President Donald Trump argued Tuesday that
gains in the stock market under his watch have helped reduce the national debt, a claim that economists said was head - scratching.
While that isn't impossible, anyone calling for even higher returns after years of
robust gains in stock markets around the world needs to look for loopholes in his or her logic.
If I am right that equity fund managers are fully allocated to stocks now, the only way we can get
excess gains in the stock market is if new liquidity is created by bank lending, or liquidity is transferred from the bond market to equities.
So, much as I am not crazy about the present state of the credit cycle (debts rising, income falling), there is still the reasonable possibility of
more gains in the stock markets.
More households are feeling the strain in their personal financial situations and losing confidence in the housing market, even as the country sees solid job growth and
record gains in the stock market, according to the National Association of REALTORS ®» fourth - quarter Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey, based on more than 2,700 respondents.
We've witnessed steady hiring, low - levels of unemployment which clocked in at just 4.4 % in August, improvement in home prices, and double -
digit gains in the stock market with the S&P-500 and Dow Jones climbing almost 12 % each on a year - to - date basis.
The richest Americans hold a historic amount of the nation's wealth, thanks largely to
gains in the stock market and asset prices.
Trump is, however, relatively accurate about the money borrowed under Obama and
gains in the stock market, although his direct impact on the latter is debatable.
And as we saw in 1998/1999, the last 12 - 18 months can easily see a 20 - 30 %
gain in the stock market, with certain sectors going up 50 %.
And, you know, many people, when they've seen their portfolios go up and up and up — thanks to
gains in the stock market — there is this tendency to leave well enough alone and to not mess with things that seem to be working.
Have you been able to take advantage of
the gains in the stock market?
An index annuity is almost the same as Indexed Universal Life, except the equity - index annuity is an investment with a guaranteed minimum return, with sometimes a higher return that is a function of
the gain in the stock market, but is not associated with a life insurance policy.
Gains in the stock market are not guaranteed.
While income from wages has barely kept up with inflation,
gains in the stock market and home prices are spurring consumer confidence and supporting growth in consumer borrowing, TD Economics economist Thomas Feltmate said.
Comparatively,
the gains in the stock market look like a flat line.
National Association of REALTORS ® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun attributes the increase to
gains in the stock market and an overall improving economy.
Now I lost the other 1/2 of
my gains in the stock market.