American Monetary Association

Jason Hartman

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Jan 23, 2016 • 45min

AMA 137 - How to PROSPER! As the World Falls Apart with Chris Martenson

Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion, and co-founder of PeakProsperity.com (along with Adam Taggart). He is also author of the book "Prosper!: How To Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting" As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance, Chris rose to prominence with the launch of his seminal video seminar: The Crash Course which has also been published in book form (Wiley, March 2011). It's a popular and extremely well-regarded distillation of the interconnected forces in the Economy, Energy and the Environment (the "Three Es" as Chris calls them) that are shaping the future, one that will be defined by increasing challenges to growth as we have known it.Key Takeaways:[4:22] How Brazil's debt and dropping commodity prices are destroying the nation[8:10] Japan's population peak and what will become of their nation once all the youth leave[12:21] What would actually happen to our economy if we actually normalized interest rates[19:26] How exposed banks might be because of their use of derivatives[24:57] Unsustainable trends that are going to have to stop, but when will the ball drop?[30:52] Why Chris has been out of the market for a few years and when he'll consider getting back in[34:00] The coming robotic revolution and how it will reshape our society[37:12] What's going to happen by 2030 that should really make us consider what we're investing in as a country[40:35] Why emotional capital is going to be so important moving forwardWebsite Mentioned: www.peakprosperity.com
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Jan 16, 2016 • 26min

AMA 136 - Political Speech with Eric O'Keefe, Citizens for Self-Governance, Wisconsin Club for Growth (WCFG), Health Care Compact Alliance

Eric is from Detroit, Michigan. He was politically interested from an early age, and in the late 1960s, he began to follow political developments through magazines and the Wall Street Journal. In 1976, he attended a speech in Detroit by economist Milton Friedman. It happened to be the day that Friedman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. From late 1973 to early 1976, Eric worked running drill presses at Detroit Broach and Machine where he was a member of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 7489. Eric’s direct political activities began in 1976 with a contribution to the Libertarian Party presidential campaign of Roger MacBride. Eric read about the sweeping regulations of campaign activities based on the 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act amendments, which were sold as a response to Watergate. Their actual intent, and the result, was to handicap challengers and therefore entrench incumbents. Many aspects of the law were ruled unconstitutional in the 1976 Buckley v. Valeo decision, but unfortunately the Supreme Court decided to rewrite the law rather than reject it. Eric is currently a part of The Wisconsin Club for Growth and Citizens for Self Governance. Key Takeaways: [4:07] How governmental resources are being used to shut down political speech [9:13] The impact of Citizens United and the truth behind it [14:06] How we can stop the entrenched politicians and impose term limits [20:31] The monologue vs dialogue media Websites Mentioned: www.selfgovern.com
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Dec 13, 2015 • 30min

AMA 135 - Talking Crowdfunding with Risk Media's Real Esate Tech Titan, and one of Swanepoels 200 most powerful people in residential real estate, Marshall Saunders

Real estate was not Marshall’s first business avenue. At the age of 14 he started a successful vending business, growing to over 400 machines in 4 years. In college, Marshall ran a lawn-mowing business, servicing over 200 foreclosed home through a government contract with the Veteran’s Administration.In September of 2014 Marshall Saunders sold his half ownership of RE/MAX Results to his business partner to pursue his interest in community funded real estate. Marshall was a Broker/Owner in RE/MAX Results since October 2008, in which time the company doubled its number of agents and offices and grew to become the largest RE/MAX franchise in the world. Before being Broker/Owner, Marshall was a Sales Executive with RE/MAX Results for 10 years, specializing in investment property, corporate relocation, and transitioning first-time homeowners from renters to buyers.Key Takeaways[4:29] How crowdfunding is changing the rules of investing[8:04] How the Jobs Act changed over 100 years of law and changed everything[13:13] If crowdfundings growth and use in real esate will push prices higher[19:02] Why banks might just end up loving clients who use crowdfunding[21:56] How crowdfunding investments with real estate would look[24:53] Why banks seem to let homes go into foreclosure rather than helping borrowersWebsites Mentioned:www.saundersdailey.com
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Dec 6, 2015 • 42min

AMA 134 - John Addison - Addison Leadership Group, former CEO of Primerica

John Addison has been engaging and inspiring audiences with his relatable leadership message for more than two decades. As former Co-CEO of Primerica, John has worked side by side with many of the titans of American business: Art, Williams, Sandy Weill, Jamie Dimon, Bob Lipp, Pete Dawkins, and Joe Plumeri – to name a few. John has a magnetic stage presence and is highly sought after as a public speaker.Key Takeaways:[5:31] The biggest competition Primerica faces as they target the middle class workers[9:23] How complicated your financial future actually needs to be[14:20] Buying homes and avoiding "ghost houses"[18:26] How John was able to take Primerica public in the time of no IPOs[24:58] John's views on the economy today and how the middle class' views of the system are impacting it[30:51] How reactions to bad events grow the government and how we should maybe look at it instead[34:58] The challenge to America that no politicians are talking about right nowWebsites Mentioned:www.johnaddisonleadership.com
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Nov 28, 2015 • 31min

