(2/8/24) Fair warning, fellas: Valentine's Day is one week away; Lance's annual safety PSA. What do all the numbers and charts really mean about the economy? Financial Obligation Ratio's look great for the upper 10%, but for the rest of the population, they're pretty dire. The markets don't care. Are we over-paying for equities? Market internals are very different from the headline data. The S&P almost hit 5,000, thanks to the EFT draft effect. Will "good" economic data thwart the Fed's rate policy? Bonds feed on inflation and where the market thinks inflation is going to be. Are we looking for a reprisal of 1970's style inflation? (Why now is not then.) Money Supply affects inflation, and inflation begets inflation. The Fed "gets it," but the government does not. SEG-1: Valentine's PSA; What the Charts & Numbers Really Mean SEG-2: Will "Good" Economic Data Thwart the Fed? SEG-3: Bond Strategies During the Inflation Rollercoaster SEG-4: Will We Have 1970's Inflation All Over Again? Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO, w Portfolio Manager Michael Lebowitz, CFA Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Register for our next Candid Coffee: "Five Money Habits of Unhappy Couples," Saturday, February 24, 2024: https://streamyard.com/watch/TJz2bu2Xn9Hu -------- Watch today's show video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTOnEY4qdJE&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1&t=880s -------- Articles mentioned in this report: "S&P Index Set To Hit 5000 As Bull Run Continues" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/sp-index-set-to-hit-5000-as-bull-run-continues/ "We Are Not On The 1970s Inflation Rollercoaster – Part Four" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/we-are-not-on-the-1970s-inflation-rollercoaster-part-four/ ------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "Market Internals Tell a Different Tale ," is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbDq654nLvI&list=PLwNgo56zE4RAbkqxgdj-8GOvjZTp9_Zlz&index=1 ------- Our previous show is here: "The Smartest Money Move You Can Make Right Now?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QANmxsX-WIg&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Articles Mentioned in this Show: Retirement Savers Are Piling Into Stocks. Is That A Good Idea? https://realinvestmentadvice.com/retirement-savers-are-piling-into-stocks-is-that-a-good-idea/ ------- 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 #CorporateEarnings #Retirement #bearmarket #BullMarket #confidence #earnings #economy #Fed #financialmarkets #financialplanning #interestrates #investing #market #Recession #retirement  #risk #SP500 #NASDAQ #Russell2000 #stockbuybacks #Stocks #valuations #warnings #Fed #debt #supply #prices #government #productivity #union #inflation #Markets #Money #Investing