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Forester is 60% equities... he's more aggressive than many here .nigel_ht wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:07 pmMmmm...when Forester capitulates I'm selling everything...Robot Monster wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:42 pm When is the Shiller PE Ratio gonna hit 40, though? I hope it goes up and up making the bears look sillier and sillier, the Jenga blocks going higher and higher, and any moment it's gonna topple but it never does and finally the last bear on earth metamorphosizes into a bull and still years and years go by and then decades and the stock market is pure unadulterated froth yet any slight dip is seen as a deep discount buying opportunity and the market grinds higher and higher and then, finally, at last, a huge meteor narrowly misses earth and nothing changes and all that time international underperforms.
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Well its all in good fun in this thread...but when he actually starts saying things like DOW 40K! or S&P 5000 we're doomed.canadianbacon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:22 amForester is 60% equities... he's more aggressive than many here .nigel_ht wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:07 pmMmmm...when Forester capitulates I'm selling everything...Robot Monster wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 1:42 pm When is the Shiller PE Ratio gonna hit 40, though? I hope it goes up and up making the bears look sillier and sillier, the Jenga blocks going higher and higher, and any moment it's gonna topple but it never does and finally the last bear on earth metamorphosizes into a bull and still years and years go by and then decades and the stock market is pure unadulterated froth yet any slight dip is seen as a deep discount buying opportunity and the market grinds higher and higher and then, finally, at last, a huge meteor narrowly misses earth and nothing changes and all that time international underperforms.
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Down a bit on the open. Not too bad considering this was another month of inflation numbers coming in higher than expected.
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10 year isn't really moving on the news. I guess the bond market still doesn't believe this inflation is persistent.
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I find this bond market really amusing because they spiked it up to 1.75% *before* inflation ticked up. Tbh I don't think they know what they're doing.
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I'd think so. But it seems like the equity market doesn't like inflation. We know the bond market doesn't like inflation. Holding cash is just losing money. So where do you go?
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I was pretty young during the last bout of inflation, but if my memory is correct, bank interest rates kept moving up at a good clip. It may not have been enough to keep up but it limited the damage.
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I don't know if we'd see that this time or not. The banks needed funds to lend, and so they were paying in the 1970's 10, 12, 14% on cash deposits. I had a CD paying 16% at one time which may have been 1981 or 2. That was a very different era for banks, and I may be remembering what was happening after Volker raised the prime rate to 20%, effectively cutting off their funds below that price. I wonder if they have the same level of needs now. Even if they did, the FED may behave quite differently.
This time is the same
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My “cash” is in 3 mos t-bills. So losing money but moderately slower than stuffed in a mattress.
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paging lostdog. paging lostdog. lostdog report to the gym, please.
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You're going to kill the golden goose if you make lostdog work out too much...
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Whoa, that's way more than me at around 20% (50% of 401k). And I'm more invested than in the last 10 years. I'm bullish. See what the CEO of BLK is saying.canadianbacon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:22 am Forester is 60% equities... he's more aggressive than many here .
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Good point, good point.
Although I think you mean the goose that lays golden eggs. The golden goose is different.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Goose
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Personal finance is personal. If you are comfortable at 20/80 not a penny more, that's all good and fine. Much better than going too aggressive and selling at the bottom.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:03 pmWhoa, that's way more than me at around 20% (50% of 401k). And I'm more invested than in the last 10 years. I'm bullish. See what the CEO of BLK is saying.canadianbacon wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:22 am Forester is 60% equities... he's more aggressive than many here .
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You are correct! And here I thought I was pretty well-versed in fables and fairy tales. I loved old Aesop when I was a kid.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 1:04 pmGood point, good point.
Although I think you mean the goose that lays golden eggs. The golden goose is different.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Goose
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I just got back. I tried...
I saw the fast drop so I stepped up the work out.
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Small caps are getting destroyed today. Down nearly 2%
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I figure small cap investors are used to that.
This time is the same
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Who knows. You would think inflation in general would cause equity prices to increase, but it seems to have the opposite effect (for now).
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Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
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Until Powell says it, I'm staying invested.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:16 pm Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
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Are you selling when he says it?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:24 pmUntil Powell says it, I'm staying invested.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:16 pm Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
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The moment he says they are starting to taper or raise rates, I will move to cash.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:26 pmAre you selling when he says it?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:24 pmUntil Powell says it, I'm staying invested.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:16 pm Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
I won't act if he says they will be doing it at a future date, because that's his poker face to try and keep the market from overheating.
If he actually does it, then I move to cash because he will be forced to reverse course within 6 months at the most.
