Natalie Wynne Pace

$40 Trillion Debt. Interest Rates Rise.

Natalie Pace — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:14:56 GMT

Yesterday, the Treasury Department tried to calm interest rates by throwing money into the bond market. However, just one day later, investors of long-term Treasury bonds and notes ignored the bailout and continued to demand a higher return for their risk. Why? Investors worldwide want a real plan for lowering U.S. debt and deficits, rather than just a bailout Band-Aid.

U.S. public debt topped $40 trillion on August 18, 2026. The budget deficit is on track to be $2.1 trillion this fiscal year. The amount the U.S. must pay in interest will be $1 trillion. The current debt ceiling kicks in at $41.1 trillion, which sets Congress up for another epic battle over borrowing more money, yet again, to keep operating in the red. What does this mean for Main Street investors? What should you do?

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

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Superior Performance by Rigorous Analysis & Design.

Natalie Pace — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:33:03 GMT

Designing High-Performance Wealth: The Power of Rigorous Analysis.

Copper prices are an all-time high. But an investment in Peru yield the superstar returns. 169.3% gains over the 3-year period versus 53.3%.

Everyone wants a little income these days. Which country offers lower risk and higher yield than the United States?

There’s one country in Europe that has 3rd highest GDP per capita in the world. It’s also been a great investment. Wonder which one it is?

There’s a liquidity concern in US treasury bonds. You can get the same yield (4%) with much lower risk and no paper losses using one simple strategy. What is it?

Silver was the superstar 2025 and is down by 50% from its high. How do you manage that volatility?

Crypto was a great performer in 2024 through Oct. 2025. We warned that the Crypto Winter could come in 2025 & 2026 when we named Bitcoin the Investment of the Year in 2024. We make high performance and essential protection easy with our video conferences & blogs (free), financial freedom retreats and masterclasses. Email info@nataliepace.com with your money questions, opportunities and challenges. Let's win together.

Links from Today:
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/hot-countries#/
https://old.nataliepace.com/pie/pie.php
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/why-i-prefer-select-corporate-bonds-to-treasuries#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/2024-investment-of-the-year#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/are-we-headed-for-another-crypto-winter#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/spacex-ipo-soars-should-you-take-flight-too#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/sp500-hits-another-high-gdp-growth-predicted-to-be-70#/

6 out of 7 Magnificent 7 Companies are Lagging the S&P500.

Natalie Pace — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:45:03 GMT

Why are 6 out of 7 companies in the Magnificent 7 lagging the S&P500 so far in 2026? Tesla and Meta are down by a third. SpaceX, another AI superstar, is down by half from its high. If AI is driving GDP growth (and it is) then why is Wall Street hammering AI stocks?

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Links from Today:
https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/margin-accounts/margin-statistics
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/capture-gains-at-an-all-time-high-rebalance#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/wall-street-has-a-serious-gambling-problem#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/hot-countries#/
https://old.nataliepace.com/pie/pie.php

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Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Steven Chu on Saving the Planet.

Natalie Pace — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:07:34 GMT

Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Steven Chu has addressed climate change and solutions as a scientist, physicist, professor and policymaker. In this candid interview with Earth Gratitude's co-creator and executive director Natalie Pace, Professor Chu focuses on the power of the individual -- how our choices, our voices and our money can support the clean solutions that available today or are being developed.

Additional Resources and Links:
https://physics.stanford.edu/people/steven-chu
https://kikim.com/project/the-citizen-scientist/

https://www.stevechulab.com/

Learn more sustainability successes & solutions in the 21-Day #EarthGratitude Challenge (free) and our 5-part docuseries.

https://earthgratitude.org/2026

Wall Street on Fire. Mid-Year 2026 Review.

Natalie Pace — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:31:25 GMT

Natalie Pace discusses the following in her Wall Street on Fire: Mid-Year 2026 Review.

