Credit Suisse Predicts U.S. Stocks to Underperform – Are Precious Metals in Play?

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Due to the processes involved with economic recovery, U.S. equities are facing a headwind next year.

“The U.S. equity market is a defensive market,” due to the country’s high level of corporate and macro policy flexibility, including the relative ease with which companies can lay off workers in a downturn, Credit Suisse said. For that reason, “the U.S. tends to underperform when global growth accelerates.”

“This suggests the U.S. market is still trading on a relative ‘safe haven’ premium. We expect this premium to be priced out of U.S. equities as macro uncertainty continues to fall,” it said.

Precious Metals as a Safe Haven

There’s a great wealth transfer taking place right now. Are you on the losing end or the receiving end?

Wealth Transfer Planning

Precious metals have always been a safe haven for investing in high inflationary times. Historically speaking, a recurring cycle that always seems to repeat itself is periods of high inflation as a precursor to the crash of paper currencies. Those who understand this wealth cycle and position themselves in gold and silver are those who prosper.

Precious metals are assets that will never lose their value. They are not subject to systematic risks as paper money and serve as a hedge against inflation and other threats of devaluation. Cornerstone Asset Metals was established to help guide investors safely in and out of the precious metals market.

The Great Wealth Transfer

Watch Terry Sacka: The Wealth Transfer show on the Christian Television Network discussing the financial and influential decline of the Western world and the simultaneous wealth increase of the East. With the wealth of nations shifting, it’s imperative to understand moving forward how hard tangible assets will allow you to maintain a quality lifestyle.

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