by John Mauldin | Aug 18, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Everything about human life has a rhythm. It is literally built into our bodies: Your heart beats in a repeating pattern that keeps you alive. Your breath is another pattern. Repetition is natural for all of us individually and for the societies we create together....
by Lance Roberts | Aug 18, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Since the beginning of 2022, the media has regularly warned a recession is coming. As we suggested previously, if a recession DID occur, it would be the most well-forecasted recession ever on record. “While the ‘probabilities’ of a recession in 2023 seem far more...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 15, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Government bonds or stocks? If you were picking an asset class to outperform over the next 18-24 months, which would you choose? Such was an interesting point made by Greg Feirman last week. To wit: “The market has now priced in a soft landing based on the idea that...
by Yahoo.com | Aug 12, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy
The number of workers looting their retirement savings is escalating. In the second quarter, the tally of folks taking hardship withdrawals from their 401(k) was up 12% compared to the first three months of the year and leapt 36% year over year, according to a...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 11, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Tax receipts are falling, which has historically preceded economic recessions. In a recent #MacroView post, we discussed the issue of rising debt levels on economic growth and increasing debt levels. To wit: “While Washington continues a seemingly unbridled spending...
by John Mauldin | Aug 11, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
Everything about human life has a rhythm. It is literally built into our bodies: Your heart beats in a repeating pattern that keeps you alive. Your breath is another pattern. Repetition is natural for all of us individually and for the societies we create together....
