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A perspective on markets that is anything but traditional, join David L. Bahnsen as he unpacks impactful investment principles that aim to create long-term success. Challenging, high-energy, and devoid of fluff and nonsense, this is your source for timely market insights, and a committed viewpoint o…

David L. Bahnsen


    • Jun 6, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Something is Wrong With The Guacamole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 22:53


    Topics discussed: Who Knows What Evil Lurks Tariffs are Taxes on Americans Connecting the Dots of Real Economic Impact How The Fed will Combat the likely slowdown from this policy Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Special Edition - A China Trade War Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 27:12


    Topics discussed: The market response to the escalation in the China/trade fiasco is secondary in importance to understanding what exactly is going on, and why.  In this Advice and Insights podcast David L. Bahnsen unpacks the politics of it, the economics of it, and most importantly, what we believe it means from a portfolio standpoint.  For all things trade/China/tariff, check out this special edition of the Advice & Insights podcast! Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Part 7: Special Podcast Series: Conclusion The Case For Dividend Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 10:25


    Topics discussed: Summarizing The Case for Dividend Growth: Investing in a Post-Crisis World Links mentioned in this episode: CaseForDividendGrowth.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Part 6: Special Podcast Series: Chapters 9 & 10 The Case For Dividend Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 22:43


    Topics discussed: Chapter Nine – To This End We Work: Avoiding Dividend Cuts & Chapter Ten – Clearing Up The Confusions Around Dividend Growth Investing Links mentioned in this episode: CaseForDividendGrowth.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Part 5: Special Podcast Series: Chapters 7 & 8 The Case For Dividend Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 19:28


    Topics discussed: Chapter Seven – The Threat of Inflation: The Self-Contained Offense and Defense of Stocks Growing their Dividends & Chapter Eight – But What About Stock Buybacks? Links mentioned in this episode: CaseForDividendGrowth.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Part 4: Special Podcast Series: Chapters 5 & 6 The Case For Dividend Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 17:56


    Topics discussed: Chapters 5 and 6, Withdrawal Mechanics Matter: Avoiding the Poison of Negative Compounding as you Tap Your Nest Egg to Live Happily Ever After & Opportunity Cost Myth: Why Dividend Growth Investing Is not a Return Consolation Prize from the book, The Case For Dividend Growth - Investing in a Post-Crisis World Links mentioned in this episode: [CaseForDividendGrowth.com](https://casefor dividendgrowth.com) TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Part 3: Special Podcast Series: Chapters 3 & 4 The Case For Dividend Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 19:47


    Topics discussed: Chapters 3 and 4, Not Buying the Stock to get the Dividend: Buying the Dividend to get the Stock & Accumulation of Wealth: The Eighth Wonder of the World on Steroids, from the book The Case For Dividend Growth - Investing in a Post-Crisis World Links mentioned in this episode: CaseForDividendGrowth.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Part 2: Special Podcast Series: Chapters 1 & 2 Special Series: The Case For Dividend Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 18:07


    Topics discussed: Chapters 1 and 2, Why People Invest: Cash Flow is King & Historical Context and Realities, from the book The Case For Dividend Growth - Investing in a Post-Crisis World Links mentioned in this episode: [CaseForDividendGrowth.com](https://casefor dividendgrowth.com) TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Part 1: Special Podcast Series: Introduction - The Case For Dividend Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 13:00


    Topics discussed: David introduces the concept of dividend growth investing, the subject of his new book The Case For Dividend Growth - Investing in a Post-Crisis World Links mentioned in this episode: [CaseForDividendGrowth.com](https://casefor dividendgrowth.com) TheBahnsenGroup.com MarketEpicurean.com

    Mueller Report A Market Dud

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 22:25


    Topics discussed: Trump Moves Ahead Special Counsel is Not Special News for Markets Earnings Are All that Markets Follow Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Advice & Insights PODCAST - Checking In On Capex

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 12:45


    Topics discussed: Capex In Present Economic Conditions Hard Capex vs. Soft Capex China and Capex Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    A Tax Like No Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 9:41


    Topics discussed: Serious Tax, Serious Business Investor Returns are Impacted A Money Grab, For Sure Takes Money From Where it is Needed Most Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    An Involved Look at Inflation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 15:29