AMA 133 - Charlie Munger, The Complete Investor with Tren Griffin

Tren Griffin is a Senior Director at Microsoft, doing strategy, competitive analysis and business development, with a focus on software platforms and business models. He creates and helps execute "go to market" plans, working closely with the engineering and marketing teams. Before that, he was a partner at Eagle River, a private equity firm controlled by Craig McCaw with investments in software, communications and other technology industries including Nextel, Nextel Partners and many start-up firms. During some of this time served as an officer of portfolio companies XO Communications (VP Strategy) and Teledesic (VP Business Development).Tren recently released his new book, Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor. The book presents the essential steps of Munger's investing strategy, condensed from interviews, speeches, writings, and shareholder letters, and paired with commentary from fund managers, value investors, and business-case historians. Derived from Ben Graham’s value-investing system, Munger’s approach is straightforward enough that even novices can apply it to their portfolios. Not simply about stock picking, it's about cultivating mental models for your whole life, but especially for your investments.Key Takeaways:[3:57] What you're looking for as a value investor[8:42] How FOMO is hurting investors and how value investing avoids it[13:35] If the corruption on Wall Street is impacting the Munger's and Buffett's of the world[19:09] If the level of intelligence and activity on Wall Street makes it impossible for the average investor to have an edge[24:03] Why the Warren Buffett's of the world don't care what the market is doing right now and in the near futureWebsites Mentioned:www.25iq.comwww.twitter.com/trengriffin
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Nov 20, 2015 • 30min

AMA 132 - The August Forecast - Technocracy Rising, The Trojan Horse Of Global Transformation with Patrick M Wood

Patrick Wood is a leading and critical expert on Sustainable Development, Green Economy, Agenda 21, 2030 Agenda and historic Technocracy. He is the author of Technocracy Rising: The Trojan Horse of Global Transformation (2015) and co-author of Trilaterals Over Washington, Volumes I and II (1978-1980) with the late Antony C. Sutton. Wood remains a leading expert on the elitist Trilateral Commission, their policies and achievements in creating their self-proclaimed “New International Economic Order” which is the essence of Sustainable Development on a global scale. Key Takeaways:[5:36] Where Orwell and Huxley fit into technocracy[10:41] Why sustainability, while it sounds good, is a dangerous road[15:53] What's solving our problems (hint: it's not government, charities or communism) and externalities[19:33] What current threats we're facing[24:41] The quest for immortalityWebsites Mentioned:www.technocracy.news
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Nov 14, 2015 • 22min

AMA 131 - Red Hot Lies, How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud & Deception to Keep You Misinformed with Chris Horner

Christopher C. Horner is the author of "Red Hot Lies, How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud & Deception to Keep You Misinformed". He also serves as a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. An attorney in Washington, DC Horner has represented CEI as well as scientists and Members of the U.S. House and Senate on matters of environmental policy in the federal courts and the Supreme Court.He has been a contributor in the Washington Times, National Review Online and Washington Examiner opinion pages, a guest columnist for United Press International, Energy Tribune and Spain's Actualidad Economica, and regularly contributed to the Brussels legislative news magazine EU Reporter. He has also written in Investor's Business Daily's opinion and the Wall Street Journal's letters pages.Key Takeaways:[5:22] England's soaring energy prices and how many seniors are dying each winter due to the inability to heat[10:01] The belief of environmentalists that people are the scourge of the Earth and what they're missing[15:37] The media's role in the climate change debateWebsite Mentioned:www.cei.org
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Nov 6, 2015 • 33min

AMA 130 - Ready, Fire, Aim - Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat with Mark Ford

Jason Hartman talks with Mark Ford, an American author, entrepreneur, publisher, real estate investor, filmmaker, art collector, and consultant to the direct marketing and publishing industries.Ford is the author of essays and books on entrepreneurship, wealth-building, economics, and copywriting. He has also written a book of poetry and a book on word use titled Words that Work.Ford's business writing is published under the pen name Michael Masterson. His books, Automatic Wealth and Ready, Fire, Aim, were recognized on the Wall Street Journal and New York Times Best Sellers lists.Ford is active in real estate development both in the United States and abroad.Key Takeaways:[3:07] The history of the financial newsletter[10:04] Breaking down "Ready, Fire, Aim"[13:33] His movie making ventures[17:42] Finding your optimal selling proposition[23:05] Real estate investing[28:53] How we let some industries teach us terriblyWebsites Mentioned:www.palmbeachgroup.com
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Oct 31, 2015 • 25min

AMA 129 - Thumbtack Sharing Economy, Associate Director at the White House economic advisor to Senator Mitch McConnell with Jon Lieber

Jason Hartman talks with Jon Lieber, Chief Economist & Policy Research at Thumbtack about the entrepreneurial state of the USA, the sharing economy and more. Key Takeaways:[5:01] The ability of entrepreneurs to find ways to improve society that we didn't see we needed[10:31] What's going on with governmental regulation in the sharing economy[15:57] Why the sharing economy is helping workers and employers[20:21] How governments create monopoliesWebsite Mentioned:www.thumbtack.comwww.twitter.com/lieber2k
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Oct 24, 2015 • 19min

AMA 128 - The United States Economic Status with Megan Greene, Chief Economist of Manulife & John Hancock Asset Management

Jason Hartman talks about the current state of the American economy, stock market and housing market with Megan Greene, Chief Economist of Manulife & John Hancock Asset Management. Key Takeaways:[4:06] If high frequency traders really bring liquidity into the market[10:57] The cure all for our economic inequalities, and why you'll never see it come to fruition[13:10] Why we may not want to be relying on housing for our economic revivalWebsite Mentioned:www.johnhancock.com

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