(4/18/22) How do you make a long, holiday weekend longer? Take your family out of town! Lance & The Roberts' Clan are returning from distant shores today, so here's a review of a recent conversation with Portfolio Manager, Michael Lebowitz, CFA: How does the math of inflation, deflation, and recession work? What if Elon Musk buys Twitter? CPI & PPI: How American's are coping w highest inflation in  40-years (taking credit card debt); Dealing with the realities of inflation; the drag on the economy & what really causes recession. Corporate earnings reporting: Big Banks; why this time IS a little different--and that's not good. Expectations for .5% Fed rate hike.     1:35 - The Funny Math of Inflation 12:50 - How We're Coping with the Highest Inflation in 40-years 28:52 - What Really Causes Recession 42:47 - Why This Time IS a Little Different -------- Our Latest "Three Minutes on Markets & Money: Watch This BEFORE You Set Stop Losses"  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ztjGikMozE&list=PLVT8LcWPeAujOhIFDH3jRhuLDpscQaq16&index=1 -------- Our previous show, "The Tax Man Cometh" is here:  Where Will Markets Go in April?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-INLgW_t4Ak&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=719s -------- Articles mentioned in this podcast: https://realinvestmentadvice.com/gold-or-rubles-a-pickle-worth-exploring https://realinvestmentadvice.com/bailouts-and-the-demise-of-capitalism-and-free-markets/ -------- Get more info & commentary:  https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to RIA Pro: https://riapro.net/home -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #Inflation #CPI #Recession #EnergyPrices #CorporateEarnings #ProfitMargins #ValuationDeclines #Markets #Money #Investing