The school system & helicopter parents create a culture that values early success and discourages late bloomers. Rich Karlgaard joins Robert & Kim to discuss his research into a flawed system that rewards early achievement and discourages later accomplishments. This is a must-listen episode for parents.

Assisted living is a growing and top-performing investment. Victor Menasce joins Robert & Kim to offer a detailed look into his lucrative career investing in the assisted living sector.

Acquiring customers requires time and money. Successful businesses know how to acquire AND retain customers to maximize profits. Horst Schulze, the founder of Ritz Carlton Hotels, joins Robert & Kim to discuss his systems for acquiring and retaining customers, and ultimately succeeding in a very competitive environment.

The increasing intersection of geopolitics and economics presents new challenges to investors. Jim Rickards joins Robert & Kim to discuss his latest work into predictive analytics. Find out the real risks to your wealth and separate the hype from what’s important.

Investing in gold & silver is an insurance policy against a collapse of the financial system. Robert & Kim speak to Dana Samuelson and Brien Lundin about their work in the precious metals sector. Find out what economic risks lurk in these uncertain times, and what role gold & silver holds in the global marketplace.

Mohamed El-Erian joins Robert & Kim with analysis of global markets and economic trends. Find out why El-Erian is optimistic about the US economy and more concerned about Europe’s economy.

Creating a product is only the first step to building a business. In this episode Kim speaks with Jules Pieri about how creators take a product to market and build a thriving business. Kim & Jules discuss real-world examples of the pitfalls and successes of several developers.

Trump’s showdown with China is causing anxiety in markets across the world. Asian-based economist Richard Duncan joins Robert to offer his view of how China is responding to Trump. Find out why bond yields are crashing, and how China is choosing to isolate itself from the U.S.

The leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S. is from medical costs. Big Pharma is front-and-center to this problem. Robin Feldman joins Robert & Kim to discuss her research into how Big Pharma oftentimes secretly works to keep drug prices high and thwart free-market competition. Find out why U.S. citizens subsidize drug prices around the world. Robin offers tips on how you can protect yourself from medical bankruptcy.

Investments aren’t risky, the investor is risky. The more financially educated you are, the less risk you take on. In this episode, Robert & Kim speak to Allison Schrager about risk management in the financial world. Find out what you can do to reduce your financial risk.