Straight Talk Wealth Radio
96 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★ - 6 ratingsSTW Radio is broadcast on AM radio weekly. It was born out of the crisis of 2008 and was the mission of its host, Bruce Weide, (President of Secure Financial Services, Inc.), to fill a massive void in most American's retirement portfolio. This safety net would have literally saved them any grief in the crash of '08-'09 and let them pick right back up on the historic gains from there.Today, most of America seems to believe that the government has made everything all better now, and investment risk is a thing of the past - 2008 is never coming back or will always get fixed if it does.Straight Talk Wealth Radio is dedicated to researching and reporting all sides to the stories that matter to those close to retirement or in retirement. In-depth interviews and reviews or Bulls and Bears; Inflationsists and Deflationists; Economists and Financial Strategists. Coming in March of 2019 - make sure to WATCH Straight Talk Wealth episodes Livestreamed on Facebook, YouTube and Periscope!
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Episode 84: Surviving Stagflation: Investment Tips for Turbulent Economies on STW Show
March 09, 2024 01:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, our financial guru Bruce Weide delves deep into the economics behind a potentially looming recession, and how you can dance in the rain of stagflation like a pro. 🕺💃 Here's what you'll learn: 1. **Federal Reserve Finesses:** Uncover the Federal Reserve's tactics to simmer down the economy and why a recession might be their unintended side dish. 2. **Investment Strategy Shake-Up:** Whether you're into bricks and mortar, shiny metals, or stock tickers, learn why it's time t...
Straight Talk Wealth Radio Episode 83: Can your advisor tell the future? Understanding the Signs of an Impending Recession
March 04, 2024 21:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBWhat is the single most valuable skill your financial advisor should possess? It's the ability to foretell the future! And what do investors want to know today? They're asking, "Where's the recession?" Follow along with Bruce today, as he pulls from some of the best minds to ask if The Fed got it right or wrong on interest rates hikes. Will we have a soft landing after all, or is the other shoe about to drop? In this episode of Straight Talk Wealth, Bruce White discusses the signs of an i...
Going Live, Buying Starbucks and Taking Calls
November 04, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBThis week I came into the KVTA Ventura studios and decided to broadcast live and take calls. I really want to know what YOU want to hear about! I started to get into David Stockman and the difference between how the markets and economy appear and what Mr. Stickman thinks they're really doing. BUT...the phones kept ringing and YOU ALL are much more interesting. Well, some nice ladies called in and we heard some fascinating stories. Check out this special editions! Talk to Bruce by visiti...
Global Debt and the Future of Gold
October 19, 2019 17:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBThere's a feeling out there that the investments markets have weak underpinnings, and that soon, the tides will change. Maybe. But do you understand why some pundits feel that way? With historically low unemployment, high prime-age workforce, and so thereby monetized consumers, what could go wrong? Extreme global levels of debt. That's what. Now, I'm not declaring any doomsday or recession. But if you're wondering where the fears start, they start there - with global debt levels. Because...
The Retirement INCOME Crisis
September 28, 2019 17:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBAfter a lifetime of accumulation of savings and wealth, for retirees the entire games changes to the spending of wealth. So how does your portfolio provide for you then? In the past retirees have leaned heavily on income producing assets, such as dividends and bonds. Dividend payments have particular frailties. They're never guaranteed and, as shown by the 2018 collapse of telecom dividends, (Frontier, Century Link, etc) the income can be shut off with little or no notice. And when that h...
The Death of Bonds in a Negative Interest Rate World
September 08, 2019 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIf what Alan Greenspan says is true, we are heading into a whole new uncharted world of financial planning and asset allocation. In this episode hear Alan Greenspan in Sept of 2019 declare: 1.) The US GDP is driven by the US Stock Market! (The OPPOSITE of how it has ever been). 2.) Negative Interest Rates WILL COME to the U.S. It's only a matter of time! This changes absolutely everything for retired investors and savers. It means: Asset Allocation is gone! The component of Safety (bonds a...
What Every Senior Should Know About Medicare. The devil is in the details.