    Topics discussed: Feds Flawed Inflation Policy What is a "Inflationista?" Wrong Targeting Leads to Missed Targets Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    What A Full Year of Tax Reform Means for Your Taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 16:32


    Topics discussed: Tax Refunds Billion's Lower to Date, But Not The Whole Story Bottomline - Most Won't Have Taxes Going Up Corporate Capex Stimulus is Still in Play Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    What the Recent Federal Reserve Reversal Really Means

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 15:03


    Topics discussed: When The Fed Fed the Market The Credit Market Lack of Response to Build Up of Corporate Leverage What Will The Fed Do Now? Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Our 2019 Perspective: Making Sense of 2018, and Previewing the Year Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 47:50


    Topics discussed: Performance Summary Across Markets Bonds: Can’t live with em’, Can’t live without em’ 2019 Perspectives Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    A December to Remember

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 11:11


    This week, [someone], [someone else] and [another person] cover [topic]..... Topics discussed: Record Highs, Big Lows Trade Wars Still Raging? How are We to Behave? Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    A Lesson About Quantitative "Tightening" We Must All Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 9:41


    Topics discussed: QE vs. QT Pulling Liquidity Out of The Economy Extracting Liquidity Has Consequences Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    What is Causing Business Confidence to Wane?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 19:46


    Topics discussed: The Yin and Yang of China's transformative GDP Growth Economic Cycle and Stock Market's Relationship US GDP numbers The Sudden Pause in Business Investment Spending Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Mr. Market Doesn't Like Mr. Tariff

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 15:41


    Topics discussed: The Tweet that Launched A Thousand Bots Prominent Uncertainties of The China Trade War The Taxman Trumpeth Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    What Should The Fed Be Doing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 12:14


    Topics discussed: Recap of economic recovery after The Great Recession Market reaction to normalization of monetary policy Fed Doves and Hawks A prescription for Fed action Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Corporate Credit and How Investors are Impacted

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 10:30


    Topics discussed: Credit Market Realities Boom and Bust Scenarios Irrational Allocation of Assets Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    A Midterm of Consensus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 16:34


    Topics discussed: Key State by State Results Flips that didn't Fool Wall Street California and Colorado Polls and Propositions Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    The Most Important Part of the GDP and It's Very Low

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 19:24


    Topics discussed: Trade War Turmoil Earnings, or Price-to-Earnings? Capex alert - or, How Is the Economy? Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    SPECIAL EDITION - Advice and Insights - The Lessons We and You Learned from the Financial Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 25:56


    Topics discussed: No Regrets The History of These Important Lessons The Lessons we Must Learn Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com MarketEpicurean.com

    Did TARP REALLY Save the Stock Market in 2008 ??

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 21:44


    Topics discussed: Politicians Perplexing Voting Game TARP - The Great Public Relations Boon The Bleeding Didn't Stop Links mentioned in this episode: MarketEpicurean.com DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    The Fed's "Alphabet Soup" of Facilities May Be Folly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 14:45


    Topics discussed: Quantitative Easing isn't that Easy The Velocity of Money does Matter The Federal Reserve is the Lender of Last Resort Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    The Month I Could Never Forget: A Not-So Happy Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 12:20


    Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com Special Market Epicurean Series On The Financial Crisis Of 2008

    Putting the Passive Debate to Pasture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 17:36


    Topics discussed: Does passive investing actually exist? Must consider an investors appetite for risk Managing behavior is more important than managing a portfolio Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    A Recipe for a Recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 12:16


    Topics discussed: Yield Curve and Recessions Corporate Profit Growth and Recessions Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com DividendCafe.com

    What Is The Big Story in Markets Right Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 9:05


    Topics discussed: Normalization of Monetary Policy Rallying Dollar Investor Advice Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Emerging Markets: "Back the truck up"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2018 9:05


    CIO David Bahnsen discusses the state of emerging markets and the events influencing them. Topics discussed: Companies with strong domestic sources of revenue vs. those who are export driven Rising Dollar Fears around trade and tariffs Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Stock Buybacks Are Not the Enemy of Prosperity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 16:35


    This week CIO David L. Bahnsen discusses stock buybacks from both economic and political perspectives. TheBahnsenGroup.com David's Article on Stock Buybacks @ NationalReview.com

