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Bob Elliott

Type: Speaker Tracked appearances: 13

Validated speaker labor market weakness

economy over presidents; favors gold and commodities over bonds

Analyzed appearances 13

Latest appearance 2026-03-29 08:00

Most seen on Excess Returns

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economy over presidents; favors gold and commodities over bonds

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Latest tracked appearance: 2026-03-29 08:00.
Most often seen on Excess Returns.

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labor market weakness 3 oil shock 3 inflation pass-through 2 late-cycle macro 2 tariffs and inflation 2 60/40 portfolio limitations and regime dependency 1 AI and software disruption 1 AI capex 1

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Excess Returns

Bob Elliott

2026-03-29 08:00

The Shock No One Can Price | The Weekly Wrap - 3/29/2026

Iran escalationinflation pass-through

Preview:This weekly wrap centers on the Iran-linked oil shock and its market/economic spillovers, then broadens into three related themes: how to think about extreme outlier businesses, how to underwrite private credit risk, and how AI changes base rates and terminal values. The hosts and guests repeatedly emphasize nuance, humility, and reference-class thinking rather than simple doomsday or hype narratives.

Excess Returns

Bob Elliott

2026-03-25 07:38

Nothing Is Priced In | Bob Elliott on Why Investors Are Misreading the Oil Shock

inflation pass-throughhousehold savings behavior

Preview:Bob Elliott argues the market is underpricing the economic damage from the oil shock because the economy had already shifted from income-driven to savings-driven, making households and businesses more fragile. He says the immediate effect is higher inflation and lower real spending power, while the broader market response is being distorted by forced de-risking and deleveraging across global macro positions. He also outlines why he thinks AI’s macro impact is often misunderstood and describes how Unlimited’s macro ETF tries to package hedge-fund macro views into a liquid, lower-fee product.

Forward Guidance

Bob Elliott

2026-03-18 02:00

The Macro Chain Reaction of Oil Shocks | Bob Elliott

inflationhousehold spending

Preview:Bob Elliott argues that the Iran/oil shock should be read as a sequential macro shock: first higher energy prices crush real household spending, then labor and incomes weaken, and only later does disinflation and easier policy show up. He says central banks do not ease into oil shocks, and markets are still too complacent about the inflation, rate, FX, and risk-asset consequences.

David Lin

Bob Elliott

2026-02-25 21:45

Tech Sector Collapse? Why AI Is Crashing Stocks And What's Next | Bob Elliott

AI and software disruptionTech-sector rotationGold and commodities

Preview:Bob Elliott argues the market is rotating away from US tech concentration toward gold, commodities, foreign equities, and alternative strategies, while AI is more likely to raise economy-wide productivity than trigger a broad unemployment collapse.

Excess Returns

Bob Elliott

2025-11-14 09:13

$1 Trillion AI Bet. $10 Billion in Profits | Bob Elliott on the AI Income That Isn’t Coming

late-cycle macrolabor market weaknesstariffs and inflation

Preview:Bob Elliott argues the market is pricing in a much healthier economy than the data justify. He sees a classic late-cycle setup: labor softness, tariff-driven inflation around 3%, a Fed that may be less dovish than markets expect, and an equity rally increasingly concentrated in a few AI winners rather than the broad economy. He is skeptical that AI capex is translating into economy-wide income or productivity yet, and he strongly warns against retail-friendly private asset products that hide fees and liquidity/valuation conflicts. The second half of the conversation shifts to the ETF lineup, where he explains how Unlimited is repackaging hedge fund-style exposures into lower-cost, more liquid ETF wrappers.

WTFinance

Bob Elliott

2025-10-29 12:01

Households Struggling as Economy Strangles Consumption with Bob Elliott

late-cycle economyhousehold consumptionAI capex

Preview:Bob Elliott says the U.S. is late cycle: household spending is being squeezed, labor markets are soft, and AI capex is helping growth but likely losing momentum. He is tactically cautious on gold, more constructive on bonds, and thinks markets may eventually have to catch down to weaker real-economy conditions.

David Lin

Bob Elliott

2025-10-09 13:21

What Happens To Markets, Economy, After Government Shutdown? | Bob Elliott

government shutdowntariffslabor market weakness

Preview:Bob Elliott argues this is a classic late-cycle setup: policy is turning more growth-negative, the labor market is weakening, and markets are looking through the shutdown because they usually do. He thinks tariffs and reduced immigration are already pressuring growth and inflation, while the real action is in underowned gold, rate-sensitive bonds, and a narrow AI-led equity rally that may be masking broader weakness.

