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The Cash Flow Academy Show is your source for investing made simple. Host Andy Tanner is a renowned paper assets expert and successful business owner and investor known for his ability to teach key techniques for stock options investing. He is a coach to Rich Dad’s Stock Success System trainers and the Rich Dad Advisor for Paper Assets. As a highly sought-after educator, Andy has taught tens of thousands of investors and entrepreneurs worldwide. Students love Andy’s ability to make investing concepts simple and understandable. He often speaks to students at the request of Robert Kiyosaki, showing how paper assets can fit into the Rich Dad system of investing. Andy was also key in helping develop and launch Rich Dad’s Stock Success System, which teaches investors advanced technical trading techniques to profit from bull and bear markets. He is the author of two books: 401(k)aos exposes the hidden pitfalls of the popular 401(k) investing plan, and Stock Market Cash Flow, a Rich Dad Advisor book on how the average investor can use the stock market to generate regular cash flow and not just buy and hold capital gains. Andy has also created an online investing course called The 4 Pillars of Investing. Investors who want to look over his shoulder as he invests with his own mentors each week will enjoy Andy’s Mentor Club.
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It's The Economy, Stupid

It's The Economy, Stupid

Financial literacy becomes more vital in our current age of misinformation, digital currencies and political extremism. Economist Howard Yaruss joins Andy to discuss how to stay economically “fit” at all levels of financial literacy. SHOW NOTES: 4:14: How Does Financial Literacy Make-or-Break A Nation? 7:10: Why Don’t Schools Teach Financial Education? 16:47: How Is Crypto Currency Flawed? 21:25: How Is Creating Value The Goal Of Capitalism? 28:54: How Does Economic Illiteracy Allow Bad Policy? 35:52: How Should National Debt Concern Us?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
55:0712/09/2023
The Fourth Turning

The Fourth Turning

Discover how the current economic and institutional crises will likely play out, and how you can prepare for increased uncertainty. Historian Neil Howe joins Andy to discuss how demographic cycles may offer insight to where we’re heading. SHOW NOTES: 7:01: How Does Generational History Inform Today’s Upheaval? 12:15: How Does Demography Predict The Future? 16:33: How Has “The Fourth Turning” Arrived? 31:00: How Are Economics About To Change? 36:10: How Will The Government Inevitably Control More Of Our Economy? 49:22: How Will Individualism Recede And Community Grow After “The Fourth Turning?”This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
56:2530/08/2023
Top-Gun Trading

Top-Gun Trading

Discover how to train your mind to make the best trades under pressure. Hasard Lee, awarded the Air Force’s top F-16 combat instructor, joins Andy to discuss how to achieve clear thinking when making difficult financial decisions. SHOW NOTES: 7:47: What Is Clear Thinking? 12:01: How Do People Outsource Their Thinking? 17:32: How Is Decision-Making Improved Through Debriefing? 22:15: How Does Stress Impact Decision Making? 26:41: How Can Awareness Of Power Laws Improve Decision Making? 34:15: How Can Stress Become Calming?  This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
44:0014/08/2023
Hands On Economics

Hands On Economics

Discover how to leverage the inflation and money policy crises. Joseph Gulesserian joins Andy with an in-depth look at strategies to protect and grow wealth in these tumultuous times. SHOW NOTES: 4:34: How Has The Fed Backed Itself Into A Corner? 10:10: How Does The U.S. Monetary Policy Become Unsustainable? 16:15: How Is MMT Increasing Risk To Our Economy? 23:29: How Are Employment Numbers Remaining So Strong? 27:51: How Will AI Impact The Economy? 31:23: How Do Governments Create Dependency? 34:41: What Is The Future Of Banks? 41:45: How Do Investors Combat Inflation? 48:11: How Secure Is The U.S. Dollar?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
58:1702/08/2023
Chaos Trading

Chaos Trading

Discover how traders leverage chaos events to make massive profits. We live in an age where boom-and-bust cycles may be more acute, and traders are identifying these cycles with colorful names like Black Swann and Dragon King. Scott Patterson joins Andy with his research into this new era of trading. SHOW NOTES: 4:31: Are Black Swann Events Real? 7:20: How Can Traders Incorporate Black Swann Events Into Their Trading? 11:46: How Is Nassim Taleb An Important Investor? 14:50: What Is Dragon King Theory? 20:41: Are Chaos Traders Smart Or Lucky? 27:51: How Do Traders Predict “Down” & Predict “Up?” 32:56: Are Markets Finding More “Catastrophes?”This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
41:3917/07/2023
How To Make Better Decisions Faster

