I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
What “The sky is falling!” contingent misses is that when you invest in stocks, you are investing in American business.
American business WILL figure out a way to win. They always have, they always will. Their CEOs want it, the politicians want it - both the liberals and the conservatives.
Individual companies come and go, but, as a whole, American business succeeds.
With my asset allocation, if stock gains push my stock investments too high, I capture some of that gain and move it into bonds. In fact, I’m buying some Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities (VAIPX) and Vanguard Intermediate Term Tax Exempt (VWIUX) funds tomorrow.
--even when the American government fails. American business is the American people, a group that is truly great.. Thanks for restating this, it's one of those things that really needs to be repeated.
American business WILL figure out a way to win…Their CEOs want it, the politicians want it - both the liberals and the conservatives.
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American business is adaptive, yes, but the U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the OECD. How are the politicians helping in that regard? And how do liberal politicians’ desire to expand the state and regulate everything that moves help?
Amen Brother!
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
What “The sky is falling!” contingent misses is that when you invest in stocks, you are investing in American business.
American business WILL figure out a way to win. They always have, they always will. Their CEOs want it, the politicians want it - both the liberals and the conservatives.
Individual companies come and go, but, as a whole, American business succeeds.”
Then, add in the foreign money pouring into America to buy stock and property as the Euro/Ruble/? crumble. They don’t sem to be interested in Gold or Silver.