residents of New Zealand, believe that Australia offers some of the best financial conditions in the free world. The Country is debt-free and the wealth is staggering. It is a resource based economy that is still prospering. 

 

Therefore, before capital controls and retirement account seizure takes place, this is certainly a place that should be considered when trying to internationalize assets. And while they drive on the wrong side of the road, the weather is quite nice, and there are some incredible beaches and cities.

Direct download: AMA_86_-_Banking_Bail_In_with_John_and_Monica_Miller.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 5:07pm EDT

The 3D Printing Revolution is about to transform our lives. While traditional laser and inkjet printers only make marks on paper, 3D printers build up solid objects in a great many very thin layers. Already pioneers are 3D Printing production tools, prototypes, jewelry, sunglasses, works of art, toys and vehicle parts. But this is just the beginning, with digital manufacturing destined to change how we create, transport and store a great many things.

Within a decade, some products may be downloaded from the Internet for printout in store or even at home. Already DIY enthusiasts are building their own 3D printers, while consumer models for the rest of us are just starting to arrive. Meanwhile doctors are learning how to 3D print kidneys and other replacement human organs.

In this book, futurist Christopher Barnatt explains how 3D Printing works, overviews the 3D Printing Industry, interviews some of its pioneers, and highlights how 3D Printing may help to save the planet. Also included is an extensive glossary of 3D printing terminology and a 3D printing directory.

Christopher Barnatt's 2012 book, 25 Things You Need to Know About the Future, was reviewed by The Futurist as "an exciting, yet realistic and believable, vision", and by New Scientist as "a worthwhile read for anyone curious to know what may await us".

Direct download: AMA_85_-_The_Future_of_3D_Printing_with_Christopher_Barnatt.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

Phaedra Fisher visited Russia back in 1994, and witnessed the privatization and inflation firsthand. Her book, Vodka Diplomacy, explains her experience and life in Russia as several events unfolded.

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Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 4:47pm EDT

Farnoosh Torabi is host of “Financially Fit” on Yahoo! Finance. She joins the show to discuss why credit is such an important focus for Americans right now. Torabi shares the top misconceptions about credit and the top mistakes people make when it comes to understanding their credit standing. She then answers the following questions:

 

- What are some signs that forebode that you'll be broke in ten years?

- What aspects of our life is impacted by our credit history?

- What can consumers do to improve their credit standing?

- What are some free resources to help simulate, track, manage and build good credit?

 

Torabi then talks about the new "Sharing Economy" and how it's changing the way we travel, consume and live. She also explains how one can know if he or she is getting a good deal on their mortgage.

 

Watch Farnoosh Torabi at www.farnoosh.tv.

Direct download: AMA_83_-_Financially_Fit_with_Farnoosh_Torabi.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 5:11pm EDT

Rodney Johnson is President and Editor of Dent Research. He joins the show to explain why gold will fall below $800.

 

Johnson then discusses whether the US economy is slowing. He also shares how investors can build streams of income instead of relying on equity markets.

 

Visit Dent Research at www.dentresearch.com.

 

Rodney Johnson works closely with Harry Dent to study how people spend their money as they go through predictable stages of life, how that spending drives our economy and how you can use this information to invest successfully in any market.  

 

Rodney began his career in financial services on Wall Street in the 1980s with Thomson McKinnon and then Prudential Securities. He started working on projects with Harry in the mid-1990s. He’s a regular guest on several radio programs such as America’s Wealth Management, Savvy Investor Radio, and has been featured on CNBC, Fox News and Fox Business’s “America’s Nightly Scorecard, where he discusses economic trends ranging from the price of oil to the direction of the U.S. economy.  

 

He holds degrees from Georgetown University and Southern Methodist University.

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Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 2:10pm EDT

Matt Schifrin is the Vice President at Forbes Publishing and Managing Editor of Investing for Forbes Media. He joins the show to give us his tips for investing in 2014.

 

Schifrin shares one investment to avoid at all costs and the best ways to get rich. He explains why Wells Fargo is so great and whether Apple investors should reinvest their dividends.

 

Find out more about Matt Schifrin at www.mattschifrin.com. Read Schifrin's work at blogs.forbes.com

 
Direct download: AMA_81_-_Investing_Tips_and_Tricks_with_Matt_Schifrin.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 11:08am EDT

Chuck Gallagher is the Chief Operating Officer at American Funeral Financial and Founder and CEO at Ethics Resource Group. He's the author of "SECOND CHANCES: Transforming Adversity into Opportunity."

 

Chuck is a Prostate Cancer Survivor. He discusses the emotional journey from diagnosis to treatment and what happens after the treatment is over and how the side effects changed his life.