How To Make Better Decisions Faster

Discover how difficult investing decisions can be streamlined to achieve beneficial outcomes. Paul Epstein joins Andy to discuss how to build a personal system for optimal decision making. SHOW NOTES: 8:32: Why Do We Need To Make Decisions Faster? 15:13: How Is Decision Making A Skill? 23:31: How Do You Build A Plan To Make Better Decisions Faster? 30:57: How Are Offensive Decisions Vital To Success?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
32:4323/06/2023
What If Everyone Was Financially Literate?

What If Everyone Was Financially Literate?

Discover the true cost of being financially ignorant, and how that ignorance is exploited. Per Bylund joins Andy to discuss how anyone can achieve financial literacy. SHOW NOTES: 5:06: What Is Economics? 9:25: What Is The Cost Of An Electorate That Is Financially Illiterate? 19:58: How Is MMT Becoming More Popular? 24:24: How Could Current Inflation Become Hyperinflation? 29:26: Is It Too Late To Systemically Fix Our Economic Policies? 35:54: Why Don’t Schools Teach Financial Literacy?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
41:4509/06/2023
Raising Healthy Investors

Raising Healthy Investors

Discover how technology is adversely changing the family unit, and oftentimes robbing children of the ability to think critically. Thomas Kersting joins Andy to discuss how to raise healthy children in an unhealthy environment. SHOW NOTES: 6:58: How Is The Current Cultural Climate Much Different Than Anything Previously? 9:26: How Is Technology Hypnotizing Children & Adults? 12:21: How Has “Comparison Culture” Taken On An Outsized Role In Society? 16:28: What Tools Can Parents Use To Raise Healthy Children? 21:29: How Have Families Become Siloed? 22:22: How Does Technology Marinate Minds In Dopamine? 27:23: How Does Happiness Create Wealth?  This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
30:4519/05/2023
You Do It

You Do It

Discover why Americans are waiting for someone else to fix what’s broken in society. Philip Howard joins Andy to discuss how every citizen can take action instead of sitting back and hoping someone else does the job. SHOW NOTES: 7:31: How Has Government Strangled Efficiency? 10:55: How Have Public Unions Co-Opted Government? 15:16: How Can Citizens Change Entrenched Bureaucracies That No Longer Serve The Public? 19:55: What Is The Most Dangerous Aspect Of Bureaucracies With No Accountability? 22:49: How Is Our Current Crisis Of Confidence Different? 27:00: How Does Our Culture Make Citizens “Fat and Happy?”This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
33:2028/04/2023
Tethered to Currency

Tethered to Currency

Discover how Tether is tied to fiat currencies inside the crypto universe. Carol Alexander joins Andy to explain how the crypto currency market is quickly evolving and full of risk and opportunity. SHOW NOTES: 6:47: What Role Does Tether Play In The Crypto Universe? 17:28: How Should Investors Be Concerned About Tether? 22:10: How Does Tether Impact The Value Of The Dollar? 25:53: What’s The Future Of Crypto? 33:47: What Role Will Central Banks Play In Cryptos? 39:03: How Can Investors Educate Themselves About Crypto?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
45:3813/04/2023
Understanding NFT's

Understanding NFT's

Discover how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have skyrocketed in popularity, and what value they offer to businesses and content creators. SHOW NOTES: 2:45: How Have NFTs Created Value? 5:10: What Is Tokenism? 12:57: How Are NFTs Digital Certifications Of Ownership? 21:22: How Can NFTs Improve Credibility In The Marketplace? 31:29: How Do NFTs Protect Intellectual Property?
40:2704/04/2023
THE FED’S CONUNDRUM

THE FED’S CONUNDRUM

Discover how fiscal policy is unsustainable and what the best options are to build a healthy economic future. Economist John Cochrane joins Andy. SHOW NOTES: 4:22: How Can The Fed Kill Inflation? 10:18: How Did The Fed Keep Inflation So Low For So Long? 16:01: Is The Current Fiscal Policy Sustainable? 21:35: What Does The U.S. Look Like If Its Fiscal Policy Fails? 27:13: Where Does Inflation Come From? 31:45: How Is MMT Seductive? 39:01: How Can People Prepare For A Sour Economy?
44:0121/03/2023
The Next Bubble

