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looking forward, two takes, not comparable

davidrmorandavidrmoran
edited February 2016 in The OT Bullpen
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/your-money/why-your-portfolio-needs-plenty-of-stocks-whatever-your-age.html
sounds a little duh fatuous, but the author is smart

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/bonds-on-the-run/
... in financial markets, where bond prices in particular are indicating near-panic.
... bond markets are a bit less flighty than stocks, and also more closely tied to the economic outlook. ...What plunging rates tell us is that markets are expecting very weak economies and possibly deflation for years to come, if not full-blown crisis.

And some here :) are mentioning 2008 and 1929. (My own take is more contrarian.)
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