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>Prior to that, when most of the bad stuff leading up the crisis was happening, it retained a fairly normal level. People aren't good at predicting the future.
by aguyfromnb 7y ago
>Prior to that, when most of the bad stuff leading up the crisis was happening, it retained a fairly normal level.
People aren't good at predicting the future.
But the beauty of the free market is, if at any point you feel like things are going "to shit", you can position yourself accordingly.
- TheHypnotist 7y agoRight - I guess my point is why harp on one statistic as if that is supposed to make us feel good about what's going, when the reality is we don't know and the article is more of a "heads up". I think the article tries to head off most of the doom and gloom early on saying: The danger isn’t immediate. But some regulators and investors say the borrowing has gone on too long and could send financial markets plunging when the next recession hits, dealing the real economy a blow at a time when it already would be wobbling.
- occamrazor 7y agoShorting bonds is actually not so easy for a retail investor.