The Next Bubble

Discover how so-called experts fail to predict financial crises. Howard Adler, former U.S. Treasury official, joins Andy to discuss how the next financial boom-and-bust cycle is growing, and how you can prepare for it. SHOW NOTES: 4:57: How Does The U.S. Treasury Justify Its Response To Covid? 12:42: How Does Each Financial Crisis Result In Expanded Government Powers? 16:40: How Is The Fed Likely Handcuffed To Fix Inflation? 18:55: How Does The Fed Create Bubbles? 24:40: Where Does The Economy Currently Stand In The Covid Bubble? 29:00: How Does Fed Policy Put The U.S. Dollar At Risk? 37:31: What Risk Does The Reverse Repo Market Present? 42:47: Is It Likely That The Government Would Bail Out 401(k)s?
59:3706/03/2023
CFA Team 2023 Forecast

CFA Team 2023 Forecast

Top instructors Noah Davidson and Corey Halliday join Andy with their economic forecast for 2023. Stocks, real estate, crypto, precious metals, and inflation are all covered in this timely episode. SHOW NOTES: 1:24: How Valuable To Investors Are Economic Prediction? 2:38: Where Are Stocks Headed In 2023? 5:54: How Is It Easier To Predict What Is Going To Happen, Not When It Will Happen? 10:04: How Will The Fed Behave In 2023? 15:53: How Will Inflation Remain Sticky? 20:59: Where Will Investor Opportunities Be In 2023? 32:22: How Will Gold Perform In 2023? 36:32: How Will Crypto Perform In 2023?
01:07:4621/02/2023
How Your Money Is Changing

How Your Money Is Changing

Discover how monies constantly change, and why crypto may be signaling a dramatic shift from government-issued money to private money. SHOW NOTES: 3:30: How Is Money Supply Over-Valued? 8:09: How Does Money Follow Productivity? 10:58: Why Is There No Such Thing As Bubbles? 14:54: How Does Capitalism Always Seek Stable Money? 21:39: How Is Money A Measure? 24:55: How Will Private Money Push Out Government Money?  
37:3807/02/2023
Sticky Inflation

Sticky Inflation

Discover how to protect and build wealth as The Fed raises rates in response to inflation.  David Stockman joins Andy. SHOW NOTES: 5:03: What Are The Similarities With Current Inflation And Inflation Of The 70s? 11:47: How Close Is The Fed To Killing Inflation? 17:31: What Interest Rate Will Control Inflation? 22:28: How Does The Current Rate Of Personal Savings Impact Inflation? 25:50: How Is Inflation Cumulative? 27:57: How Do You Protect Your Wealth During Inflation?
36:2809/01/2023
Money's Trust Crisis

Money's Trust Crisis

Discover how our global crisis of trust impacts money and investing, and how new technologies like block chain may restore confidence. SHOW NOTES: 9:43: Is Enthusiasm For Crypto Legitimate? 17:10: How Is Block Chain Likely To Restore Trust In Our Economy? 25:38: How Should Investors Focus On Trustless Financial Vehicles? 36:00: How Can Bit Coin’s Obsolescence Risk Be Determined? 43:41: How Can Crypto’s Investment Value Determined? 48:22: How Could Block Chain Revolutionize Lending? 59:38: What Does The FTX Crisis Reveal About Crypto?
01:12:2122/12/2022
The End of Cash

The End of Cash

Discover how China has revolutionized digital finance and prompted the U.S. to play catch-up in an attempt to remain the world’s financial leader. SHOW NOTES: 2:02: How Did China Become The Global Leader Of FinTech? 6:50: How Has China Developed A Social Credit Score? 12:34: How Is The U.S. Trying To Compete With China’s FinTech Dominance? 15:59: What Are The Risks/Rewards Of Adopting Chinese-Style FinTech? 19:34: What’s The Future Of Currency? 23:25: Who Leads The Race For AI Domination?
27:5217/12/2022
Build a Tougher Mind

Build a Tougher Mind

Discover how to build habits that strengthen your mind and propel you to perform at optimal levels. Dr. Jon Finn joins Andy in this discussion about neuroscience and practical steps you can take to improve your life. SHOW NOTES: 4:10: How Are We Understanding How The Brain Functions In New Ways? 11:27: What Is A Habit? 17:00: How Can Anyone Change His Or Her Habits? 23:18: How Do You Plan To Change Behavior? 29:22: How Can Traders Control Their Emotions? 34:53: Why Are We “Triggered” Instead Of Resilient? 38:41: How Do You Connect Future Success To Current Behavior?
42:5330/11/2022
Chip War

