2025-04-13 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ John Rubino

2025-04-13 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ John Rubino

Author: Dennis Tubbergen April 13, 2025 Duration: 43:53
Dennis Tubbergen hosts John Rubino on RLA Radio, discussing economic trends and financial strategies. Rubino, known for his Substack newsletter, highlights the potential for an economic slowdown driven by high consumer debt and a frozen housing market. He predicts a possible recession and bear market, with the government likely to respond with easy money policies, risking stagflation. Rubino also addresses global moves away from the US dollar, driven by long-term economic trends and recent US policies. The conversation touches on the potential impact of a US sovereign wealth fund and the revaluation of gold. Rubino emphasizes the investment potential in gold and silver, noting significant central bank purchases and the favorable market conditions for precious metals. John Rubino is founder of the financial website DollarCollapse.com. He is the co-author, with Gold Money’s James Turk, of The Money Bubble, and The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit from It, and author of Clean Money: Picking Winners in the Green-Tech Boom. After earning a Finance MBA from New York University, he spent the 1980s on Wall Street, as a money market trader, equity analyst, and junk bond analyst. During the 1990s he was a featured columnist with TheStreet.com and a frequent contributor to Individual Investor, Online Investor, and Consumers Digest, and his own column on Substack.com. To learn more about our guest, John Rubino, visit https://rubino.substack.com or check out his book “The Money Bubble” at https://amzn.to/2YOIe5z. To learn more about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit our website at www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.

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Hosted by best-selling author and syndicated radio host Dennis Tubbergen, Retirement Lifestyle Advocates provides a steady, analytical voice for anyone thinking about their financial future. This isn't about hype or fear; it's a grounded look at the economic currents, market cycles, and monetary policies that directly impact long-term security and planning. Dennis breaks down complex financial news into understandable segments, focusing on what these shifts mean for your personal strategy rather than just the day's headlines. You'll hear detailed commentary and conversations with economists, investment professionals, and policy experts, all aimed at building a practical understanding of how to protect and grow wealth through uncertain times. Tuning into this podcast feels like getting a direct briefing from a seasoned guide who cuts through the noise. The discussions are built on a foundation of decades of experience, offering a perspective that values prudence and evidence over speculation. Whether you're actively managing your portfolio or simply want to comprehend the larger forces at play, the analysis here is designed to provide clarity and actionable context. It’s for those who believe a secure retirement is built on knowledge, not chance, and who appreciate a deep dive into the mechanics of money, markets, and the economy.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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2021-12-05 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Dennis Tubbergen [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:26
When it comes to managing the federal budget, government officials only have three choices. These are the same three choices that governments through the world and through the centuries have always had; raise taxes, cut…
2021-11-28 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Jeffrey Tucker [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:01
Are we headed for a “crack-up-boom” as originally described by Austrian economist Mises in the 1920s, or can we avoid it? You’ll not want to miss this week’s Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio show when your host, Denn…
2021-11-14 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ John Rubino [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:27
Companies are so desperate for workers that they're doing things they never thought they would do. Like doing away with drug tests, checking the educational credentials, and calling references. This week on Retirement Li…
2021-11-07 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Karl Denninger [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:58
The reality is, that Congress has spent the last two years violating every legitimate rule of reason to monetary and fiscal policy. They have pumped 8 trillion dollars of unbacked credit into the system in the last 18 mo…
2021-10-31 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Lawrence Reed [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:13
Woodrow Wilson is regarded by many as being the worst President in US history, although some would say that the current occupant of the White House is giving him a run for his money. Just over 100 years ago, under Wilson…
2021-10-24 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Simon Popple [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:45
Investing in gold and silver are great hedges against rising inflation, but according to our guest, Mr. Simon Popple, you may also want to consider adding exposure the broader commodities market. Your host on Retirement…
2021-10-17 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Dr. Robert McHugh [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:08
Every stock market crash has always had one Hindenburg Omen or more on the clock at the same time. It's basically an indicator that says if you have a high number of new highs and new lows on a particular day at the same…
2021-10-10 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Peter Schiff [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:43
The vast majority of Americans continue to suffer as a result of Fed policy, and they will suffer even more in the future. James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, admits that it doesn't look li…
2021-09-26 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ David McAlvany [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:01
Since the financial crisis in 2008, the Fed and central banks around the world have been pumping money into markets. Nearly all of it has gone into speculative derivatives. According to our guest this week, Mr. David McA…