Dan Ferris on investing and the political monkey in the room

I have tried not to talk politics, and specifically on this podcast.  I've tried to avoid the topic of politics because... we mostly want to talk about investments: stocks and things.  I feel the need to become more macro aware, and as I become more macro aware, I have to become more fiscal policy aware and more monetary policy aware...  The political monkeys just smear their feces all over these things and you can't get away from it.  The stink of it permeates the topic...

~ Dan Ferris, "Kodak Crashes 85% from Recent Peak," Stansberry Investor Hour, 36:10 mark, August 13, 2020