Iron Gate Financial Radio

It’s been a wild 2022! Many popular investments from 2020 and 2021 have been hammered. SPACs are down well over 50%. At one point, half of the Nasdaq stocks were down more than 50%. The market has been all over the place as many bubbles have been popping. In today’s podcast we open a can of topics, including: - The market’s correction - Inflation - Stop losses - Bonds - Bubbles that are popping -...

If you’ve been reading or listening to any financial news (which we suggest you don’t), you’ve read something like this headline (from Axios) – “It’s official: Stock market having worst start to year ever”. While this is true, it’s truly lacking any sort of perspective at all. In today’s podcast, we discuss the market volatility, the worst start to a year ever, and why investors should be excited...

"What is the market going to do in 2022?" This is the question that everyone asks themselves (and us), at the beginning of each new year. The past five years the S&P 500 has averaged 18.5%. Can it continue to go higher? It has to go down eventually, or does it? The other big question on people's minds comes from the circus tent known as Washington D.C. What will happen with the Build Back legislat...

The final months of 2021 have brought some volatility to the market. In this podcast, we discuss the three main things on investors minds; the Omicron Variant, the Build Better Back bill, and the impact of inflation.   We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here's to wise investing, Brian Hunsaker and Spencer Nelson

Warren Buffett shared the rules for investing, "Rule number 1: Never lose money. Rule number 2: Don't forget rule number 1." So what's the next move with the market and why does that matter?   In today’s podcast, we discuss everything that's wrong with the market right now and what impact that could have on your portfolio. As well as the true meaning behind Warren Buffett's rules.  Here’s to wise...

Let's pick up with our conversation last week on increasing your probabilities of making money. There are many fads in investing. Some that can increase your probability of making money and some that will decrease it. There is also a right way and a wrong way to invest in these fads. In today's podcast, we discuss the right way to invest in these fads so you can stack the probability of making mon...

In the world of investing, increasing your probability of making money should be everyone's goal. Unfortunately, the mistakes that most investors make have nothing to do with market knowledge, strategy, or picking stocks. The biggest mistakes are made because of emotion and fear. In this podcast, we discuss three characteristics that investors (business owners) should have. It is the foundation of...

Most people understand what it means to own real estate. You own dirt and possibly a building or two. You make money as the real estate appreciates and you receive possible rental income. But most people struggle in understanding what it means to own a stock. Why? In today's podcast, we discuss what it means to own a stock and why it's really not that different from owning real estate. We also dis...

Our podcasts are driven by you, the listener. The feedback we receive from you, ultimately ends up becoming the podcast of the week. Topics like GameStop, gold, inflation, SPACs, and why fixed income is well.... you know. This week we received a question that was so basic to us, we figured the listener would just know. Well, that was a mistake. The question is simple - There are thousands of of ad...

The biggest risk to investors, especially those in retirement, is the loss of purchasing power over time. Inflation is a silent killer for an investor's portfolio and can impact the way people live in retirement. In today's podcast, we discuss inflation and three reasons why it is over 5% today. We also address what investors can and should do to overcome this silent killer within their portfolio....

Maybe you've read it, maybe you've heard about it - Peter Thiel, Warren Buffet, and Ted Weschler with millions and billions of dollars in their Roth IRA Accounts. How did they do it? Tax Evasion or Smart Investing? "Propublica" recently posted an article about Roth Conversions that received some mixed feedback.  The article, Lord of the Roths, outlines how some of the richest men in the country we...

In today's world, it's pretty easy to buy a stock. You like the company and believe in its product or service, so you buy.  The hardest thing, though, is knowing WHEN to sell.  In this podcast, we outline the THREE primary reasons we would sell and discuss the "why" behind each of them. Here's to wise investing, Brett Pattison and Brian Hunsaker Information presented is gathered from sources to be...

There are THREE big questions on the minds of almost everyone we’ve been talking to: 1) “Should I own Bitcoin/Dogecoin?” 2) “With the market up 87% from the March 2020 lows, should I take “risk” off the table and be more conservative?” 3) “Inflation is out of control! Is it going to hurt the market and my investment?” Sit back and get the straight answers to these questions and more!! Here’s to wi...