 

The topic then shifts to politics as Chuck discusses whether the government shutdown was ethical.

 

Find out more about Chuck Gallagher at www.chuckgallagher.com.

Direct download: ama-80-ChuckGallagher.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 1:53pm EDT

Chris Mayer is the Managing Editor of Agora Financial and Editor of the Capital and Crisis publication. 

 

Mayer breaks down the unemployment numbers for us and whether it is actually getting better. 

 

He then discusses the benefits of traveling around the world to get an investment story. Given the instability in the emerging markets, Mayer assesses whether this is the beginning of the next global financial storm. 

 

Chris has prepared a SPECIAL video for our listeners. He shares SEVEN incredibly safe stocks that you should buy now. Chris believes these stocks will multiply your wealth 20 times over. Visit www.GrowYourWealth.info to find out what these companies are. 

 

That's www.GrowYourWealth.info.

 
Direct download: ama-79-ChrisMayer.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 4:33pm EDT

Tom Dyson is the Publisher of Common Sense Publishing, which owns The Palm Beach Letter. Common Sense is one of the fastest growing investment newsletters in the world.

 

Dyson joins the show to discuss what he looks at when picking stocks, including what every good company needs to have over the long term. 

 

Dyson then shares his thoughts on why he thinks whole life insurance with paid up additions policies are great investments.

 

The topics then turn to lifestyle, as Dyson discusses ways to cut down stress and lose weight.

 

Dyson has prepared a SPECIAL video for all listeners. He shares where bankers and the rich keep their money and why they do it. 

 

Visit www.palmbeachletter3.com to find out for more . 

Direct download: ama-78-TomDyson.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

Tim Sullivan is the Chief Executive Officer of MicroVentures. He joins the show to discuss how early-stage funding has changed from the 90's to today. He also explains the differences between angel investors and VCs.

 

Sullivan then digs deep into the JOBS Act and how the SEC is regulating it. 

 

Sullivan's firm, MicroVentures, is the biggest crowdfunding platform. It's done about $40 million in deals with companies that have become big, like Facebook, Palantir, and Twitter. Sullivan shares his strategy in finding such companies.

 

Sullivan finishes the interview by talking about whether Twitter's current valuation is fair.

 

Visit MicroVentures at www.microventures.com.

Direct download: ama-77-TimSullivan.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 5:23pm EDT

A national leader in bringing transparency to government spending, Adam Andrzejewski, (Angie-f-ski) the eldest of seven children, was born in rural Herscher, IL-- a hardworking small town, and family farm community.

After working his way through Northern Illinois University, Adam and his brother successfully built a $20 million dollar business which employed 160. Today, HomePages® is the nation’s largest publisher of community telephone directories. Selling his share of the business to his brother in 2007, Adam began to focus on a life of public service.

In 2010, Adam ran for Governor of Illinois in the Republican primary. Adam was proud to be endorsed by Nobel Peace Prize winner and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa, among others. Adam promised he would post “every dime online in real time.” Despite a close loss on Election Day, Adam founded OpenTheBooks.com to fulfill his campaign pledge.

Today, OpenTheBooks.com contains over 300 million lines of government spending with the goal of acquiring 1 billion lines within the year. Currently posted is nearly all disclosed federal checkbook vendor spending since 2000; 2.5 million federal employee salaries with five year salary histories; 40/50 states checkbook vendor spending; 31/50 states with public salaries and/or pensions; and all federal campaign donations since 1979.

On May 29, 2013, Andrzejewski’s editorial was published in The Wall Street Journal, “Track Government Spending on Your Phone.” The editorial showcased our first-to-market technology enabling taxpayers to search federal spending by ZIP code. Thereafter, the Open The Books app ranked as high as 3rd in Apple’s The App Store.

In September 2013, John Stossel’s Special- Innovation Nation on the FOX News Channel featured a segment on OpenTheBooks.com. In the week following the show, 80,000 people rendered 750,000 pageviews on the website & mobile app. Adam is happily married to his wife Kerry and the proud father of three beautiful little girls. He is an avid runner, having run the Chicago Marathon on four occasions. Adam is a lector at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Hinsdale, IL.

Direct download: ama-76-AdamAndrzejewski.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 2:41pm EDT

Lowell Ponte is the co-author of the new book, "The Great Withdrawal: How the Progressives' 100-Year Debasement of America and the Dollar Ends."

 

Ponte joins the show to discuss how dishonest Obamacare is and whether Obama should be penalized for such an Act. 

 

Ponte also shares his predictions for 2014. 