August 24, 2019 23:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBWe've never covered this topic before, but every single person age 64 1/2 should be paying close attention. Medicare rules are changing. Rates are changing. Benefits for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplements are changing. This week, Bruce brings in Ventura's leading Consultant on Medicare, Jessica Jones, to discuss why your Medicare coverage is NOT something you stop paying attention to! Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
Bears vs Bulls - David Stockman vs Logan Mohtashami
August 04, 2019 01:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBAs the US Economy achieves it's longest ever period of expansion, only one of two great stories can be told! Overloaded with private and public debt, and a decade of stimulus, we will soon see the greatest bubble burst in all of US History. The Federal Reserve has done a phenomenal job, the economy has never looked better, America is the greatest economic engine in the history of The Western World, and demographics are poised to carry us into further prosperous times! We're not joking! Bo...
Inflation Ahead? Deflation? It damn well matters!
July 28, 2019 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBThe core issue of this macro-economy, the driver of every tactical investment decision boils down to whether we have inflation or deflation ahead. That single issue affects stocks, bonds, banks, real estate and metals. No single investment choice can escape this fulcrum of balance in the economy. In this episode Bruce discusses the ongoing pressures in each direction. How do things look under severe inflation or deflation? How should your planning change for either, and who will be the winn...
The Current Direction of the US Economy: Boom or Bust?
June 09, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBThe U.S. economy is currently in the midst of the longest expansion in history. But for retiring Boomers, or those near retirement, it's not about where we've come from, but about where we're going! Boomers don't have any room left for another decade of mistakes in their saving or investing strategy. Of course, there are only two answers - Growth or Contraction. And if you're like the average IRA or 401k owner, you're hearing both stories circulating right now, and you don't know who to b...
Re-Thinking the Fundamentals / Free Tools to Help Calculate Your Own Retirement Withdrawals
May 27, 2019 03:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBIn anything you're trying to master, the fundamentals of the subject are the first thing to fully grasp and become comfortable with. Baseball? Practice your hitting, fielding, double-plays, over and over and over again, and you've got a shot at winning games. Musician? Practice your scales, arpeggios, and chord structure to get good at your instrument. So what are the fundamentals of Retirement Planning? And just as important, when it is time to question them and reassess them? In this ...
Lazy Money - Episode #2: Easy Interest Upgrades on Savings Accounts
April 21, 2019 16:00 - 58 minutes - 26.6 MBHow much of your cash is earning less than 2%? That's easy enough to fix! In this episode Bruce shows how just getting small increases in your interest bearing savings accounts makes big returns over not so much time. Learn how to turn your money in 0.5% CD's at the bank into something better with 2%, 2.5% or even 3.7%. Learn how to get the fees out of your savings account! Learn about the huge effect it has when you turn taxable annual interest into real tax-deferred growth with true c...
Lazy Money = Lazy Parents!
April 14, 2019 07:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBHow much of your money is earning less than 2%? That's LAZY MONEY and there is no reason for it! Too many people are sitting on huge sums of cash earning practically nothing, only because they can't strategically make up their mind on how to build their portfolios for Income, Growth, and Liquidity! In this episode Bruce demonstrates that the cost of getting paltry interest rates on even your bank savings account is needless and very costly in the long run. $100,000 earning .1% in a inflat...
The 3 Greatest Risks to Running Out of Savings in Retirement
March 28, 2019 07:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MBWARNING: Your stock and fund broker would prefer you did NOT listen to this episode of Straight Talk Wealth Radio! The fact is that there are 3 key erosion factors to any retirement portfolio that your wealth manager might be able to guess how to manage against, but they can never guarantee the outcome. If you live too long, or if you plan on a portfolio withdrawal level that you think is reasonable how prepared will you be to reduce your standard of living by 40% halfway through retiremen...
The 3 Greatest Risks to Running Out of Savings in Retirement
March 28, 2019 07:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MBWARNING: Your stock and fund broker would prefer you did NOT listen to this episode of Straight Talk Wealth Radio! The fact is that there are 3 key erosion factors to any retirement portfolio that your wealth manager might be able to guess how to manage against, but they can never guarantee the outcome. If you live too long, or if you plan on a portfolio withdrawal level that you think is reasonable how prepared will you be to reduce your standard of living by 40% halfway through retiremen...
As Boomer Need for Long Term Care Insurance Explodes, Insurers' Finances Implode
March 17, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBPresently, !0,000 Baby Boomers A DAY turn 65 in the U.S., and it will continue until the year 2030! At that time there will be more people old people (over 65) in the U.S. than young people (18 and under) for the first time ever in the history of the country! Stats show that 7 out of 10 retirees will need Long Term Care (LTC) support services at some point in their retired life. Then this from the WSJ: "Millions Bought Insurance to Cover Retirement Health Cost, Now They Face an Awful Choi...
