US Economy Outlook 2024 Are we to believe the weak GDP and economic forecasts for 2023? And how about 2024? The reason forecasts and predictions miss so often, is that forecasters don’t consider politics and news media manipulation. The macroeconomic outlook is colored by politics — China, Saudis and Biden. Know one talked about…
Friday’s Stock Market Action The debt talks continue with President resisting negotiation as he leaves the US. Given these negotiations are critically important for the nation, travelling is sending some very bad signals about a successful negotiation Nevertheless, futures are all up this morning with the NASDAQ leading the way with a .31% gain and…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 5 Years After 2022’s disappointing stock market performance, 2023’s performance is much better. At least it is for the S&P and NASDAQ indexes. The Dow Jones and Russell 2000 has skidded of late. Investors venture into 6 month, 5 year, and 10 year research for guidance on what to…
5 Year Forecast for the Housing Market What does the market crystal ball indicate about the 5 year outlook on the residential real estate markets across the US? There’s a number of factors in progress that will push prices up in the next 2 years, yet they may remain relatively flat for to 2030. Yes,…
The Dow Jones and its 4 Indices Retail and institutional investors both are scrambling in the face of another market collapse to find investible securities in this last quarter of 2022. It’s in these darkest hours of the markets that everyone rethinks where the real opportunities are. We often don’t record our change of perspective,…
When is the Next Stock Market Correction? Predicting the next stock market crash is never easy. So many economic, political, and international trade factors and more, are difficult to predict. We might think any mention of a stock market crash is pessimistic. Yet awareness of the factors that precede a crash is important for pensioners,…
Is the US Headed for a Recession? Recession Watch 2023: Is the possibility of a recession next year just negative thinking or is it clear thinking? Many don’t want to consider the unthinkable, yet we know what the signals are and how we’ll respond. Increasingly, the prediction of a recession is reaching full consensus with…
Crash the Markets in October? Traditionally, the stock market hits the skids in October. Some of the biggest crashes were fall season events. The Bank Panic of 1907, the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and Black Monday 1987 all happened in October. There are plenty of reasons to believe typical investors can be spooked easy, especially…
Home Price Bolstered by Strengthening Economy The improving, post pandemic economy will be flush with renewed optimism about the housing market, which currently is on a tear. We know the economy is going well, and with trade deals firmed up, unemployment at record lows (3.5%) and wages rising (3.7% in December). And we know Millennials…