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All good. :)

(But stock market may remain wobbly for awhile due to RAT behavior in Congress.)

Seriously, I think the long-term prospects for the American economy are very good, unless we get another socialist-controlled government. As PDJT says, that would crash the stock market and ruin everything. However, I AM PERSONALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT AMERICA HAS DODGED THAT BULLET! (2020 will tell the story.)

Speaking very long-term, I wouldn’t put it past Trump & Co. to make a serious improvement in the nation’s Balance Sheet before they leave office in January 2025. For one thing, if they can get the Fed to cooperate with even lower interest rates, they’re talking about rolling a substantial amount of the national debt into 50-year or even 100-year bonds—presumably at about 2% interest or less. This coupled with much faster GROWTH, could prevent the currency collapse that the OLD POLITICIANS WERE DRIVING US INTO LIKE A RUNAWAY TRAIN.

This incidentally, is another reason the RATS do not want economic growth. IT WOULD MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN, and completely drain the swamp.

Yes....

There are more then rumblings that all the different “country” banks (the banks like the FED) are investing directly in the real assets (stock market, real estate, precious metals) due to the low rates - in the EU the rates are negative. It’s the only option they really have left to make any money.

As those Trillions start to buy up assets the assets are going to blossom in price. (basic supply and demand).

Even if this isn’t true the market returns for dividend paying stocks are better then interest rates in savings and/or CDs. I’m hard in the market with about 75% of my money (with about 10% of that in REITs (real estate funds)), 20% is wrapped up in the house (real estate). Maybe 5% I have I Gold and silver....probably lighter than that and I do plan to buy some more.

My big issue is I was just offered a buyout on a pension from a company I worked for years ago, and I have to make a decision on if I believe the company can pay it in the future or if I should take a payout as a lump sum now. I’m leaning lump sum, because I think I can make a better return on my own....still.....I haven’t made up my mind.

The only thing that would say not to do one of these would be if Trump is not reelected. Then I’d be all into shifting to precious metals (in hand not paper).

I believe Trump will be reelected easily...so I’ve made my decisions accordingly.