KSengineer

Key Factors Driving the Market

Can someone explain this "sideline" money to me. Every time a stock is sold, an equal amount of money is exchanged. For every dollar going to the sidelines via a sale, a dollar must come from the sideline via a purchase.

I can understand money flowing from bonds to stocks, or cash being added to workers 401k's each month or companies purchasing their own stock.

What am I missing? What is meant by "sideline" money?

On Jul 23 09:08 AM Roger Knights wrote:

> Don't forget money on the sidelines as a driver.

What Happened to Demand?

Excellent article that hits the nail on the head. It also implies the solution. Since credit created this problem, creating more credit is obviously (or should be obvious) not the solution. We must return to a lower, safer level of credit. Therefore, we must recede, regress (recess). I think we should focus on accepting this recession as a good thing that will return our economy to a stronger, healthier level which will bring a better future. Rather than trying to reverse it's effects, we should focus on programs to help us get through this without destroying the innocent.