American Monetary Association

Jason Hartman

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Sep 12, 2015 • 21min

AMA 122 - The 2016 Republican Presidential Race with Candidate Mark Everson

Mark Everson is currently a Republican presidential candidate for the 2016 election, as well as the former Red Cross CEO and former Commissioner of the IRS, about the current race and how stands out in a field as large as this.   Key Takeaways: [4:24] I would suggest to you that we've lost this traditional approach to our nation [9:55] Some of the Republicans would knee jerk, just defend Wall Street. I'm not doing that [14:49] People tell me stories, people have the insurance but they're not using it!
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Sep 3, 2015 • 33min

AMA 121 - Enjoy the Decline of America with Aaron Clarey

Aaron Clarey is the author of 5 books, his most current being Enjoy the Decline of America. He also an economist, running the blog Captain Capitalism. He talks with Jason about the USD status as the world's reserve currency, the current environment of political correctness, how the old economic building block of society is failing us and more. Key Takeaways: [6:25] - "pursuing such socialist and parasitic policies are not good at all for any country and should never be repeated again" [10:15] - "we no longer value a child or the family as the basic building block of the economy" [15:05] - if you want to nail it down to one thing, it's unfunded liabilities [22:30] - they don't know that by voting Obama in twice that they have fundamentally shifted the tenor of the United States. Mentioned in this episode: CaptainCapitalism.blogspot.com
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Jun 18, 2015 • 18min

AMA 120 - A View in the Future: Changes in the Investment Industry with Nathan Jaye

Nathan Jaye is the founder of Ziprz and contributor to the CFA Institute Magazine. In an article, Nathan interviewed Tom Brown, the global head of investment management at KPMG on some of the interesting financial changes we might see in the next decade and a half. Jason invites Nathan on the show to talk about the article he wrote and to discuss why millennials are not a fan of Wall Street.    Key Takeaways: [2:40] Nathan talks about the past financial crisis in 2008.  [4:00] Why do millennials not relate to Wall Street?  [7:05] Wall Street's business model wants to 'sit down and talk about it' and many millennials who are used to making purchases on the internet do not like that.  [9:05] Nathan and Jason talk about robo advisers.  [11:15] Technology will affect the way we traditionally bank.   [15:45] We're slowly starting to see changes in technology-incorporated clothing.   Mentioned In This Episode: http://ziprz.com/   http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2015/04/28/a-view-to-the-future-changes-in-the-investment-industry/
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May 11, 2015 • 45min

AMA 119 - The Truth about Real Estate Hard Money Lending with Salvatore Buscemi

Salvatore Buscemi is the author of Making the Yield: Real Estate Hard Money Lending Uncovered as well as the Managing Director for Dandrew Partners New York. He talks to Jason Hartman on the subject of finding experienced fund managers, the problems with crowd funding, dealing with inexperienced investors, and much more on today's show.    Key Takeaways: [1:45] Salvatore talks about his book, Making The Yield: Real Estate Hard Money Lending Uncovered.  [2:50] You can't take $2,000 from someone and really invest or place that capital meaningfully.  [9:00] People are going to real estate fund managers who have no experienced and are losing their money.  [19:45] Real estate crowd funding deals are tricky, because now the developer is dealing with less experienced investors.  [27:20] You can't make accurate predictions in an era where government and central banks intervene.  [35:50] People want more control over their investments and rather invest in someone who they have a good relationship with.    [39:30] Ask the hard questions first before you invest. 
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Apr 14, 2015 • 15min

AMA 118 - Your Business More Efficient with the Use of Smartphone Technology with Kirill Storch

Jason Hartman invites Kirill Storch of Electric Web to talk about some of the interesting developments that's happening in the mobile sector. Kirill tells Jason about how companies are putting smartphones on assembly lines to scan their products more efficiently, companies utilizing innovative tactics to make their internal processes go faster, and more.     Key Takeaways: 1:50 – Most people only think about how smartphones can help businesses from a sales point of view.  3:20 – The scan feature on the smartphone can now check in with assembly line managers to make sure everything is running smoothly.  7:10 – Wearable technology will probably change the way we do business.  10:00 – 10% of all US firms have invested in mobile technology and it's estimated by 2016, 30% of companies will catch on.  12:40 – The solution to a company's problems might be right there in their pocket   Mentioned In This Episode: ElectricWebMarketing.com
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Apr 6, 2015 • 39min

AMA 117 - What's Happening with the World's Debt with John Rubino

John Rubina is a second time guest and sits down with Jason to talk about the economy and the huge money bubble that's happening right now. John is the author of Money Bubble: What to Do When It Pops and he talks a little bit about his book on the show. John and Jason sit down to talk about Switzerland's economy, what's happening with China, and much more on today's AMA show.    Key Takeaways: 2:00 – Germany is currently paying negative interest rates on bonds. How is that possible?  5:15 – So many people want to open banks in Switzerland that the Swiss are telling customers that they have to pay them instead of vice verse.  10:05 – Governments are keeping negative interest rates in order to stop a financial collapse.  19:30 – If you add up all the debt in the US right now, it comes out to about $2 million per family.  25:45 – The US can use their military power to get what they want, but at the end of the day there's no reason why China and India need US dollars to trade.  32:15 – Since the 2008 crash, the world has taken on 57 trillions in new debt. 36:10 – Jason and John talk about the benefits of owning property.    Mentioned In This Episode: I Like Local Car2Go http://www.businessinsider.com/housing-recovery-about-renters-2015-3 DollarCollapse.com  The Oil Card by Jim Norman
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Mar 30, 2015 • 27min