Chip War

Discover how computer chips have become the world’s most valuable resource. Economic superiority – as well as security -- will be determined by who controls chips. SHOW NOTES: 5:03: What Nations Are Fighting The Chip War? 7:22: How Does The World Change If China Dominates Chips? 10:38: How Is China Positioned To Win The Chip War? 14:08: What Risks Do Chips Present To Crypto? 16:53: How Is The Security Of Taiwan Critical To The Chip War? 19:01: How Do Chips Impact Your Life Everyday? 21:26: Will Chip Advancement Eliminate Jobs?
25:4916/11/2022
Future of the 401(k)

Future of the 401(k)

Ted Benna, “The Father of the 401(k),” joins Andy to discuss how inflation impacts retirement investments.  Also discover how to safeguard your financial future no matter what age you are. SHOW NOTES: 4:04: How Do IRAs Compare To 401(k)s? 6:30 How Has The Global Economy Become More Troubling For Investors? 7:59: How Has The Breakdown Of Institutions Increased Risk For Investors? 12:05: What Are The Limitations Of IRAs & 401(k)s? 14:46: How Can ESG Interfere With Fiduciary Responsibility? 18:52: Should Retirement Contributions Be Mandated? 25:00: How Will Long-term Inflation Impact 401(k)s? 27:59: What Opportunities Rise From Faltering Economies?
37:4527/10/2022
Master Your Supply Chain

Master Your Supply Chain

Discover how to evaluate and leverage supply chains in business, purchasing and investing. SHOW NOTES: 2:07: How Did The Use Of Middlemen Expand? 5:29: How Do You Determine The Value Of Middlemen? 8:31: How Can You Determine The Value Of A Supply Chain? 14:45: What Did Covid Reveal About Supply Chains? 21:22: Will DeFi Replace Traditional Banking? 30:23: How Can You Educate Yourself On The Direct Economy?
41:1611/10/2022
Inevitable Inflation

Inevitable Inflation

Discover how our current inflation crisis was the inevitable result of political policies, and how you can safeguard your investments with opportunities afforded by inflation. SHOW NOTES: 6:17: How Has “Creditism” Impacted Monetary Policy? 7:39: How Do Paper Currencies Affect Inflation? 17:20: How Do Central Banks & Politicians Drive Inflation? 21:13: How Does The Price On Time Determine Efficiency Of Capital? 26:17: What Have We Learned About Modern Monetary Theory? 38:17: What Opportunities Does Inflation Create? 40:29: How Does Financial Literacy Provide Security
49:1226/09/2022
Fight, Protect, Heal

Fight, Protect, Heal

Discover how to develop a personal and financial plan to safeguard your health and wealth. SHOW NOTES: 5:05: How Can You Build Toughness? 6:22: What Defines A Warrior? 9:49: How Does Transformation Begin From Within? 12:50: What Is The Value Of Service? 15:44: How Do You Learn To Properly Fight? 24:28: How Do You Learn To Protect Yourself? 28:05: How Do You Learn To Heal? 32:51: What Is The Cost Of Transformation?  
38:5614/09/2022
Winning Tax Strategies

Winning Tax Strategies

Discover how the tax code rewards certain types of investing. SHOW NOTES: 7:23: How Can The IRS Become A Wealth-Building Partner? 12:05: How Is The Tax Code A Guidebook To Successful Investing? 14:28: How Do You Progress From Being Rich To Being Wealthy? 17:44: What Motivates The Government To Offer Tax Incentives? 25:45: How Is It Patriotic To Pay Fewer Taxes?  
41:3529/08/2022
Inflation Opportunities

Inflation Opportunities

Discover how inflation impacts stock trading, and how to build a trading plan to navigate these inflationary times. SHOW NOTES: 4:56: What Do Traders Need To Know About Current Inflation? 10:14: What Do Traders Need To Know About Current Money Supplies? 15:59: What Sectors Gain Strength During Inflation? 29:39: How Did Inflation Expose Crypto Currencies? 42:53: How Does Inflation Create Trading Opportunities?
01:05:0215/08/2022
How To Improve Your Brain

