Posted on 03/01/2014 6:06:20 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
Despite optimism that U.S. stocks will be among the best performers this year, American investors are still running scared.
A new survey from Schroders, a multinational investing firm that manages $415 billion for clients, shows U.S. investors ranking at the bottom of 25 countries in terms of confidence, with just 37 percent showing a positive view.
That contrasts with the general tone of the report, which shows global investors anticipating a strong year particularly on the equity side. Investors are most confident in India (90 percent), Thailand (83 percent) and Indonesia and Japan (76 percent each).
Contrasting with the gloomy attitudes of Americans, other countries expect to find better returns in U.S. stocks than any other region except Asia-Pacific. Western Europe is No. 3.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
But they could never put that in print, could they?
Investors’ fault!!
CNBC banging the drums for their boss, Obama, again. Who trusts a bunch of Marxists with their money? They can’t blame this non-recovery on the feckless leadership of the Democrats, of course, so they blame investors.
The economy certainly won’t improve when consumers have to pay as much for health care as they do for their mortgages.
Impending communism has that effect on investors...
EXACTLY! You nailed it.
If the economy is so good then why has the Fed been propping it up for so many years? Investors also know that if any kind of economic shock were to suddenly occur, the Fed will have few options left to ameliorate the crisis.
CNBC is carrying water for the administration, as usual. Serious investors don’t watch that network.
CNBC banging the drums for their boss, Obama, again.
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Well put. The imagery is right on. And good post overall.
It couldn't be because investors, unlike politicians, are using their money and must deal with reality?! This little tidbit of information tells me more about our economy than all of the government's faux statistics and the news media's happy babble.
Printing money around the clock, deficit spending year after year, what they can't steal from me through taxation they are stealing from me through the coming inflation.
Quoting Lenin: The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
It seems these bastards in Washington AND in your Reps local district office learned at least some things.
When I pulled the plug on my career I had enough money in the 401K for the future. That is no longer the case, but with the constant changes to Medicare I may not have to worry about it.
CNBC’s typical day’s topics.
Let’s see what Facebook is doing.
Let’s see what Apple is doing.
Let’s see what Tesla is doing.
Let’s see what Facebook is doing.
Let’s see what Apple is doing.
Let’s see what Tesla is doing.
Let’s see what Facebook is doing.
Let’s see what Apple is doing.
Let’s see what Tesla is doing.
Let’s see what Facebook is doing.
Let’s see what Apple is doing.
Let’s see what Tesla is doing.
Let’s see what Facebook is doing.
Let’s see what Apple is doing.
Let’s see what Tesla is doing.
Let’s see what Facebook is doing.
Let’s see what Apple is doing.
Let’s see what Tesla is doing.
It is a joke of a business channel.
Agreed.
But they could never put that in print, could they?
CNBC just did. They wrote:
"Neener, neener, NEENER" /s
No, CNBC is blaming the investors instead of this admin.
American “Scaredy-cats”
Is that a phychology term, or an economics term?
CNBC is encouraging herding behavior, which smart investors avoid. Buying because lots of people are doing it, is a ticket to the poor house.
One should buy only if they understand the characteristics, risks, and suitability of what they’re buying, and after performing their own due diligence. To suggest otherwise, as CNBC is doing here, is “advice” that is potentially harmful to the few viewers they still have. Its irresponsible.
Is that a phychology term, or an economics term?
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Its dumbed down, infantile liberal babble.
The S&P bumping up against resistance at a record top with low volume in this economic disaster of an economy - what’s to be nervous about?
My comment was sarcasm. Of course you're right.
mgist pretty much sums it up:
Is that a phychology term, or an economics term?
Blame them & mock them at the same time rather than giving us a reason to participate in a fixed game...
The failure of our Five Year Plan is all the fault of the kulaks... and capitalist wreckers... and greedy petit bourgeoisie... and fascist hooligans... and foreign spies... and imperialist sympathizers... and bad weather... and ....
They’re trying to draw in suckers...
But they could never put that in print, could they?
The exact truth. Nothing else needs to be said.
Bingo, and you can add CNN, ABC and any other left wing mediot outlet:
“CNBC banging the drums for their boss, Obama, again. Who trusts a bunch of Marxists with their money? They can’t blame this non-recovery on the feckless leadership of the Democrats, of course, so they blame investors.”
“The economy certainly won’t improve when consumers have to pay as much for health care as they do for their mortgages.”
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