Market Mad House

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche

Big Short

Market Insanity
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Big Short Investor predicts Index Fund Meltdown that could destroy Retirement Accounts

An index-fund bubble could be catastrophic because a large percentage of the $7.85 trillion Americans held in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) in 2017 is being invested passively. In detail, Statista estimates there was $7.85 trillion in American IRAs in 2017.

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Should You be Afraid of the Bond Market?

“Let me be very clear there is not a financial crisis,” Eisman clarifies. “In a recession people will lose money, and I think where they will lose money will be in the bond markets because there’s some much liquidity it’s harder to clear pricing.”

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