[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

I don't think it's doom and gloom to observe the likelihood the economy is likely to decline a bit further over the short term. One will never time it exactly, it will be fine in the long haul; but it's not doom and gloom to acknowledge present realities. The economy falters for periods; there's little reason to think the turn around is about to hit and reverse what's happening.

I've read enough absolutely wrong short as well as long term prognostications that I completely disregard all of them, no disrespect to you intended. As the joke goes, economists have successfully predicted five out of the last three recessions.