How do we explain the current economy? Everything points to a downturn, yet the market keeps blowing the wheels off. Is it that the economy is just more resilient than public monetary policy?

The people investing in the market are surely a different group than those struggling week to week and maybe investors are investing more to stay ahead of inflation? The market just hasn’t made any logical sense in the last 3 years.

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Posted by Upperdecker

St. George, LA

Member since Nov 2014

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Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:06 pm to WhiskeyThrottle

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The people investing in the market are surely a different group than those struggling week to week and maybe investors are investing more to stay ahead of inflation?

Yes, the market has grown rapidly because of inflation and corporate profits increases. Most people do not profit off the market in their daily lives (mostly in retirement accounts) so they don’t feel the effects of stock market increases. They feel the effects of inflation far more

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Posted by TejasHorn

High Plains Driftin'

Member since Mar 2007

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Posted on 2/7/24 at 8:29 am to WhiskeyThrottle

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Everything points to a downturn,

What economic indicators are currently pointing to a downturn?

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Posted by Thundercles

Mars

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 2/7/24 at 5:48 pm to WhiskeyThrottle

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The market just hasn’t made any logical sense in the last 3 years.

I remember a friend once saying off handedly that the market has become totally detached from reality for years now. I think about that a lot.

I was pretty bearish for the last two years and finally accepted that I'm missing out on more gains by simply sitting on cash than buying in, seeing gains, facing a market dip, and getting the gains back in the long run.

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Posted by wutangfinancial

Treasure Valley

Member since Sep 2015

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Posted on 2/9/24 at 7:46 pm to WhiskeyThrottle