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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. 0:00 - INTRO 0:19 - Not Every December is Positive 5:03 - Momentum is Back 11:01 - Economic Summit tease 12:01 - Live Q&A: Is the 60-40 Rule still viable 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 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 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? 42:33 - In what bucket does Gold belong? 43:27 - Small Cap outlook for 2026 45:18 - When will long-term bonds recover? 46:13 - Bull/Bear case for private real estate & Private equity/credit 50:09 - When is marriage a good investment ? 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/ -------- 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 -------- #StockMarketNews #BitcoinAnalysis #PreMarketUpdate #TechnicalAnalysis #TradingStrategy #InvestingQandA #StockMarketLive #FinancialPlanning #MarketOutlook #RetirementPlanning