{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"8-5-26 Q&amp;A Wednesday: Market Questions Answered","description":"It's Q&amp;amp;A Wednesday, and we're answering your live chat questions on today's biggest investing, market, and economic topics. With the S&amp;amp;P 500 near record highs after weeks of consolidation, investors are asking what comes next.&amp;nbsp; Is this breakout sustainable, or are markets setting up for another bout of volatility?&amp;nbsp; Lance Roberts &amp;amp; Danny Ratliff discuss market leadership, interest rates, inflation, AI, bonds, portfolio positioning, retirement planning, and whatever else is on your mind. 0:00 INTRO 1:01 - AMD, Eli Lilly Earnings &amp;amp; Markets' New High 2:49 - Strait of Hormuz\/Iran &amp;amp; Headlines 4:24 - Economic Data Weakens - JOLTS report 5:11 - The Thing About Consolidations &amp;amp; Breakouts 7:54 - Interest rates about to trigger bond buy signal 10:00 - Coffee &amp;amp; Keeping Lance Around 10:51 - Market Behavior &amp;amp; Investment Sentiment 12:19 - Core CPI vs Fed Funds Rate: Is the Fed wrong or the bond market wrong? 15:47 - Using Stablecoin to purchase international stocks 18:05 - Options strategies on parabolic moves 19:00 - US Debt Clock composition &amp;amp; Gold Purchases 23:16 - Will Yield Curve Control be eventually implemented? 24:50 - Is this a good week to rebalance? 27:18 - Investing in broad-market ETF's via SEP IRA 31:27 - Preferred Bonds vs Corp Bonds, &amp;amp; 60\/40 Allocations 34:15 - Why you need inflation (why we invest) 39:28 - Understanding what you're buying (bonds) 42:17 - Emerging Market equities concentrated in PVR, VALE? 42:45 - Off balance Sheet AI Debt &amp;nbsp; 43:14 - US purchase of Yen - a form of yield curve control? 46:49 - Traditional Pension + SS = ratio for equities? 48:25 - Two Types of Debt Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP&amp;nbsp; Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/HeU8LWC2rfo?feature=share ------- Articles mentioned in this report: &quot;Bonds In Your Portfolio: Why Ditching Them Is The Wrong Move&quot; https:\/\/realinvestmentadvice.com\/resources\/blog\/bonds-in-your-portfolio-why-ditching-them-is-the-wrong-move\/  &quot;AI Bear Case: What Skeptics Get Right And Wrong&quot; https:\/\/realinvestmentadvice.com\/resources\/blog\/ai-bear-case-what-skeptics-get-right-and-wrong\/  &quot;The Momentum Crash: Is It Over?&quot; https:\/\/realinvestmentadvice.com\/resources\/blog\/the-momentum-crash-is-it-over\/  -------- Watch today's &quot;Before the Bell&quot; premarket commentary, &quot;New Highs, Now What?&quot; https:\/\/youtu.be\/K0SaWvIeYkQ&amp;nbsp; ------- Watch our previous show, &quot;The 60\/40 Portfolio Is Not Dead&quot;&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/9KGokK9tGuA&amp;nbsp; ------- Get more info &amp;amp; commentary: https:\/\/realinvestmentadvice.com\/insights\/real-investment-daily\/  ------- * REGISTER for our next Dynamic Learning Series, &quot;Savvy Social Security Planning: More Income, Less Worry,&quot; Thursday, August 6, 2026: https:\/\/streamyard.com\/watch\/tQ3PS8hd64mt --- Visit our Site: https:\/\/www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN --- Subscribe to SimpleVisor : https:\/\/www.simplevisor.com\/register-new --- Connect with us on social: https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealInvAdvice https:\/\/twitter.com\/LanceRoberts https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RealInvestmentAdvice\/ https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/realinvestmentadvice\/ #StockMarket #SP500 #Investing #Bonds #MarketOutlook FinancialPlanning #MarketOutlook ","author_name":"The Real Investment Show Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/soundcloud.com\/the-lance-roberts-show","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42326910\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42326910"}