How To Improve Your Brain

Discover how to change your mind – and the minds of others – in this discussion with David McRaney. SHOW NOTES: 4:53: How Unaware Are Humans? 11:04: How Can Humans Improve By Raising Awareness Of Being Wrong? 17:27: What Is The Best Way To Change Your Own Mind? 26:35: How Does The Fear Of Social Death Impact The Brain? 33:11: What Did The GameStop Event Teach Us About The Minds Of Investors? 50:22: How Can Truth Be Found In A Post-Truth World?
57:2601/08/2022
Sustain Your Game

Sustain Your Game

Discover how to achieve and maintain high performance in business and at home. Alan Stein Jr. joins Andy to discuss his work with high-performance athletes and business leaders. SHOW NOTES: 6:59: How Does High Performance Begin With Respect For The Basics? 11:06: How Is Mastery Of The Basics Simple But Not Easy? 19:23: What Causes Burnout? 23:50: How Are Burnout & Stagnation Different? 29:59: How Can You Bulletproof Your Performance?
34:4427/07/2022
The Next Financial Bust

The Next Financial Bust

Discover how America’s sophisticated economic system lends itself to so many cycles of boom-and-bust. SHOW NOTES: 2:53: What Does The Savings & Loan Failure Teach Us About Today’s Economic Stress? 7:38: What Causes America’s Economic Failures? 11:44: How Do Financial Regulators Fail? 19:08: How Is Financial Illiteracy The Biggest Risk? 24:47: How Is Confidence The Key To Any Financial System? 32:59: How Damaging Is Q.E.? 37:19: How Have Bailouts Created More Economic Risk? 39:56: What Current Options Does The U.S. Have Today To Avoid Another Bust? 43:09: Why Are The Best Financial Minds Wary Of Helping The Government? 46:29: How Is China “Beating” The U.S.? 48:25: How Will China Win The A.I. Race? 54:37: What Are The Chances The Dollar Falters As World Reserve Currency?
01:03:2505/07/2022
Food For Thought (Episode 143)

Food For Thought (Episode 143)

Food prices are skyrocketing. Food shortages are more frequent. Global food crises are predicted. Andy speaks with a food economist who offers insight into the next expected economic crisis. SHOW NOTES: 9:01: What Is The Risk Of A Global Food Shortage? 11:07: How Would Localizing Food Production Impact Inflation? 14:44: How Can Food Inflation Lead To Social Unrest? 18:50: How Fragile Are Food Supply Chains? 24:54: How Does Food Inflation Impact The Psychology Of A Country? 29:56: How Does Specialized Production Increase Risk? 35:30: How Likely Is A Near-Term Recession In The U.S.?
41:4807/06/2022
Common Sense Economics (Episode 142)

Common Sense Economics (Episode 142)

Discover how economics are understood as a series of tradeoffs. Our economic policies are too often convoluted with ingredients that stray from common sense. Matthew Hennessey joins Andy to discuss how you can cut through “magical thinking” and use economics to make better choices. SHOW NOTES: 5:28: Why Are So Many People Intimidated By Economics? 7:33: How Have Economics Become “Over-Credentialized?” 10:17: How Is MMT An Example Of Economic “Magical Thinking?” 14:54: How Are Economics A Series Of Choices? 30:42: What Can Steve Jobs Teach Us About Economics? 38:08: What’s Wrong With The Fed Printing Money To Solve Problems?
42:1023/05/2022
American Money, Credit & Capital (Episode 141)

American Money, Credit & Capital (Episode 141)

Discover how the U.S. will fund the future. Richard Duncan joins Andy to discuss money, credit and the future of the markets. SHOW NOTES: 17:46: How Has The Fed Changed Over The Last 100 Years? 21:53: How Did The Fed Become The World’s Most Powerful Economic Institution? 25:49: How Did The Money Revolution Occur? 34:18: How Did Globalization Enable The Fed To Print Massive Amounts Of Money? 38:26: How Is Our Economic System Addicted To Credit? 45:31: How Can Economic Dogma Limit Investors? 56:10: How Should The Fed Fund The Future? 1:09: How Can The Fed Control Inflation? 1:23: How Must The Fed Spend To Secure The U.S. From China? 1:38: How Can The U.S. Best Feed Its Addiction To Credit?
01:51:5705/05/2022
Microeconomic Essentials (Episode #140)

Microeconomic Essentials (Episode #140)

