Price Matters. Stock Prices are Still Too High.

Price matters. Stock Prices are Still Too High.
Dow futures are pointing to another down day. It's hard to know who to trust. Trust results that include the Great Recession. If you’re looking at your gains in the bull market, then you are not properly prepared for what your plan will do (and has done) in bear markets. Buy & Hope lost more than half in the last two recessions. Our easy-as-a-pie-chart nest egg strategies, with annual rebalancing earned gains in the last 2 recessions, when most investors lost more than half, and have outperformed the bull markets in between.
 
Market timing doesn't work either. In fact, this time around, the safe (fixed income) side is as vulnerable as the equity side. Annuity providers and insurance companies are going to be hit hard by lower interest rates and by the stock decline. These products are not FDIC-insured. Money market funds have redemption gates and liquidity fees. Bonds are overleveraged. (Click for additional information on each blue highlighted word.)
 
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​Price Matters. They are Still Too High.
You’re going to start hearing a lot of pundits and economists talking about the price of stocks. That is because price matters, and prices are still too high – even with a 20% correction. If you’ve been following my news you know that I’ve been reporting on this for a while. (Click to see my blog on the topic.)
 
If you’re a data lover, here’s the rub: historical price to earnings ratios are 16-17. Today, even with the correction, they are at 26. Once earnings are reported in the 1st quarter, which is predicted to be very ugly, the earnings side goes down, which makes the P/E ratio higher. The gist of that is that stock prices were very high historically when earnings were strong – way too high. Earnings weakness, combined with weakness in consumer spending and supply chain disruptions, make the market very vulnerable to a continued correction.
 
In Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Shiller’s words, “The only time in history going back to 1881 when [CAPE] has been higher are, A: 1929 and B: 2000. We are at a high level, and it’s concerning. People should be cautious now.” I’ve had this warning in my blogs for over a year. Click to read my interview with Professor Shiller from a few months ago.
 

How Can You Protect Yourself?
What can you do to protect yourself? If you’ve been following my work for a few decades you know that my strategies have been saving homes and nest eggs since 1999. There are very few strategies that achieved that. Easy-as-a-pie-chart nest egg strategies with annual rebalancing are actually quite simple. The Thrive budget is simple in theory, but requires brave, innovative and bold choices to increase your income and reduce your expenses. So, you have to get educated now, and it’s a good idea to do that quickly, so that you can protect your wealth now, before the situation gets worse.
 
That is why I’m offering a 2nd opinion on your current plan. You’ll receive a pie chart of what you currently have, a pie chart of a better plan and my commentary on the areas of strength and weakness in your budgeting and investing strategy. That provides you with an action plan. You’re the boss of your money. I’m not a broker. I don’t sell financial products. My business is financial wisdom and time-proven systems, so that you truly know what you own and can make strong, sound choices to protect your wealth and live a rich, sustainable life.
 
I have included a list of my blogs below. If there’s anything that is of interest to you just click on that blog. Chances are I’ve already written about the things you are most concerned about. If you have other questions, or are interested in a 2nd opinion or in attending my next retreat, call 310-430-2397 or email our office at [email protected]. I’d love to see you at the June Retreat in Santa Monica, or the October Retreat in Arizona. However, I would not wait that long to get your assets safe, protected and properly diversified, if I were you.
 
“Riding it out” is not a time-proven plan. Buy and Hold has been losing more than half in the last two corrections. Proper diversification with annual rebalancing protects you from downturns and allows you to profit from bull markets and strength (instead of praying and hoping to gain back the losses you endured by riding it out). In today’s world you have to know what is safe because there are a lot of historically safe products that are vulnerable to capital loss this time around.
 
Consider getting a second opinion on your current plan now. Call 310-430-2397 or email info @ NataliePace.com to learn more.


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