LopeHunter
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Rising Inflation? Rising unemployment? Economic contraction? Less trust from other countries including those generally aligned with our economic and military goals? Boosting China's ability to claim are a reliable trading partner?
But, sure, if go back far enough is a wash on S&P 500 valuation. That is the metric that counts, right, not whether your neighbor lost her job or your son can't relocate out of state for that great job opportunity because the new mortgage will be twice the rate of the mortgage from 5 years ago. The slowing housing market means might not be able to unload the house with the lower mortgage, anyway.
Tossing a tariff pebble in the pond creates a lot of ripples. Those ripples are more than merely the value of your 401K. I look forward to better odds in 2026 for my hunt applications that require significant upfront payment to play the game. Drew a nice mountain goat tag when the 2008 economic shock hit the wallets of applicants. Odds got significantly better year over year.
