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Financial Sense(R) Newshour

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Begun in 1988, Financial Sense(R) Newshour is a financial market broadcast hosted by money manager James J Puplava, CFP, on the week's market action, interviews with financial experts, and Jim's personal perspective on the markets/economy.

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Bloomberg's Simon White on Inflationary Regime, Rising Rate Volatility (Preview)

April 18, 2024 01:09 - 3 minutes - 3.24 MB

April 17, 2024 – FS Insider speaks with Simon White, macro strategist at Bloomberg, on the cyclical and structural factors lining up for a higher inflationary regime, how much higher he thinks inflation may head from here, implications for asset classes, and much, much more. For related charts and data, see Did you spot the Fed Gorilla? To speak with any of our advisors or wealth managers, feel...

David Woo on Israel's Next Move, Hawkish Fed (Preview)

April 17, 2024 00:09 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MB

Apr 16, 2024 – Unbound's David Woo joins FS Insider from Israel to discuss the most recent attack and where it fits into the larger geopolitical struggle between the US and China. David calls the Iran drone and missile attack over the weekend...

Second Passports: The Most Popular Places Rich Americans Are Seeking a 'Plan B'

April 15, 2024 22:02 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Apr 15, 2024 – There's been a resurgence in rich Americans seeking second passports and residencies outside of the US. In today's Lifetime Planning segment, Financial Sense Newshour's Jim Puplava speaks with investment migration specialist...

Jim Bianco: Inflation Up Across the Board, US Spending in Panic Mode

April 13, 2024 02:26 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

Apr 12, 2024 – Following this week's wrap-up, Financial Sense Newshour engages in an insightful conversation with Jim Bianco regarding US spending, his longer-term view on inflation, interest rates moving higher, and more...

Smart Macro: Rise of the Gold Vigilantes

April 12, 2024 23:21 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

Apr 12, 2024 – In today's Smart Macro segment, Financial Sense Wealth Management CIO Chris Puplava discusses the rise of the gold vigilantes—large global investors, central banks, and institutions who are increasingly favoring...

New EV Mandates for the Trucking Industry – What Could Go Wrong? (Preview)

April 12, 2024 01:33 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MB

Apr 11, 2024 – On March 29th of this year, the EPA passed new federal mandates aiming to switch over heavy-duty trucks to becoming electric. Today, we discuss some of the details of these mandates and why they will likely prove to be...

Gold Surge Signaling Major Central Banking Shift, Says Greg Orrell (Preview)

April 11, 2024 02:07 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MB

Apr 10, 2024 – There's an insatiable demand for gold coming out of China, both by the Chinese central bank and Chinese investors. Why the rush? Greg Orrell from the OCM Gold Fund discusses why gold has seen such a strong move this year and how...

Understanding Markets Through Cognitive Economics (Preview)

April 09, 2024 23:52 - 4 minutes - 3.72 MB

Apr 9, 2024 – FS Insider speaks with cognitive economist Patrick Schotanus to discuss the contrast between the conventional economic view of markets (embodied by the Efficient Market Hypothesis) vs. the post-cognitive view informed by...

Why Pilates Is Taking America By Storm

April 08, 2024 22:24 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Apr 8, 2024 – Why is Pilates becoming one of the most popular fitness modalities in America? Today, we discuss the many benefits it can provide and why it is increasingly being recommended for everything from rehabilitation to a fast-growing...

Big Picture: Why We Own Precious Metals, Crypto, Oil & Tech

April 06, 2024 00:28 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Apr 5, 2024 – Gold, oil, and commodities are flying. But what about crypto and tech stocks? Financial Sense Wealth Management's Jim Puplava explains the meaning and importance of fiscal dominance, use of MMT policies, higher than...

Big Picture: Big Moves in Precious Metals, Crypto, and Oil

April 06, 2024 00:28 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Apr 5, 2024 – Gold, oil, and commodities are flying. But what about crypto and tech stocks? Financial Sense Wealth Management's Jim Puplava explains the meaning and importance of fiscal dominance, use of MMT policies, higher than...

Jim Welsh on Higher Energy Prices, Higher Gold, and Higher Interest Rates

April 06, 2024 00:10 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

Apr 5, 2024 – In this episode of the Financial Sense Newshour, Jim Puplava and Macro Tide's Jim Welsh discuss the investment backdrop for investors today when it comes to the large amount of spending by the US government and...

