Come visit me in FL and try selling commercial.
I got buyers clawing all over me - normally that would be a dream, but there's is nearly no inventory. Everyone is expanding and wanting new locations and fighting over what's available. NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY I know is going out of business. If you can't make money in this economy, just go shoot yourself for crying out loud.
Christmas retail is up 5% over last year. Anyone who wants a job can get one. Massive amounts of capital is coming back from abroad and being pumped in by the banks - which are all healthy, with good reserves and minimal write-offs.
There is no crash or downturn coming. Even if stocks went to ZERO, it would take us a considerable time for all the wealth that's being created to wind down.
Everyone just needs to calm tf down... or stay away from stocks altogether if you can't stand the heat. Go make some *real* money in the *real* world.
Not to rain on your parade, but unemployment, decreased sales, decreased earnings tend to happen after the stock market crashes.