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Powered by youtube embed video generator Markets can glow while the foundation cools. That tension runs through this conversation as we examine euphoric equity pricing against softening real economy data. We discuss how index-level gains mask narrow leadership and why equal-weighted benchmarks tell a more grounded story. Expectations have shifted

Powered by youtube embed video generator Liquid alternatives sit at the intersection of diversification, liquidity, and discipline. They are designed to behave differently from large cap equity beta, which makes them useful when markets become choppy or policy shifts fuel structural inflation. The core idea is simple: hold strategies whose

Powered by youtube embed video generator The debate over how to protect purchasing power is no longer academic; it’s a practical challenge families and planners face each year as goods, services, and big life goals drift further out of reach. This conversation digs into debasement through a simple but powerful

Powered by youtube embed video generator Precious metals sit at the center of a hard question most investors avoid: how do you protect purchasing power in a fiat world built to inflate? The Federal Reserve targets 2 percent inflation, which means a quiet haircut to cash every year. That erosion

Powered by youtube embed video generator Real estate promises something primal: a roof you can touch, an asset with weight, and a story that feels safer than a blinking ticker. That comfort often masks the moving parts that truly drive returns. Two forces sit at the core: inflation and interest

Powered by youtube embed video generator Many investors say they “own stocks” but rarely follow that sentence to its logical end: ownership. A share is not a lottery ticket or a line of code divorced from reality. It is a legal claim on a company’s net profits and, indirectly, the

Markets in 2025 demand a different playbook. The old reliance on static valuation metrics struggles when capital floods into narrow themes and liquidity moves by algorithm. In this episode we map the landscape using Hedgeye’s Macro Quads: four regimes defined by the rate of change in growth and inflation. That

The heart of the conversation is a simple, stubborn truth: risk is not a line on a volatility chart—it’s running out of purchasing power when you need it most. We frame the post COVID economy as a secular shift where persistent inflation and policy choices erode the value of cash

Markets don’t erase risk; they shift it. That single idea frames the entire conversation about portfolios in a world of monetary debasement, stretched equity valuations, and a retirement landscape that punishes naïve “set it and forget it” beliefs. When we say risk is like energy—never created or destroyed, only converted—we’re

The heart of this episode is a simple promise: we will trade quick thrills for lasting shade. That promise guides the rebrand to Tall Oaks and sets the tone for everything we plan to create—education that helps real people map real financial lives. We open with transparency and disclaimers because