The Robots Are Coming! (Preview)

April 05, 2024 01:45 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MB

Apr 4, 2024 – The explosive developments we've seen in the AI space are now giving birth to a robotics revolution. Davos Macro Research's Nick Pardini and FS Insider's Cris Sheridan discuss the range of tasks that robots are now able to do...

Alpine Macro's David Abramson on Energy Outlook, Commodity Rotation (Preview)

April 03, 2024 01:55 - 1 minute - 1.3 MB

April 2, 2024 – Oil and commodities have climbed by double digits so far this year when looking at the widely-followed commodity CRB index and are now outperforming tech stocks. FS Insider is joined by Alpine Macro Chief US Strategist...

How to Avoid IRS Problems and Defend Yourself in an Audit – Interview with Tax Expert Dan Pilla

April 02, 2024 00:13 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Apr 1, 2024 – What are the key areas the IRS looks for in conducting an audit and what steps should you take if you receive a notice? Today, Jim Puplava of Financial Sense Wealth Management speaks with tax and litigation expert Dan Pilla on why there's been...

Greg Weldon: Global Easing Leading to Surge in Gold, Commodities, and Mining Stocks

March 29, 2024 23:01 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

Mar 29, 2024 – After this week's wrap-up, Financial Sense Newshour speaks with Greg Weldon about the big surge in gold, commodities and mining stocks, which he says is a reflection of large fiscal spending packages combined with...

President Xi Meets with US Tech Companies (Preview)

March 29, 2024 00:36 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MB

Mar 28, 2024 – Are US-China relations thawing? China's President Xi told American CEOs this week, including prominent chipmakers Qualcomm and Broadcom, that the US and China must work together and encouraged further...

Christian Takushi: How Geopolitical Shifts Are Shaping Markets (Preview)

March 28, 2024 00:54 - 2 minutes - 2.12 MB

Mar 27, 2024 – In today's FS Insider podcast, Christian Takushi discusses the ongoing strategic competition between the US and China, likening it to a high-stakes chess game involving resources and critical technologies. This geopolitical maneuvering is...

Technocratism or Capitalism 2.0? (Preview)

March 27, 2024 02:35 - 1 minute - 1.07 MB

Mar 26, 2024 – Why are tech companies the largest in the world today? In our most recent FS Insider podcast, Cris Sheridan and Steven Vincent discuss the surge in tech company valuations as reflective of a new post-capitalistic system...

Medicine 3.0: CeraThrive CEO on Photobiomodulation and Red Light Therapy

March 26, 2024 00:20 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

Mar 25, 2024 – Join us in the latest episode of our Lifetime Planning podcast as we delve into the fascinating field of photobiomodulation, also known as Red Light Therapy (RTL). Our special guest is Sarah Turner, a clinical neuroscientist...

Market Seeing Dramatic Fund Flows and Sector Rotations Right Now, Says John Kosar

March 23, 2024 02:15 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

Mar 22, 2024 – Jim Puplava at Financial Sense Newshour speaks with John Kosar, CMT about the rapid rotations that are taking place between various sectors, particularly technology and commodities. Based on the fund flows he tracks...

Here's What's Driving Gold to New Record Highs; Also, Keep Your Eyes on Silver

March 22, 2024 23:40 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

Mar 22, 2024 – The financial markets are undergoing profound changes - cryptocurrency valuations are on the rise and we're witnessing the steady and impressive performance of the gold markets. But what's driving these trends?...

Shermin Voshmgir on Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (Preview)

March 22, 2024 02:07 - 3 minutes - 3.26 MB

Mar 21, 2024 – Many speak of Bitcoin as a technological or monetary revolution, but Shermin Voshmgir argues that Bitcoin is but one example of a much larger institutional revolution of a new non-state actor, the DAO—a decentralized...

Jeff Christian on Gold, Inflation, and New Era of Interest Rate Policy (Preview)

March 21, 2024 00:51 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MB

Mar 20, 2024 – FS Insider speaks with CPM Group's Jeff Christian about his prescient call for a new bull market in gold during the timeframe we are in today, where he believes inflation is likely headed, and to also discuss his view...

Dissecting the Soft-Landing Thesis, 1994 Analog (Preview)

March 19, 2024 23:10 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MB

Mar 19, 2024 – Many on Wall Street are comparing the current investment environment to what the US experienced in the early to mid-90s, particularly with the soft landing of 1994. The Fed raised rates then, as we see today, but growth...