Don't Buy an Annuity!
March 03, 2019 17:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBAnnuities are LONG-TERM contracts! And annuity salesmen are well-trained to always "Sell the Sizzle"! They talk about great features, but omit the details. How long are your funds tied up? What benefits do you think you are getting for that? Why would your annuity salesperson show you just one or two models when there could be dozens to consider? What's your purpose for buying the annuity? Safety? Liquidity? Future guaranteed income? Living benefits such as long-term care funding? Growt...
Don't Buy an Annuity! - 30 Second Spot for 2019-03-03 Show on KVTA
March 02, 2019 05:00 - 30 seconds - 310 KBThis week's show is going to rattle some cages!
Don't Buy an Annuity! - 30 Second Spot for 2019-03-03 Show on KVTA
March 02, 2019 05:00 - 30 seconds - 286 KBThis week's show is going to rattle some cages! Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
STW Radio RETURNS! Wall Street Journal series: The UnPrepared Boomers!
February 24, 2019 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBOur first Episode back on the airwaves at Newstalk 1590 KVTA, Ventura, CA since 2016! Bruce discusses what is new in the ALL NEW Straight Talk Wealth Radio! This week, featuring the ongoing Wall Street Journal series about retiring Baby Boomers, entitled "The Unprepared". Bruce excerpts the first article in the series and discusses how Boomers are unprepared, and some techniques to help them evaluate how unprepared you may actually be and some essential fixes to help. Talk to Bruce by vis...
Annuity Wars - State of Calif Aims to Gut the Best Performing Annuities
December 16, 2016 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBCalifornia State insurance regulators have acted to remove some of the best performing annuity products from the California market starting on 1 January, 2017. I have never seen this much warfare against American Savers since Ben Bernanke destroyed the interest rate market to force retirees back into stocks, no matter the risk. Folks, there is a WAR going on between the Wall Street Casino Machine, and the Big Insurers of the Midwest. You have literally just a few days for this show to matter....
The Peak of Globalization and What Happens Next: Exclusive Interview with Harry S. Dent
November 27, 2016 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBFor decades the world has been marching deeper and deeper into the globalization solution. NAFTA, the Euro, the rise of China,the TPP, etc, etc. But there have been repercussions, from the loss of manufacturing in the US, to the Euromess to clean up the debt-ridden southern European countries by Germany and the other northern European countries. And now, in the mid-twenty teens, the tides are changing back again. Today we see the Brexit, the backlash against immigration, the rejection of the...
Strategies for a World Turned Upside Down - Episode 3
September 16, 2016 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBBreaking News about the The Global Banking Crisis 2.0 in this show! European Debt levels show massive private sector bank debt with massive loan non-performance, and tells us how Europe will become a Global Crisis that will swamp Mario Draghi. And Janet Yellen won't be able to do a thing about it.Bruce then tells very specifically the tactical changes you need to make in your retirement portfolio to weather the changes. Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
Strategies for a World Turned Upside Down (Episode 2)
August 30, 2016 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBThis episode opens with a review of Jon Hilsenrath's Wall Street Journal article about the failures of the Federal Reserve to revive the economy and the question of whether they really know what they can even do about it in the end. Then Bruce turns right back to "What do you DO about it?" Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
Strategies for a World Turned Upside Down
August 29, 2016 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBBruce got tired of telling you that things are going to change. In this episode he starts telling you more explicitly what to DO about it in your own portfolio. Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
Has Risk Left the Market - Episode 2
June 14, 2016 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBJANUARY 2016 - Three major events were hurling markets down 10% in single month! The China Bubble, The Oil Glut, The Fed is Out of Bullets! And as fast as they rattled the markets, 5 months later it seems that these concerns are a distant dream. Are the stories gone? Are we back on a year of growth? Or will China and Oil come back to haunt us again in the foreseeable future? This show features key analysis on the investment and banking markets from Harry Dent, Carl Icahn, Mohammed El-Erian,...
2016 - Year of Crisis or Recovery? Has Risk Left the Market?
June 07, 2016 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBIn the lead up to our Oxnard event on June 25th, hear an exclusive interview with economist Harry S. Dent. Bruce asks Harry about why the markets calmed after January 2016. The China Bubble, The Oil Glut, Fed Reserve out of bullets. Did these stories just go away or are they still major risks today? Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
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May 21, 2016 04:00 - 28 seconds - 288 KBFor your listening enjoyment! Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
A Look Behind the Wizard's Curtain! An Interview with John Truman Wolfe
April 24, 2016 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBIs the international economic crisis a carefully orchestrated strategy to gain control of the world’s finances?What if the current financial crisis was not caused by unforeseen random events, but was instead a carefully orchestrated assault on the US Dollar, designed to cripple the American economy and ultimately gain complete control of the world’s financial markets?Sound far fetched? Then you need to listen to this probing interview with John Truman Wolfe, the author of The Coming Financial...
