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The Case for the Bears...

I found this video on CNBC and wanted to share it with you. What about you? Are you bullish or bearish? Leave a comment and let me know. Share and...


9 Responses to “The Case for the Bears”

  1. Hi Jeff,

    This is a great video, and I share his sentiment. So we’re printing a bunch of fake money to buy up fake assets that are not able to be valued in the real world.

    Eventually this is going to catch up to everyone, and the “real” stuff is going to get really expensive. It’s happened over and over again in history, and it’s going to happen again.

    Combine this with a bunch of baby boomers taking their retirement money out of the stock market, and we’ve got a bear ahead of us for some time.

    That’s the view from here.
    -Jason “Wally” Waldron

  2. Dale Wooten says:

    How depressing. I’ve lost 70% of my portfolio in the last two years. I’m definitely bearish, but really don’t know what to do at this point. I’ve switched some of my REMAINING portfolio to Gold. Beyond that, I’m not planning any retirement parties anytime soon.

  3. Ted Dey says:

    I used to be an optimist, but now I also don’t see a scenario that would turn out positive. If the market was now at 7000 instead of 10,000, could someone make a case that it was undervalued. I don’t know, but values can change quickly, and I am becoming more conservative now.

  4. Calvin Sharp says:

    Jeff,
    I think this gentlemen is right on. We can’t keep printing money and think that we can avoid inflation. Also, when you look back at historical trends for the past 70-80yrs. we see that we are in a downtrend that has repeated itself every 17 yrs. (approx.). We’ve still got about 7 years to go if we consider that data.
    Thanks for all you do.

    Calvin Sharp

  5. dave says:

    it will always be a fragile market having dug the big hole. there will always be hype to pump the markets and a reality check to sink the markets
    The growing population will keep things in demand to keep the markets afloat
    Things will continue to get cheaper, hang in there

  6. Steve Schmidt says:

    I agree with the BEARISH forecast. Big debt problems throughout the entire world. It’s only a matter of time until confidence begins to wane/erode and the massive selling of equities begins on a global scale. There is no place else to invest except for hard assets and actual physical “things” needed for survival. Personally, I like oil and gold ETF”s and a large supply of the food packs with a 15-20 year shelf-life and lots of water. And oh yeah, freeze-dried coffee and a big box of Reeses Peanutbutter Cups as comfort food for the “End Times.” Maybe a few good books as well. Sorry, not very optimistic tonight. Peace.

  7. Sully says:

    Jeff,

    Great Video!

    Been a Bear since October 2007.

    Continue to do great things.

    Vr/ Sully

  8. M J Proicess says:

    I know I’m being much more careful. When you lose on credit spreads like last month, you lose big time.

  9. ken says:

    For 20 years, from 1964-1984 we were in a sideways market in the Dow and I think there is a very good possibility we will be in a similar sideway range, as we have been since 1997, until 2017…another 7 years to go.

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Will You Outlast Your Money?...

A couple days ago, I was getting my morning caffeine fix (I LOVE a good cup of coffee) while reading the daily financial news, and I stumbled across an article that gave the reason the large majority of people will retire poor (or “Outlast Their Money”)… … and how to avoid ending up in that category. It said stuff like, “26% of Americans have $1000 or less saved for...


One Response to “Will You Outlast Your Money?”

  1. Steve Schmidt says:

    Good but worrisome situation as you described in the the above. I’m working on a good retirement by saving and investing. Been doing covered call options for years now, but your course on Credit Spreads has opened up new roads to an even better retirement. Just wanted to say thanks.

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All Star of the Month...

I know I am a little late in posting last months All Star of the Month here on FitToTrade.com…. but Daniel Hunt’s story is so good, and it is definitely  inspiring to read. Here is what he had to say with his own words: I realized about the middle of 2007 that things were not going the way I thought they were going to.  That the business I am in was changing and I had better...


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  1. Bill says:

    I am concerned about everything else collapsing in this world and have been looking for a way to protect what I have and make it produce enough for my future. I have been buying real estate for 30 years adn with that uncertainty nowadays I had to seek out an opportunity to fall back on and options it seems like could be it.

  2. Steve says:

    Temporarily bearish (next few months) bullish early 2011 then bearish for a whil later 2011. If we have another – Greece, N. Korea incident, more oil problems, bearish sooner and longer.

    Hard commodities will win the day eventually. Paper money will become useless. Not apoplectic just becoming more and more concerned over the world’s woes.

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Friday is Payday...

Today is Thursday, and with the weekend right around the corner, I am reminded of a conversation I had a few weeks ago with a non-options trader… This buddy of mine complains regularly about having the most boring 9-5 job in the world, and on this day, he was going on and on about how much he loves his “Fridays”. Just for kicks, I asked him why. “Why?”, he said,...


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  1. Tony Monk says:

    Very well put Jeff, thank you.

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Athletic Entitlement – Who’s...

The other day I was checking out some groceries at the Safeway down the street from my house…. And as I stood in line, I began thinking about a really important lesson. You see, as I was putting groceries on the conveyor belt, I happened to glance up at the magazine rack right in front of me. On one hand, I am always astounded that people actually buy that stuff. But right next to...


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  1. Tony Monk says:

    I realize that everything in life is habitual, I replace my bad habits with new and positive ones that will benefit me with my trading. Greed is nothing more than just a habit gone haywire, I replaced it with discipline, thank you (Tony Monk)

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