(Replay) Inflation went from “transient” to, “it's good for you” to, “we've got to do something before we have a revolution on our hands”. But (the Fed) they're kind of trapped now because they can't keep raising (interest rates) because we're seeing what's happening to the debt and the bond markets. They can't raise and they can't lower and they can't stay where they are. They've really painted themselves into a corner, pretty well all the central banks have. Join the conversation on today’s episode of Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio with your host, Dennis Tubbergen, and guest, Mark Jeftovik, and hear his forecast for inflation, cryptocurrency, and the dollar.

Mark E. Jeftovic Mark is a 30-year veteran of the Internet, the co-founder & CEO of easyDNS Technologies, a Toronto-based web services company, and the author of two books about the internet; Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Cancel-Culture, and Deplatform Attacks, and other Online Disasters. Additionally, Jeftovic authors the blog site bombthrower.com and The CryptoCapitalist Newsletter.

To learn more about Mark Jeftovic please visit www.thecryptocapitalist.com or take advantage of his trial newsletter offer at www.thecryptocapitalist.com/tubbergen. To learn more about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit our website at www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.

2023-11-19 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Mark Jeftovic (Replay)

2025-03-23 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Mark Jeftovic

Dennis Tubbergen hosts Simon Popple, a professional investor and economic commentator, on RLA Radio. They discuss the importance of gold in investment portfolios, especially for retirement, and the factors driving gold prices, such as debt accumulation, interest rates, and geopolitical risks. Popple emphasizes the need for a balanced approach to gold investment, starting with physical gold and funds before considering mining shares. They also explore the potential impact of revaluing US gold reserves and the role of cryptocurrencies in the financial landscape. Popple suggests diversifying into other tangible assets like uranium, copper, and rare earths, which are essential for modern technology and cannot be printed.

Mr. Simon Popple is the author of the Brookville Capital Intelligence Report.  Mr. Popple started a newsletter with MoneyWeek called Metals & Miners, and when they were acquired, he set up Gold Speculator with Jim Rickards. During this time, he was a featured speaker at MoneyWeek and Mines & Money conferences. Mr. Popple has also done numerous interviews with IGTV on the gold market.

To learn more about this week’s guest, Simon Popple, and his new book “Investing in a Recession: Why I Like Gold,” please visit https://goldprogram.co.uk.  To learn more about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit our website at www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.


2025-03-30 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Simon Popple

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.  


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

Dennis Tubbergen hosts Martin Armstrong, founder of Armstrong Economics, on RLA Radio. Armstrong discusses his Economic Confidence Model, which predicts economic cycles based on confidence levels. He highlights the impact of debt on economic stability, noting that rising interest on the US national debt could lead to another depression. Armstrong also addresses global economic issues, including Europe's debt crisis and the potential for war as a distraction from financial problems. He predicts a global recession lasting until 2028 and advises caution with government debt, favoring private sector investments. Armstrong emphasizes the importance of understanding global economic dynamics and the inefficiencies within government systems.

Martin A. Armstrong is an economist, financial forecaster, and computer model innovator known for his Economic Confidence Model, which fine-tuned the business cycle to 8.6 years. Encouraged by his father to explore computers in the 1960s, Armstrong combined his expertise in computer science and economics to create one of the first global forecasting models, which gained recognition for its accuracy in predicting market trends and geopolitical events. He founded Princeton Economics International, Ltd., providing institutional analysis and forecasting for global markets. Armstrong's career has been marked by groundbreaking insights into capital flows, market oscillations, and economic cycles, as well as controversies surrounding his legal battles and imprisonment, which he attributed to political and financial interests seeking to suppress his work.

To learn more about our guest, Martin Armstrong, visit ArmstrongEconomics.com. To learn more about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit our website at www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.  


2025-04-20 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Martin Armstrong

Dennis Tubbergen hosts Dr. Jonathan Newman, a fellow at the Mises Institute, on RLA Radio. Dr. Newman discusses the mission of the Mises Institute, which focuses on teaching Austrian economics through various programs and publications. He explains the principles of Austrian economics, emphasizing its focus on real human behavior and market interactions, contrasting it with mainstream Keynesian economics. Dr. Newman attributes current economic issues, such as inflation and asset bubbles, to government and Federal Reserve policies, particularly those implemented during the pandemic. He also critiques Elon Musk's views on money, arguing that money should be seen as a good that people demand for its specific services, rather than an abstract representation of real things. Dr. Newman offers listeners a free copy of Murray Rothbard's book, "What Has Government Done to Our Money?" and information on a course titled "Lessons for the Young Economist."

