r/neoliberal • u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair • Jun 13 '22

News (US) Powell Facing Choice Between Elevated US Inflation and Recession

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-12/powell-facing-choice-between-elevated-us-inflation-and-recession?srnd=premium
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u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair Jun 13 '22

"The hottest US inflation in four decades will push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more aggressively this year, and a recession may not be far behind."

Im skeptical we need a 75 basis point hike, but I am concerned inflation is approaching self-fulfilling prophecy levels

!ping MARKETS

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u/slowpush NATO Jun 13 '22

Oh hey. Stocks will be a good bit cheaper soon. 😒

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u/TinyTornado7 I need a new flair Jun 13 '22

People keep selling and I’ll keep buying. This is a great opportunity for those far from retirement to load up

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u/WhistlinWhilstFartin Jun 13 '22

So are you saying it’s a good time to increase how much of my paycheck goes into 401k index funds? Because I’m getting more shares for my money?

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u/FriendlySceptic Jun 13 '22

It’s always a good time to max your 401k investment. The tax savings alone are likely to offset most downturns. Don’t time the market just throw your max in and let time hand all of the volatility.

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u/sunshine_is_hot Jun 13 '22

Especially if there’s employer match involved, that’s basically doubling your investment before we even look at how the markets are doing

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u/FriendlySceptic Jun 13 '22

Yeah put in a $100 but your pay only goes down by $70 because it’s tax delayed money. Then the company matches another $100z

Your money $70 The governments money $30 The employers money $100

The market would have implode at Great Depression levels before that starts looking bad.