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The Higher Standard

Chris Naghibi & Saied Omar

Welcome to the Higher Standard Podcast, where we give you ultra-premium, unfiltered truth when it comes to building your wealth and curating the lifestyle of your dreams. Your hosts; Chris Naghibi and Saied Omar here to help you distill the immense amount of information and disinformation out there on the interwebs and give you the opportunity to choose a higher standard for yourself. Sit back, relax your mind and get ready for a different kind of podcast where we elevate your baseline with crispy

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01:43:53

Big Cap With Special Guests Ariya and Haroon

The Higher Standard ·

2022/12/13

American consumers are slowing their spending as the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases reverberate throughout the economy, according to the CEOs of two of the largest American banks. After two years of pandemic-fueled, double-digit growth in Bank of America card volume, “the rate of growth is slowing,” CEO Brian Moynihan said at a financial conference. While retail payments surged 11% so far this year to nearly $4 trillion, that increase obscures a slowdown that began in recent weeks:

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01:11:34

Jim Cramer Ruins The Party, Liver King is a Guru and...

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2022/12/09

According to Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's "Mad Money," there are four reasons why the Federal Reserve can’t stop tightening the economy just yet. He cites not enough people reentering the workforce, a mismatch between job openings and job seekers, too many people working in customer relations management, data analysis and advertising, and the creation of too many new companies in the past two years. “This market’s hostage to the Federal Reserve, and the Fed’s not going to stop tightening until they

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01:27:04

Black Friday Goes Off, Dr. Doom Is Back and Chris...

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2022/12/06

Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion online shopping during Black Friday this year, according to Adobe, which tracks sales on retailers' websites. Overall online sales for the day after Thanksgiving were up 2.3% year over year, and electronics were a major contributor, as online sales surged 221% over an average day in October. Toys were another popular category for shoppers, up 285%, as was exercise equipment, up 218%. Buy Now Pay Later payments increased by 78% compared with the past week,

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59:27

The Government is Going Broke, Saied's Favorite...

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2022/12/02

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), sales of previously owned homes declined 5.9% in October from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.43 million, the weakest rate since May 2020. October sales fell 28.4% from a year earlier, the biggest annual decline since February 2008. Home sales have been dropping each month since February. From their recent peak in January, existing-home sales have dropped about 32%. The slowdown is due to a rapid increase in borrowing

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01:08:48

Mortgage Rates Drop, the Housing Correction isn't...

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2022/11/29

The Federal Reserve may have to raise its benchmark interest rate much higher than it has previously projected to get inflation under control, according to James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Bullard suggested that the Fed’s rate hikes will make borrowing by consumers and businesses even costlier and further heighten the risk of recession.In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris and Saied take a deep dive into these comments and where they come from, as well as

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01:05:41

A New Sex Tape Appears, Twitter 2.0 and Mike Tyson is...

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2022/11/25

The collapse of FTX continues as a stunning list of allegations against the company’s former leadership has surfaced. John J. Ray III, the group’s new chief executive officer, said in a sworn declaration submitted in bankruptcy court, 'Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information.' He slammed non-existent oversight and the misuse of client funds as advisors struggle to locate billions of dollars in

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01:05:52

Charlie Munger Pops Off, Layoffs in Tech and Let's...

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2022/11/22

“This is a very, very bad thing. The country did not need a currency that was good for kidnappers. There are people who think they’ve got to be on every deal that’s hot. I think that’s totally crazy. They don’t care whether it’s child prostitution or bitcoin.” So says Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman and a longtime cryptocurrency skeptic. He went on to declare that the space is rife with fraud and delusion, and regulators have dropped the ball by not outlawing bitcoin and other

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01:20:08

The Ultimate Fumble of the Bag Sponsored by FTX

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2022/11/18

Unless you've just arrived from another planet, you've likely heard something about FTX, a high-profile, Bahamas-based cryptocurrency that has filed for bankruptcy amid allegations of fraud against Sam Bankman-Fried (known as SBF), its philanthropist founder. Cryptocurrency is a subject that many seem to be talking about, but that few understand fully.In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris and Saied take a deep dive into the subject, providing explanations of some of the basic terminology,

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01:13:11

How to Lose 94% of Your Wealth in one Day, CPI and...

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2022/11/15

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell still says it's possible to cool the economy and keep employment stable – without a severe recession, in what would be a 'soft landing.' However, according to Nouriel Rubini, professor emeritus at New York University’s Stern School of Business and CEO of Rubini Macro Associates, better known as 'Dr. Doom', a recession and an economic 'hard landing' are all but guaranteed.In today's episode Chris and Saied discuss Dr. Doom's prognosis and why historical evidence would seem

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01:46:20

How to Build a Winning Business, No Negativity and Q&A

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2022/11/11

In light of the recent midterm elections and the seemingly endless wave of negative economic news, Chris and Saied have chosen to turn today's episode of The Higher Standard into a more educational exercise, cutting through the rhetoric and spin to help you become more informed.In today's episode Chris and Saied discuss the recent wave of layoffs from companies across the board, and attempt to determine when those layoffs may begin to slow as we enter the holiday season and year-end earnings

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01:03:39

Stop Believing these People and Milton Friedman Says...