Bubble, or No Bubble?
April 23, 2016 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBAfter the great setback of 10% in January of 2016, by the end of the first quarter, it seemed liked all of the noise just suddenly stopped. Markets rebounded and didn’t look back.So what happened to the story? What about the “China Bubble”? What about depressed oil prices getting ready to crush banks who loaned the frackers up to $1 trillion that won’t be paid back? What about Europe on the edge of more default?In this episode Host Bruce Weide digs under the surface to find out what the “smar...
The Truth About Dinner Seminars
March 12, 2016 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBBruce is determined to infuriate his colleagues. In the issue Bruce walks you through the most common financial sales presentations currently being huckstered at the free steak dinners that are so popular today. Most of these events are promoted through mass mailed invitations or even other radio shows. And while there is substantial content in them that can be factual, Bruce shows in this episode that there is just about the same volume of vital facts about these financial offers and product...
The Path to Dow 7,000!
February 20, 2016 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBThis episode features a startling collection of predictions from David Stockman (Former Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Reagan Administration), Mohammed el-Erian (chief economic adviser at Allianz), Jim Rogers (Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests), Donald Trump. These are just a few of the experts, the "Smart Money" if you will, that are pointing to the same future predictions for the Global Markets. Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
The Great Gold BUST Ahead - Exclusive Interview with Harry S. Dent
January 11, 2016 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MB2016 starts off with "Mom & Pop 401K" shaking in their boots! If the markets fall this year, let alone the global economy, will gold be the answer? Harry Dent says authoritatively, "No Way!" Find out why Deflation must defeat gold. Listen to Dent's bold prediction in this interview for gold to reach $700/oz. by 2017 and even $350/oz. by 2023! Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
David M. Walker - The State of the Union's Finances - and YOUR Retirement Assumptions
November 28, 2015 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBExclusive interview with former Comptroller USA, The Honorable David M Walker. Mr Walker is the former Public Trustee for the Social Security anf Medicare accounts, former head of the General Accountability Office of Congress, appointed by President Clinton and servings also under G.W Bush. This episode begins one of several where Bruce interviews Mr. Walker regarding the national debt and deficits, and how troubled really are Social Security and Medicare? Oh yeah - and how to we FIX all this...
GLOBAL RUMBLINGS: More of Harry S. Dent on China's Massive Bubble - plus Falling US Real Estate Values to Come
October 08, 2015 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBWe've added some new reports from Harry Dent's "Markets & Economy" newsletters. Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
The Thief in the Night - Harry S. Dent on China's Massive Bubble - plus Falling US Real Estate Values to Come
September 27, 2015 04:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBHear Bruce's exclusive interview with Harry S. Dent about the depth of the massive Chinese bubble in real estate that has now blown into Chinese stocks. Learn how the Chinese Communist parry is poised to lose control of their top-down crony capitalism in the bursting of their phony investment bubbles so big, it threatens to begin a global economic depression. Also features in depth discussion of the US housing market topping out before another potential 40% fall in prices, due to demographic ...
Thief in the Night UPDATE with Harry Dent: China's Real Influence
September 20, 2015 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBExclusive interview with economist Harry Dent regarding China's real potential to crash US Markets. Leading into a new event in Oxnard on 10 October. Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
Maximizing Social Security Benefits; plus The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Medicare - EPISODE 1
August 20, 2015 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBLeading up to our local workshop in September, Bruce discusses how utterly dependent most Americans will be for Social Security retirement benefits, when the actual income generated by Social Security is poverty level income. In the second half of this show Bruce introduces one of the most authoritative speakers in the US on Medcare benefits Alvin Parra, from Strategic Choices, LLC. Mr. Parra enlightens us on some of the little know lifetime penalties that can be assigned to seniors who do n...
Nicole Gelinas - Entire Uncut Interview for Podcast Subscribers Only!
