(12/19/23) Markets are winding-down to the Christmas hoiday; trading volumes will be light. We've seen record inflows to S&P 500 ETF's as markets have rallied = too much exuberance. Forgetting the basisc: Buy under-valued, sell over-valued. How the Dollar drives markets. Counting out the 12-days of Christmas: Why so many birds? Sell cash, buy stocks, as Powell pivots; how government intervention (the Fed) affects investor psychology: Did we get our money's worth? Where did all that money go?? the disconnect of markets from the economy; market rescues funded on debt. Pre-market commentary; holiday spending: more money, less stuff; Lance's weekend on the border; earnings preview: Shipping & freight commentary; don't expect a big crash. Yet. Unexpected, exogenous events are catalysts of catastrophe.  Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer SEG-1: Markets Winding-down to Christmas; Dollar Effects in the new Year SEG-2: 12-Days of Christmas Recounted; Sell Cash, Buy Stocks SEG-3: Where Did All that Money Go? SEG-4: Weekend on the Border; Not Looking for a Crash. Yet. -------- Watch today's show video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDP9vDNYJ8s&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Register for our 2024 Economic Summit: Navigating Markets in a Presidential Cycle:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ria-advisors-economic-summit-tickets-703288784687?aff=oddtdtcreator -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "What a Dollar Rally Could Do for the Markets ," is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z7tW5UWVms&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1  ------- Our previous show is here: "Has Market Exuberance Gotten Out of Hand?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4tWjBhk9Ac&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=2&t=188s -------- Articles Mentioned in this Show: "Sell Cash, Buy Stocks As Powell Pivots?" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/sell-cash-buy-stocks-as-powell-pivots/ ------- Get more info & commentary:  https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- Register for our next Candid Coffee: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6316958366519/WN_jCrzdX9uSJSrg5MBN5Oy8g ------- 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 #USDollar #ChristmasShopping #MarketExuberance #MarketRally #MarketCorrection #FederalReserve  #TexasBorder #Immigration #Markets #Money #Investing