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Interview recorded - 13th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Chris Galipeau. Chris is the Head Market Strategist for the Franklin Templeton Institute with 34 years of investment management experience.During our conversation we spoke about his current overview of the economy, US economic resilience, company margins, the deficit problem, FED policy, sectors Chris is watching and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:52 - Overview of the economy and markets?3:35 - US Economy resilience5:04 - Concentration6:40 - Company margins7:50 - Key data10:55 - Real yields?12:15 - Deficit15:18 - FED policy21:44 - Sectors Chris is watching27:55 - One message to takeaway?Chris is the Head Market Strategist for the Franklin Templeton Institute. In this role, he is responsible for research generation on markets and communicating our views and opinions to Franklin Templeton's clients worldwide. He has 34 years of investment management experience including quantitative and fundamental analysis on both the sell side and the buy side, largely focused on equities. Chris has been an analyst, a portfolio manager, and a director of equity research. As President of a globally recognized sell side research firm, we were recognized as the number one ranked research firm in the United States in 2002 by Money Magazine / CNN based on performance of our recommendations. Chris Galipeau - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgalipeau/Market Desk - https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/from-the-us-market-desk-7393655546886643712/WTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 30th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Lobo Tiggre. Lobo is the founder of the Independent Speculator. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the economy, why inflation data can't be trusted, mining investing, FED losing control, commodity outlook and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:48 - Overview of the economy and markets3:55 - Inflation data8:21 - Surprised about precious metals drop13:55 - Mine investing19:24 - FED lost control of bond market?26:00 - Economic strength?29:28 - Commodity outlook34:53 - Copper39:53 - One message to takeawayLobo Tiggre is the founder, CEO, and principal analyst and editor of Louis James, LLC. He researched and recommended speculative opportunities in Casey Research publications from 2004 to 2018, writing under the name “Louis James” for privacy reasons. While at Casey Research, he learned about the newsletter business from Casey co-founder David Galland, and resource speculation from the legendary speculator Doug Casey himself.Although frequently mistaken for one, Mr. Tiggre is not a professional geologist. Nor does he hold the CFA designation, and he is not a licensed financial advisor. Tiggre is a speculator who, during his time with Doug Casey, also learned from many other industry leaders, including Sprott-Global’s Rick Rule, former newsletter writer Bob Bishop, fellow newsletter writer and geologist Brent Cook, exploration geologist and multiple mine-finder Ron Parratt, and many others.This resulted in a track record of winning recommendations outpacing losers by a wide margin, resulting in extraordinary overall gains. Due to copyright issues, we cannot reproduce or document that track record. However, the average of the yearly gains published by Casey Research for their flagship publication, the International Speculator, was 18.5% per year during Tiggre’s time with the publication. A fully transparent, documented, and verifiable track record is a central feature of Louis James LLC services.Prior to his work at Casey Research, Mr. Tiggre was a writer and publisher involved in numerous ventures. In 1998, he published his first novel, Y2K: The Millennium Bug. In 2012, he co-authored Doug Casey’s first book in almost two decades, Totally Incorrect. This was followed by another book co-authored with Doug Casey in 2014, Right on the Money. Tiggre has plans for several new books going forward, both fiction and non-fiction.Mr. Tiggre is a graduate of Aiglon College in Chesières-Villars, Switzerland. His formal education included studies in physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also studied economics at UNC Chapel Hill, and wrapped up with a magna cum laude BA in sociology from Duke university.Tiggre grew up speaking both Spanish and English. He later learned French, German, and is now working on Russian. He is happily married with five children. He lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Lobo Tiggre - Website - https://independentspeculator.com/X - https://x.com/duediligenceguyWTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 1st of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Peter Grandich. Peter Grandich is a Wall Street veteran known as the Wall Street Whiz Kid, and the founder of Peter Grandich and Company.