{"id":421,"date":"2020-04-17T17:25:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T17:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisor.wellington-altus.ca\/simonharry2\/?p=421"},"modified":"2020-04-17T19:33:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T19:33:05","slug":"sp-target-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisor.wellington-altus.ca\/simonharry\/2020\/04\/17\/sp-target-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"S&P Target \u2013 1984"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell\u2019s ninth, final and most famous book describes a dystopian future run by a supreme leader known as \u201cBig Brother\u201d.\u00a0 The world is in a state of perpetual war and the people impoverished, mal nourished and utterly subjugated. The dangers of propaganda, revisionist history and government surveillance are major themes found in Orwell\u2019s masterpiece.<\/p>\n

The main character, Winston Smith, works for the Ministry of Truth. \u00a0His job is to rewrite old news articles and other historical records to make sure that recorded history conforms to whatever Big Brother is saying at any given time.<\/p>\n

The parallels to what we see around us each day are staggering, and it\u2019s essential that we not let ourselves be swept away by the bombardment of conflicting information that makes us question the fundamentals of our respective realities.<\/p>\n

When investing capital, it\u2019s of utmost importance to stay grounded, and to avoid the psychological traps that are ever present around us.<\/p>\n

How do we make decisions to invest when we see the following headlines in the span of days?<\/p>\n

April 8th<\/sup>: Goldman Sachs\u2019 Kostin warns of downside risks in equities <\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

On April 13th<\/sup>: Goldman Sachs abandons its bearish near-term view on stocks, says the bottom is in<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

April 16th<\/sup>: Goldman Sachs’ top equity strategist worries markets have rallied ‘too far too fast,’ and is predicting a fresh plunge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

How do we make decisions when our basic assumptions are routinely challenged? \u00a0The stock market can\u2019t do well when the economy is in a tailspin. Or can it? US politician Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, known as AOC, tweeted a screenshot of notorious market commentator Jim Cramer last week Friday, April 10th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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The market is up spectacularly, but almost 5% of people in the US lost their jobs in the last few weeks. People are losing work, people are sick and dying, families are separated, people in intensive care can\u2019t see their loved ones. Disastrous stories abound.<\/p>\n

As of this writing April 17th<\/sup> the markets are up 2% yet again this week. How can this be?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to get back to basics and remember these facts:<\/p>\n

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  1. Money supply is controlled by the governments that issue a given currency.<\/li>\n
  2. In order to stop markets from going down, trillions of dollars have been created from thin air by central banks around the world. It is this capital that is fueling the current market rally.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I wrote about this on March 26th<\/sup> with my piece entitled \u201cThe Chairmen\u201d<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 In that post you can listen to words coming directly from the people who control (and controlled) the Federal Reserve of the United States.\u00a0 The videos found in that blogpost should be on the must watch list of everyone who wants to know what\u2019s going on and get an idea of what markets will likely do.<\/p>\n

    Markets may still go down with more capital in the system, but the extra currency gives them a strong upward bias. My advice to all is to stop being overly focused on what happens one day to the next and look forward as markets do. The further out you go the more likely you are to be happy with your decisions to invest today. Remember, more money is being created here each day, and the few productive assets that exist in the world have been going up in value accordingly.<\/p>\n

    Winston Smith and the Ministry of Truth would have you second guessing yourself into inaction but as Flava Flav so sagely said in 1988: \u201cDon\u2019t believe the hype\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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