Dissecting the Soft-Landing Thesis, 1994 Analog

March 19, 2024 23:10 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

Mar 19, 2024 – Many on Wall Street are comparing the current investment environment to what the US experienced in the early to mid-90s, particularly with the soft landing of 1994. The Fed raised rates then, as we see today, but growth...

How to Slash Your Taxes – Interview with Former PayPal and TurboTax CEO Bill Harris

March 18, 2024 22:57 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Mar 18, 2024 – It's not often we recommend a book on taxes, but "The Investment Tax Guide: How to Slash Your Taxes" by Bill Harris, former CEO of PayPal and TurboTax now at Evergreen Money, is an exceptional resource for investors...

Mish Schneider: Commodities Are Beginning to Move Higher Again

March 16, 2024 01:47 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

Mar 15, 2024 – After this week's wrap-up with Ryan Puplava, Financial Sense Newshour speaks with Mish Schneider at Market Gauge about the rise we're seeing in commodities, particularly oil, gold, agricultural commodities, and even...

Smart Macro: Jobs Data Divergence Nearing Recessionary Levels

March 15, 2024 23:51 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

Mar 15, 2024 – Financial Sense Wealth Management's CIO, Chris Puplava, explores the widening gap between the US government's optimistic portrayal of a robust economy and a tight labor market, as opposed to the concerning...

Book Interview: Gigatrends - Six Forces That Are Changing the Future for Billions (Preview)

March 15, 2024 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MB

Mar 14, 2024 – Thomas Koulopoulos, author of the new book "Gigatrends: Six Forces That Are Changing the Future for Billions," joins the show to discuss the large-scale trends facing the world over the coming decades...

The Next Big Thing: Neuromorphic Computing + AI's Massive Energy Consumption (Preview)

March 14, 2024 00:12 - 1 minute - 1.41 MB

Mar 13, 2024 – Woody Preucil at 13D Research and Strategy delves into a pressing issue surrounding the explosive growth of artificial intelligence: its substantial power consumption. In today's FS Insider interview, Woody shares up-to-date...

Spike in Gold May Be a Red Flag, Says Chris Vermeulen (Preview)

March 13, 2024 01:11 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MB

Mar 12, 2024 – Many technicians on our show over the past few weeks have been cautious, saying the stock market is due for a pause or correction, however, stocks have continued to push higher. FS Insider speaks with Chris Vermeulen...

Bloomberg's Gina Martin Adams on Stock Market Outlook, Gold, and Bitcoin

March 09, 2024 03:11 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Mar 8, 2024 – Want to understand what's driving the markets? After this week's wrap-up, Financial Sense Newshour speaks with Bloomberg Chief Equity Strategist Gina Martin Adams to get an update on her market outlook when it comes to...

Bubble Up! How to Navigate the Everything, Everywhere Bubble

March 09, 2024 02:38 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MB

Mar 8, 2024 – In today's Big Picture segment, we explain the bubble taking shape in the markets and other areas, stemming from the aftermath of the 2008 Great Financial Crisis and gaining momentum through the adoption of modern monetary...

Ben Hunt on GenAI in Narrative Space (Preview)

March 08, 2024 02:26 - 3 minutes - 3.61 MB

Mar 7, 2024 – Generative AI brings enormous benefits and potential dangers to society if misused. Ben Hunt, a pioneer of large language models (LLMs), explains the pros and cons of generative AI in the context of discovery or, conversely...

ITR's Lauren Saidel-Baker on US Jobs Market, Growth Deceleration, and Consumer Outlook (Preview)

March 07, 2024 00:42 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MB

Mar 6, 2024 – In today's podcast, we have the privilege of speaking with Lauren Saidel-Baker from ITR Economics. Lauren advises listeners to temper any overly optimistic expectations for US growth for the remainder of this year, noting that...

Avi Gilburt Predicted Today's Roaring 20s Market. Here's What He Now Expects for Stocks, Gold, Bitcoin, and More (Preview)

March 06, 2024 00:40 - 1 minute - 1.49 MB

Mar 5, 2024 – FS Insider sits down with Avi Gilburt of ElliottWaveTrader.net to get an update on his big picture outlook for the US stock market, bitcoin, energy, the US dollar, and precious metals. Avi is currently warning that...

Strategic Financial Planning Ahead of Coming Tax Law Changes

March 04, 2024 23:36 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Mar 4, 2024 – Taxes are likely heading higher and there are a number of ways individuals can prepare. In today's Lifetime Planning podcast, we discuss how tax brackets and tax laws are likely going to change and the various options available...

