Jason Hartman talks with NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of African Energy Chamber, CEO of Centurion Law Group, and author of the new book Billions At Play: The Future Of African Energy And Doing Deals, about the development that's happening inside Africa. Many outside of Africa view the continent with skepticism, but there's a big shift happening, especially in the banking sector (or lack thereof). Jason and NJ discuss some ways that Africa in general is beating first world countries, as well as how a shift toward property rights could go a long, long way toward more prosperity.

Key Takeaways:

[4:35] Africa may not have first world countries, but it has some infrastructure that's better than countries like the US

[8:03] Africa, unlike the United States, is not banking centric

[11:30] Money transfers have gotten so fast and easy that illiterate grandmothers are doing it

[15:10] What NJ views as the bedrock of a strong society

Website:

www.NJAyuk.com

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Now that we're past Christmas, Jason Hartman takes a look at the amazing economy the North Pole is able to have. With massive exports and limited imports, it's truly impressive what they've been able to do. The main thing the North Pole has that no other country has is big data. What they have puts the companies like Facebook to shame.

Website:

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Economics Explained: The Economy of the North Pole on YouTube

Jason Hartman talks with Thomas Jones, former vice chairman and director of TIAA-CREF, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Global Investment Management at Citigroup, and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Asset Management. He was also the former Vice Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Jason and Thomas discuss Thomas' entrance into real estate, why Thomas is so bullish on America long term, and what sets America apart from the rest of the world.

Key Takeaways:

[2:09] Thomas and his bride actually started by bidding on 2 burned out buildings in Boston

[7:27] Thomas is perennially bullish long term, so dips in the economy are buying opportunities for him

[9:39] The changes on Wall Street over the years

[13:48] The most disappointing aspect to the reforms that have been made since the Great Recession

[18:57] One of the things that really sets America apart is the excited entrepreneurial spirit

[23:13] America faced a metaphorical crossroads in the late 1960s

[26:03] Our nation doesn't give itself enough credit for how far we've come, even though we still have a ways to go

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From Willard Straight to Wall Street

Jason Hartman talks to in-house economist Thomas about interest rates. There's been some movement up and some movement down, but Thomas has an opinion on where he thinks rates will go in 2020 and why he believes that.

Key Takeaways:

[1:10] The Fed only indirectly influences mortgage rates

[3:09] Why Thomas believes mortgage rates will go up in 2020

[5:20] The 2 Central Bank forces that will push inflation back up

[7:47] Why a $315 billion drop in money supply is important even though it's not much of a percentage of worldwide supply

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

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Jason Hartman talks with Peter Hirshberg, founder of Maker City® Project and CEO and co-founder of Lighthouse.one, about Opportunity Zones and how they work with constructing cities. Jason and Peter explore how the incentives were created and why they are crucial to the success of projects like Opportunity Zones.

Key Takeaways:

[1:56] Economic reinvention is a bottom up thing as people found what they were good at and innovators moved into the city

[6:08] Why you have to create incentives like those the Opportunity Zone offers

[10:10] Why real estate matters

Website:

www.Lighthouse.one

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Jason Hartman talks with Steve Glickman, Senior Economic Advisor to President Barack Obama and chief architect of the Opportunity Zone project, about how the Opportunity Zone system works, the definition of an Opportunity Zone and what benefits the program provides for real estate investors.

Key Takeaways:

[1:14] There are now 8,766 Opportunity Zones across the US

[5:31] There are about 300 Opportunity Zone funds targeting $65 billion and have raised about 15% so far. How big is this expected to get?

[8:28] The 2 big factors in why zone based programs become unsuccessful

[10:16] What is the Opportunity Zone program?

[13:23] Will Opportunity Zones exacerbate gentrification?

Website:

www.Lighthouse.one

Jason Hartman talks with Brian Beaulieu, author of Prosperity in the Age of Decline and CEO of ITR Economics, about what's really going on in our economy right now. It's not as doom and gloom as some people have made it out to be, and it wasn't so a few years back. Brian explains what indicators you should really be paying attention to and what's coming up in 2020 as well.

Key Takeaways:

[2:14] What is the next cycle going to be?

[5:27] The G7 leading indicator is something you should be watching

[9:55] The peculiarity of the trade tariffs that have been imposed

[13:06] Globalization is under severe negative pressure

Website:

www.ITREconomics.com

Jason Hartman and Investment Counselor Doug take a look at the danger of manias, especially when it comes to investing in startup companies (like WeWork). It's easy to get caught up in rising valuations and the like, but it's also easy to lose a whole lot doing so.

Jason and Doug then discuss the Wealth Simulation exercise that was held at Profits in Paradise, including lessons learned about the method of building your portfolio that will set you up for the greatest wealth.

Key Takeaways:

[2:22] WeWork is a great example of why you should follow Commandment 21: Thou Shalt Avoid Manias

[7:17] Don't fall for the company line of how they're going to change the world. Voluntary exchange with a company changes the world on its own

[10:24] Don't be fooled by the resume or the amount of money that's being pumped into a company when making investment decisions

[11:57] Blogcast: Housing vs Shelter

[19:22] How the Wealth Simulation exercise worked

[23:23] One of the top strategies in the wealth simulation game was a mixture of linear and hybrid markets so you could take advantage of cash flow and appreciation

[29:35] You don't have to have too many properties before you're at the point where you're dealing with the law of large numbers

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Jason Hartman talks with Hernando De Soto, founder and President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy and author of The Mystery of Capital:, about the elements of capitalism that are most important and how property rights are absolutely essential. They also discuss the growing sentiment toward socialism in the United States and what impact that could have.

Key Takeaways:

[1:45] The 5 mysteries of capital

[6:35] Capitalism is one of the few (if not only) systems that gives the lower classes a chance against the rich

[13:07] What we do as capitalists does not translate to what we do in politics

[17:53] The issue of equal opportunity for capital has to be addressed for capitalism to regain its popularity

Website:

www.ILD.org.pe

Jason Hartman talks with Daniel Ameduri, co-founder of Future Money Trends newsletter and author of Don't Save For Retirement: A Millennial's Guide to Financial Freedom, about how the working environment has changed from the Baby Boomers to Millennials and how the Millennial generation need to change their mindset about retirement in order to not be left behind when they're ready to leave the rat race.

Key Takeaways:

[4:02] What does Daniel mean when he tells people not to save for retirement???

[8:16] Beware financial advisers, there's more education required to be a hair stylist

[12:59] Millennials should embrace the freelance economy

[17:18] Daniel is seeing boom time for the next year

Website:

www.FutureMoneyTrends.com/Save