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation with the economy, Trump's risk of losing his majority, the FED losing the bond market, housing prices, marketing positioning and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction2:13 - Overview of economy5:14 - Trump's losing his majority?7:16 - Overview of the markets?14:37 - FED losing control of bond market20:14 - Resolve the bond market?24:43 - Housing prices28:16 - Market positioning?32:15 - Equities?34:57 - One message to takeaway?Peter Grandich entered Wall Street in the mid-1980s with neither formal education nor training, and within three years was appointed Head of Investment Strategy for a leading New York Stock Exchange-member firm. He would go on to hold positions as Chief Market Strategist, Portfolio Manager for four hedge funds and a mutual fund that bore his name. His abilities have resulted in hundreds of media interviews, including Good Morning America, Fox News, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Financial Post, Globe and Mail, US News & World Report, New York Times, Business Week, MarketWatch, Business News Network and dozens more. He has spoken at investment conferences around the globe, edited numerous investment newsletters and was one of the more sought-after financial commentators.His autobiography, Confessions of a Wall Street Whiz Kid, was first published in the fall of 2011. The second edition was released in 2014, while the third edition, Confessions of a Former Wall Street Whiz Kid, was issued in October 2015. The fourth edition of the book was later released in April 2019, and the fifth edition was issued in May 2021.The fifth edition of the book is currently available on Amazon.com, but you can also read the book for free online. Read the book online.Grandich was the editor and publisher of The Grandich Letter from 1984 to 2014. He was also Senior Commentator for Moneytalks.net from 2013 to 2015.In 2013, Grandich founded the Athletes & Business Alliance (ABA), a private organization of professional athletes and business executives who exchange ideas and build relationships with an emphasis on capitalizing on the talents of all involved. A symbiotic organization, ABA is a network of accomplished individuals in an environment where one can develop personal associations with a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. The ABA boasts a select membership of diverse senior-level executives, high net worth business owners, and both active and retired pro athletes. By invitation only, high-level corporate and business decision-makers and prominent athletes intermingle. To achieve success, businesses must utilize effective marketing tools, secure new customers to generate repeat business and provide superior customer service that engenders loyalty. The ABA provides an environment to do this and more.Peter Grandich currently resides in New Jersey with his wife, Mary, and they have one daughter, Tara.Peter Grandich - Website - https://petergrandich.com/X - https://twitter.com/PeterGrandichYouTube - @Peter-Grandich Blog - https://petergrandich.com/blog-posts/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 7th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Cyrus Janssen. Cyrus Janssen is a geopolitical analyst, investor, and speaker with over one million fans across his social media platforms, having lived across China and Canada and travelled to over 60 countries. He has consistently been ahead of the consensus on where the US-China relationship is heading.During our conversation we spoke about the conflict in the Middle East, US Midterms, Iranian invasion, why China is winning the war, Involution and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:54 - Overview of the economy?4:49 - Chinese impacts from Middle East8:59 - US Midterms11:40 - Middle Eats outcome19:08 - Iranian invasion?20:22 - China winning the war?25:33- Chinese property crisis31:32 - Lower inflation35:42 - Involution 41:40 - China overcapacity?47:50 - One message to takeaway?Cyrus Janssen is a geopolitical analyst, investor, speaker, and social media influencer with over 2 million fans across all social media platforms. Born in the United States, Cyrus lived abroad for 15 years in China and Canada and enjoys sharing cultural and geopolitical insights from his travels to over 60+ countries. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cyrus is the CEO of FastForward Marketing, a social media and consulting company helping brands in North America and Asia connect and build successful social media campaigns.Cyrus Janssen - YouTube - @CyrusJanssen X - https://x.com/thecyrusjanssenWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas1790/5000

Interview recorded - 1st of October, 2026 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Pento. Michael Pento is President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, a registered investment advisory firm managing money across the full inflation and deflation cycle spectrum. His proprietary 20-component model is designed to determine the two most important factors in successful investing — the second derivatives of growth and inflation. [Pentoport](https://pentoport.com/) He is a specialist in Austrian economics, a regular contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business, and the author of The Coming Bond Market CollapseDuring our conversation we spoke about the current situation with the economy, FED losing control, inflation, currency collapse, why 2027 could be a year of collapse and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:45 - Current overview of markets and stocks?6:07 - Bonds losing control9:35 - QE impact on yields11:55 - Inflation14:09 - Scott Bessent buybacks19:49 - Bonds safe haven?23:19 - Currency collapse24:08 - 2027 issues26:30 - Reverse bearishness?28:02 - Bullish assets?30:12 - One message to takeaway?Michael Pento serves as the President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies (PPS). PPS is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm (RIA) that operates like an actively managed fund without all the expenses. The Model Portfolio uses a proprietary macroeconomic model to determine when and how to invest across an inflation/deflation and economic cycle spectrum. The 20-component model is used to determine the two most important factors when it comes to successful investing: the second derivatives of growth and inflation.Michael Pento - Website - https://pentoport.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaelpento?lang=enLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pento-a1882917b/WTFinance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas