Robo, I'm with you on the lilly pad. I think it all comes down to this election. There are so many ramifactions to what is going to happen. Here's my quick list of what is the big ticket items:
- no child left behind and the bigger picture of education in America
- military spending, military contractors (KBR and Halliburton) i.e. fighting the war on the cheap versus military buildup (neither of which are cheap)
- The democrats getting the ability to set congressional agendas and conduct investigations and hearings into the practices of the DoD for the past six years. To include the 9/11 and pre-Iraq war intelligence.
- The continued viability of DHS
- Immigration
- Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan
Bottom line - the potential for big change and a lot of ugliness, any way this election goes. Unless the GOP can hang onto both houses, which I see as unlikely. I believe this is at the heart of the sector rotation into big caps and I interpret that as the big, smart money protecting itself.
I'm not taking any chances. I would rather loose ground against the performance of the funds, then take another crushing blow like I did in June.
Sweet Spot! No recession, I'm joining Birchtree! ( Soon ) I feel better now.
Does this mean no rate cuts? Dollar going up? What about Bonds?
Today I will leave the volume on and watch the CNBC talking heads to get all the spin from the Bulls and Bears.
Griffin, any thoughts?
Still in the G Fund for now.