The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. – Benjamin Franklin
– Stanley Druckenmiller: “This Is The Most Unsustainable Situation I Have Seen In My Career”:
By Jody Chudley, originally posted on the Daily Reckoning
Simple Math Shows America Is Headed for an Economic Disaster
With so many voices streaming at us through our televisions and computers, a person can’t be blamed for tuning out.
For the most part, tuning out is exactly what we should do. But sometimes it is very important that we pay attention…
– Stan Druckenmiller’s “Horrific Sense” Of Deja Vu: “I Know It’s Tempting To Invest, But This Will End Very Badly” (ZeroHedge, April 11, 2015):
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“I just have the same horrific sense I had” before, Druckenmiller said to an audience at the Lost Tree Club in North Palm Beach, Florida (according to a transcript obtained by Bloomberg). “Our monetary policy is so much more reckless and so much more aggressively pushing the people in this room and everybody else out the risk curve that we’re doubling down on the same policy that really put us there.”
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– Icahn, Soros, Druckenmiller, And Now Zell: The Billionaires Are All Quietly Preparing For The Plunge (ZeroHedge, Sep 3, 2014):
“The stock market is at an all-time, but economic activity is not at an all-time,” explains billionaire investor Sam Zell to CNBC this morning, adding that, “every company that’s missed has missed on the revenue side, which is a reflection that there’s a demand issue; and when you got a demand issue it’s hard to imagine the stock market at an all-time high.” Zell said he is being very cautious adding to stocks and cutting some positions because “I don’t remember any time in my career where there have been as many wildcards floating out there that have the potential to be very significant and alter people’s thinking.” Zell also discussed his view on Obama’s Fed encouraging disparity and on tax inversions, but concludes, rather ominously, “this is the first time I ever remember where having cash isn’t such a terrible thing.” Zell’s calls should not be shocking following George Soros. Stan Druckenmiller, and Carl Icahn’s warnings that there is trouble ahead.
Billionaire 1: Sam Zell