 

Find out more about Lowell Ponte's previous book, "The Inflation Deception," at www.inflationdeception.com.

 

Lowell Ponte's diverse background includes being a reporter in Washington, D.C., a legislative aide in the California Assembly, one of two co-owners of a successful Hollywood public relations firm, a consultant and speaker for various corporations and trade associations, and dean of a distance-learning university.  

 

He worked for 15 years as a roving editor for Reader’s Digest magazine. He has done reporting in 33 countries, from Indonesia and Israel to Communist Cuba. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and many other publications.  

 

Ponte, a native of Southern California, hosted radio talk shows in Los Angeles for 17 years. More than 300 radio stations have carried his nationally syndicated radio shows.  On television, Ponte worked for four years as commentator and reporter on KCET-TV, the West Coast Production Center of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in Los Angeles.  

 

Ponte is author of "The Cooling" (Prentice-Hall), a prophetic investigation of global climate change and environmental modification warfare that has been used as a textbook at the U.S. military’s National Defense College. He is a former futurist for a Pentagon-consulted think tank, where he developed scenarios for exotic kinds of warfare and high-tech terrorism.  

 

Ponte, who holds the equivalent of a master's degree in international relations and a Ph.D. in English, also is founder and President of several organizations, including the Jefferson’s Birthday Committee dedicated to making Thomas Jefferson’s April 13 birthday a “National Holiday for Taxpayers.”  

 

He and his wife, Ellen, a screenwriter and veteran script analyst for several major Hollywood studios, live at the beach in Southern California.  

Direct download: ama-75-LowellPonte.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 7:15pm EDT

Jack Gerard is the CEO of the American Petroleum Institute. He joins the podcast to discuss the economic impacts of the predicted capital investments in oil and natural gas. He also gives his outlook on the oil & gas industry in 2014 and beyond. 

Gerard explains how the latest oil numbers affect jobs. He dissects whether the Obama energy agenda is that of "command and control", and if the U.S. is becoming self-reliant?

Gerard finally addresses the myths about prices at the pump being controlled by market factors out of the oil industry's control.

Find out more about the American Petroleum Institute at www.api.org.

Jack N. Gerard is president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, the national trade association that represents all aspects of America’s oil and natural gas industry.  

Gerard has led API since November 2008, expanding its membership and influence in all 50 states and globally, adding offices in Dubai and Singapore to its operations in Beijing, enabling API to better inform the public and policymakers on important energy issues. API's Washington presence is the foundation for the oil and natural gas industry's advocacy and outreach at state, federal and global levels on public policy, standards and certification programs, and as the source for information on industry best practices.  

Gerard is recognized by numerous publications and his peers as one of Washington's most influential advocates. Washington Life magazine named him one of the city's "Power 100" and a Fortune magazine profile said Gerard's effort to build a 50-state advocacy network for the oil and natural gas industry was "showing signs of success" through its outreach to workers and non-traditional allies.  

Prior to joining API, Gerard served as president and CEO of the American Chemistry Council, and earlier held the same position at the National Mining Association. Gerard also spent close to a decade working in the U.S. Senate and House. He came to Washington in 1981, and worked for Rep. George Hansen. He also worked for Sen. James A. McClure, who chaired the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.  

Sen. McClure retired in 1990, and Gerard joined him in founding McClure, Gerard & Neuenschwander, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based government relations consulting firm. Gerard served as Chairman and Chief Executive officer and focused on issues such as international sports, telecommunications, energy and mining.  

He serves as a board member and is a past chairman of the National Capital Area Council - Boy Scouts of America, is a board member and former chair of The George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management, is chairman of the board of directors for the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, and is a member of the Conservation Fund's Corporate Council.  

As the industry's national trade association, API has over 500 members. They range from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents and represent all segments of the industry.  

Gerard was born and grew up in Idaho. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University. Gerard lives in Virginia with his wife, Claudette, and their eight children, including twin boys the family adopted from Guatemala. 

Direct download: ama-74-JackGerard.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 7:33pm EDT

Mark Langerman is the Managing Director of the Patriot Fund and CEO of the Empowerment Financial Group. He joins the podcast to discuss some household items that are helping the State fund terrorism. He also explains what Terror-Free Investment (TFI) vehicles are and how investors can invest terror free.

Langerman also believes American people need to do their part to punish companies that are willing to help Iran’s economy. he sees Iran having major threats against the US and the world.

Visit the Patriot Fund at www.patriotfund.com. Find out more about the Empowerment Financial Group at www.empfg.com.

Direct download: ama-73-MarkLangerman.mp3
Category:Audio Podcast -- posted at: 6:01pm EDT

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