In today’s special podcast, we welcome back our good friend, Jed DeVries. Jed joined us 14 months ago in the midst of panic, hardship, and "hell" as we discussed the COVID panic. Today, we look back at that time so that we can look forward. We discuss the Iron Gate process, including the actions we took for our clients. Jed shares his thoughts on how he's been able to accomplish his goals to becom...

In the world of financial advice, there’s an important element that everyone should understand: What a “fiduciary” is and why you should only invest with a firm that is a fiduciary. So, what does this mean? A fiduciary is someone that legally has to bring your own interest before their own. Iron Gate Global is a fiduciary firm. What else does it mean? It means telling our clients what they NEED to...

It’s important from time to time to take a step back and ask yourself the question, “Am I a successful investor?”. For most, this is a hard question to answer. Too many people are sucked into the wrong ideas when gauging success. Does success come if you’re making money vs losing money? Is it making 10% per year or 3% per year? Is it being in dogecoin when others aren’t? In today’s podcast, Brett,...

One year ago this week was one of the best buying opportunities the market has had since the financial crisis. It’s been one year since the market hit a low on March 23, 2020. We all have experienced a roller coaster ride in the last year. A pandemic, an election, riots, and a stock market that is up 75% since hitting its low. In the last year we have also watched investors make a lot of mistakes....

One of our favorite investors, Sir John Templeton said the following – “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria.” There is no doubt that there are certain areas of the market that are in the “euphoric” state right now. EV, penny stocks, and SPAC’s are a few of them. In today’s podcast we discuss some of them including one in detail, SPAC’s. Wh...

So much has been made lately about the disadvantages that the individual investor has vs. the hedge fund. The GameStop fiasco has people talking about this more than ever before, even Congress is discussing it in D.C. In today’s podcast we discuss this disadvantage in detail. Brian and Brett discuss that it’s actually not a disadvantage at all! If you understand the probabilities of making money i...

Here are a couple of our favorite statements that we’re hearing a lot of lately: “We’ve gone too far too fast.” “This market is in a bubble, it has to fall!” “The market can’t keep going up day after day.” Some of those statements might be true . . . but they might not be true either. The one thing the market will do is keep you guessing.  In today’s podcast we address all of these statements and...

In today’s podcast we welcome real estate expert (and friend) Rich Day to the podcast. Rich has over twenty years’ experience in the industry and has had real estate projects all over the country. He’s someone that we can count on for truthful, transparent real estate advice. We discuss the following with Rich: - What makes a good real estate investment? - How is real estate investing similar to s...

GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry. These are a few of the stocks that are getting national attention by everyone right now. Their stock prices are soaring and it’s causing a disruption in the market and has upset a lot of people. It’s a complex story that has pitted the small investor vs. large hedge fund vs. brokerages vs. clearinghouses vs. public opinion. In today’s podcast we unravel the whole story f...

Today’s stock market, in some ways, reminds us of the late '90s and in other ways, it’s completely different. The similarity between now and then, as we discuss in the podcast, is the euphoria that exists in some pockets of the market. The people invested in these pockets are starting to make some loud noise. They remind us of the Hare in Aesop’s famous fable.  In today’s podcast, we discuss how i...

After a rough start to the year, the market has been skyrocketing higher and higher. Whenever this type of market movement occurs, something else also occurs. - People start day trading for a living. - People start bragging about unbelievable returns. - Firms start marketing promises that are unrealistic and often dangerous. In today’s podcast we discuss the notion that if it’s too good to be true...

In today's podcast, we discuss the current US debt situation, the role of spending, and how it may impact your portfolio. We also discuss the DOW 60,000 and the KEY character trait to making money over time. Here's to wise investing, Brett, Brian, Spencer and the Iron Gate Team The commentary on this program reflects the personal opinions, viewpoints and analyses of the Iron Gate Global Advisors,...