Lance Roberts, a savvy portfolio manager and financial analyst, shares his insights on the current state of the market. He warns that Wall Street is offloading subpar assets to eager retail investors, reminiscent of past bubbles. With high speculation and inflated valuations, especially in tech and meme stocks, he cautions about the impending risks. The discussion also touches on insider selling, economic indicators, and the importance of risk management as young investors dive into this volatile landscape.
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Wall Street Dumps Risk Onto Retail
Wall Street is bringing undesirable private holdings to market while retail investors eagerly buy them.
Lance Roberts warns this late-stage dumping often precedes significant market drawdowns within months to a year.
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Speculation Echoes Late 2021
Speculative mania (meme stocks, crypto, IPOs) resembles late 2021 and raises correction risk.
Roberts says speculation alone doesn't doom markets but increases chances of 5–15% pullbacks.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Avoid Immediate IPO Enthusiasm
Avoid buying hot IPOs at initial prices because insiders and private buyers sell at premiums.
Wait six months to a year for insiders to sell and the market to price the company more fairly.
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Wall Street exists to sell us its products.And right now, retail investors are so greedy that they're buying whatever they can get their hands on.So this is a "bonanza" time for Wall Street, says portfolio manager Lance Roberts, which is happily selling us all of the junk it ever wanted to unload.Prices may continue for a good while longer, but be warned, says Lance: history is clear that periods of indiscriminate buying like this always end in tears.For everything that mattered to markets this week, watch this weekly Market Recap.
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