The Lake Street Review Podcast

Ian Ratliff on the Real Estate Market

We discuss Ian's path to becoming a full time broker and developer * What he did before taking the plunge into real estate * How and when did he come to the decision to leave corporate and start a business * Ian's first deal   Ian's Outlook for Home prices   How he's advising clients to cope with the coincident high prices and high interest rates   Why, in his view, the Federal Reserve will soon be back to buying mortgage backed securities   How mortgage backed securities (MBS) are valued and what makes them different from other bonds Ian on Instagram: instagram.com/therealeskateagent [https://instagram.com/therealeskateagent] Website: ratliffrealestate.com [https://ratliffrealestate.com] The Lake Street Review on Instagram: instagram.com/thelakestreetreview [https://instagram.com/thelakestreetreview] https://thelakestreetreview.com [https://thelakestreetreview.com] Purcell Research [https://jpurcell.me]

On Inflation, Rate Cuts, & the Labor Market with Jason Purcell

In this episode, Jason Purcell and Germinal Van discuss the macroeconomic conditions of the U.S. economy following the release of inflation data. Jason Purcell, a financial professional and co-founder of the Lake Street Review, brings his expert opinion on how he sees inflation affecting the economy, and whether or not the Fed will cut rates in June. Jason believes that the Fed will cut rates at some point even if inflation does not go back to 2% and these cuts will have important ramifications on the labor market.

Louis is Back & It's Politics Time!

After two months of absence due to personal reasons, Louis is back on the LSR Podcast to bring his analytical and sharp insights on the political climate and the evolution of the election cycle this year. In this very episode, Louis and Germinal discuss Biden's nomination to the Democratic Party despite being a weak candidate, Trump's legal woes, the Democrats' strategy to manage Biden's candidacy, and many more.

The Full-Reserve Banking System: A Much Superior System to Fractional-Reserve Banking

In this episode, Germinal G. Van presents the concept of the full-reserve banking system as well as its mechanisms, advantages and disadvantages. The main concept about the full-reserve banking system is that it is a system where banks are required to hold deposits in reserve, meaning they cannot lend out nay of the money deposited by their customers. This is in contrast to the fractional-reserve banking system, which is the currenct system used in most countries, where banks can lend out a portion of their deposits while keeping a fraction in reserve. The full-reserve banking system presents a number of advantages such making depositors' money safe, and stabilizing the financial system; but also contains some drawbacks such as limited credit availability and the inability of central banks to monitor the money supply. Germinal G. Van sees these drawbacks, however, as advantages because they enhance a prudent approach to banking and show that central banking is not a necessity to maintain economic stability.

A Conversation with Gabriel Carrier on Markets, Bitcoin, & Central Banking

In this episode, Germinal holds a conversation with Gabriel Carrier, a professional mathematician on Markets, Bitcoin ETFs, and Central Banking. Gabriel gave his expert opinion on where he sees the economy going, the problem with central banking, and how Bitcoin could impact our lives in the future.  Gabriel's email is: contact@praxeologos.com