Discover how runaway inflation is impacting investing, wealth and the psychology of Americans. Economist Jay Prag joins Andy to discuss the likelihood of reversing inflation with a recession. SHOW NOTES: 6:06: How Is The Fed Fueling Inflation? 11:39: Why Has Economy Not Entered Hyperinflation? 20:54: How Does The Ukraine War Impact Inflation? 26:05: How Does The Fed Behave Like An Addict? 35:05: How Will The Dollar’s Role Change? 41:10: How Is Russia’s Gold Purchasing Impacting The Global Economy? 44:43: How Do You Financially Plan For Inflation & Recession? 49:54: Why Are So Many Americans Embracing Socialism? 51:06: Is MMT A Failure? 54:56: What Is The Future Of Crypto? 1:06: Why Is The Economic Outlook For 2022 So Uncertain?
01:10:0918/04/2022
Financial Cold War (Episode 139)

Financial Cold War (Episode 139)

SUMMARY: Discover how America and China are waging a financial war that impacts every citizen around the globe.   SHOW NOTES: 5:42: How Does Bretton Woods Frame The Current Financial Cold War? 11:17: Why Is The Dollar Still The Reserve Currency? 14:48: Is The Digital Yuan Likely To Overtake The Dollar As Reserve Currency? 16:33: Why Are The Saudis Considering Payment For Oil In Yuan? 24:02: What Is America’s “Burden Of A Superpower?” 29:43: Is The Current Global Financial System Sustainable? 32:21: How Will Efficiency Determine The Future Of Money? 35:43: Is Capitalism In Danger Of Collapsing? 44:29: How Does Japan Project The Future Of The U.S.? 52:13: How Will The Ukraine War Impact U.S.-China Relations?
01:01:3605/04/2022
Getting Started As An Entrepreneur (Episode 138)

Getting Started As An Entrepreneur (Episode 138)

SUMMARY: Discover how to start a business, or transition from an employee to a business owner.    SHOW NOTES: 3:34: How Does A Person Get Started In Entrepreneurship? 6:24: How Does Entrepreneurship Expose Your Weaknesses? 11:03: Where Does A Person Educate Themselves On Entrepreneurship? 13:48: How Is Mission Vital To Entrepreneurial Success? 15:06: How Is Entrepreneurship A Lifestyle? 16:38: Why Do Young Entrepreneurs Need To Focus On Their Legacies Now? 18:57: What Are The Advantages Of Buying A Business As Opposed To Starting One? 21:05: How Does An Aspiring Entrepreneur Measure His Passion? 22:03: How Do Successful Entrepreneurs Deal With Failure?
24:1920/03/2022
Commodities Crisis (Episode 137)

Commodities Crisis (Episode 137)

SUMMARY: Gas prices are soaring. Food prices are spiking. Discover how commodities markets are contributing to economic chaos around the globe.   SHOW NOTES: 6:04: How Are Traders Detached From Fundamentals? 10:52: How Will Expensive Oil Impact Other Commodities? 18:07: What Will Trigger Hyperinflation? 20:21: How Does Debt Disappear? 27:57: How Will The Ukraine War Contribute To Massive Food Shortages?
34:1814/03/2022
Shield Against Uncertainty (Episode 136)

Shield Against Uncertainty (Episode 136)

SUMMARY: Discover what it takes to successfully trade as uncertainty in the economy rises. Alex Gurevich joins Andy to discuss his trading strategy during the pandemic.   SHOW NOTES: 5:10: How Has The Pandemic Changed Trading? 8:09: How Was The Market Foreshadowing The Drop In March 2020? 15:03: What Is The Difference Between Traders And Investors? 19:35: What Is The Struggle Of Insurance? 22:19: What Are The Lessons From The Pandemic Market Drop Of 2020? 27:12: What Can The Fed Do About Inflation? 30:49: Could The Market Drop To Pre-Pandemic Levels? 39:44: How Do Traders Develop A Winning Style?
46:1027/02/2022
Gamestop Lessons (Episode 135)

Gamestop Lessons (Episode 135)

SUMMARY: Discover what the GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood Revolution exposed about investing. Spencer Jakab joins Andy with analysis of this historic chapter in investing that sent shockwaves through the markets and provided many unintended consequences.   SHOW NOTES: 5:17: How Do Online Trading Platforms Influence Trading? 10:46: Have Markets Ever Experienced A GameStop/Robinhood-type Event? 15:28: How Was GameStop Uniquely Positioned To Be Massively Shorted? 17:55: How Did The CEO Of GameStop Win? 22:09: How Are Investors Living In A Magical Time? 26:39: How Can Inexperienced Traders Hedge Against Risk?
28:0413/02/2022
Debt Paradox (Episode 134)

