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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. There has been a lot of selling recently and some stocks, especially small and mid caps, have been crushed. The Omicron variant has largely been discounted in the markets. Investors are also reconsidering the Fed’s comments on tapering. The economic backdrop is strong so the tapering is a normal event. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
Educational Segment. The covid shock that hit the world a year ago, caused a deflationary void.The Feds were trying to boost inflation to the 2% target. The policies put in place by the Feds are now accelerating inflation. They will now start to taper support. The bond market globally is down 4-5% while equities are up 13% ytd. The 60-40 portfolio is in the 6-8% range now. The bond part is of concern. If inflation is not transitory, there will be a need to do something. Inflation will be shocking to the market. There are alternatives to stocks, eg. private credit market. The yield in the private credit market is attractive at 5-6%.