Welcome to thecomingcrash.wordpress.com! This is a blog about the topics discussed in the book “The Coming Crash: How A House of Cards Will Fall As We Pull Out The Foundation”
The scenario is simple: baby boomers will effect our future. Boomers account for near one-in-three Americans.
Until now, we have ridden the upside of the boomer wave. The aging of the baby boom generation has led to huge increases in production in the United States. Likewise, the money they earn goes somewhere. Unlike the current generation which exhibits a negative savings rate — Yes, we spend more than we earn — the baby boomers are amongst our greatest savers.
Where do those savings go? They go into the stock market. Over half of all family assets are invested in this new banking system. In fact, the increase in stock market valuation is directly tied to the aging and savings of the baby boom generation.
Now, for the downside. As the baby boomers retire, they will need to withdraw for their retirement. Just as the market spiked upward as boomers saved, it will also fall downward as they pull out.
To find out more, you can
- read this blog
- go to the coming crash website at http://www.thecomingcrashonline.com/
- buy the book, “The Coming Crash: How A House of Cards Will Fall As We Pull Out The Foundation”
And remember — although the tidal wave WILL break, there are things we can do as a country, and things you can do as an individual!
9 March, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Looks like your book is forward thinking. I’m looking forward to reading your book. We all want to keep ahead of Wall Street in order to retire in comfort. Knowing how the crash will happen is going to give me a heads up on how to avoid being crushed in this coming crash. Thanks
12 March, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Hmm,
Sounds ominous. If that’s where we’re headed, there are a couple of useful short ETFs that people could use to hedge (or go net short) the market. DOG is the opposite of the DOW, and PSQ is the opposite of the NASDAQ QQQQ. You simply buy them long and the act like short the respective market.
I cover it in a bit more detail on my own WordPress blog at http://stockadventures.wordpress.com/ if you’re interested.
Cheers,
Allocator