Dave Nicoski on Tech Wedge and Energy Surprise; Smart Macro: State-Level Layoff Surge

March 02, 2024 01:38 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

Mar 1, 2024 – After this week's wrap-up with Ryan Puplava, Financial Sense Newshour speaks with Dave Nicoski at Vermilion Research who flags an important shift happening in the market right now with mega cap tech stocks, energy...

Massive Automation Push Key to China's Demographic Challenge, Says Roger Hirst (Preview)

March 01, 2024 00:56 - 1 minute - 1.72 MB

Feb 29, 2024 – Financial Sense's Cris Sheridan speaks with Roger Hirst, macro analyst at the Lykeion and co-founder of Vision Creative Labs, about the benefits and limitations of using AI avatars for video, whether it may be time to invest...

Dr Alan D. Thompson Discusses OpenAI's Sora, MSFT's Latest AI Investment, Brain Machine Interfaces, and More (Preview)

February 29, 2024 03:13 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MB

Feb 28, 2024 – Want to know what's going on in the world of artificial intelligence? FS Insider speaks with Dr Alan D. Thompson about OpenAI's new groundbreaking video model called Sora, Microsoft's latest AI investment, Google's biggest...

AI Tech Stocks Are Not in a Bubble, Says Tom Essaye (Preview)

February 28, 2024 01:08 - 2 minutes - 2.46 MB

Feb 27, 2024 – With the explosive gains in many of the AI-related tech companies, comparisons are being drawn between the 2000 tech bubble and today. However, our next guest, Tom Essaye, says that this comparison is not valid given...

Rob Strauss on Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Ahead of the 2024 Elections

February 26, 2024 20:53 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

Feb 26, 2024 – Changes to the tax code are coming and time is running out to make essential changes to estates, wills, and trusts. In today's Lifetime Planning episode of the Financial Sense Newshour, estate planning expert and "Super Lawyer"...

Jim Welsh on Booms, Busts, and Borrowing Costs; Also, Dying of Money Reprise Interview

February 24, 2024 02:50 - 1 hour - 68 MB

Feb 23, 2024 – After this week's wrap-up, Financial Sense Newshour speaks with Jim Welsh at Macro Tides about market booms and busts that correspond to secular (long-term) interest rate trends. Jim believes we are in the early stages...

Kurt Kallaus on the Nvidia Bull Market, Top Warnings, and Misleading Indicators (Preview)

February 22, 2024 01:24 - 2 minutes - 2.63 MB

Feb 21, 2024 – Forget the Magnificent 7, all financial media attention and bullish hopes are now resting on Nvidia, especially with its stellar earnings report that just came out for the fourth quarter. However, our next guest, says...

Louis Gave on Tech Monopolies, China Real Estate Bust, and Trump's Revenge (Preview)

February 21, 2024 01:14 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MB

Feb 20, 2024 – Louis Gave delves into big tech’s monopoly problem, the bursting of China’s property bubble (mostly priced in) vs. commercial real estate here in the US (not yet priced in, he says), where this factors into a $10 trillion debt rollover this year...

Lifetime Planning: The 4% Withdrawal Rule You Can't Outlive or Outspend

February 19, 2024 20:18 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

Feb 19, 2024 – The 4% withdrawal rule is a decades-old doctrine of retirement financial planning. Propounded by financial planner Bill Bengen in the 1990s, it suggests that retirees can withdraw 4% of their retirement savings annually...

Smart Macro: Back to Higher for Longer

February 17, 2024 01:50 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Feb 16, 2024 – Financial Sense Wealth Management CIO Chris Puplava discusses two leading indicators for inflation that are now starting to rise, raising concerns that interest rates may need to stay higher for longer than Wall Street...

Tom McClellan: Indicators Pointing to Higher Inflation and Oil Prices This Year

February 17, 2024 00:02 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Feb 16, 2024 – After this week's market wrap-up, Financial Sense Newshour speaks with well-known market technician Tom McClellan at McOscillator.com to get his outlook on the stock market, inflation, and much more. Tom says...

US Growth Set to Moderate, Says Oxford Economics' Ryan Sweet (Preview)

February 16, 2024 01:11 - 1 minute - 1.29 MB

Feb 15, 2024 – FS Insider speaks with Ryan Sweet, Chief US Economist at Oxford Economics, to get an update on the broad economic outlook when it comes to US growth, inflation, the US consumer and much more. Ryan explains how...