The Meb Faber Show

Bob Elliott

2025-08-29 09:01

A Storm May Be Coming To Wall Street (Bob Elliott Breaks It Down For Investors)

late-cycle macrotariffs and inflationdollar cycle

Preview:Bob Elliott argues the macro setup is weakening beneath still-elevated market prices: late-cycle growth is being hit by immigration constraints and tariffs, the dollar’s long bull run may be turning, and bonds/TIPS look more attractive than most investors admit. He also spends a lot of time explaining Unlimited’s strategy replication products, why 2 and 20 is too expensive after taxes and fees, and why he thinks liquid, low-fee versions of hedge fund/venture exposure could be better for ordinary investors.

Maggie Lake Talking Markets

Bob Elliott

2025-07-16 15:40

Time for the "Season of Disappointment" Trade? | With Bob Elliott

Fed independence and Trump political riskUS economic slowdown and income-driven expansion frameworkEquity market expectations vs. real economy divergence

Preview:Bob Elliott, CIO of Unlimited Funds, joins Maggie Lake to discuss a short-lived market scare over Trump reportedly planning to fire Fed Chair Powell, which he dismisses as political maneuvering but flags a nonzero risk. His core thesis: the US economy is considerably weaker than markets price in, with near-zero real consumer demand growth. He expects a "season of disappointment" for US equities as growth undershoots lofty expectations. He is structurally bullish gold (as the prime contracurrency hedge), constructive on bonds relative to cash and stocks, and believes we are entering a secular multi-year dollar decline. Bitcoin, he argues, still trades like a leveraged risky asset, not digital gold.

David Lin

Bob Elliott

2025-06-30 08:50

Personal Incomes Plummet: What’s Behind The $109-Billion Decline? | Bob Elliott

US growth slowdownpersonal income and consumptionlabor market weakness

Preview:Bob Elliott argues the US economy is weakening faster than markets are pricing, even as stocks sit near all-time highs. He says the immediate tension is that inflation from tariffs may still be coming through while labor demand, wage growth, and real household spending are slowing, which leaves the Fed on hold and creates a potentially fragile setup for equities.

Excess Returns

Bob Elliott

2025-03-03 08:33

Markets Always Return to Economic Reality | Bob Elliott Explains How It Happens

Markets and macroeconomic realityIncome-driven vs debt-driven economic cycles60/40 portfolio limitations and regime dependency

Preview:Jack and Matt from Excess Returns present a curated compilation of the best clips from Bob Elliott's (former Bridgewater, head of Ray Dalio's research team) multiple appearances. The episode covers: why markets ultimately return to economic reality despite short-term divergence, how Bridgewater approached the housing crisis ("big or small?"), why the post-COVID cycle was income-driven rather than debt-driven, why the 60/40 portfolio is just an optimized portfolio for the last 40 years and not a permanent solution, why wage growth and inflation are mechanically linked, why the Fed is deliberately slow and backward-looking, and the importance of true diversification beyond stocks and bonds. Jack and Matt provide running commentary between clips, connecting Elliott's frameworks to financial planning, investor psychology, and portfolio construction.

The Julia La Roche Show

Bob Elliott

2025-02-24 10:00

Bob Elliott: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' as Negative Growth Surprise Ahead

Fiscal and monetary policy tightening in 2025Negative growth surprise thesis

Preview:Bob Elliott, CIO/CEO of Unlimited, lays out his "Curb Your Enthusiasm" macro thesis: post-election euphoria has been fully priced into equities, and the combination of a less-dovish Fed plus fiscal tightening (tariffs, immigration restriction, deficit reduction) sets up a negative growth surprise in 2025. He expects a reversal of the stocks-over-bonds dynamic, with bonds likely to rally and stocks to sell off as growth disappoints high expectations. He also discusses gold's structural tailwinds from Eastern demand, central bank buying, and eventual Western portfolio reallocation.

David Lin

Bob Elliott

2025-02-21 14:49

Unemployment Crisis Next? How Many Jobs DOGE Could Cut | Bob Elliott

Fiscal policy as 2025's dominant macro driverImmigration and labor force growth impact on GDPDOGE federal workforce reductions and unemployment risk

Preview:Bob Elliott, CEO of Unlimited, argues that fiscal policy — not the Fed or inflation — will be the dominant market driver in 2025. He sees a series of growth-negative fiscal effects (immigration clampdown, tariffs, DOGE spending cuts) colliding with euphoric equity expectations, favoring bonds and gold over stocks. He views inflation as uninteresting, the labor market as stable but vulnerable to federal layoffs, and gold as benefiting from geopolitical uncertainty and central bank demand. His base case: growth disappointment relative to high single-digit earnings expectations, with tariffs likely stickier than equity markets believe.

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