Spot on. He is very "sissi-ish" IMO. Nice enough guy it seems... but Commander in Chief... no way. We're screwed no matter how you slice it. I do feel however, in keeping with the original spirit of this thread, that the markets are going much higher. DOW 19K will be a reality sooner than later. Neither Russia or China want a major conflict. Russia I suspect likes to cause skirmishes that spook the energy markets and prop the price of oil. I mean think about it, its common sense, they need the money. China will keep N Korea in check, Russia will do the same with Iran. The world is very ugly right now, humanitarian plights abound, but we aren't going to self destruct. ISIS will get their just deserve. The markets will continue to go much higher. I know this sounds trite and has been said by many, but any significant pullback is an opportunity to buy the RIGHT companies. Warren Buffet has said we live in the best of times. I believe he is right. There will be many potholes and setbacks along the way as there has always been, but over time, all markets will continue to rise. One poster here said DOW 100K lol, I'm sure he was joking, but we are in the infancy of one of the greatest bull markets ever. Any pullback is a gift. Money can be made trading long and short near term, but owning quality stocks and quality real-estate for the long haul as the larger portion of one's portfolio is the sure path to wealth. Regardless of who becomes president, our markets are going up, up ,up.
Market is propped up by the money printing press. Relative to gold not much of a rise. http://www.macrotrends.net/1378/dow-to-gold-ratio-100-year-historical-chart
Yeah but for how long? Time frame here? Of course there will be pullbacks. Hey 99% of my trades are on the short side. I love pullbacks. But are you saying we will never see DOW 19K? If you are, I think you're sorely mistaken. Will we see DOW 17K again? Perhaps. Markets always go down before they go up... but long term... the markets are going much higher.
you're so convinced stocks will go higher forever; population growth in America has declined steadily, headed for the negatives...just look at japan the past 25 years to get an idea of how wrong you are