# 4-29-26 Q&A Wednesday: Markets & Your Money Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-podcast-500742/4-29-26-q-a-wednesday-markets-your-money Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-podcast-500742/4-29-26-q-a-wednesday-markets-your-money.md Podcast: [The Real Investment Show Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-podcast-500742) Published: 2026-04-29T15:19:00+00:00 Episode link: https://lancerobertsshow.libsyn.com/4-29-26-qa-wednesday-markets-your-money Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/lancerobertsshow/4-29-26_QA_Wednesday_-_Markets__Your_Money.mp3?dest-id=797352 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-investment-show-podcast-500742/episodes/4-29-26-q-a-wednesday-markets-your-money Duration seconds: 2696 ## Resource Markets continue to push higher, but the underlying story is getting more nuanced. Leadership is narrowing, valuations are stretched, and investors are weighing strong momentum against rising risks—from interest rate uncertainty to geopolitical developments and shifting economic data. Lance Roberts and Danny Ratliff open the chatroom to tackle your most pressing financial questions in real time. From portfolio strategy and market outlook to retirement planning, taxes, and risk management, we'll break down what matters most in today's environment and how to think through what comes next. Key topics include: 0:00 - INTRO 1:04 - Jerome Powell's Last Stand 5:59 - Markets Primed for Pull Back 10:28 - When Will Oil Prices Peak? 13:48 - Will UAE Exit from OPEC+ Fracture CarteL? 15:39 - Could OPEC Break Up Lead to Oil Over-supply/Price Crash? 17:00 - The Fed Should Be Seen & Not Heard 20:27 - Strategies for Rates and Timing 22:25 - John Bogle, International Mutual Funds, & Boat Anchors 27:37 - Market Volatility & Record Retail Participation 28:25 - How We Use Options 31:01 - When Do We Know the Software Services Apocalypse is Over? 33:23 - What Was Your Worst Trade...and Biggest Mistake? 38:37- What Did Lance have for Breakfast? 40:05 - Investing in Photonic Stocks? 43:38 - Armadillos & Horses (really, people??) Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO, w Senior Investment Advisor, Danny Ratliff, CFP Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer ------- Do you enjoy our content? Rate us on Google: https://bit.ly/4b9JtEo ------- Watch Today's Full Video on our YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/xzazFr20EOE ------- Watch today's "Before the Bell" feature, "Overextended Markets - Pullback Risk Rising," here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-real-investment-show-podcast-500742/episodes/4-29-26-q-a-wednesday-markets-your-money/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-real-investment-show-podcast-500742/4-29-26-q-a-wednesday-markets-your-money.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.