Today's Market May 2023

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FIFY.

Saw this chart on FaceRipperā€™s Twitter. Tech other than FANG+ is actually among the cheapest in the market. Certainly cheaper than the supposedly defensive sectors.

Did not know that.

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No. I think you spew reckless, dangerous, and ignorant stuff.

The savings and debt levels suggest weā€™re in for a period of slow growth. People just canā€™t spend as much. It should help bring inflation down more. Especially with student loan payments resuming soon. Thatā€™s ~$22B/mo sucked out of the economy.

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Apparently there is 500B of ā€œexcess savingā€ so itā€™ll take 2 years at $22B/month rate. Good read here - https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4024671-did-we-just-dodge-a-recession/

If you believe this article, we are in early in rate hike process as well as seeing its effect on the economy.

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How is excess defined? The data Iā€™ve seen shows total savings is than than pre-pandemic level. People need a savings cushion. They canā€™t spend down to zero savings.

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The article above has it ā€œdefined as the difference between actual savings and the pre-recession trend ā€” relative to previous recessionsā€

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Cool. Make sure to let us know when you make the billionaire list. It should be easy with this working so well for you.