7 Investment Types You Should Avoid (9/6/23)

(9/6/23) All those Jobs numbers deserve a look under the hood: Are we really creating new jobs or just replacing the ones that went away? NOTE: Following each Jobs Report, revisions are made to previous numbers; this year's revisions are the most negative since the financial crisis. Are Jobs numbers a Recession indicator? The Risk remains. Markets in Correctional Period, VIX suppression vs history; investors have no apparent fear of Recession. Sleeping-in & Zip-lock bags; everyone is convinced no Recession is coming. All indicators say otherwise. How the bottom 80% are living. Investment types you should avoid: Speculative assets (ex.: Irani Dinar craze); Private REIT's: Why are they being offered to YOU?? Liquidity is key: When do you get your money back? Who is making the money on the deal? I-bonds: No one understands them. Any investment you don't understand. "High Yield" Bonds = High risk. Leverages ETF's: Risky; Commodities: are really options w decay of premium, and subject to boom/bust cycles. SEG-1: Jobs Picture May Not Be So Robust SEG-2: Sleeping Late, Ziplock Bags, No Recession? SEG-3: Investment Types You Should Avoid, Pt-1 SEG-4: Investment Types You Should Avoid, Pt-2 Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Financial Advisor Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer -------- Watch today's show on our YouTube channel:   -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Why Investors Have No Fear of Recession" is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO8bZRTgK0w&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 ------- Our previous show is here: "Can Mega-caps Continue to Lead?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkGxDBzOJNE&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=2s -------- Articles mentioned in this report: "The Downside of Diversity" (WSJ) https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/world/americas/05iht-diversity.1.6986248.html "Mega-Cap Stocks Continue To Dominate. But Why?" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/mega-ca