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Dennis Tubbergen and guest Ed Dowd discuss the potential for a recession in 2026 and analyze economic trends affecting high-income earners and investment strategies.

Are we heading into a recession in 2026? In this episode of RLA Radio, Dennis Tubbergen analyzes IRS migration data showing high-income earners relocating from high-tax states like California and New York to tax-friendly states such as Florida and Texas. Financial expert Ed Dowd joins the show to discuss the U.S. economic outlook, stock market risks, housing market correction, AI bubble concerns, and Federal Reserve policy. Topics include recession indicators, S&P 500 downside risk, deflation vs inflation cycles, gold and silver investment strategy, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and long-term wealth protection. If you're interested in economic trends, investing strategies, tax policy, and financial planning, this episode delivers critical insights for navigating today’s uncertain economy. Edward Dowd is a numbers guy who sniffed out Wall Street’s game—he ran a $14 billion equity growth fund at BlackRock before he walked. Now, he's living on the beautiful island of Maui, working as an independent economic & investment analyst and co-founder of Phinance Technologies, still digging into what’s real. His bestselling book, Cause Unknown, threw a wrench in the…

People in this episode

Host: Dennis Tubbergen

Guest: Ed Dowd

Topics covered

• U.S. economy
• recession signals
• wealth migration
• investment strategies
• Federal Reserve policy
• economic trends

Keywords

• recession
• wealth migration
• IRS data
• stock market risks
• housing market correction
• gold investment
• CBDCs
• financial planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BlackRock, Phinance Technologies

Places: California, New York, Florida, Texas

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