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Vol. XXVII · No. 134
Friday — September 18, 2026
Houston, Texas

Category: Invest

#WhatYouMissed On RIA: Week Of 02-17-20

By Lance Roberts, Feb 21, 2020

Here is what you might have missed from the RIA Crew last week. A compilation of our best blogs, newsletter, podcasts, the daily radio show and commentary from RIAPRO.NET.

Decoding Media Speak & What You Can Do About It

Decoding Media Speak & What You Can Do About It

By Lance Roberts, Feb 20, 2020

A recent article from Institutional investor decode "fund manager speak" when you see them on financial media. Here are some steps to improve you investing and avoid the noise.

Digging For Value in a Pile of Manure

Digging For Value in a Pile of Manure

By Michael Lebowitz, Feb 19, 2020

With so many assets having historically expensive valuations, it is a difficult time to be an optimist. One just has to hold their nose and get a little dirty to find value using yield and duration in the fixed income markets.

It’s Not 2000, But The Market Is Mighty Narrow Again

It’s Not 2000, But The Market Is Mighty Narrow Again

By RIA Team, Feb 19, 2020

For those of us who were around in 1999-2000 looking at charts and perhaps writing about them, there is an eerie familiarity with the market of today. Back then, when indices and the Nasdaq in particular, were rallying harder each day than the last, market breadth was looking fairly weak. In other words, the big […]

Technically Speaking: Chasing The Market? Warnings Are Everywhere

Technically Speaking: Chasing The Market? Warnings Are Everywhere

By Lance Roberts, Feb 18, 2020

No professional, or successful investor, every bought and held for the long-term without regard, or respect, for the risks that are undertaken. If professionals are looking at “risk,” and planning on protecting capital from mean-reverting events, then why aren’t you?

After A Decade, Investors Are Finally Back to Even

After A Decade, Investors Are Finally Back to Even

By Lance Roberts, Feb 17, 2020

After the longest bull market in history, investors who were betting on 6% annual rates of return to meet their retirement goals, are finally back to breakeven. Unfortunately, they are positioned for another set back.

#MacroView: Debt, Deficits & The Path To MMT.

#MacroView: Debt, Deficits & The Path To MMT.

By Lance Roberts, Feb 14, 2020

President Trump just proposed his latest $4.8 Trillion budget, and not surprisingly, suggests the deficit will actually decrease over the next 10-years. But this lack of a "story," is what has led us to the very doorstep of "Modern Monetary Theory," or "MMT." 

#WhatYouMissed On RIA: Week Of 02-10-20

By Lance Roberts, Feb 14, 2020

Here is what you might have missed from the RIA Crew last week. A compilation of our best blogs, newsletter, podcasts, the daily radio show and commentary from RIAPRO.NET.

Falling Oil Prices An Economic Warning Sign

Falling Oil Prices An Economic Warning Sign

By Lance Roberts, Feb 13, 2020

There is an old axiom which states that if you repeat a falsehood long enough, it will eventually be accepted as fact.Low oil prices equating to stronger economic growth is one of those falsehoods.