Dr. Jonathan Newman is a Fellow at the Mises Institute. He earned his PhD at Auburn University while a Research Fellow at the Mises Institute. He was the recipient of the 2021 Gary G. Schlarbaum Award to a Promising Young Scholar for Excellence in Research and Teaching. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at Bryan College. He has published in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics and in volumes edited by Matthew McCaffrey and Per Bylund. His research focuses on Austrian economics, inflation and business cycles, and the history of economic thought. He has taught courses on Macroeconomics and Quantitative Economics: Uses and Limitations in the Mises Graduate School. 

To learn more about our guest, Jonathan Newman, visit Mises.org. To learn more about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit our website at www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.  

2025-04-27 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Dr. Jonathan Newman

Dennis Tubbergen hosts Charles Hugh Smith, a renowned writer and economic analyst, on RLA Radio. Smith shares his journey from working in construction to becoming a prominent voice on economic issues through his blog and Substack following. The discussion centers on economic headwinds, including geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China, the unpredictability of global trade, and the American consumer's debt burden. Smith highlights the impact of demographics on economic growth, noting that changing patterns in household formation and spending could affect risk assets like stocks and real estate. He also discusses the reverse wealth effect, where declining asset values lead to reduced consumer spending, particularly among the top 10% of wealth holders. Smith questions whether the Federal Reserve can effectively counteract potential deflationary trends without triggering inflation, given the end of deflationary forces from China and the constraints of high national debt. The conversation concludes with Smith's cautious outlook on the U.S. economy, suggesting that painful adjustments may be necessary in the decade ahead.

Charles Hugh Smith is the author of the oftwominds.com blog, #7 in CNBC's top alternative financial sites, and 18 books on our economy and society, including "A Radically Beneficial World: Automation, Technology and Creating Jobs for All," "Global Crisis, National Renewal: A (Revolutionary) Grand Strategy for the United States," "Burnout: Reckoning and Renewal" and "Self-Reliance in the 21st Century." His work is published on a number of popular financial websites including Zero Hedge, Financial Sense and Seeking Alpha and has been featured on numerous podcasts.

To learn more about our guest, Charles Hugh Smith, visit OfTwoMinds.com or CharlesHughSmith.blogspot.com. To learn more about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit our website at www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.  


2025-05-04 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Charles Hugh Smith

In a riveting RLA Radio episode, host Dennis Tubbergen and financial analyst Karl Denninger deliver a sobering assessment of America's economic future, challenging conventional wisdom on tariffs by framing them as economic equalizers that could revitalize domestic manufacturing while warning of a demographic cliff similar to Japan's—with plummeting birthrates and an aging population threatening both economic growth and asset values—and offering an unsparing critique of America's healthcare system as a bloated industry prioritizing profit over patient care; Denninger acknowledges potential reforms under RFK Jr.'s HHS leadership while cautioning investors that demographic headwinds could significantly devalue retirement assets regardless of policy interventions.

Mr. Karl Denninger is an American technology businessman, finance blogger, author, and political activist, sometimes referred to as a founding member of the Tea Party movement.  Mr. Denninger is the author of the book Leverage: How Cheap Money Will Destroy the World. In the book, Denninger presents an inside look at how moneyed and powerful interests debase the dollar through the willful and intentional failure to honestly represent short and long-term mathematical truths that underlie all economic systems.

For information about Karl Denninger please visit www.Market-Ticker.org.  For more information about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.


2025-05-11 - Economic Crossroads: Navigating Tariffs, Demographics, and Healthcare Reform

