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The Looming Iceberg Ahead of the US Economy (Szn 7, Epsd 1)

Published January 28, 2025

Les Rubin, Main Street Economics

Les Rubin of Main Street Economics joins the podcast to discuss his chief concern facing not just markets and economies, but the world at large: US sovereign debt.

This podcast episode was recorded on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 and released to premium subscribers the same day. Information on premium subscriptions, including the vast benefits, are available on our Substack.

Content Highlights

  • The US economy is headed to ‘serious problems’ and the guest’s mission is to educate people to the gravity of the situation (1:47);
  • Debt and fiscal deficits are nothing for the US. But its debt/GDP ratios is reaching a breaking point (2:57);
  • How soon might the breaking point arrive? (5:30);
  • Is there anything from the new Trump administration that might turn the tide? Elon Musk’s DOGE program has promise… (11:02);
  • What about tariffs? (16:22);
  • Background on the guest (20:36);
  • The need for more education: not just financial literacy, but economics (23:55).

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Natural Gas as the Energy of the Future: Applications and Investment Opportunities (Szn 6, Epsd 22)Podcast episode cover art feat Farid Guindo

Natural Gas as the Energy of the Future: Applications and Investment Opportunities (Szn 6, Epsd 22)

Published December 27, 2024

With Farid Guindo

Farid Guindo of Drill Capital Management joins the podcast to discuss his bullish views on natural gas — not the commodity itself, necessarily, but its application to meet future energy demand.

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Content Highlights

  • Natural gas as the energy of the future even as prices of the commodity itself plummet (1:08);
  • Oil exploration is becoming increasingly difficult, expensive, and risky (2:58);
  • The ‘John D. Rockefeller moment’ for natural gas (5:46);
  • What role can nuclear energy play? (16:03);
  • In natural gas, there will be winners and losers, however… (18:00);
  • Where are the best opportunities? (19:51);
  • Background on the guest (28:39);
  • How will the new presidential administration (Trump 2.0) impact things? (41:38).
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Opportunities in Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds (Szn 6, Epsd 21)Podcast episode cover art featuring Jonathan Browne, RiverNorth Capital

Opportunities in Closed-End Municipal Bond Funds (Szn 6, Epsd 21)

Published November 21, 2024

With Jonathan Browne, RiverNorth Capital

Jonathan Browne, portfolio manager at RiverNorth Capital, joins the podcast to discuss investment opportunities in municipal bonds, specifically through the closed-end fund structure.

Content Highlights

  • Quick primer on closed-end funds and their difference with mutual funds and ETFs (1:18);
  • Municipal bonds and what to look for there (16:01);
  • What kind of yield can investors expect from this asset class? (23:31);
  • Background on the guest (26:50);
  • Rising interest rates and inflation are certainly a risk for muni bonds, but the risk/reward is set up constructively… (30:59);
  • Muni closed-end funds: a contrarian pick (37:28).

For more on the guest, visit the website RiverNorth.com

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