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You are here: Home / Podcast / 298: The Stock Market Is Not the Economy

298: The Stock Market Is Not the Economy

May 13, 2020 by David Stein · Updated May 19, 2021

How the stock market differs from and can perform differently than the economy while remaining highly dependent on the economy for its success.

Newspaper listing of stock market prices. Caption says "The Market Is Not the Economy."

Topics covered include:

  • Why the stock markets in countries with lower economic growth performed better than the stock markets in countries with higher economic growth.
  • How the top 5 stocks in the S&P 500 Index have the largest weighting in 30 years and what will it takes for these stocks to outperform the market.
  • What are the largest contributors to U.S economic growth, most of which are not publicly traded.
  • How the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve saved the stock market.
  • How have stocks performed during economic recessions.
  • Why it is risky for investors to be dependent on the financial prospects of the largest technology stocks.

Show Notes

The Unemployment Rate Is 15 Percent. Here’s Why the Stock Market Doesn’t Mind. by By Eric Levitz—Intelligencer

The Alarming Rise of Algorithms as Heroes of the Stock Recovery by Sarah Ponczek—Bloomberg

Repeat After Me: The Markets Are Not the Economy by Matt Phillips—The New York Times

Is Economic Growth Good for Investors? by Jay R. Ritter

How To Spot Asset Bubbles and What To Do About Them–Money For the Rest of Us

Yes. It’s a Bubble. So What? by Rob Arnott, Shane Shepherd, Bradford Cornell—Research Affiliates

Pay attention to consumer and business behavior over next few weeks: El-Erian—CNBC

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