American Monetary Association

There is a lot of talk in the news lately about a possible downturn in the US economy, yet Jason’s guest, Ali Wolf of Meyers Research is staying bullish. She says the important indicators to watch aren’t showing the normal warning signs of a market drop. Ali also discusses the trends of Millennials with regards to renting vs. buying a home, their purchasing cycles and what they are willing, and not willing, to pay for.

Key Takeaways:

[01:03] Are we at the end of a business cycle?

[04:30] Ali uses the Quits ratio to judge the state of the economy.

[06:39] Three critical indicators to use as early warning signs to a possible market drop.

[09:29] Wiil Millennials be staying put and buying homes or are they the rental generation?

[16:33] Why modern, prefab homes may offer Millennials more amenities than space.

[27:34] Inventory of existing, resale housing is lower in every single market Zondo tracks.

Website:

www.RealEstateTools.com

www.JasonHartman.com/Ask

www.MeyersLLC.com

www.Zonda.co

Direct download: AMA_224_Ali_Wolf.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:20pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Cullen Roche, founder of Pragmatic Capitalism, about macroeconomic events going on today, how Cullen studies the markets, why bonds are more attractive than many believe, and the investment strategy you have to adopt when investing in cryptocurrencies today. The two also take a look at the banking industry, money supply, and asset inflation.

Key Takeaways:

[1:53] What does Pragmatic Capitalism really mean?

[10:26] The macro-economy still looks healthy

[13:40] Cullen looks at the economy like an engineer in order to try and understand what's going on

[17:18] Bonds are probably more attractive than most people believe

[20:10] Cryptocurrencies have become a "greater fool theory" investment

[24:32] Asset inflation is real and it's becoming harder and harder to get into the investor class

[28:50] The banking industry is what creates most of the money in our economy

[31:08] One of Cullen's outlandish theories

Website:

www.PragCap.com

Direct download: AMA_222_Cullen_Roche.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

Jason Hartman talks with Harry Dent, author of the new book Zero Hour, about current demographic trends and what they means for our society (assuming fiscal and monetary policy doesn't go haywire), as well as how long technology takes to go mainstream and impact society, the impact of sunspots on our economy, environment, and psychology, why the new tax reform is the cure for the problem that doesn't exist, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[1:55] What does Harry learn by looking at sunspots?

[6:10] There's both global warming and cooling going on right now thanks to sunspots

[8:08] Harry does NOT believe this is the time to be cutting taxes

[11:08] The greatest BS economic recovery in history

[14:12] How much does money trickle in this consumption driven economy that needs growth?

[17:05] Nobody takes downturns into consideration when planning the future

[20:39] When are we likely to see a spike in life expectancy?

[23:50] The wild card in predictions using demographics is the government's monetary & fiscalpolicy

[27:19] Why we're going to have a big revolution if things don't change

Website:

www.HarryDent.com

Direct download: AMA_221_Harry_Dent.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:25pm EDT

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