    Focus On The Fed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 11:55


    In this Advice & Insights Podcast David talks about the effects of Fed policy on the economy and the dangers of politicization of the Fed. TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Dividend Investing - It's What We Do!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2018 18:57


    This week, [someone], [someone else] and [another person] cover [topic]..... Topics discussed: Why We Are Dividend Investors When to Believe the Yield Curve The Right Kind of Growth of Dividend Links mentioned in this episode: http://example.com http://second-example.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

    Recapping The First Half Of 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2018 23:24


    This week, David recaps the first two quarters of 2018 Topics discussed: Early positive performance in risk assets Fed normalization of monetary policy. Trade conflicts and tariffs Emerging markets and more Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Why Are Markets "Running In Place"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 17:37


    This week, David takes a deeper dive into the current state of trade war talk ..... Topics discussed: markets don't form an ideological opinion more trade is preferrable to less trade Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Tax Reform Giveth And Tariffs Taketh Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 9:13


    This week, David covers how the battle between trade war talk vs the positive effects of tax reform is effecting markets..... Topics discussed: Tariffs imposed on Chinese goods China's retaliation US threat to retaliate against the retaliation Reasoning behind market reaction (or lack thereof) Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Dividend Investing: An Antidote For "Short-termism"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 15:43


    This week, David talks about Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon's call to end the practice of “quarterly earnings guidance” and how their call reinforces a key tenet of our core investment philosophy ..... Topics discussed: Dimon/Buffett Interview w/ Becky Quick on CNBC quarterly earnings guidance dividends as an indicator of long term corporate fiscal health Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    What American Investors Need To Know About Italy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 24:01


    This week David unpacks political events in Italy and the EU... Topics discussed: Genesis of Italy's politcal conflict Flow of money from Italy's bonds to US and Germany Viability of the Euro Valuations in EU and US markets Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    A Special Conversation With Ron Baron of Baron Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2018 53:12


    This week, David sat down with Ron Baron ..... Topics discussed: Ron's story The History of Baron Capital Ron's investing philosophy Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Capex And The Continuation Of This Bull Market

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2018 18:10


    This week, David tackles Capital Expenditure and more ..... Topics discussed: Capex Economic Growth Multiplier Effect Links mentioned in this episode: DividendCafe.com TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Unpacking the Market's Reaction to a Positive Earnings Season

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2018 15:50


    This week we listen in on this week's Dividend Cafe podcast to bring you a discussion that includes: Earnings Season Asset Allocation Bond Market Inflation Data Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Interest Rates and the Stock Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 10:43


    This week, David covers: .... Topics discussed: recent positive earnings reports higher bond yields potential for inflation Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Understanding Trade Deficits

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2018 14:37


    This week David disusses trade, trade deficits and trade surpluses. Topics discussed: Trade Deficits/Surpluses Tariffs Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Big Tech Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 18:42


    This week, David takes a deeper dive into the market segment commonly referred to as Big Tech ..... Topics discussed: Big Tech market cap and its effect on S&P 500 Potential effects of regulation on the space Potential effects of public opinion Links mentioned in this episode: TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Q1 2018 in the Markets - A Tale of Two Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 20:15


    This week, Chief Investment Officer David L. Bahnsen discusses quarter one in financial markets Links mentioned in this episode: www.DividendCafe.com www.TheBahnsenGroup.com

    Making History in Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 24:33


    This week, David L. Bahnsen delves into the historical nature of recent market events, and how investors should prepare. Links mentioned in this episode: www.DividendCafe.com www.TheBahnsenGroup.com

    David and Kimberlee talk Fiduciary, Finance, and the Fiscal Feminist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 42:44


    This week, [someone], [someone else] and [another person] cover [topic]..... Topics discussed: Women's Financial Affairs When Two Lawyers Split How did the Fiscal Feminist come to be

    finance fiduciary fiscal feminist
    An Interview with Vontobel's Peter Newell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 39:11


    This week, Chief Investment Officer David L. Bahnsen interviews Vontobel Asset Management's Peter Newell. Links mentioned in this episode: www.AdviceandInsights.com

    Trump's Terrible Tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 25:58


    This week, David L. Bahnsen covers Trump's tariffs and the implications they will have for investors. Links mentioned in this episode: www.AdviceandInsights.com www.DividendCafe.com

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