"The stock market is up and economic growth has been steady, if unspectacular. But, an increasing number of economists are seeing serious storms build on the horizon. They point to ever-growing federal budget deficits, a record current-account deficit, increased consumer debt, a real estate market that looks like a bubble ready to burst, a surge in personal bankruptcies and the prospect of inflation.
Meanwhile, interest rates are on the rise, and if they increase much more, many of these problems could get dramatically worse."Link to ArticleMeanwhile on MSNBC, their economic experts (who also happen to be brokers with current clients) are urging people to buy-buy-buy because the time has never been better to be in the market! That's probably just a tiny iceberg and, besides, this ship can't possibly sink!