The World Has Not Ended Yet According to Joseph Stiglitz
The now famous economic guru of our time Joseph Stiglitz has proclaimed the world economy has not crashed. BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT… Stiglitz has repeatedly stated that the US has failed to fix the underlying problems in the banking system. Stiglitz has stated the concept of banks ” Too big to fail” have only gotten bigger.
Ironically other economists have claimed the global recession has ended. I have a simple question. Granted the world economy has not fallen off a cliff ( yet)…granted some things have stabilized to some degree…what has really improved or changed? In order for a true bottom to be in place things have to get better! I am not trying to be a pessimist but rather a realist. Currently the stock market is vastly over bought ( but this can continue for a long time). This inhibits a proper risk reward stance. More so the central banks have inflated the economies of the world however the real economy or Main Street seems exceedingly weak. My question is what happens when the so called stimulus money runs out… is there a second or third stimulus? What about inflation from all of this printing of money? What also I do not understand from all those economists is how they can state things are getting better when foreclosures are increasing? The ripple effects throughout the economy are so clear when there are foreclosures. Let me understand something, people lose their house and their equity (if they have any in the house) and now they go out and spend more money? They go to buy new cars in which they can not afford ( the US govt clunker program) or they run a credit card in which they have no intention of repaying? Sure the economy is getting better. Sure the banks are making money. That is why every week we have at least 2 banks get taken over by the FDIC and defaults on debts in corporate bonds ( as well as 415 banks on the FDIC watch list). OH, why is it that I remember that another wave of ALT -A and option ARMs are resetting and so many economists forget this point? How many foreclosures will this now lead to?
I know everyone wants to be positive but what I find absolutely shocking is that the percentage of investment advisors that are bullish now surpasses the stock market peak in 2007. Remember the statement, the public is always wrong? What potentially is happening now is similar to what happened in the 1930s after the Oct 1929 crash. The market rallied as it has now. Statement after statement came out is the crisis is over and this was so wrong. The stock market fell almost 90%, there were wholesale defaults and failures.
Again.. I am not trying to plant fear. The fact is the risks are high. Even doing nothing and staying in cash has risks that many of us have never seen. Suggestion..Simply… diversify…have a plan… make yourself available for all opportunities. Do not predict..react…Realize what are your goals. Realize the returns you are looking for. Be realistic..
Andrew Abraham
www.AJpartnersinc.com
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My name in Andrew Abraham. I have been investing in commodities and managed futures since 1994. I am a commodity trading advisor/co manager of a commodity pool who adheres to the philosophy of trend following. Trend following stresses a disciplined approach to commodity/ futures trading. Successful trend following and commodity futures investing requires patience, discipline and actively managing the risk. What sets us apart from other Commodity trading advisors and commodity pools is that we are not only concerned about the return on investment but how much risk you will have to tolerate to achieve your goals.
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