6-1-2023 – When Your Retirement Confidence Drops, Focus On 4 Key Areas

Treasury yields are surging as oil-driven inflation pressure collides with growing expectations that central banks could resume hiking rates, leaving bond investors caught in a painful squeeze. We will discuss how to think about duration, credit quality, and fixed income allocation when the macro backdrop is this volatile.Also in this podcast: NTRA - Natera Inc, MSTY - YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF, DAL - Delta Air Lines Inc., JNJ - Johnson & Johnson; also, a listener question on 'buffered ETFs'; plus Justin's MARKET WRAP UP, and his topic talking points: “Inflation” and “Index Risks”; and Justin reviewed treasury rates, metal prices, and oil and gas prices.  Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Brent crude has surged past $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict disrupts tanker routes and shuts down Saudi pipelines, sending shockwaves through global energy markets. We break down what's driving the spike and whether investors should be repositioning their energy exposure right now.Today's Stocks & Topics: NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG), Market Wrap, The Wealth Effects, The AES Corporation (AES), Should I Buy Energy Stocks Now? What $100 Oil Really Means for Your Portfolio, Astera Labs, Inc. (ALAB), Investing in ETFs or Stocks, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), The Fed Rate Increase.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Artificial intelligence data centers are quietly transforming rural land markets across the country, driving up property values and sparking intense community backlash. For real estate investors and anyone tracking the AI infrastructure buildout, this intersection of technology and physical assets represents a fundamental shift in where value is being created.Today's Stocks & Topics: The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM), Market Wrap, Coupang, Inc. (CPNG), OpenAI Raising Capital, Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (VCTR), AI Data Centers Are Eating the Land Market: Real Estate's Next Big Disruption, Retirement, Genelux Corporation (GNLX), Oil Refinery Stocks.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The world's biggest money managers are quietly rebuilding their gold positions, a move that signals rising concern about geopolitical instability, inflation persistence, and currency risk. When institutional players rotate into gold, retail investors need to understand the forces driving that shift and what it means for their own allocations.Today's Stocks & Topics: Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO), Market Wrap, Lennar Corporation (LEN), The U.S. Economy, Gold's Big Comeback: Why the World's Largest Money Managers Are Loading Up Again, Zscaler, Inc. (ZS), Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ), Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC), Bank Consolidation.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Chinese rare earth firms are halting some US shipments amid escalating geopolitical tensions, raising the stakes in what has become one of the most consequential supply chain battles of our era. Rare earth elements underpin everything from electric vehicles to defense systems, and a sustained cutoff would reverberate across multiple sectors of the economy.Today's Stocks & Topics: Universal Health Realty Income Trust (UHT), Market Wrap, Interest Rates, Lam Research Corporation (LRCX), China's Rare Earth Export Halt: When Supply Chain Leverage Becomes a Market Weapon, HF Sinclair Corporation (DINO), Investing in Land and Timber, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (TROW), The Progressive Corporation (PGR), Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO), Fed Meeting.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization just reported that world food prices have hit their highest levels since 2022 as supply risks mount from conflict, climate disruption, and shipping bottlenecks. Food inflation is a tax on every consumer and a critical input for the broader inflation picture that the Fed is watching closely.Today's Stocks & Topics: Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), Market Wrap, YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY), World Food Prices Hit Four-Year Highs: Is Food Inflation Already Baked into the Next CPI Report?, Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL), Long Term Shares, Key Benchmark Numbers: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, SMART Earnings Growth 30 ETF (SGRT), Vistra Corp. (VST), BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), Interest Rates.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this compilation program, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the World.Today's Stocks & Topics: Precious Metals, Petrochemical Companies, Rollover 403b to Roth I-R-A, Preferred Stocks, Bitcoin, Investing Apps, Are We In Trouble?, Stock Valuation, Retirement, Alternative Investment: Groundfloor, Union Business Cycle, Buying Credit Cards Companies, 401/457 Plans, Roth I-R-A Contributions, Covered Call Strategy, SEPP-72t.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this compilation program, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the World.Today's Stocks & Topics: Treasury Bill, When to Sell, I-R-A Rollover, Retirement Allocation, Dividend Reinvestment, How A Senior Should Invest, Oil Stocks, Private Equity vs. Private Credit, Roth I-R-A, P.E. Ratio Calculation, Railroad Stocks, SEC Rule Change.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Diesel prices just hit an all-time high as conflicts in Ukraine and Iran knock critical refineries offline, and that pain ripples far beyond the gas station. From trucking costs to grocery store shelves, diesel is the hidden inflation driver that could complicate the Federal Reserve's next move.Today's Stocks & Topics: PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (PDI), Market Wrap, iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI), Small Business Optimism Index, Watchlist, Diesel Prices Hit a Record: The Inflation Wildcard Wall Street Is Underestimating, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG), Investment Fraud.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this compilation program, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the World.Today's Stocks & Topics: Forex Trading, Gold, 401k Allocation, Positions Sizing, Good ETFs to Invest In, Short Selling vs Put Options, Investing in Industrials, 403B, Saving to Buy a House, Physical Gold or Gold Stocks, Stop Orders, Inflation and Your Portfolio, Big Tech Earnings, Investment Loss, Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP), Sectors to Invest In, ETFs Analysis.Our Sponsors:* Check out Anthropic and use my code claud.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/INVEST for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands