I think the problems are starting to hit and 2011 will be a big year of reckoning.
Look at the chart to the right. Ugly.
Why is this happening?
There’s the looming end of the Build America Bonds program, questions about how state and local governments will manage their debts, and the impact of huge pension and health care obligations that seem unsustainable.
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Wonderful.
Remember that the PIIGS countries are Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, and Spain.
Two down, three to go. Like municipalities (see above) they’re going to continue to have problems in 2011.
We’re 1/3 done with the quarter, elections were yesterday, and lots left in the year.
In this week’s video, I give a little update on the quarter and year so far, plus a discussion about why you have to take the comparison of your portfolio to an unmanaged index with a grain of salt.
Listen to my video below to find out more.
What is it? A scheme by which the money supply is increased and hopefully starve off deflation and boost the economy.
Sorry, I’m not buying it.
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This week is the 3rd Quarter 2010 review and 4th Quarter preview.
If you go back and rewatch my July video (July Video) I stated I thought the 3rd quarter would be up and it definitely was.
Dow Jones + 10.27% for the 3rd Quarter and S&P + 10.72%. Of course, these are unmanaged indexes.
The markets were way down at the end of the last quarter, so this brings the indexes positive for the year +3.5% for the Dow and +2.3% for the S&P 500.
4th quarter? I think things will continue to be up, but the important thing is to ensure you have the right allocation to equities in case I’m wrong. I think the year will end positive for the equity markets.
Listen to my 4th quarter preview video for more analysis and 4th quarter action items.
Here’s an article summing up my thoughts.