(6/19/23) [HOUR-1] Consumer Confidence improves based on recent sales numbers; this would appear to be thwarting the Fed's plans to reign-in spending. End of the Quarter Rebalancing underway w AI effects preeminent. A note about Texas Heat; Boomers are stuck on Stocks; is this the prelude to a bust? How the Internet changed the world; what happens when expectations for exponential growth never occurs. Similar potential for same disruption from AI. As competition increases, prices (and earnings) must fall. Will AI be a repeat of the Dot-com era? Same type of valuation problems throughout the market: The example fo McDonald's: Sales fo hamburgers and fries do not justify valuations at 9 x earnings.   SEG-1: Consumer Confidence Improves, Fed's Plans Thwarted SEG-2: Texas Heat & Boomers Betting on Stocks SEG-3: Prelude to a Bust? SEG-4: Will AI Create a Repeat of Dot-com Era? Hosted by RIA Advisors RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer -------- Watch today's show on our YouTube channel:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ3JnTJlgZ4&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell | "The Fed Pauses...at least for now" is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPL8c4Q9Qtw&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 --------  Our previous show is here: "Strategies for Managing High-balance Credit Cards" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRh8AF8v4io&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Article Mentioned in Today's Show: "Bullish Markets And The End Of Bears" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ ------- Get more info & commentary:  https://realinvestmentadvice.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/ #InvestingAdvice #ConsumerConfidence #FederaReserve #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Internet #DotComCrash #RealEstate #Markets #Money #Investing