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This is the only chart that matters.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetary ... trends.htm
If there's any hints of this actually dropping, I move to cash.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetary ... trends.htm
If there's any hints of this actually dropping, I move to cash.
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Yep. Right in my comfort zone. or
I am so conflicted, but I think I would like to venture far out of my wheelhouse.
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Small Caps got hosed today
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How well has this strategy work for you?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:36 pm This is the only chart that matters.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetary ... trends.htm
If there's any hints of this actually dropping, I move to cash.
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Trying it for the first time.Vtsax100 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:10 pmHow well has this strategy work for you?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:36 pm This is the only chart that matters.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetary ... trends.htm
If there's any hints of this actually dropping, I move to cash.
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This is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:24 pmUntil Powell says it, I'm staying invested.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:16 pm Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
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Don’t you already have 80% cash in your asset allocation?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:28 pmTrying it for the first time.Vtsax100 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:10 pmHow well has this strategy work for you?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:36 pm This is the only chart that matters.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetary ... trends.htm
If there's any hints of this actually dropping, I move to cash.
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I think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pmThis is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:24 pmUntil Powell says it, I'm staying invested.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:16 pm Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
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More like 20% stock for the first time since 2008!minimalistmarc wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pmDon’t you already have 80% cash in your asset allocation?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:28 pmTrying it for the first time.Vtsax100 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:10 pmHow well has this strategy work for you?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:36 pm This is the only chart that matters.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetary ... trends.htm
If there's any hints of this actually dropping, I move to cash.
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Why not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:36 pmI think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pmThis is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:24 pmUntil Powell says it, I'm staying invested.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:16 pm Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
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Actually, I'm comfortable with what I have now. Let's see how things unfold. I am not going to panic sell if the market drops today. But if I see better opportunities (than we have now) in fixed income, I'd much prefer being there.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pmWhy not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:36 pmI think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pmThis is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:24 pmUntil Powell says it, I'm staying invested.lostdog wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:16 pm Fed official on CNBC made a comment that spooked the markets.
"San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly gave her view that asset purchases might be dialed back by late this year or early in 2022."
https://www.investors.com/market-trend/ ... ock-dives/
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This happens all the time. That's why it's fun to play with URTY/SRTY pair trade. Some reasonably good there.
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Yah, the whole “pick an AA you can live with” thing works until you pick an AA that isn’t likely to meet your retirement goals. 20/80 is better than 0/100 but you’re deep in preservation territory vs growth.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:56 pmActually, I'm comfortable with what I have now. Let's see how things unfold. I am not going to panic sell if the market drops today. But if I see better opportunities (than we have now) in fixed income, I'd much prefer being there.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pmWhy not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:36 pmI think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pmThis is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.
If you’re saving 2x expenses every year or already met your goal and coasting in for the win this doesn’t matter and may be the perfect AA.
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Kind of hard to say that with inflation and future health being complete unknowns. But if I believe the fed's 2% inflation target and assume I am reasonably covered for medical through ACA, then I'd say if I move to a LCOL area, I should be OK with what I have saved & current expenses. I continue to save a good chunk of my earnings (> 50% of take home) but the longevity of work & compensation is also questionable.nigel_ht wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:06 pmYah, the whole “pick an AA you can live with” thing works until you pick an AA that isn’t likely to meet your retirement goals. 20/80 is better than 0/100 but you’re deep in preservation territory vs growth.anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:56 pmActually, I'm comfortable with what I have now. Let's see how things unfold. I am not going to panic sell if the market drops today. But if I see better opportunities (than we have now) in fixed income, I'd much prefer being there.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pmWhy not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:36 pmI think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pm
This is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.
If you’re saving 2x expenses every year or already met your goal and coasting in for the win this doesn’t matter and may be the perfect AA.
Bottomline -- for me preservation has always been more important than growth. I got to that approach by following Zvi Bodie's work on "Worry Free Investing".
https://zvibodie.com/book/worry-free-investing/
The general strategy was to increase your savings and used fixed income to guarantee a certain minimum level of retirement funding before venturing into stocks.
Of course, that was pre-ZIRP that strategy has not worth at all for the last decade.
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Presumably, you did "see better opportunities" in cash from 2008 until just a few months ago?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:56 pmActually, I'm comfortable with what I have now. Let's see how things unfold. I am not going to panic sell if the market drops today. But if I see better opportunities (than we have now) in fixed income, I'd much prefer being there.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pmWhy not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:36 pmI think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pmThis is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.
How did your vision serve you?