Will stocks keep hitting new highs?
How big of a problem is the gambling (margin trading)?
How Hot is The Magnificent 7?
Are Blue Chips a Great Way to Make Income? (Why are you using non-U.S. value replacement funds?)
Gold & Silver Forecasts
Crypto Winter: How Deep will the freeze get? When will it end?
Copper Prices and Peru
AI: Exciting and Expensive
Air Taxis Take Flight
And more.

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Links from Today:
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/wall-street-has-a-serious-gambling-problem#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/the-higher-the-dividend-the-higher-the-risk#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/warren-buffetts-investing-tips-and-that-deepfake-video#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/they-trusted-him-now-he-doesnt-return-calls#/

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The Second Act Advantage: Monetize Your Wisdom.

Natalie Pace — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:09:25 GMT

Jay Samit is an international bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, and former Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte Digital. He has pioneered breakthrough technologies used by billions of consumers and helped grow companies like LinkedIn, Sony, and Universal Studios. Now he harnesses his wisdom into his new book The Second Act Advantage with comes with a free mobile app "Digital Jay" to help us all create our next and best chapter of life, while building an unforgettable legacy.

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Links from Today:

https://jaysamit.com/

https://substack.com/@jaysamit

Email info@JoinNataliePace.com with VIDEOCON in the subject line if you'd like to join me live at my next conference.

Warren Buffett’s Investing Tips and That Deepfake Video.

Natalie Pace — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:33:39 GMT

Are you seeing videos of Warren Buffett offering investing tips? One of my coaching clients sent over a video and wanted to make sure that we were addressing all the areas that Buffett suggested in the video. However, did Warren Buffett ever say these things? Was she aware that the video was AI-generated?

Below are the areas covered in this podcast/videocon.

Inflation. Is it Here to Stay?
Will Interest Rates Go Up or Down? What about an Inflation-Protected Investment (TIPS)?
How to Know if the Warren Buffett Video You’re Watching is a Deepfake
Earning Income: Dividend-Paying Stocks
Earning Income: Bonds, T-Bills, Money Market Funds and Annuities
Warren Buffett’s Favorite Inflation Hedge
Links to Warren Buffett’s University Addresses

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

The Peace Guidebook

Natalie Pace — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:02:28 GMT

Life can be frustrating and people can be rude. How do we create peace out of a challenging or aggressive moment? How do we nurture children to grow up to be empowered, empathetic and even-keeled adults?

These are just some of the topics that I discussed with Elizabeth Hamilton Guarino and Dr. Katie Eastman, the authors of the new bestseller The Peace Guidebook: How to Create Hope, Healing and Harmony for the Good of Humankind. Buy your book wherever books are sold.

Join the movement at https://www.PercolatePeace.com/. Share your moment of peace, your peace promise or a random act of kindness there.

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Links from Today:
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Peace-Guidebook/Elizabeth-Hamilton-Guarino/The-Guidebook-Series/9780757326080

https://www.PercolatePeace.com

SpaceX Begins Trading on Friday, June 12.

Natalie Pace — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:58:01 GMT

The SpaceX IPO Could Soar to $2 Trillion. Should You Book a Flight?

SpaceX will become publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange on or about June 12, 2026, with the ticker symbol SPCX. You know you want to buy it. Should you jump in on June 12? Put SpaceX on a Stock Shopping List? Will it show up in one of the technology funds that you already own? Will the Wall Street insiders who have been investing in SpaceX for half a century! use the IPO to sell high and turn their paper profits into hard cash at retail investors' expense?

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

I include a link to the S-1 filing in the description at my YouTube channel.

The SpaceX IPO Could Soar to $2 Trillion.

Natalie Pace — Thu, 28 May 2026 01:51:49 GMT

The SpaceX IPO Could Soar to $2 Trillion. Should You Book a Flight?

SpaceX will become publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange on or about June 12, 2026, with the ticker symbol SPCX. It is likely that the world will see its 1st trillionaire crowned on the 1st day of trading (Elon Musk), if the IPO comes in at $1.6 trillion or higher, and stays there.

