Exactly How Many Warnings Do You Need?
by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
ZeroHedge.com
Sep 21, 2017
When I was growing up my father, probably much like yours, had pearls of wisdom that he would drop along the way. It wasn’t until much later in life that I learned that such knowledge did not come from books, but through experience. One of my favorite pieces of “wisdom” was:
“Exactly how many warnings do need before you figure out that something bad is about to happen?”
Of course, back then, he was mostly referring to warnings he issued for me “not” to do something I was determined to do. Generally, it involved something like jumping off the roof with a queen-sized bedsheet convinced it was a parachute.
After I had broken my wrist, I understood what he meant.
With that in mind, there are currently plenty of warning signs individuals might want to consider before taking that leap. Here are four to consider.
Warning 1: Investor Confidence
There are several different surveys of retail investors which all currently show the same thing. Individuals have never been as hopeful as they are currently that the stock market will continue to grind higher. Last week, I discussed the Gallup poll which showed investor optimism at the highest levels since 1999.
The latest survey comes from the University of Michigan survey courtesy of Business Insider.
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