If I had been that wrong for that long, I am not sure I would be making such confident analysis of future market behvior.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Back then I was naive and there were several things going on.marcopolo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:43 pmPresumably, you did "see better opportunities" in cash from 2008 until just a few months ago?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:56 pmActually, I'm comfortable with what I have now. Let's see how things unfold. I am not going to panic sell if the market drops today. But if I see better opportunities (than we have now) in fixed income, I'd much prefer being there.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pmWhy not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:36 pmI think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:33 pm
This is how it works. The Fed turns the knob just a little bit to get the frogs accustomed to the new temperature. By the time Powell says it, you'll be the last man out the door.
How did your vision serve you?
If I had been that wrong for that long, I am not sure I would be making such confident analysis of future market behvior.
One, I didn't know that fed is essentially infallible because they can gain new powers at will. And so I believed a lot of bearish bloggers. The only blogger I was following back then that timed things correctly was CalculatedRisk. But there was so much noise from the other blogs I ignored his call that everything was on the up and up starting March 2009.
Two, as a result of reading all these blogs, I started to understand how wealth transfer was taking place and destruction of middle class. Outside of the blogs, I also started becoming more aware of things like socially responsible investing (e.g. banks that were destroying the middle class, companies engaging in war, etc.) and I started to feel ethically conflicted about making gains at the expense of destruction of society. (I had to work on myself to get over this because of three & four below.)
Three, I had hope that we would someday normalize and fixed income would be viable again. After COVID, I know we are never going back to a market economy again. From here on out, it's centrally planned economy. Not just in the US, but in fact central banks worldwide are working in coordination.
Four, up until now, the fed had a 2% max inflation target. This means I lose no more than 50% of my purchasing power every 36 years. I could live with that. Now they are letting inflation run hot. I have no idea when they will decide it's a problem. At 5%, I lose 50% of my purchasing power every ~15 years. I cannot afford that. It is clear that they do not care about inflation and that became my biggest fear. Just like they were surprised that subprime wasn't contained during GFC, they will be surprised that inflation isn't transient this time around.
Bottom line -- I realize that now none of the economic data matters. Even the bond market can no longer offer reliable signals of stress. In fact, if there is stress it might anticipate more intervention from the central banks and rates may fall! The only thing that matters is what central banks are doing. Avoid assets they do not like (e.g. gold, silver, crypto). Buy assets they support -- stocks and real-estate. Stocks and real-estate cannot go down even a little bit because now hedge funds, banks, and private equity are all over-leveraged in those assets. Even a minor setback will cause a massive liquidity event. The fed cannot afford to have that because they have seen how hard it is to bootstrap an economy after a crisis and they also know that they will be held responsible for it.
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anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:10 pmBack then I was naive and there were several things going on.marcopolo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:43 pmPresumably, you did "see better opportunities" in cash from 2008 until just a few months ago?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:56 pmActually, I'm comfortable with what I have now. Let's see how things unfold. I am not going to panic sell if the market drops today. But if I see better opportunities (than we have now) in fixed income, I'd much prefer being there.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pmWhy not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:36 pm
I think there’ll be plenty of time to act. It’s not like they withdraw support and we hit the circuit breaker the next day. In fact chance are we go up for a little, and then a liquidity event somewhere causes a collapse. Kind of like what happened when they started to cut rates and implement “not QE”.
How did your vision serve you?
If I had been that wrong for that long, I am not sure I would be making such confident analysis of future market behvior.
One, I didn't know that fed is essentially infallible because they can gain new powers at will. And so I believed a lot of bearish bloggers. The only blogger I was following back then that timed things correctly was CalculatedRisk. But there was so much noise from the other blogs I ignored his call that everything was on the up and up starting March 2009.
Two, as a result of reading all these blogs, I started to understand how wealth transfer was taking place and destruction of middle class. Outside of the blogs, I also started becoming more aware of things like socially responsible investing (e.g. banks that were destroying the middle class, companies engaging in war, etc.) and I started to feel ethically conflicted about making gains at the expense of destruction of society. (I had to work on myself to get over this because of three & four below.)
Three, I had hope that we would someday normalize and fixed income would be viable again. After COVID, I know we are never going back to a market economy again. From here on out, it's centrally planned economy. Not just in the US, but in fact central banks worldwide are working in coordination.
Four, up until now, the fed had a 2% max inflation target. This means I lose no more than 50% of my purchasing power every 36 years. I could live with that. Now they are letting inflation run hot. I have no idea when they will decide it's a problem. At 5%, I lose 50% of my purchasing power every ~15 years. I cannot afford that. It is clear that they do not care about inflation and that became my biggest fear. Just like they were surprised that subprime wasn't contained during GFC, they will be surprised that inflation isn't transient this time around.