The Greater Depression Is Coming": Doug Casey's Alarming Economic Forecast
In a gripping conversation with host Dennis Tubbergen, investment maverick Doug Casey delivers a stark warning from Buenos Aires: America stands on the precipice of what he calls "the greater depression" - potentially more devastating than the crash of 1929. Speaking from Argentina, Casey doesn't mince words about our economic bifurcation, where the wealthy accumulate unprecedented wealth while average citizens struggle under the twin forces of currency inflation and regulatory strangulation. "We're on the razor's edge," Casey cautions, predicting interest rates could skyrocket back to 1980s levels (near 20%), devastating bubble-inflated stocks, bonds, and real estate markets while potentially collapsing a banking system built on these shaky foundations. Despite initial optimism about Trump's victory and promises of tax cuts and deregulation, Casey believes we're "approaching noon" rather than experiencing "morning in America," with time running out for meaningful reform of a government that has "grown like a cancer." For protection, he advocates physical gold ("the only financial asset that's not simultaneously somebody else's liability"), silver, and surprisingly, Bitcoin, while warning listeners not to trust FDIC insurance - "just a sticker principle" with insufficient reserves to handle a systemic crisis in what he describes as an economy floating on "a sea of debt" and a dollar that is merely “the IOU of a bankrupt government.”

Best-selling author, world-renowned speculator, and libertarian philosopher Doug Casey has garnered a well-earned reputation for his erudite (and often controversial) insights into politics, economics, and investment markets. Doug wrote the book on profiting from periods of economic turmoil; his book “Crisis Investing” spent weeks as #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He has been a featured guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including David Letterman, Merv Griffin, Charlie Rose, Phil Donahue, Regis Philbin, Maury Povich, NBC News, and CNN; has been the topic of numerous features in periodicals such as Time, Forbes, People, and the Washington Post; and is a regular keynote speaker at FreedomFest, the world’s largest gathering of free minds.

For information about Doug Casey please visit InternationalMan.com. For more information about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.


2025-05-18 - The Greater Depression Is Coming": Doug Casey's Alarming Economic Forecast

This week on RLA radio your host Dennis Tubbergen talks with Gerald Celente, the veteran trends forecaster and publisher of Trends Journal, warns of an impending "dot-com bust" driven by overinvestment in AI companies, particularly as China's Deepseek has demonstrated superior AI capabilities at a fraction of the cost, potentially wiping out billions in overvalued tech investments. He predicts President Trump will manipulate interest rates to prop up the economy short-term, but sees inevitable market crashes ahead, recommending gold and Bitcoin as safe havens while warning that mounting U.S. debt (which he claims is actually $220 trillion, not $37 trillion) may force a gold revaluation similar to FDR's 1933 action. Celente also forecasts an office building bust due to persistent work-from-home trends and warns that escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly potential conflict with Iran, could double oil prices and crash equity markets, embodying his famous maxim: "When all else fails, they take you to war."

Gerald Celente is the Founder/Director of the Trends Research Institute and Publisher of the weekly Trends Journal magazine. He is the author of the highly acclaimed and best-selling books “Trend Tracking” and “Trends 2000”. With a 40-year track record of identifying, tracking, and forecasting trends, Celente is world-renowned as today’s #1 Trend Forecaster. Celente, developed the Globalnomic methodology to identify, track, forecast, and manage trends, is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology, or conventional wisdom, Celente, whose motto is “Think for Yourself,” observes and analyzes current events forming future trends for what they are – not for how he wants them to be.

For more information about our guest, Gerald Celente, please visit www.trendsresearch.com.  For more information about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates please visit, www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com. 


2025-05-25 Trump May Revalue Gold 70% to Erase $220 Trillion Debt

The Hidden Cost of Nixon's 1971 Decision: How Abandoning Gold Destroyed Fair Trade and Made America the World's Chump

This week on RLA radio your host Dennis Tubbergen talks with Jeffrey Tucker, founder of the Brownstone Institute, where reveals how President Nixon's 1971 decision to close the gold window fundamentally broke global trade and turned America into a permanent disadvantage against countries like China. In this eye-opening discussion, Tucker explains how the shift to fiat currency created "unfair competition" that has gutted American manufacturing for over 50 years, leading to our worst-ever trade deficits. He also dives into Trump's controversial tariff strategy, the pharmaceutical industry's price-gouging of American consumers (paying 5-10x more than other countries for the same drugs), and the revolutionary changes happening in public health under the MAHA movement. From removing COVID shots from childhood vaccine schedules to eliminating chemical dyes from food, Tucker argues we're witnessing the first real government progress he's seen in his entire adult career.

Jeffrey A. Tucker is the Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently publisher of Blindsight in 2020. He is also the editor of The Best of Mises. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. 

For more information about our guest, Mr. Jeffrey A. Tucker, please visit https://brownstone.org.  For more information about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit https://retirementlifestyleadvocates.com.

2023-11-19 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Mark Jeftovic (Replay)

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