Big Picture: Fiscal Dominance, Rising Rates, and Raging Debt

Oct 12, 2026 – A sudden fall or illness can turn independent living into a need for long-term care overnight. Nick Kile and Brendan McMurtrie break down the realities of long-term care: who needs it, what it costs, what Medicare and Medicaid actually cover...

Oct 9, 2026 – America’s soaring national debt and surging interest payments have put the Federal Reserve in an impossible bind. In this interview, Cris Sheridan and Jim Puplava unpack why the Fed has few good options left, explore the looming...

Oct 9, 2026 – There's a disagreement developing in the markets that I think investors need to pay attention to, particularly if they've benefited from the tremendous rally in artificial intelligence stocks. Credit markets are becoming increasingly concerned...

Oct 9, 2026 – The S&P 500 keeps hitting new highs while most of its stocks quietly crash. Jim Puplava sits down with Jeffrey Huge, chief investment officer at JWH Investment Partners, to unpack a market that is overconcentrated, overvalued, overleveraged, and over-owned...

Oct 8, 2026 – Bond yields are back to levels not seen since 2002, and Greg Weldon says the chaos is only beginning. Jim Puplava sits down with the veteran trader and author of Gold Trading Boot Camp to unpack a world under pressure from every angle...

Oct 8, 2026 – Bond yields are back to levels not seen since 2002, and Greg Weldon says the chaos is only beginning. Jim Puplava sits down with the veteran trader and author of Gold Trading Boot Camp to unpack a world under pressure from every angle...

Oct 7, 2026 – Is Greenland the blueprint for a new American geopolitical strategy? Edward Gustely joins FS Insider's Cris Sheridan to explore how strategic access strengthens U.S. positioning in the Arctic and counter China’s influence...

Oct 5, 2026 – What does it take for a family business to survive beyond the founder? Brendan McMurtrie and Ryan Puplava explore the essential challenges of business succession planning, using the Anheuser-Busch sale as a compelling case study of...

Oct 2, 2026 – The US economy keeps expanding but hiring is slowing, and market gains are increasingly driven by tech and AI leaders. While Micron thrives on AI demand, Nike lags. Narrow market breadth and investor complacency raise caution for the future...

Oct 1, 2026 – The bond market is flashing the same warning it did before the 1987 crash, and the stock market isn't listening. Jim Puplava sits down with Michael Belkin of The Belkin Report, a former Salomon Brothers quant strategist who watched the '87 crash...