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Median Family Net Worth Under 1989 Level: Debt-to-Money Worst Since 62
Median Family Net Worth Under 1989 Level: Debt-to-Money Worst Since 62 As the stock market soars to new highs, here’s some sobering statistics to consider. The stock market is at an all-time high but Americans Owe More, Save Less, and are Poorer Than in Decades. Negative Wealth Percentage On the Rise Sobering Stats A greater […]
The Greatest Bubble Ever: Why You Better Believe It, Part 1
The Greatest Bubble Ever: Why You Better Believe It, Part 1 During the 40 months after Alan Greenspan’s infamous “irrational exuberance” speech in December 1996, the NASDAQ 100 index rose from 830 to 4585 or by 450%. But the perma-bulls said not to worry: This time is different—-it’s a new age of technology miracles that will change the laws […]
Gold Only Safe Asset Left – David Stockman
Gold Only Safe Asset Left – David Stockman Record high stock and bond prices are flashing danger signs to former Reagan White House Budget Director David Stockman. Stockman contends, “I don’t think we are going to have a liquidity crisis. I think it’s going to be a value reset. I think there is going to […]
Santa’s Stock Market Rally: Tears of Joy, Or Just Tears?
Santa’s Stock Market Rally: Tears of Joy, Or Just Tears? Everyone who believes risk has disappeared has fallen for the con. Judging by this year’s version of Santa Claus’s reliable year-end stock market rally, risk has vanished, not just in stocks but in bonds, junk bonds, housing, commercial real estate, collectible art–just about the entire […]
How the Asset Bubble Could End – Part 2
How the Asset Bubble Could End – Part 2 Contradictory Signals Special antennae that help traders catch upcoming opportunities. Available from the same outfit that sells the soup-cooling spoon (Acme Inc). There is just one more positioning indicator we want to mention: after surging by around $126 billion since March of 2016, NYSE margin debt […]
“Dark Money” Runs the World
“Dark Money” Runs the World Few people know financial markets’ biggest secret… For the last 40 years, most people believed the stock market always goes up. Simply buy and hold long enough, the theory went, and you could sit back and watch the money accumulate in your account. No thought or hard work needed. It […]
Stephen Poloz Right To Be Worried
Stephen Poloz Right To Be Worried Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz cited numerous worries plaguing the economy during his speech to Toronto’s financial elites yesterday at the prestigious Canadian Club. However, the title of Poloz’s presentation, “Three things keeping me awake at night” seemed odd, given positive recent Canadian employment, GDP and other data. […]
Market Red Flag: Stocks May Be About To Tank: “If There’s One Thing That You Need To Pay Attention To It’s This…”
Market Red Flag: Stocks May Be About To Tank: “If There’s One Thing That You Need To Pay Attention To It’s This…” Stock and bond markets may be teetering on the edge of a widespread crash following a stellar year that has seen all-time highs across just about every major asset class. Earlier today Zero […]
Technically Speaking: This Is Nuts
Technically Speaking: This Is Nuts Since the election, markets have accelerated the pace of the advance as shown in the chart below. The advance has had two main story lines to support the bullish narrative. It’s an earnings recovery story, and; It’s all about tax cuts. There is much to debate about the earnings recovery […]
Stock Market Lazes Happily on a Powerful Time Bomb, and the Fed Begins to Worry
Stock Market Lazes Happily on a Powerful Time Bomb, and the Fed Begins to Worry Pointing at “excesses,” “distortions,” and “imbalances.” Margin debt in the stock market hit another record, $561 billion at the end of October, up 16% from a year ago, the New York Stock Exchange reported on Tuesday. Margin debt and the […]
Are markets Really as Calm as They Seem?
ARE MARKETS REALLY AS CALM AS THEY SEEM? Indicators for financial market “stress” have reached their lowest levels in decades. For instance, stock market volatility has never been this low since the early 1990s. Credit spreads have been shrinking, and prices for credit default swaps have fallen to pre-crisis levels. In fact, investors are no […]
Our National Madness
Our National Madness Fakery and trickery are not solutions; they are a form of self-delusional madness that destroys the nation’s ability to face reality squarely and choose real solutions, no matter how painful the choice and path might be. The nation has lost its common sense, its soul and its sanity.Can we summarize the source […]
