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jmbar2

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27. There is so much global wealth sloshing around, it has to go somewhere

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 11:06 PM

Oct 2025

They're buying up everything that they think will go up - real estate, farmland, stocks, bonds, gold. Not only the wealthy, but 401K and pension funds. Hard to say how long it can go on, but with so much money, perhaps longer than we think.

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When does the Stock Market Crash? [View all] Chasstev365 Oct 2025 OP

Trump will Jerry2144 Oct 2025 #1

Yes, there absolutely no limits PatSeg Oct 2025 #3

People here have been predicting for months and months that it will happen any day MichMan Oct 2025 #2

Nope- just keeping things balanced and diversified Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #15

I exchanged my more volatile investments CanonRay Oct 2025 #34

When financial underpinnings of the Trump economy are worse than AI growth prospects bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #4

Up 20k points since 2019 OC375 Oct 2025 #5

I switched my 401K from a retirement target date fund Karma13612 Oct 2025 #6

So did I. no_hypocrisy Oct 2025 #16

I laddered CDs KentuckyWoman Oct 2025 #17

Yes, I am looking Karma13612 Oct 2025 #21

You could get an FDIC-protected CD and ... Dave says Oct 2025 #26

Thank you for this! Karma13612 Oct 2025 #29

Same here. GoodRaisin Oct 2025 #37

a sign of extreme wealth inequality DBoon Oct 2025 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Midnight Writer Oct 2025 #8

Great Points ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #9

Exxon is down because oil is down. Melon Oct 2025 #31

And? ProfessorGAC Oct 2025 #38

This is absolutely not true. Every section (11 in total) are all up this year Melon Oct 2025 #19

Thanks, Melon. I'll delete my post. Midnight Writer Oct 2025 #20

Whenever the AI bubble bursts D_Master81 Oct 2025 #10

Just about anything could spook investors Fiendish Thingy Oct 2025 #11

Who knows? Timing the market is a fool's errand fujiyamasan Oct 2025 #12

80% of the run up edhopper Oct 2025 #13

I am assuming rate cuts and Ai job trimming Johonny Oct 2025 #23

Tech bubble is ready Blue Full Moon Oct 2025 #14

When Nvidia... hunter Oct 2025 #18

Yep. As Prof G describes, America is essentially an all in bet on AI, with circular deals artificially inflating values pat_k Oct 2025 #32

Today was a nutty day Johonny Oct 2025 #22

When the AI bubble bursts krawhitham Oct 2025 #24

November? Captain Zero Oct 2025 #25

There is so much global wealth sloshing around, it has to go somewhere jmbar2 Oct 2025 #27

Don't know when, but Prof G sets out how the end will begin: pat_k Oct 2025 #28

Yes, it's a bubble. Money chasing money, and the "best outcome" I can see for AI is in specialized verticals, where it's usonian Oct 2025 #33

I wish I could comment on all of this lapfog_1 Oct 2025 #30

AI companies are reporting huge profits. It's a bubble but kinda different from 1999. Quixote1818 Oct 2025 #35

When all the missing economic data is finally released, and it's horrific even with manipulation. Doodley Oct 2025 #36