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I disagree that the market can't grow faster than the economy. Derivative markets for example.
by ypeterholmes 14y ago
I disagree that the market can't grow faster than the economy. Derivative markets for example.
- Retric 14y agoNote: over the long term Compound interest is an exponential equation. Even 1% growth means doubling every 70 years and 1,000x growth every 700 years and 1 million x growth in 1400 years etc. Let's say US GDP is X$ and stocks are 'worth' a 100,000 X. At some point the market get's so far from the 'fundamentals' you get a crash, but it's more like a return to rational behavior. PS: That's not to say tax breaks like 401k's cant shift things for decades. But, there is only so far you can inflate any bubble before it pops.
- richardjordan 14y agoIn terms of overall capital - money - this should be self evident. Money is a proxy for resources. Resources including labor are finite. There are only so many resources to chase. Even if the market extends control to all the world's resources there is a limit on its growth. Any numerical growth after that means nothing but inflation.