Hey Hey Hey The Market Is Looking Good

[Bobw235]

The market isn't at 18k because the economy is great and corporate America is rolling. Its here for two reasons. #1. With rates this low there are few other attractive asset classes. #2. Shares of stock are based on units. "Units" of currency. A greater number if units inflates the product it pursues. "A like or greater number of units pursuing a like or lesser amount of product inflates the product". The caveat is the > # of units dilutes currently existing units. In time it goes full circle. I'm not a pessimist. I'm an optimist. I love this game. Its a simple game played with numbers. Nothing more and nothing less.

I don't disagree with all you've said here. Good post. My point is more along the lines of Trump being a destabilizing force in our economy and around the world. I think he is dangerous to the point where he'd cause incidents that could roil markets for some time. I don't see him being someone who would improve the economy, just the opposite.

 

[Southern Gentleman]

I don't disagree with all you've said here. Good post. My point is more along the lines of Trump being a destabilizing force in our economy and around the world. I think he is dangerous to the point where he'd cause incidents that could roil markets for some time. I don't see him being someone who would improve the economy, just the opposite.

$20 Trillion debt with a 106% debt to GDP means we've already been up to the "destabilized " counter . a govt can print thru it for a while . it's almost been a blessing the economy is saggy because if the mountains of currency we've been printing had been thrown at a healthy economy the past decade we would be contending with inflation that's beyond the recognized healthy amount. That being said it's obvious that to run this country like a business instead of a fraternity house poker game would be a disaster lol. Hopefully trump sticks to his strength which is making deals and not try to change much economically. I'll say this for him. If he were to turn Iran into a crater he'd make somebody give us a few oil fields for doing it. No free lunch.