The Truth About the Housing Market Nobody Wants to Hear | ZFS 75

LATEST Inflation Numbers, Iran, and 3 BIG WARNINGS | ZFS 77

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/fan_mail/new] I recorded this one on the move. We have a missing dog and I had to get this out before I went to go find him. If you are in Camden Delaware and you see a dog named Bo please hit me up. On to the episode. Inflation just dropped this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and it came in higher than expected at 4.2% annual. Energy is up 23.5% year over year. Fuel oil is up 58.9% year over year. And I want you to really sit with that because fuel oil is not just your gas tank. Fuel oil is in everything that ships, manufactures, farms, and moves in this country. That is not a gas price problem. That is an everything problem. Trump has now claimed the Iran deal was close 38 times since this war started. The war has now crossed 100 days and is more than ten days past the legal limits of the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Three US bases in Jordan and Kuwait were hit overnight. An Apache helicopter went down over the Strait of Hormuz. And Trump put out a tweet this morning about the naval blockade. Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded calling us the American terrorist regime. I am a veteran and I barely had a visceral reaction to that anymore. That should tell you something. Then I close with three big warnings. JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, the IMF, and the CEO of Exxon are all saying the same thing from different angles. Something is coming and the stock market is not reflecting it. Three things you can do. Hold assets. Recession proof your job. Take care of yourself. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/support]

10 Reasons Why.....The Fed Reserve is CORRUPT | ZFS 76

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/fan_mail/new] I have ten reasons why the Federal Reserve should be something every American looks at sideways. And I promise even if you have heard the Jekyll Island story before there are a couple facts in here you probably have not connected yet. We start with the name. It is not federal and it does not have reserves. As of March 15th 2020 the reserve requirement for American banks dropped to zero percent in response to Covid. Zero. We are operating an entire banking system on vibes and printed money. From there I walk through the secret 1910 Jekyll Island meeting where six men representing roughly one quarter of the world's wealth snuck away from their families lying about where they were going to draft what would become the Federal Reserve Act. I walk through the Pujo Committee that found nearly half of America's banking assets were held by 180 people, wrote up damning findings, and then did absolutely nothing because the man who wrote the final report was already connected to the same banking houses he was supposed to be investigating. I walk through December 23rd 1913 when the Federal Reserve Act was passed at ten thirty at night hours before Christmas Eve by 18 votes with 27 senators not present. I walk through World War One, the Great Depression and how the Fed could have stopped it but chose not to. I walk through the Titanic and who was on board and why that matters more than most people realize. And I close with the Rockefeller and Nelson Aldrich family connection that ties the whole thing together in a way that is very hard to call a coincidence. And then I go one step further. I think central bankers lost control around 2001. Wall Street took over. Then private equity beat Wall Street around 2008. And now the tech bros and private equity are running the global financial system together. The Federal Reserve might already be a legacy system that nobody at the top actually needs anymore. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/support]

Midterm Primary Election DOOM or GLOOM w/ Nico Agosto | Cabin Fever 11 / ZFS

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/fan_mail/new] Only 4% of Americans live somewhere their vote actually matters in a general election. 96% of congressional races are decided in the primaries where almost nobody shows up. That is not an accident. That is the design. From there the guys dig into the $1.7 billion being allocated toward January 6th defendants, the DOJ making Trump completely untouchable from IRS audits, content creators getting subpoenaed, and what it actually felt like to watch the Massie race from the inside knowing what was at stake. Then Nico Agosto from Stalking Capital and the Integrity Index joins the conversation. Nico is building a tool that scores your congressperson based on whether they take corporate PAC money, trade individual stocks while in office, and co-sponsor legislation to get money out of politics. It is one of the most practical things being built right now for people who want to actually do something beyond just being angry. The conversation covers Citizens United, closed primaries, why you should probably switch your party registration even if you hate both parties, the Texas Senate runoff where 8% of eligible voters decided the outcome, and why Massie losing might be exactly the wake up call the movement needed. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/support]

The Truth About the Housing Market Nobody Wants to Hear | ZFS 75

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/fan_mail/new] I know you want a crash. I want one too. But I need to tell you the truth about why it is not coming and what is actually going to happen to home prices over the next three to five years. In this episode I walk through three battles destroying housing affordability for everyday Americans right now. The wage battle, where wages have gone up 25% since 2020 but home prices have gone up 52%. The price battle, where median existing home prices are sitting at $414,000 and barely moving. And the rate battle, where 30 year mortgage rates stay high because the ten year Treasury yield will not come down as long as inflation stays baked into the bond market. I also break down why a crash is structurally almost impossible right now. Half of all homes on the market are new construction being sold by corporate builders like Ryan Homes and DR Horton. 111,000 of those homes are not even built yet. They are blueprints being counted as inventory. We do not have the supply conditions that caused 2008 and we are not getting them anytime soon. I react to three tweets from housing creators calling for a crash, walk through real data on supply, demand, builder activity, tariff impacts on lumber, and what 100 economists surveyed by a Canadian firm actually said about where home prices are headed by 2031. The answer will make Sean sad. It makes me sad too. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/support]

Your Net Worth Is Not Your Personal Worth | Zach Foust on Bigg Fella

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/fan_mail/new] Noah Tanner brought me on Bigg Fella for one of those conversations that just goes everywhere in the best way possible. We started talking about buying your first home in 2026 and ended up deep in self discipline, mental health, disconnecting from screens, and what it actually means to build a life that is worth living. I told him my honest take on homeownership right now. Is it still worth it? Yes. But not for the reasons most people think. We broke down what the housing market actually looks like for Gen Z and millennials today, how to think about your first purchase when the numbers feel impossible, and why owning an asset in a K shaped economy is still the single best thing most people can do for their long term financial picture. We also got into the stuff I have been talking about more on my own show lately. You are the number one asset. Your discipline, your mental clarity, your ability to sit in silence and know yourself is worth more than anything in your portfolio. And I closed with the one thing I want you to remember. Your net worth and your personal worth are not the same thing and should never be treated like they are. Noah Tanner is doing something real with Bigg Fella. He coaches big guys, he runs marathons, and he asks real questions without an agenda. Go subscribe to his channel and show him some love. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2508075/support]