AMA 116 - Mobile and Digital Banking in the United States with Jay Sidhu

Jay Sidhu is the CEO of Customers Bank and his bank has just come out with a new digital banking service called Mobile Bank that can be done right from your smartphone. Jason Hartman is interested in learning more about Mobile Bank and talks to Jay about how America's banking system is riddled with inefficiencies, Bitcoin, and more on today's show.    Key Takeaways: 1:40 – Customers Bank is a business bank and Bank Mobile is a consumer bank.  5:20 – What's the difference between Bank Mobile and Allied Bank? Jay explains.  8:45 – Jay shares his thoughts on Bitcoin.  15:40 – Jay believes the FDIC definitely has the money to pay in case a crisis happens.  22:10 – Uber is great because there's finally some competition in the taxi monopoly and the same thing needs to happen in banking.  24:00 – How does Mobile Bank make money if they have no fees? Jay explains.    Mentioned In This Episode:  BankMobile.com
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Mar 24, 2015 • 31min

AMA 115 - Learn About The New Advances in Regenerative Technology with Patrick Cox

Jason Hartman invites Patrick Cox on to the AMA show to talk about the Apple watch, stem cell technology, and why the FDA is holding back on amazing advances in the scientific and medical community. Patrick Cox specializes in the field of transformational technology and has worked closely with scientists all over the world. You can visit Patrick at PatrickCoxDNA.com to see him experimenting on himself and creating brand new muscle tissue.    Key Takeaways: 4:10 – There's a lot of scientific advances going on, but the media has always been bad at reporting science.  9:40 – Right now there are drugs that can cure common life-threatening diseases, but the government takes a long time to approve them.  15:10 – The FDA banned a natural product that reduced inflammation and one of Patrick's friends had a stroke because he couldn't take the plant anymore.  22:30 – If the FDA is the problem, what are other countries doing in the regenerative field?  26:00 – Patrick gives his opinion about the Apple watch.  28:00 – Big technology companies are supporting medical companies, which can help with a lot of roadblocks the medical/science community is currently experiencing   Mentioned In This Episode: http://www.patrickcoxdna.com/ https://www.mauldineconomics.com/  
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Mar 16, 2015 • 29min

AMA 114 - The Universal Life Insurance Scam with Richard Proteau

Richard Proteau is the author of Unraveling The Universal Life Scam (The Shorter Truth) and talks to Jason today on the show about universal life insurance and why it's almost always a bad investment (unless you're extremely wealthy). Richard talks about some of the differences between US life insurance and Canadian life insurance, does a break down on premiums, and more on today's AMA episode.    Key Takeaways: 2:30 – Richard explains the various types of life insurance you can have. 6:10 – There's always a state versus federal regulations war going on in the US.   10:30 – Richard explains what 108 is and talks about universal life premiums.  18:00 – Insurance companies are influenced in creating the best contract possible, but what's on paper may not actually be what's reality.  22:40 – MERs, management expense ratios, are not shown on the contract and can fool the consumer into thinking they have a better deal than they really do.  26:45 – Richard says buy insurance for the right reason. Jason and Richard both agree that insurance is not a good investment.    Mentioned In This Episode: Unraveling The Universal Life Scam (The Shorter Truth) by Richard Proteau http://www.consumerights.ca/  
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Mar 10, 2015 • 32min

AMA 113 - How Peer To Peer Is Freeing The World with Jeffrey Tucker

Jason invites Jeffrey Tucker on to the AMA show to talk about the peer to peer economy as well as Bitcoin. Jeffrey is the CLO and founder of Liberty.me and he is also the Director of Digital Development for the Foundation for Economic Education. On the show, Jeffrey talks about his book Bit by Bit, the up and coming peer to peer world, and much more.    Key Takeaways: 2:20 – Jeffrey explains what peer to peer means.  5:20 – Jason talks about how the Cuban people make extra money by serving food to tourists in their own homes.  12:40 – There are a lot of costs associated with regulation and that hurts the economy further.  15:45 – Plane tickets are roughly the same price from 25 years ago.  25:00 – Bitcoin is relatively private as long as your public address isn't attached to it.  30:20 – Top-down planning is slowly beginning to erode.    Mentioned In This Episode: Fee.org http://tucker.liberty.me/ Bit by Bit by Jeffrey Tucker Kitchensurfing Eatwith Blue Apron Munchery TaskRabbit Fiver Uber Lyft

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