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Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski

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Welcome to The Watchdog on Wall Street Podcast. Author, investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader Chris Markowski exposes the lies and myths of the big brokerage firms, the mainstream press, and the government. Chris explains the news coming out of the complex worlds of finance, economics and politics and the impact it will have on everyday Americans. For more information, visit radioamerica.com/watchdog-on-wall-street/

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Bankruptcies Can Be a Good Thing — Just Ask Japan 23.01.2026 4:24

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Sounds crazy, right? But Japan is finally doing what strong economies have to do: letting weak companies f...

Going, Going, Gone: 25% of U.S. Colleges May Shut Down — And They Brought It on Themselves 23.01.2026 7:41

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A bombshell study says one in four U.S. colleges could close soon , and it’s not hard to see why. Bloated a...

Baseball Cards, Stocks, and What “Value” Really Means 23.01.2026 7:01

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The baseball card analogy is great—because it explains the stock market perfectly. You can scan a Ricky Hende...

House of Lies: Where Your Tax Dollars Went 23.01.2026 7:15

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured As tax season nears, remember this: House of Lies wasn’t fiction. Deloitte and other major consulting firm...

“I’m Afraid of Americans” — Because of the Rhetoric 23.01.2026 5:46

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured That David Bowie song came to mind watching the latest Davos moments. Not because he hated Americans—but bec...

Can Trump Really Crash the Housing Market? 22.01.2026 6:08

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Trump says he could crash the housing market—but won’t. The idea that lower rates fix housing is wrong. Ra...

Why You Must Own—or You’re Going Backwards 22.01.2026 5:14

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Remember Wall Street when Gordon Gekko said, “I own”? That line matters more today than ever. If you’re no...

While You Were Sleeping: Washington’s Late-Night Spending Spree 22.01.2026 2:24

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured While the media was busy with distractions, Washington was wide awake—and spending. In this “While You Were...

Why You Can’t Control Interest Rates—No Matter Who’s in Charge 22.01.2026 4:15

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Presidents don’t set interest rates. Markets do. In this segment, Chris explains why trying to “force” low i...

Milos, Greenland, and the Cost of Power 22.01.2026 7:40

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured What can a Greek island from 416 BC teach us about today’s Greenland debate? More than you’d expect. In this...

“Sell America”: The Real National Security Threat No One Wants to Talk About 21.01.2026 13:37

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Forget China. Forget Russia. The greatest threat to America’s national security is Sell America —our explodi...

Europe Starts Selling the USA — And We Gave Them a Reason 21.01.2026 3:01

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris warned about this yesterday. It wasn’t panic—it was math. A Danish pension fund has started unloading U...

Trump Year One: No Cheerleading, No Hatred—Just the Truth 21.01.2026 19:58

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A year ago, many of us were optimistic. Fiscal sanity. Border control. Less government nonsense. Then came t...

Donald Trump and a Tariff Love Story — Emergency Powers, Real Costs 20.01.2026 16:10

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A year in, and Trump is still in love with tariffs. This episode breaks down the “emergency tariff” obsessio...

Don’t Raid Your 401(k) to Buy a Home: A Costly Mistake in Disguise 20.01.2026 3:50

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Using your 401(k) for a home down payment may sound like a shortcut to homeownership—but it’s a bad idea tha...

Inside the Venezuelan Oil Deal: Politics, Profits, and Skirting the Rule of Law 20.01.2026 4:34

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A $500 million Venezuelan oil deal raises serious questions about favoritism, legality, and trust in America...

DC’s $3 Happy Meal: When “Simulations” Collide with Reality 20.01.2026 3:18

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured A viral claim out of Washington says Americans can eat a full, healthy dinner for just $3—based on “thousand...

The Immigration Abyss: Chaos, Optics, and the Failure of Leadership 19.01.2026 9:22

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured America is spiraling deeper into an immigration abyss—escalating protests, aggressive enforcement optics, an...

The Greenland Delusion: Power, Pride, and an Economic Disaster Waiting to Happen 19.01.2026 15:09

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Calls to annex—or even threaten—Greenland have crossed from geopolitical posturing into outright absurdity....

The Hidden Costs of Online Influence in Politics 18.01.2026 39:28

Chris Markowski dives deep into the complexities of the financial world, emphasizing the importance of understanding the implications of monetary policy and the Federal Reserve's role in maintaining the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency. He draws parallels between the banking crises in Iran and the U.S., highlighting how the lack of a stable currency can lead to economic collapse and...

Hedge Funds and Private Equity: A Recipe for Disaster 17.01.2026 39:41

Chris Markowski delves into the deceptive practices of Wall Street, particularly focusing on hedge funds and private equity firms. He highlights how hedge funds often report inflated returns by excluding failed funds from their calculations, likening it to a baseball player omitting their worst games to boost their batting average. Markowski also critiques the private equity model, which he argues...

Financial Preparation vs. Planning: The Key to Success 17.01.2026 39:38

Chris Markowski delves into the critical distinction between financial preparation and financial planning. He emphasizes the importance of being prepared for the uncertainties of life rather than relying on rigid plans that may not hold up over time. Drawing on personal anecdotes and experiences, Markowski illustrates how mastering the fundamentals of investing can lead to success, regardless of m...

Corporate Roll-Ups Are Back—and They’re Just as Unhealthy 16.01.2026 5:22

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Private equity’s favorite trick is making a comeback: buy up local businesses, roll them together, slap on s...

Senate Hands Trump a Blank Check on Venezuela 15.01.2026 4:26

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured The Senate narrowly killed a war powers resolution meant to limit presidential authority in Venezuela—after...

China Shatters Trade Records as Tariffs Fall Flat 15.01.2026 3:32

LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Despite years of tariffs and predictions that China’s export machine would slow, the opposite just happened....