The DC Today - Monday October 10, 2022

Episode 487: The DC Today - Monday October 10, 2022

I am not sure I have complained enough about the absurdity of having a day when the stock market is open and the bond market is not.

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I am not sure I have complained enough about the absurdity of having a day when the stock market is open and the bond market is not. Columbus Day is this odd anomaly where they honored the great explorer in financial markets in the most convoluted way possible – by taking away banking transactions and bond activity but by having stock exchanges open (for those who have not read my prior writings on such a thing, it is highly distortive to markets, as many financial actors function in both spaces at once, so lose use of the left hand while they continue to use their right hand). That said, today was such an absurd day.

I did write a Dividend Cafe Friday with more information about the bear market in which we find ourselves, and the historical lessons that may be useful as we proceed through this. The video is here with the same comments on podcast here.

I was on CNBC this morning giving my feedback to comments the media was running with from Jamie Dimon (the CEO of JP Morgan). My first comment was spot on. My second comment was spot on. And my third comment was about to hit the ball out of the park, when all of a sudden …. (you’ll have to see).

Off we go …

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David is the Founder, Managing Partner, and the Chief Investment Officer of The Bahnsen Group.

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