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Financial Podcast featuring Mr. Keith Lanton, President. Every week Keith enlightens his audience with intuitive insights, personal development, and current market commentary. Disclosures: https://www.heroldlantern.com/disclosure -Press interviews or commentaries, please contact Keith or Sal Favarolo at 631-454-2000 | CREDITS: Sophie Cohen - Disclaimer | Alan Eppers - Introduction - Closing | Sal Favarolo - Producer, Sound, Editing, Artwork **For informational and educational purposes only, not intended as investment advice. Views and opinions subject to change without notice. For full disclosures, ADVs, and CRS Forms, please visit https://heroldlantern.com/disclosure **
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March 23, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 8 One Middle East headline can knock Dow futures down hundreds of points, and the next can launch a rally just as fast. That kind of market volatility is exhausting, but it’s also a test of whether we’re investing with a plan or just reacting to the news. We walk through what the early-morning whipsaw in stocks, oil, and Treasury yields reveals about geopolitical risk and portfolio management. Then we get practical about investing psychology: how fear and ...
March 16, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 7 We track how the Strait of Hormuz turns geography into leverage, pushing oil prices toward the level that can rattle inflation, rates, and stocks. We also connect war-driven energy shocks to the Fed’s next decision and then pivot to why Microsoft and Nvidia may look mispriced despite nonstop AI headlines. • geography as the constraint technology cannot erase • the Strait of Hormuz as a live chokepoint for oil prices • how Iran can use sh...
March 9, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 6 We map how the Iran conflict is pushing oil above $100 and why that single move can hit everything from stock futures to the AI trade. We also use history to stress-test scenarios, then close with concrete portfolio and retirement-tax tactics for staying steady in a volatile tape. • pre-market snapshot of equities, oil, and Treasury yields • using volatility as a portfolio gut check and risk-tolerance test • why the Strait of Hormuz matte...
March 2, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 5 We track a fast-moving conflict in Iran, explain how oil shocks and safe-haven flows hit stocks and bonds, and place the turmoil in a century-spanning Middle East context. Then we shift to earnings, jobs data, AI’s pressure on software, utilities’ power surge, airlines, and income strategies. • war escalation and immediate market impact • oil spike, gold strength, dollar bid • 10‑year yield dynamics and inflation risk • historical arc from 19th century em...
February 17, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 4 We trace how AI fear is hitting tech, why foreign markets are gaining on a weaker dollar, and how history—Greenland negotiations and central bank fights—frames today’s headlines. We add actionable ideas in dividend ETFs, Stellantis, and EXOR, and explain Medicare’s AI pilot. • AI disruption risk versus productivity upside • dollar trends and global equity flows • Greenland as a strategic bargaining chip • Hamilton to Jackson and the bank wars • Panic ...
January 26, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 3 We track a fast-moving market where gold and silver surge as currencies wobble, deficits widen, and geopolitical shocks stack up. We connect today’s macro stress to Gilded Age echoes and end with a practical take on AI agents reshaping cybersecurity risk and opportunity. • debasement trade lifting gold, silver, and other commodities • dollar, yen, and euro weakness alongside EM currency strength • shutdown risk and tariff threats tilting confidence • J...
January 20, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 2 Markets wake to a sharper geopolitical edge as U.S.–Europe tensions rise over Greenland and investors rethink traditional havens. We connect policy moves to asset flows, then share specific stock ideas across payments, biotech, coffee, and energy gear. • Postwar order under strain and shifting spheres of influence • Dollar and Treasuries lose some haven appeal amid deficits • Rotation toward gold, silver, copper, and real estate • Europe’s remilitarisa...
January 5, 2026 | Season 8 | Episode 1 We unpack the shock capture of Nicolás Maduro, why refiners rallied on heavy crude math, and how history’s forgotten shocks can sharpen today’s market judgment. Then we map 2025’s finish, 2026 scenarios, and concrete income ideas that balance risk and yield. • geopolitical signal from Maduro capture and market reaction • refinery advantage from Venezuelan heavy crude • currency and bond moves across Latin America • lessons from Panama and Black Tom for ...
December 29, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 48 We review why 2025 defied cautious forecasts, from AI capex and policy-driven depreciation to lower oil and a powerful wealth effect, and we frame 2026 through Munger’s lens of patience and clarity. We flag key risks, make the case for a return to quality, and explore copper’s setup alongside a closer look at Salesforce. • Munger’s principles on patience, reading, and realism • Why 2025 beat expectations despite tariffs and inflation fears • AI build...