Debt Paradox (Episode 134)

SUMMARY: Discover how personal and public debt has reached an inflection point. Richard Vague joins Andy to discuss realistic ways to reduce student loans, home mortgages, and small business debt.   SHOW NOTES: 2:42: How Is Personal Debt The Real Crisis? 4:48: What Is The Paradox Of Debt? 7:21: How Is Debt Different Depending On Wealth? 10:43: How Have Debt Policies Become Exhausted? 12:05: How Do You Deal With Student Debt? 17:05: Can Debt Be Maxed Out? 21:32: How Does The Overton Window Impact Politicians? 25:33: What Does A Realistic Debt Alleviation Policy Look Like?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
29:3530/01/2022
Free Market (Episode 133)

Free Market (Episode 133)

SUMMARY: Discover how free capitalist markets really are. Nicholas Wapshott joins Andy to discuss the ongoing debate about government influence of money creation, debt and banking.   SHOW NOTES: 7:39: Are Free Markets Really Free? 9:10: What Would A Government-Free Economy Look Like? 11:50: How Does The U.S. Government Guarantee Banks Don’t Fail? 13:05: How Did Paul Volker Crush Inflation? 16:57: The U.S. Economy Is Built On Near-Zero Interest Rates. What Happens When Rates Rise? 19:20: How Relevant Are Milton Friedman & Paul Samuelson Today? 22:19: Does The Government Ever Need To Worry About Debt?
27:1416/01/2022
Money's Midlife Crisis

Money's Midlife Crisis

SUMMARY: Discover how money is quickly changing under Modern Monetary Theory, low interest rates and income inequality. Zvi Schreiber joins Andy to discuss how money is going out of style, and what skills you’ll need to achieve prosperity.   SHOW NOTES: 4:23: What Is The Future Of Fiat Money? 8:59: How Is MMT Impacting Money? 12:35: How Do Low Interest Rates Accelerate Inequality? 16:31: How Does Money Printing Benefit The Rich? 19:41: How Do Low Or Negative Interest Rates Change Behavior? 21:46: Why Is The Demand For Goods & Services Too Low? 30:11: How Is Crypto A ‘Strange Beast?’This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
43:4402/01/2022
The Value Of Index Funds (Episode 131)

The Value Of Index Funds (Episode 131)

SUMMARY: Discover how the invention of index funds changed forever the way stocks are bought and sold.   SHOW NOTES: 8:56: How Do Index Funds Impact Active Investment? 15:25: How Do Index Funds Solve The Problem Of Scalability? 18:57: How Do Investors Determine The Best Index Funds? 23:17: How Do Fees Impact Index Funds? 27:31: What Is The Future Of Bitcoin ETFs? 30:57: How Does Market Cap Add Risk To Index Funds? 36:10: What Are The Unintended Consequences Of Index Funds?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
42:5519/12/2021
Economic Sins (Episode 130)

Economic Sins (Episode 130)

Summary: Just like The Seven Deadly Sins, there are Seven Economic Sins that can impede success in business. James Otteson joins Andy to discuss economic sins and how personal decision-making can lead to a prosperous life.   SHOW NOTES: 5:35: What Is The Invisible Hand? 11:52: How Is Technology Making People More Risk Averse? 19:29: What Are The Unseen Consequences Of Deadly Economic Sins? 28:20: How Does Envy Impede Economic Success? 37:10: How Do You Use Your Best Skills In An Honorable Way?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
43:0705/12/2021
Inside Inflation (Episode 129)

Inside Inflation (Episode 129)

SUMMARY: Discover why inflation occurs and how you can prepare to live with it. Andy and a team of his best educators take a deep dive into The Fed and monetary policy, and explain in practical terms how you can navigate inflation.     SHOW NOTES: 2:35: Why Should You Care About Inflation? 4:26: How Is Current Monetary Policy Unprecedented? 5:32: Why Are There Negative Interest Rates? 14:09: How Does Inflation Impact Everybody? 26:03: How Does The Fed Act Like A Doctor Treating A Sick Patient? 33:57: Why Is The Fed Tapering? 36:40: How Is MMT A Threat To Freedom? 46:46: What Financial Lessons Can We Learn From The Wizard Of Oz?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
55:2521/11/2021
Permanent Con (Episode 128)

