Are We The New ‘Depression Babies’? People Have Lost Trust In The Government And The Market. Savings Deposits Soar By Most Since Lehman And First Debt Ceiling Crisis Despite ZERO Interest Rates

The Real Crisis: “People Have Lost Trust In The Government And The Market”

The death of the ‘cult of equities’ was a popular topic this year among both fringe blogs and the best-known institutional asset managers and sell-side strategists. As AP discusses in this excellent article, ordinary Americans – defying decades of investment history – are selling stocks for a fifth year in a row. It’s the first time ordinary folks have sold during a [...]

Steinhardt on Bloomberg TV: There is no reason to be wildly bullish here

The low interest rate ‘logic’ is not working and “the economy can’t gain any zest, can’t gain any vigor” is how Michael Steinhardt describes the crushing of ‘widows and orphans’ that the Fed has embarked upon. In a Bloomberg TV interview, the WisdomTree chairman notes the broad ‘pall’ over the equity markets (conjuring images of a funereal procession down Trinity Street) pointing out that there is no reason to be wildly bullish here. [...]

How to avoid five big investment mistakes that could wipe out your savings

From Mark Ford in The Palm Beach Letter:

Maybe I’m lucky.

Or maybe it’s just common sense.

I’ve been involved in the investment advisory business for 30 years. And except for a few early mistakes buying real estate, the big financial hoaxes and bubbles that devastated so many investors never burned me.

That made a huge difference over time. It allowed me to grow my net worth year after year, without a single year of [...]