[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('efarmer', 'I') think the market will crash when it actually does, and then I will say
that I saw it coming, and I will be right as hell.

[efarmer]

Thanks Pops. I have gone from being mostly ignorant to less
so on many topics from this board. It has taught me to keep
learning, realize the various threats, avoid being hung in
incessant fear or despair because you have become less ignorant,
and then get back to work.

[Newfie]

I was speaking with our financial advisor yesterday. My life is pretty darn full with day to day necessities so I don't have the time or skill or sense to manage our retirement accounts better than he.

The conversation was troubling for both us. His take is that he finds the market reactions inconsistent. A fundamental principal is that the markets like stability and dislike turmoil. So with the market doing OK in the run up he read that as Wall St anticipating a HRC win, stability. Then, after the short blip the markets have been up significantly. So he says that looks like they have embraced the Trump presidency. He is admittedly confused by this market response and advises that we ride the tide while watching for changes.

The only thing I can think of that explaines the Markets would be if they were reacting to loosing Obama. Hillary is better than Obama, Trump is better yet.

It's not comforting to hear your advisor say he is confused. But I appreciate his honesty.

[Newfie]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'T')here is nothing to be fearful about the coming crash, not if you have prepared, mentally emotionally and physically. We are right now living through one of the momentous moments in all history, the end of the Holocene Epoch. It is a slow drag, scary at times, but holy shite! What a show lol

The collapse is faster than geologic change, but a lot slower than economic change. It's an ecological thing, doesn't keep up with the nightly news. Everybody knows we are using up the planet. That's not a hidden secret. What surprises me is that educated folks are willing to keep pushing it off to the future. "Oh! Global warming is going to kill us by 2150! Yikes" Ah no. Peak everything is going to kill us tommorow. Some folks really believe the earth and its limited resource base would not give out sometimes. Trump people. Going on 8 billion people? Only a complete moron or psycotic thinks otherwise

[Pops]

I know nothing about money.

Having said that, trump ran on 2 things, he's a winner and everyone else is a loser.
The wise choice then is to try to figure out which side his bread is buttered on and butter yours the same

There will be huge opportunities to pick over the losers in a global trade war, healthcare rollback, abandoned renewable projects; and huge winners through deregulation, tax elimination, profit repatriation, privatization of national infrastructure...

Here is a thing that's been in the back of my mind since the whole trump putin romance came to light—there must be a reason trump so admires Putin and here is my take (not read this anywhere soooo it is from my own fevered brain) What better model for expanding personal wealth than the fall of the USSR? The entire socialist economy was divvied up among insider cronies after the fall of the USSR, nice huh?
Privatization (divvying up everything.gov) has been the goal of Republicans as far back as James Watt that I know of and probably much further.

--
Obviously we can't all be trumps and benefit directly from the Presidency but at least you might be able to ride in the slipstream

[onlooker]

I am seeing signs and indications that a World wide Economic crash ala the
Great Depression is coming quite soon. Within the next 5 years.

[Paulo1]

It's turning into a Kleptocracy, and a blatant one at that.

Newfie, I totally concur with your statement on the educated vrs actual intelligence. My favourite employer had a grade 8 education. He was a very smart and successful man. Plus, I have had university profs who I wouldn't hire to cut my lawn, they were that stupid.

My big warning is when people mention their credentials, especially if they like to be called Doctor when they have a PhD. It is always good for a private laugh. If I wasn't such a damn polite Canadian I would call them on it. However, in my world 'conflict baiting', or being snarky is just bad manners.

[Cog]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('onlooker', 'I') am seeing signs and indications that a World wide Economic crash ala the
Great Depression is coming quite soon. Within the next 5 years.

[onlooker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Cog', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('onlooker', 'I') am seeing signs and indications that a World wide Economic crash ala the
Great Depression is coming quite soon. Within the next 5 years.

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Paulo1', 'I')t's turning into a Kleptocracy, and a blatant one at that.
My big warning is when people mention their credentials, especially if they like to be called Doctor when they have a PhD. It is always good for a private laugh. If I wasn't such a damn polite Canadian I would call them on it. However, in my world 'conflict baiting', or being snarky is just bad manners.

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '3')). Clothes.
4). Furniture