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2022/11/08

Stripe is laying off 14% of its staff. Lyft has cut 13% of its workforce, and Opendoor has slashed its team by 18% after posting a $1 billion dollar loss. Bad news for those companies, but they aren't alone. Many tech companies have been announcing layoffs and hiring freezes while moving to cut costs. Amazon, Google's parent company Alphabet and Facebook's owner Meta have all taken steps to rein in expenses. Companies including Netflix, Spotify, Coinbase and Shopify have also announced layoffs.In

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01:23:55

The Wealthiest Families, Big Data Hints at a Long...

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2022/11/04

Did you know that 45 years after his death, the King of Rock N' Roll is still an economic powerhouse? Elvis’ estate generated $110 million in income as of 2022. The lion’s share was made from box office and merchandise sales at Graceland, Presley’s Memphis home, while a paltry $5 million of that came from rights for 'Elvis,' the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic.In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris and Saied discuss a Forbes article on the the highest-paid (dead) celebrities of 2022. They

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01:15:27

GDP Pops, Zillow Cuts and How is Ye not Canceled?

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2022/11/01

Finally, some good news? Maybe. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday that the U.S. economy posted its first period of positive growth for 2022 in the third quarter, which may ease recession fears - at least temporarily. GDP from July through September increased at a 2.6% annualized pace for the period. That was above the Dow Jones forecast for 2.3%.In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris and Saied explain why this so-called good news is really anything but, and what that

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01:41:35

Fastest Way To Make $100k A Year, Dr. Doom's...

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2022/10/28

We're headed for a financial crisis that's even worse than the 1970's, says 'Dr. Doom.' No, not the comic book character, economist Nouriel Roubini, known for his bearish prognostications. He believes that due to a rolling series of supply shocks, we'll have a severe downturn before we get relief from inflation.In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris and Saied dive into this dire prediction and offer some of their own thoughts as well.They discuss the debt crisis, which they refer to as an

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59:23

Numbers Are Ugly, Saied Takes Charge and Oklahoma Rocks

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2022/10/25

The seemingly inexorable march deeper into recession continues this week with more bad economic news from all sides. Bloomberg is reporting that, approximately 38% of workers have looked for a second job, while an additional 14% have plans to do so, according to a survey of more than 1,000 full-time US employees by Qualtrics. The combination of stubbornly high inflation and the approach of salary increase season will likely see this number increase.In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris

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01:05:35

A 100% Probability of Recession, Zillow Fumbles the...

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2022/10/21

This week several reports are being delivered, including the New York Fed's Empire State Manufacturing Survey, the National Association of Homebuilder's Housing Market Index, the Fed's industrial production data for September and the latest Beige Book on current economic conditions among its 12 districts, as well as the Census Bureau's new residential construction data for September. The predictions for these reports range from 'no change' to 'really bad.'In today's episode of The Higher Standard,

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01:12:12

Inflation is a Problem, a Perfect Storm and the...

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2022/10/18

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released on Thursday, and while the increases are not large, they do fall in line with predictions. In June, the CPI was 9.1%, in July it dropped slightly to 8.5%, and in August 8.3%. Then in September, it was 8.2%. This doesn't seem bad, until you realize that in the last 12 months, gasoline has risen by 18.2%, household energy by 20.8% and airfare by an eye-watering 42.9%In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris and Saied do a deep dive into these CPI

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01:34:36

Jamie Dimon Says a Recession is Looming, Logan Paul...

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2022/10/14

On Monday, at JPMorgan Chase's Techstars conference in London, CEO Jamie Dimon said that a “very, very serious” mix of headwinds was likely to tip both the U.S. and global economy into recession by the middle of next year. Dimon said the U.S. economy was “actually still doing well” at present and consumers were likely to be in better shape compared with the 2008 global financial crisis. “But you can’t talk about the economy without talking about stuff in the future — and this is serious stuff.”In

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01:10:31

Updated Industry Metrics, Leaders Will Rise and We...

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2022/10/11

According to a report from CNN Business, the nation’s total public debt outstanding closed at $31.1 trillion on Monday, according to Treasury Department data published Tuesday. This particular milestone comes at a time of historically high inflation, rising interest rates and growing economic uncertainty. Incredibly, outstanding debt has climbed nearly $8 trillion since the beginning of 2020, and it's increased by $1 trillion since February of 2022.In today's episode of The Higher Standard, Chris

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The Fed Wants You to Lose Your Job, AI Taking Jobs...

The Higher Standard ·

2022/10/07

On Sunday, the Federal Reserve announced that it would hold a previously unscheduled meeting where some of the matters to be discussed will include, according to the Fed's website, “review and determination by the Board of Governors of the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks.” It's being called an 'emergency' meeting, bu in reality, closed-door Fed meetings like this happen all the time. There have been about 15 meetings over the last year.In today's episode of The

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