Reasons for being a cautious investor 2014-2017

[DaveinMtAiry]

I have read the first page of this thread. I'd like the last 2 minutes of my life back please.

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by Htown2013

Nothing new, really. All markets have cycles, some longer than others. Credible or not, this is a good case for diversifying into International equities.

Good point but plenty of other "international" vehicles are in bigger trouble than the US!

South America is toast, Greece/Spain melted down last year, Middle East is constant turmoil, China is holding a lot of US debt.....not a lot of "international' options out there!

[TuborgP]

A lot of people have a lot of money that has to go somewhere. Gold and other precious metals were suppose to be the key to security in a global calamity. How are those prices doing?

[mathjak107]

gold and precious metals are a competitor to the diollar like a currency would be. as long as the dollar is healthy world events have seen flight to dollars and bonds.

in fact unreported by the media was the fact that when we had the very weak dollar years ago central banks were loading up on inflation protected treasuries.

so while it appeared there was a flight from the dollar and the dollar was weak the money was actually just flowing in to another US denominated vehicle.