Why is Consumer Sentiment So Low?
"Households don’t care that the trailing 12 month inflation rate was 3.4%. They do care that consumer prices are up 30% since the start of 2020...People hate high inflation."
by @awealthofcs
Most Stocks are Losers
"You could make the case that this is the hardest environment of all-time for active managers. A handful of stocks did really well. Most stocks didn’t."
by @awealthofcs
Can You Be a Boglehead Tech Investor?
"The QQQs have compounded at an annual rate of 20% per year for a decade-and-a-half. This is perhaps the greatest tech bull market in history and it happened without all of those unicorn companies."
by @awealthofcs
5% Bond Yields
"The starting yield plays a huge role in your forward returns, especially for short-to-intermediate-term bonds. For long-term bonds, interest rate movements and changes to inflation are a much bigger risk."
by @awealthofcs
How Will This Cycle End?
"The interesting outcome at the end of the Go-Go Years is how much worse the crash was in the most beloved stocks versus the rest of the stock market and the economy."
by @awealthofcs
The Most Hated Asset Class in the World
"I understand why no one really cares about bonds right now. We’re in a bull market. Who cares about 4-6% yields in fixed income when the stock market is going up 20% every year."
by @awealthofcs