You know you want to buy it. Should you jump in on June 12? Put SpaceX on a Stock Shopping List? Will it show up in one of the technology funds that you already own? Will the Wall Street insiders who have been investing in SpaceX for half a century! use the IPO to sell high and turn their paper profits into hard cash at retail investors' expense?

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Ritz-Carlton's Director of Engineering, Jasen Brown

Natalie Pace — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:10:29 GMT

Natalie Pace, the co-creator and executive director of the Earth Gratitude project, interviews Jasen Brown, the director of engineering at two Ritz-Carlton Colorado resorts. Jasen is also the chair of the Rocky Mountain Business Council. Learn more about how engineering can optimize the sustainable goals of business, and how those lessons can add up to more money in the wallet for every person who works for the company (and for those of us who apply these eco, cost-saving hacks). The conversation covers energy efficiency, eliminating plastic and single-use, composting, behavioral changes, solar and more.

As Jasen points out, “Behavior change is free.”

Additional Resources and Links:
https://www.instagram.com/ritzcarltonbachelorgulch/

Email NataliePace@EarthGratitude.org.

Photo: exterior of Ritz-Carlton, Vail, in winter.

Sell in May?

Natalie Pace — Mon, 04 May 2026 01:24:12 GMT

Despite war, a pause on interest rate cuts and very high oil prices, Wall Street surged in April. Investors favored big tech, pushing the NASDAQ Composite Index up an impressive 13% (as of early morning trading). So, will everything keep going up, up, up or should you Sell in May and go away (a popular aphorism).

Register for our ONLINE Financial Freedom Retreat (June 5-7, 2026), our Preparing for Retirement with Your 1st Job Masterclass (June 13, 2026), or our next Restormel Royal Manor House Adventure (March 4-11, 2027) in England. Email info@NataliePace.com or call 310-430-2397 to Learn more and register.

Visit the links below for additional information:

https://www.nataliepace.com/.

https://www.nataliepace.com/retreat202606.html#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/retirement.html#/
https://www.nataliepace.com/restormel2027.html#/

Are You Living Your Soul's Purpose?

Natalie Pace — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:42:05 GMT

Are you living your soul's purpose? Do you wake up on fire with inspiration?

Rickie Byars is the embodiment of someone who is doing what she came here to do. She is the songwriter of so many of our beloved New Thought Ancient Wisdom songs. But how did she get from the segregated South to singing on stage with Will.I.Am and John Legend or being the music director and principal writer for the Agape International Choir? What challenges did she face? What obstacles did she overcome? When did she have to "Let go and let God?"

If you'd like to join Rickie and Friends for a Love Well Weekend of Music, Joy and Community, register for the RIGASA Revival at 1440.org or RickieByars.org.

Song at the end: Blessed Always by Rickie Byars.

The S&P 500 Hit a New High.

Natalie Pace — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:34:18 GMT

The S&P 500 hit a new high on April 15, 2026 on hopes the War in Iran will end soon. At the same time, many of the Magnificent 7 are still far off their all-time highs, including Tesla (-21.4%) and Microsoft (-26%).

Is this a buying opportunity, or are there risks on Wall Street that many of us are not properly prepared for? What about AI, quantum, crypto, gold and silver? Should we be leaping in, tiptoeing in or taking profits?

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Links from Today:
https://www.nataliepace.com/blog/when-superstars-burn-out-featuring-the-magnificent-7#/

Watch on YouTube.com/NataliePace at this link:

Hot Countries 2026.

Natalie Pace — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:07:28 GMT

Over the past few years, we’ve been using the same four countries as our value replacements and for diversification. Some of the funds of these countries offer higher credit quality, lower debt and/or higher income than the United States. Peru was the superstar of 2025. The fund more than doubled. The question is: which countries are the best choice for 2026 and beyond? Have they changed?

