Finance, Investing, & Markets

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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Episodes

Thanks, Trump! Thanksgiving Is STILL Expensive! 07.11.2025 4:13

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 Thanksgiving dinner costs are down — but that’s just not true. We break down the real numbers and...

Tariffs on Trial: Trump’s Trade War Hits the Supreme Court 07.11.2025 4:14

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 Markowski breaks down the high-stakes Supreme Court showdown over Donald Trump’s global tariffs — and why ev...

Who’s Afraid of a Little Communism? 07.11.2025 12:02

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 Markowski dives into the warning signs that America is drifting toward the same decay Ayn Rand witnessed in...

Why Most Investors Lose — and Don’t Even Know Why 07.11.2025 5:27

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 Markowski takes aim at the illusion of control in modern investing — from flashy trading apps to overconfide...

How Alvin Bragg Helped Re-Elect Donald Trump 06.11.2025 4:46

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 Host Markowski revisits the chain of events that, he argues, paved the way for Donald Trump’s 2024 victory....

Will AI Eat White-Collar America? 06.11.2025 7:10

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 As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, white-collar jobs may be the next on the chopping block...

Billionaire Backpedal: Bill Ackman’s Power Play Exposed 06.11.2025 3:30

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 takes aim at hedge-fund titan Bill Ackman, calling out his COVID-era market theatrics and sudden attem...

The Mamdani Effect: Wealth Flight and the Future of New York City 05.11.2025 3:39

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 Concerns are mounting over a growing millionaire exodus from New York, as high-net-worth residents eye the s...

Filibuster Fever: Trump Pressures GOP to Break the Senate Firewall 05.11.2025 4:21

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 Donald Trump huddles with Senate Republicans, demanding they ditch the filibuster and end the shutdown so he...

Here's Why MAGA Just Got Wrecked in Tuesday's Elections 05.11.2025 24:54

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 Republicans just took a beating — and Chris Markowski says he told you so. From New York to Virginia, Democr...

Fix It Before It Breaks: The Case for Financial Maintenance 05.11.2025 6:02

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 Just like a car needing its oil changed or a house needing that scratch patched today — not “someday” — your...

Tariff King, Nuclear Options & Constitutional Crossroads 05.11.2025 11:30

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’s playbook is back in full force — sweeping tariff authority claims, hints at emergency economic power...

The Data Center Boom Won’t Save Us! Here’s The Big Risk With AI 04.11.2025 6:29

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’s newest boom isn’t in factories—it’s in data centers. But when the AI building frenzy ends, what’s...

Wall Street Warns of a Correction… Again: Why Smart Investors Aren’t Flinching 04.11.2025 4:23

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 Big firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are sounding alarms about a possible 10–20% market pullback...

Mamdani and the Socialist Fantasy Taking Over New York 04.11.2025 6:05

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 Dire Straits said it best—money for nothing. And that’s exactly what New York’s far-left wants. In this epis...

Big Yellow Taxi and Property Rights 04.11.2025 5:38

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 “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone?” Joni Mitchell sang it — an...

Shutdown Theater & Missed Opportunities: A Rant on D.C. Dysfunction 03.11.2025 10:04

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 When Washington shuts down, the political drama kicks into overdrive — but real people still need paychecks...

Mexico’s Cartel Crisis & The U.S. Response: Are We Headed for a New Drug War? 03.11.2025 6:34

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 Cartel violence in Mexico just crossed another terrifying line — a mayor murdered, citizens storming governm...

The One Kind of Client We Can’t Save 03.11.2025 6:33

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 At Markowski Investments, we take pride in helping real people build real wealth — not just the already-rich...

The Drug Crisis: A Political Narrative 02.11.2025 39:29

Chris Markowski, the Watchdog on Wall Street, discusses various pressing issues affecting the financial landscape, including the ongoing drug crisis, the implications of government policies, the climate change narrative, and the impact of tariffs on the economy. He emphasizes the importance of financial truth and critiques the government's role in both the drug war and technological investments,...

The Financial Landscape: Understanding the Current Economy 01.11.2025 39:39

Chris Markowski, the Watchdog on Wall Street, discusses the current financial landscape, focusing on the Federal Reserve's impact on interest rates and the economy. He critiques government assistance programs, particularly SNAP, and emphasizes the need for local community solutions to economic issues. The conversation also explores the implications of AI on the job market, highlighting the importa...

Unmasking Wall Street: The Truth Behind Trading 01.11.2025 39:40

Chris Markowski, the Watchdog on Wall Street, discusses the harsh realities of Wall Street, emphasizing that the trading game is rigged against individual investors. He explains the concept of naked shorting and critiques the role of regulators like the SEC. Markowski advocates for long-term investing over short-term trading and warns listeners about the influence of private equity on financial a...

The Local Fix: Reclaiming Community Power from Washington 30.10.2025 8:49

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 spirited argument that America didn’t lose its way because we built social safety nets — we lost it when w...

America’s Endless “Wars”: The Drug Fight, Constitutional Drift, and Political Theater 30.10.2025 8:33

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 blunt look at America's habit of framing every major issue as a “war”—from poverty to drugs to terror—and...

The SNAP Battleground: The Homeless vs The Clueless 29.10.2025 9:59

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 In this episode: The explosion of food stamp spending — doubled since 2019 — and how we got here. Why tur...