12-2-25 Q&A LIVE: Ask Us Anything About Markets & Money

Welcome to our LIVE Q&A session! Lance Roberts is taking your questions directly from the YouTube live chat—covering markets, investing, retirement planning, inflation, interest rates, the Federal Reserve, portfolio strategy, risk management, and your personal finance questions. No scripts, no agenda—just real-time answers based on data, history, and risk-focused investing principles. We'll break down what's moving the markets, how to think about pullbacks, what the Fed may do next, how valuations affect future returns, and how to build financial plans that survive full market cycles. Whether you're a new investor or a seasoned pro, this LIVE Q&A is your chance to get expert insight—right now. 0:00 - INTRO 0:19 - Not Every December is Positive; Retail Sales, Black Friday, & Target snafu 5:03 - Momentum is Back 11:01 - Economic Summit tease 12:01 - Live Q&A: Is the 60-40 Rule still viable - the goal is reducing volatility (three legs of investing) 19:34 - Debt to GDP Ratio - threat to US Dollar; purchasing power of the US Dollar 22:24 - The purchasing Power of the US Dollar vs Inflation (Chart Crime) 26:53 - Dollar performance since release of Chat GPT 28:05 - Biggest Mistake/Triumph - luck in real estate; lost money in Oil & Gas 30:08 - Is the BitCoin 4-year Cycle still Alive? 33:36 - What's the best investment for beginning investor? 35:58 - What Roles should REIT's play over the next 5-years? 37:14 - Is there a trade for money rotation among the Mag-7 as investors try to pick winners? 39:17 - Dated Maturity Bond ETF's? 40:47 - Yield Curve steepening, inversion or un-inversion 42:16 - What happens to AI if Cap-Ex doesn't show up? (It already is) 42:33 - In what bucket does Gold belong? (risk) 43:27 - Small Cap outlook for 2026 45:18 - When will long-term bonds recover? (They are) 46:13 - Bull/Bear case for private real estate & Private equity/credit 50:09 - When is marriage a good investment (and when is it not)? 👉 Subscribe for weekly insights on investing, behavioral finance, and practical money management. 📍 More at RealInvestmentAdvice.com Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdOXH7vQrt8&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 ------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Markets Base Up as Bitcoin Builds a Bottom," is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOg7kPGVEpM&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 ------- REGISTER for our 2026 Economic Summit, "The Future of Digital Assets, Artificial Intelligence, and Investing:" https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-ria-economic-summit-tickets-1765951641899?aff=oddtdtcreator ------- Articles Mentioned in Today's Show: "Is Private Equity A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing?" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/is-private-equity-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/ "A Bear Market Is A Good Thing" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/bear-markets-are-a-good-thing/ "The Problem With Waiting for Corrections" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/year-end-rally-begins/ "Full Market Cycles: Half Bull and Half Bear" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/full-market-cycles-half-bull-and-half-bear/ -------- Watch our previous show, "Bear Markets Are a Good Thing," here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdlhQgMthW4&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Get more info & commentary: https://realinvestm entadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to SimpleVisor: https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #StockMarketNews #BitcoinAnalysis #PreMarketUpdate #TechnicalAnalysis #TradingStrategy #InvestingQandA #StockMarketLive #FinancialPlanning #MarketOutlook #RetirementPlanning