Larry Fink: DOW 28,000 by 2019

This is one of the better segments I've seen on CNBC in a long time. Blackrock CEO Larry Fink spent the better part of an hour discussing the state of the market, some of the problems we face as a nation, and why the Fed taking their foot off the gas pedal is a good thing for equities (after the predictable knee-jerk reaction to the downside, obviously). Some of it is pretty shocking. The average American only has $25,000 saved for retirement. The unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare are definitely over $100 TRILLION and are probably closing in on $200 TRILLION. But if you're not convinced that the market goes higher from here, you might be after watching this:

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i cannot believe they're are still talking about a "recovery" with a straight face, recession was 5 years ago....hmmm maybe it wasnt a recession after all....maybe we are not out of it...

 
frooter

i cannot believe they're are still talking about a "recovery" with a straight face, recession was 5 years ago....hmmm maybe it wasnt a recession after all....maybe we are not out of it...

Whether you want to believe it or not, the US economy is recovering. Data from this morning points to a 0.6% GDP expansion in Q1 (2.4% annualized).

Unemployment has trended down.

Any US equity index is obviously in bull market territory.

 
justin88 frooter:

i cannot believe they're are still talking about a "recovery" with a straight face, recession was 5 years ago....hmmm maybe it wasnt a recession after all....maybe we are not out of it...

Whether you want to believe it or not, the US economy is recovering. Data from this morning points to a 0.6% GDP expansion in Q1 (2.4% annualized).

Unemployment has trended down.

Any US equity index is obviously in bull market territory.

Until the whole thing blows up and the economy collapses, just in time for the next election.

“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” - Schopenhauer
 
justin88 frooter:

i cannot believe they're are still talking about a "recovery" with a straight face, recession was 5 years ago....hmmm maybe it wasnt a recession after all....maybe we are not out of it...

Whether you want to believe it or not, the US economy is recovering. Data from this morning points to a 0.6% GDP expansion in Q1 (2.4% annualized).

Unemployment has trended down.

Any US equity index is obviously in bull market territory.

I doubt that's growth in real terms. Inflation is creeping up.

 
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seedy underbelly justin88:

frooter:
i cannot believe they're are still talking about a "recovery" with a straight face, recession was 5 years ago....hmmm maybe it wasnt a recession after all....maybe we are not out of it...

Whether you want to believe it or not, the US economy is recovering. Data from this morning points to a 0.6% GDP expansion in Q1 (2.4% annualized).
Unemployment has trended down.
Any US equity index is obviously in bull market territory.

I doubt that's growth in real terms. Inflation is creeping up.

Do you know the definition of GDP growth?
 
SirTradesaLot seedy underbelly:

justin88:

frooter:
i cannot believe they're are still talking about a "recovery" with a straight face, recession was 5 years ago....hmmm maybe it wasnt a recession after all....maybe we are not out of it...
Whether you want to believe it or not, the US economy is recovering. Data from this morning points to a 0.6% GDP expansion in Q1 (2.4% annualized).
Unemployment has trended down.
Any US equity index is obviously in bull market territory.

I doubt that's growth in real terms. Inflation is creeping up.

Do you know the definition of GDP growth?

I'm going to take a guess and say no.

 

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