December 22. 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 47 We trace a line from the contested elections of the late 1800s to today’s market mood, then dig into AI-driven pricing, chip supply pinch points, prediction markets, and the real progress of robotaxis. The goal is to separate noise from durable drivers of earnings and risk. • Parallels between 1876–1880 elections and present-day policy debates • AI’s role in personalized pricing and margin expansion • Market tone, rates, and a commodities surge led b...
December 15, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 46 We connect the fiercely contested 1876 election to today’s fractured politics and market structure, then pivot to concrete year-end tax moves, the Fed’s latest actions, and where real bubbles may be forming. We close with a pragmatic look at Barron’s 2026 stock ideas, sector rotations, and a measured quantum bet. • lessons from the Tilden–Hayes standoff and the end of Reconstruction • parallels between historic legitimacy fights and modern institutio...
December 8, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 45 We trace how a weak yuan powers China’s record trade surplus despite tariffs, and why history with Japan’s yen still shapes today’s strategy. We map the U.S. pivot to talent and capital, the odds of a hawkish Fed cut, retiree tax moves for 2025, and two stock spotlights: Weyerhaeuser and Apple. • China’s $1T trade surplus and currency dynamics • Tariff rerouting through Southeast Asia, Mexico and Africa • Lessons from Japan’s Plaza Accord and export p...
December 1, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 44 Markets don’t move in straight lines, and neither do we. As December kicks off, we zoom out to habits and time—how focus shapes results—and then zoom right back into a surprisingly strong rally that flipped leadership from NVIDIA-linked names toward Alphabet’s fast-rising AI stack. Gemini’s leap and seventh-generation TPUs put Google’s custom silicon and data advantage in the spotlight, while shifting rate-cut odds, a firmer BOJ tone, and commodity str...
November 24, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 43 Markets can rally on headlines and still slide by the close, and this holiday-shortened week is a masterclass in that tension. We open with the travel surge and a shaky tape, then dig into why NVIDIA’s stellar results sparked selling, what “violently flat” really signals, and how investor positioning, year-end incentives, and shifting rate expectations can outweigh even the best earnings day. If you’ve been wondering why AI euphoria keeps colliding ...
November 17, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 42 Markets don’t wait for your plan to catch up. We open with a clear framework for year-end positioning that blends mindset with mechanics—how identity-based habits and focus can keep you from selling lows, chasing highs, or ignoring life changes that matter more than headlines. From there, we map the macro forces likely to shape returns over the next few quarters and what to do about them. China’s deflation is no longer a blip; it’s a loop. With broad...
November 3, 2025 Season 7 | Episode 41 Markets don’t break on the loud day; they weaken quietly while everything still looks fine. We open with a clear view of the pressure points shaping returns right now: a grinding government shutdown, a Supreme Court showdown over tariff power, and a Fed that cut rates but refuses to pre-commit on December. Those crosscurrents jolted the curve, with front-end yields jumping as cut odds fell and the 10‑year backing up, resetting how investors should think ...
October 27, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 40 A record-chasing market collides with the busiest macro week of the quarter, and we break it all down with a clear playbook for investors. We start with the incentives you don’t see: October fiscal year-ends and bonus locking that can drive sharp, end-of-month positioning. Then we weigh a likely Fed cut, what Powell’s guidance implies for the path of rates, and how a softer inflation print is tilting sentiment across stocks, gold, and credit. To make ...
October 20, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 39 Fear is loud, but context is louder. We open with the classic wall of worry and show why widespread crash talk can be oddly protective, then parse what actually matters now: a Fed tilting to cuts, resilient big-bank earnings, and a stealth risk that portfolios are measured in weakening dollars, not just rising prices. Along the way, we size up tech’s towering influence—more than a quarter of the S&P 500 in four names—and the uncomfortable truth tha...
October 13, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 38 A sudden policy shock from Beijing and a hardline tariff posture from Washington can erase trillions in market value in a day—and that’s exactly what just happened. We walk through the sequence: China widens export controls on rare earths and related technologies, the White House floats a 100% additional tariff that would lift rates to 140%, and both sides layer on shipping levies that threaten to raise costs on everything from refined fuels to consume...
October 6, 2025 | Season 7 | Episode 37 A government shutdown should spook investors, yet stocks are climbing, futures are green, and deal flow is perking up. We unpack why markets often rally through shutdowns, where this one could truly bite if furloughs turn into layoffs, and what a data blackout does to sentiment and positioning. From there, we zoom out to structural shifts: Thomas Peterffy’s argument that 9:30–4:00 is a relic in a global, algorithmic market, why 24/7 trading for liquid m...
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