The Real Investment Show (Full Show)
Oct 20, 2026 · 51 min · 12 segments
Is artificial intelligence making portfolio diversification more difficult than investors realize? AI-driven stocks dominate major market indexes, leaving investors potentially overexposed to a…
Lance RobertsHost
Jonathan PennHost
And when we look at the employment reports, We know we continue to have these employment reports coming in, but it's been the jolts, the job opening labor turnover survey that's been the most interesting because it shows that companies really aren't hiring and they really aren't firing.

But we are starting to see a few more big companies show up, starting to lay off workers, etc.

And importantly, we want to watch that JOLT survey in particular to see if we start seeing an uptick in terminations.

And that will eventually feed into jobless claims, potentially into the unemployment rate.

That will be your first kind of good indication that we're starting to get this kind of economic weakness seeping into the overall economy.

And as we talked a little bit about yesterday on the show, talking about demand destruction, We talked about the fact that the only thing the Fed can control is demand, right? So they hike rates to crimp demand within the economy.

And again, we talked about, you know, previously that, you know, be careful what you wish for because the Fed hiking rates to quell inflation is not really that great for you because you're the one that they're actually coming after.

It's not the companies, right? They're coming after you and they want you to stop spending.

It'll be important to watch those economic reports as they come out, particularly on the employment side.

And when we look at the employment reports, We know we continue to have these employment reports coming in, but it's been the jolts, the job opening labor turnover survey that's been the most interesting because it shows that companies really aren't hiring and they really aren't firing.

But we are starting to see a few more big companies show up, starting to lay off workers, etc.

And importantly, we want to watch that JOLT survey in particular to see if we start seeing an uptick in terminations.

And that will eventually feed into jobless claims, potentially into the unemployment rate.

That will be your first kind of good indication that we're starting to get this kind of economic weakness seeping into the overall economy.

And as we talked a little bit about yesterday on the show, talking about demand destruction, We talked about the fact that the only thing the Fed can control is demand, right? So they hike rates to crimp demand within the economy.

And again, we talked about, you know, previously that, you know, be careful what you wish for because the Fed hiking rates to quell inflation is not really that great for you because you're the one that they're actually coming after.

It's not the companies, right? They're coming after you and they want you to stop spending.

It'll be important to watch those economic reports as they come out, particularly on the employment side.
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