Posted on 10/10/2015 4:16:27 PM PDT by Lorianne
Next comes the negative numbers.
Yes...yes the stupid burns.
The US Government keeps the Free Money wagon rolling on for the Uniparty Crony Capitalists
If you are correct what sane person would by the paper?
When are mortgages going to 0%? /sarc
If we lived in a sane world we wouldn’t be talking about 0% in the first place.
excuse me “by” was meant to be spelled “buy.”
so what is an investor to do. Take on debt on assets that will appreciate, invest in gold, keep the S&P 500 index fund and ride the storm out?
Just wondering what the brain trust thinks.
You’d have to be crazy to buy this.
This sounds like people giving the US Government free money.
0% bonds with inflation well above 1% (at least 3%) already reflects negative rates doesn’t it?
For those who, like me, may not know what NIRP is, I googled it and learned:
ZIRP: Zero interest rate policy
NIRP: Negative interest rate policy.
But, but...Barky said the economy is roaring back and this is belied by the fact that zero rates means it’s coming to a screeching halt. How will the palace guard media spin this for him?
That same $100 would earn 1 1/4 cents at my local bank’s savings account. It doesn’t take a genius to see the better growth potential.
Using the rule of 72 that $100 at 0% would double when?
WTH is the point of a three month note at 0% interest?
I don’t get it.
How long before someone comes in to tell us how wonderful things are?
3, 2, 1....
The only safe investment for years now has been to pay down your existing debt.
That’s a guaranteed rate of return with zero risk.
Of course that’s assuming you owe money on something that isn’t financed at 0%
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