MoneyMasters Podcast 🎙️4/23/26: Are You Focusing on the Wrong Things in this Market?

Mike Larson | Editor-in-Chief

Stop betting on hype and start looking at the math. If your portfolio is just a bet on the "Magnificent Seven" and dueling headlines, you're doing it wrong.

That’s the gist of this episode of the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast, recorded at the 2026 MoneyShow Masters Symposium Hollywood Florida. In it, Matt Powers of Powers Advisory Group and Kevin Simpson of Capital Wealth Planning argue that smart investors should look past speculative news cycles to focus on "boring" fundamentals like cash flow and earnings. The consensus is clear: Prioritize quality companies with capital discipline over short-term market noise.

The experts also highlight a critical shift toward a broader, less tech-sensitive market move. They advocate for "dividend growers" and companies that responsibly buy back shares without over-accumulating debt. And they explain why true diversification means moving beyond over-concentrated ETFs to find value in sectors like energy.

Their final advice is to separate emotion from investing, using market volatility as a mathematical opportunity to buy dips and trim on rallies.

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Moore: The Case for Stronger Growth, Less Inflation, & Dow 1,000,000 (Eventually)

At the 2026 MoneyShow Masters Symposium Hollywood Florida, Stephen Moore discussed the current economic landscape, why the recent rise in inflation should be temporary, and how Washington policy is influencing markets and the outlook for growth.

The Co-Founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity then explained why he remains bullish despite the Middle East conflict. Plus, he suggested that a coming productivity revolution, AI, robotics, stronger growth, and other forces could push the Dow toward one million by 2060. 

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• HTGC: A Double-Digit Yielder Being Dragged Down Unfairly
  👉️ TICKER: HTGC
  Recently, the Wall Street Journal published a short piece noting that Moody’s Ratings had lowered its outlook for Business Development Companies (BDCs) from “stable” to “negative.” But I think the downgrade gives investment opportunities – in particular, with Hercules Capital Inc. (HTGC), writes Tim Plaehn, editor of The Dividend Hunter.

• NEM: Will the Mega-Cap Miner Beat Earnings Estimates...Again?
  👉️ TICKERS: TSLA, NEM
  Gold has pulled back from its all-time highs but remains elevated, trading well above $4,500 an ounce. In the first quarter it was even higher, which means record free cash flows for most of the miners again. Newmont Corp. (NEM) has beat five quarters in a row, highlights Tracey Ryniec, senior stock strategist at Zacks Investment Research.

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