All this and more in today's free podcast with Natalie Pace. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Protect Your Wealth from War

Natalie Pace — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:06:04 GMT

Our office has been receiving a lot of panicked emails of late. Stocks have dropped -7.5%. If your wealth is down that much, you're not properly protected. So, what should you do to protect your wealth from the war in Iran and high oil prices?

Even though stocks are down 7.5% from the high set on Jan. 28, 2026, they are still trading quite high. There is still time to protect your wealth. (Preparedness is always a better strategy than hope.)

All this and more in today's free podcast and videoconference with Natalie Pace.

You’ll find links to the web pages mentioned in this podcast in the description section of Natalie Pace’s YouTube channel. Email info@nataliepace.com with any questions or comments.

Stanford University.

Natalie Pace — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:15:31 GMT

On any given day, 65% of student residents at Stanford University bike on campus. This high rate of, along with a 22% overall bike commute rate for the broader campus community, has helped secure Stanford University a record fourth Platinum Bicycle Friendly University award.

How did the university reduce its drive-alone commute rate
from 67% in 2003 to 38% in 2024? What steps can other universities and cities take to encourage bike commuters? Which 5 Es are essential to the success of the bike program at Stanford? What improvements will Stanford's Transportation team make in 2026?

All this and more in my interview with Stanford Transportation's executive director Lesley Lowe and Erin Fieberling, the lead for Stanford's sustainable mobility events and outreach.

We'll be hosting a 2026 Earth Gratitude Challenge. Do you love our home planet? Are you wanting to get more green in 2026? These daily challenges will inspire, educate and activate all of us to live rich, green lives! Email NataliePace@EarthGratitude.org or visit EarthGratitude.org to register now!

Join us for our global peace celebration on March 28 at 8:30 p.m. in your own time zone. Get additional information at the blog below.
https://www.earthgratitude.org/blog/global-peace-celebration-march-28

What is the Global Earth Gratitude Peace Celebration?
On March 28, 2026, the Earth Gratitude Project, in association with Unify, is organizing a global peace celebration. At 8:30 p.m. in your own time zone, organize an awesome community/family net zero event. Tag Earth Gratitude as a collaborator on social media, so that we can feature celebrations from around the world. Challenge your friends.

https://www.facebook.com/EarthGratitude/
https://www.instagram.com/earth_gratitude/

Got Questions About the War in Iran?

Natalie Pace — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:48:04 GMT

The war rages on. Oil prices soared as high as $119/barrel (WTI) in March 2026. How do you protect your wealth? Should you invest in oil and defense? What's safe in this world?

All this and more in today's free podcast. Get links to the webpages mentioned at YouTube.com/NataliePace.

Email info@JoinNataliePace.com with VIDEOCON in the subject line if you'd like to join me live at my next conference.

Register for our ONLINE Spring Financial Freedom Retreat (April 24-26, 2026), our Stock Masterclass (May 2, 2026), or our next Restormel Royal Manor House Adventure (March 12-19, 2027) in England. Email info@NataliePace.com or call 310-430-2397 to Learn more and register.

https://www.nataliepace.com/retreat202604.html#/

Oil Prices Skyrocket. Stocks Sink.

Natalie Pace — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:02:23 GMT

Oil prices soar.
Stocks sink.
The war rages on.
How do you protect your wealth?

All this and more in today's free podcast.

Email info@JoinNataliePace.com with VIDEOCON in the subject line if you'd like to join me live at my next conference.

https://www.nataliepace.com/.

2026 Superstars

Natalie Pace — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:46:07 GMT

What will be hot in 2026? We know the superstars of 2025, including silver, Peru, copper, clean energy and the Magnificent 7. However, in February, investors began selling technology and rotating into last-century companies.

Will the trend continue? Should you follow it?

What should we know about midterm election year stock market trends?

All this and more in today's free videoconference.

Email info@NataliePace.com or visit YouTube.com/NataliePace for links to the blogs mentioned in this podcast.