August 02, 2015 04:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBExclusive interview with Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Nicole Gelinas. I recently discovered Ms. Gelinas on a video she produced with Prager University on why governement should not bail out the big banks. 1.) How we got here, markets addicted to government bailouts and stimulus; 2.) Why don't we fear the BOOM? What investors do wrong with risk. 3.) The story of decreasing income and rising debt in Middle Class America. 4.) Where is the trail from Fed money print...
Nicole Gelinas - After the Fall - Saving Capitalism from Wall Street and Washington EPISODE #2
August 01, 2015 04:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBExclusive interview with Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Nicole Gelinas. I recently discovered Ms. Gelinas on a video she produced with Prager University on why government should not bail out the big banks. This is Part 2 of my two-part interview with her. In this episode we discussed 1.) Where is the trail from Fed money printing to inflated stocks on Wall Street? How they meet up. 2.) Where is the risk in today's banking system?. 3.) Update in Europe and China. 4.)...
Nicole Gelinas - Saving Capitalism from Wall Street - And Washington
July 24, 2015 04:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBExclusive interview with Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Nicole Gelinas. I recently discovered Ms. Gelinas on a video she produced with Prager University on why governement should not bail out the big banks. This is Part 1 of my two-part interview with her. In this episode we discussed 1.) How we got here, markets addicted to government bailouts and stimulus; 2.) Why don't we fear the BOOM? What investors do wrong with risk. 3.) The story of decreasing income and ris...
A Thief in the Night! - Why the Next Great Crash is Inevitable by 2020! EPISODE 3
July 03, 2015 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBIn this final episode in the run-up to our July 18th workshop, Bruce covers new ground never featured before: What risk is Greece to American Investors: how the Chinese Bubble has shifted from condos to stocks, with the Shen Zin exchange being up 120% on the year while Chinese GDP growth continues to contract; and billionaire investor Carl Icahn's recent remarks regarding the American stock bubble are taken up. THIS BUBBLE IS GLOBAL, WHICH MAKES IT EVEN HARDER TO BELIEVE! The evidence is here...
A Thief in the Night - Episode #2
June 16, 2015 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBHear an exclusive recording of David Stockman speaking at the Dent Research "Irrational Economics" summit in October 2014, where he describes the current stock market as "A one-way casino dragging the economy closer and closer to the brink". Also features Bruce's exclusive one on one interview with Harry Dent. PLUS SHOCKING details about massive residential mortgage defaults that have come to light that no one is speaking about! Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
A Thief in the Night - Why the Next Stock Market Crash is Inevitable by 2020
May 31, 2015 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBFeaturing an exclusive interview with economist Harry S. Dent, and excerpts from former White house Budget Director David Stockman, hear the release of a major Southern California Event. Hear why Global Quantitative Easing can NOT go on forever,and how it will end. Hear two very different views of how investors should protect themselves. Get OUT of the equities markets? Or stay IN the equities markets? Bruce chats it up with John Grace, President of Investor's Advantage and keeps it friendly ...
Dollar UP? Oil CHEAP? China SLOWING? Harry Called it Years Ago!
March 15, 2015 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBMarch 2015 Interview with Harry S. Dent where I review several forecast e made that were unbelievable at the start of 2014, and were the irrefutable FACT just a year later. Harry tells us where we will be a year from now. Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
David Stockman on The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America
February 15, 2015 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26.1 MBTalk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
The Game of Legal Extortion - EPISODE 2
December 28, 2014 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBIn Episode 2, the country's leading Asset Protection Attorney, Douglas Lodmell, reviews what techniques work and what don't work to protect your wealth from frivolous lawsuits. Lawyers have turned the legal system into an industrial size extortion racket over the last generation. Doctors, contractors, employers, and construction company owners are particularly at risk. Follow the thread of how the "ambulance chasers" have come to usurp the system, how the scam is run today, and most importan...
The Game of Legal Extortion - EPISODE 1
December 17, 2014 05:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBLawyers have turned the legal system into an industrial size extortion racket over the last generation. Doctors, contractors, employers, and construction company owners are particularly at risk. Follow the thread of how the "ambulance chasers" have come to usurp the system, how the scam is run today, and most importantly, what works and what does not for techniques to protect your interests from frivolous lawsuits. Bruce interviews the country's leading Asset Protection Attorney, Douglas Lodm...
The China Crisis - How the Coming Collapse of China Will Cause a Global Economic Depression - EPISODE 3
November 02, 2014 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBTalk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com
The China Crisis - How the Coming Collapse of China Will Cause a Global Economic Depression - EPISODE 2
October 26, 2014 04:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBTalk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com