Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart

Lance Roberts, portfolio manager and market analyst known for macro and technical market commentary. He explores how market fear could spark a sharp reflexive rally on any good news. They discuss oil and Iran implications, rising yields and credit spreads, technical rules like the 200‑day moving average, and recent portfolio adjustments and trading ideas.

Ted Oakley, founder and CEO of Oxbow Advisors and a value-focused wealth manager. He discusses keeping large cash buffers and short-term Treasuries, why energy and precious metals feature in portfolios, risks from high oil and rising rates, and when to sit on dry powder versus deploy it. Short, actionable talk on defensive positioning and portfolio flexibility.

Mario Braga, Latin America geopolitical strategist at RANE, provides concise analysis of Cuba's crisis and U.S. pressure. He traces historical roots, energy shortfalls and migration surges. He discusses regional dynamics, Russia and China’s limited options, negotiations for survival, and whether Cuba could pivot toward tourism and investment-led recovery.

A fast-paced roundup of macro and market risks from oil shocks to stagflation and falling liquidity. Conversations cover tightening housing credit, rising bullion demand, and resource scarcity. Speakers flag bear-market momentum, dollar strength, stablecoin flows, and how institutional adoption is changing Bitcoin’s volatility.

Jonathan Wellum, founder and CEO of Rocklinc Investment Partners and Canadian financial advisor, discusses rising oil and energy costs and how they raise the odds of a market retrenchment. He covers market narrowness, recession and stagflation risks, geopolitical decoupling and resource shifts, and practical positioning like cash, duration, and precious metals exposure.

Lance Roberts, portfolio manager and market commentator known for macro and technical analysis. He explains the S&P breaking below its 200-day moving average and what technical signals to watch next. They discuss spiking oil, its consumer and global demand effects, concerns around private credit and tactical portfolio moves like trimming into rallies.

Ryan Bohl, Middle East analyst at RANE who specializes in Iran and Gulf security, gives a concise geopolitical read. He explains why Iran acts as a resilient middle power. He weighs U.S. strategy, the risks of declaring victory and leaving, Iran’s incentives to keep disrupting energy flows, and how Gulf states and global markets might respond.

Peter Alexander, founder and CEO of Z-Ben Advisors and longtime China market expert, walks through China’s economic transition and strategic moves. He discusses China’s infrastructure and manufacturing dynamism. He explains China's gold-backed RMB settlement ambitions and possible quiet power-sharing with the US over regional influence. The conversation focuses on practical geopolitical and economic shifts, not alarmist rhetoric.

Andy Schectman, CEO of Miles Franklin and decades-long precious metals expert, returns to discuss gold and silver. He covers how lower CME margin requirements and the Iran war shape markets. He explores physical withdrawals, China's gold strategy, military and industrial silver demand, and why possession of bullion matters more than paper prices.

Lance Roberts, portfolio manager and macro market commentator, offers a concise market playbook. He discusses how a sustained oil shock from the Iran conflict could strain corporate earnings and consumer spending. He explains why conflict duration matters for recession risk, details technical damage to the S&P, and outlines portfolio moves including trimming equities and tactical software buys.