Bottom line -- I realize that now none of the economic data matters. Even the bond market can no longer offer reliable signals of stress. In fact, if there is stress it might anticipate more intervention from the central banks and rates may fall! The only thing that matters is what central banks are doing. Avoid assets they do not like (e.g. gold, silver, crypto). Buy assets they support -- stocks and real-estate. Stocks and real-estate cannot go down even a little bit because now hedge funds, banks, and private equity are all over-leveraged in those assets. Even a minor setback will cause a massive liquidity event. The fed cannot afford to have that because they have seen how hard it is to bootstrap an economy after a crisis and they also know that they will be held responsible for it.
It sounds like you think you now have it all figured out. I suspect, you would have written a similar detailed and self confident post back in 2009, and 2013, and 2018, etc. about why all cash was the obviously smart thing to do.
if you truly believe what you wrote above, why are you holding 80% cash in your portfolio?!?
In any case, good luck to you. Hope it works out OK for you.
Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Thank you.marcopolo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:34 pmanoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:10 pmBack then I was naive and there were several things going on.marcopolo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:43 pmPresumably, you did "see better opportunities" in cash from 2008 until just a few months ago?anoop wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:56 pmActually, I'm comfortable with what I have now. Let's see how things unfold. I am not going to panic sell if the market drops today. But if I see better opportunities (than we have now) in fixed income, I'd much prefer being there.MishkaWorries wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:47 pm
Why not just pick an asset allocation you can live with if the market tanks or soars?
How did your vision serve you?
If I had been that wrong for that long, I am not sure I would be making such confident analysis of future market behvior.
One, I didn't know that fed is essentially infallible because they can gain new powers at will. And so I believed a lot of bearish bloggers. The only blogger I was following back then that timed things correctly was CalculatedRisk. But there was so much noise from the other blogs I ignored his call that everything was on the up and up starting March 2009.
Two, as a result of reading all these blogs, I started to understand how wealth transfer was taking place and destruction of middle class. Outside of the blogs, I also started becoming more aware of things like socially responsible investing (e.g. banks that were destroying the middle class, companies engaging in war, etc.) and I started to feel ethically conflicted about making gains at the expense of destruction of society. (I had to work on myself to get over this because of three & four below.)
Three, I had hope that we would someday normalize and fixed income would be viable again. After COVID, I know we are never going back to a market economy again. From here on out, it's centrally planned economy. Not just in the US, but in fact central banks worldwide are working in coordination.
Four, up until now, the fed had a 2% max inflation target. This means I lose no more than 50% of my purchasing power every 36 years. I could live with that. Now they are letting inflation run hot. I have no idea when they will decide it's a problem. At 5%, I lose 50% of my purchasing power every ~15 years. I cannot afford that. It is clear that they do not care about inflation and that became my biggest fear. Just like they were surprised that subprime wasn't contained during GFC, they will be surprised that inflation isn't transient this time around.
Bottom line -- I realize that now none of the economic data matters. Even the bond market can no longer offer reliable signals of stress. In fact, if there is stress it might anticipate more intervention from the central banks and rates may fall! The only thing that matters is what central banks are doing. Avoid assets they do not like (e.g. gold, silver, crypto). Buy assets they support -- stocks and real-estate. Stocks and real-estate cannot go down even a little bit because now hedge funds, banks, and private equity are all over-leveraged in those assets. Even a minor setback will cause a massive liquidity event. The fed cannot afford to have that because they have seen how hard it is to bootstrap an economy after a crisis and they also know that they will be held responsible for it.
It sounds like you think you now have it all figured out. I suspect, you would have written a similar detailed and self confident post back in 2009, and 2013, and 2018, etc. about why all cash was the obviously smart thing to do.
if you truly believe what you wrote above, why are you holding 80% cash in your portfolio?!?
In any case, good luck to you. Hope it works out OK for you.
Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
This. Actions speak louder than words. anoop, you speak confidently, using phrases like "in fact"
But you don't believe your own words since you are only 20% in stocks.
Which is okay... Because most of us here believe that "nobody knows nothing"*... Not you anoop, not us. So it's okay that you're not sure.
But don't talk like you are sure, when your actions prove you're not.
*(I prefer, "Nobody knows enough")
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Re: U.S. stocks continue to soar!
Anoop, I think you're the most risk averse investor I've seen on these boards. Which is totally fine, especially since you're saving over half your income; if you know your risk tolerance, you know it. Just an observation.