You know things are bad when "preparing for the worst" is considered a "positive note". :)
I am not getting out of stocks(one place to beat inflation)
I was going to get out of stocks. You think the market will perform ok?
My short answer to that is the market is going to do just exactly as it's told to do.
I remain to be convinced that the Fed hasn't been priming the pump in the stock market right along with the BLS' weekly ration of crap/Unemployment Report strictly to let the pimp media go HappyHappyJoyJoy about the "Recovery".
If Congress (or to be more correct, the few actual conservatives left there) gets at all fractious about the Debt Limit, raising taxes, or anything at all even faintly connected to the economy, all The 0's gotta do is tell the Fed to turn off the spigot long enough to dump the market a few hundred points and Boehner et al will fold up like a cheap suit in terror.
Plus that, the WH Mob might just decide that since the election's over, they can just keep all that cash for themselves/their friends, let the market go in the toilet on its own and have the pimp media blame Conservatives/The Hated Rich/Bush/Goat du jour anyway.
Only market I'm investing in right now is the BLACK one...
‘I think’ on stock-market:
Consider it as a necessary risk, but don’t bet all, about 20% to 40%.
The minimal to get matching 401k funds.
Stocks is a good option to beat inflation(Bernake) for long term.
If it all collapses, cash won’t matter too much either.
The bet is the inflation of the stocks I hold will out pace the stocks of the companies Democrats put out of business.
Invest in your tools and skills is also good advice I heard here.