Permanent Con (Episode 128)

SUMMARY: Discover how the financial system encourages fraud and discourages oversight. Jared Bibler joins Andy to discuss his work investigating financial systems dating back to the Great Recession of 2008.   SHOW NOTES: 4:36: What Made Iceland So Corrupt Leading Into The Great Recession? 14:36: How Do Governments Encourage Financial Corruption? 17:43: How Has Financial Oversight Changed Since 2008? 22:06: How Are Central Banks Becoming Weaker? 26:29: Will Crypto Help Safeguard Fraud In The Financial System? 34:21: How Can Investors Protect Themselves From Systemic Corruption? 40:34: How Can Systemic Corruption Be Corrected?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
43:4707/11/2021
Hollowed Out (Episode 127)

Hollowed Out (Episode 127)

SUMMARY: Schools have become a lightning rod for our national divisiveness. Discover how technology and the failure of adults are hollowing out America’s youth. Jeremy Adams joins Andy to discuss his research and solutions to this crisis. SHOW NOTES: 1:36: How Are Young Citizens Hallowed Out? 4:04: What Does It Mean To Be Hollowed Out? 8:23: How Do You Find The Middle Ground Between Neglect And Abuse? 14:24: How Are Parents Hollowing Out Their Kids? 21:03: How Are Toxic Politics The Result Of A Hollowed Out Society? 23:22: How Do You Fix The Hollowed Out Crisis?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
39:5224/10/2021
Red-Hot Real Estate (Episode 126)

Red-Hot Real Estate (Episode 126)

SUMMARY: Residential real estate prices are skyrocketing. Discover if the market is overheated, and how to make money in any market with proper financial education.   SHOW NOTES: 8:51: Is Residential Real Estate Overheated? 12:49: How Do Investors Profit In Up And Down Markets? 17:25: What Role Does Financial Education Play In Successful Investing? 21:17: What Can We Learn From The Evergrande Crisis? 24:56: How Do You Turn Bad Debt Into Good Debt?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
29:4512/10/2021
What Causes Inflation? (Episode 125)

What Causes Inflation? (Episode 125)

SUMMARY: Discover why massive government spending does not lead to inflation. Richard Vague, Secretary of Banking & Securities of Pennsylvania, joins Andy to discuss his research into the origins of inflation.   SHOW NOTES: 6:48: Does MMT Work? 8:48: How Does MMT Not Cause Inflation? 14:02: Why Should We View The U.S. Economy A Wartime Economy? 20:10: How Is Personal Credit More Important Than Government Credit? 23:46: How Are Stocks & Real Estate Tied Together? 26:57: Is Commercial Real Estate Dead?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
35:4102/10/2021
End Of Banks (Episode 124)

End Of Banks (Episode 124)

SUMMARY: The financial system as we know it is coming to an end. Decentralized Finance will upend banking, credit, loans and commercial transactions. Economist Campbell Harvey joins Andy to discuss DeFi.   SHOW NOTES: 3:36: How Does The Yield Curve Predict Recessions? 13:38: Why Do Policymakers Want To Convince You That Inflation Is Transitory? 20:06: Why Is MMT Baloney? 22:56: How Does Inflation Impact Stocks? 29:16: What Is DeFi? 31:40: Why Are Banks Doomed? 35:57: How Will DeFi Impact The Fed? 41:58: How Has Technology Changed Education?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
47:5912/09/2021
Inflation Nation (Episode 123)

Inflation Nation (Episode 123)

SUMMARY: Andy continues his series on inflation with economist John Horn. Discover what options remain to curtail inflation, and what the risk is for runaway inflation.   SHOW NOTES: 3:41: How Is The Fed Dealing With Inflation? 6:55: Who’s In Charge Of Dealing With Inflation? 11:06: What Value Do Economic Fundamentals Hold Today? 16:39: How Does Inflation Impact Lending Rates? 22:08: What Are The Limits Of Borrowed Money? 27:06: Will Assets Be Further Inflated? 34:37: What Inflation-Fighting Tools Remain For The Fed To Use? 38:19: Why Is Universal Basic Income Inevitable? 39:19: Are We Doing MMT?This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5966814/advertisement
47:2905/09/2021