Investment Omens

DonDiego doesn't scare easily, . . . well, maybe he does scare easily, . . . but whether he scares easily or not, here's some charts for investors to consider [offered without comment]:

I'm certain deedee knows this, but perhaps others reading this aren't aware that the Dow changes on a fairly regular basis and the 30 companies that composed it in 2016 are not the same companies that did in 2011. Not sure why their combined revenue means much.
Most sophisticated investors don't put much meaning in the Dow. The S&P 500 and the Russell 3000 are better indicators.
Back to the fear fest.

Dont have any fear. Thanks to our new president coal companies can dump their waste into the fresh water supply....and oil companies can keep their foreign bribes a secret....and banks can sell products designed to put their own interests in front of customers. Deregulation should be giving investors a big leg up soon. Just dont buy those investments from the aforementioned banks.

I'm stocking up on silver and lead. Possibly hand grenades if the price is right.
Doom! Gloom!

According to PJ and billryan the sky is once again falling......

The sky is always falling on dion Diego. Prime time my ass.

I'm putting my retirement savings in R2D2 collector coins. Pretty sure I'm gonna be just fine, thank you.

Donde starts a thread about being afraid for the economy and our resident milled reads it as I think the sky is falling.
You can't make this shit up.

Poor old DonDiego was addressing the investment markets as opposed to the overall economy. Compared to historic norms the stock market is overvalued. [That's the comment poor old DonDiego refrained from making in the original post.] DonDiego is not so much afraid for the economy, as he is concerned that a dip is likely. Compared to historic norms the stock market is overvalued. He is just trying to be helpful.

As far as DonDiego goes, he really pretty well situated to withstand any normal economic correction. Nonetheless, he's likely to begin selectively lightening his portfolio a mite in anticipation of an economic decline.

If a "sky-is-falling" economic collapse were to arrive, teechur and poor old DonDiego are relatively safe personally, . . . provisioned to survive a few weeks and not real close to a major metropolis. If'n the collapse were to commence in Summer, they'd even have lots of fresh vegetables. And they's located in a reasonably defensive position up heh' on the ridge.
A retreat in New Zealand would be better, but Appalachia should be good enough.

DonDiego sure hopes the Tee-Vee up heh' keeps a'playin', so's he can watch the urban carnage from afar.

The hordes of urban youth will soon be at your door to pillageyour precious tomatoes.