{"id":1848,"date":"2026-06-23T07:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/finance\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2026-06-23T07:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:18:30","slug":"if-the-world-is-fcked-why-are-stocks-at-record-highs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/finance\/?p=1848","title":{"rendered":"If the World is F*cked&#8230; Why Are Stocks At Record Highs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d0h8oK7jB_Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The stock market keeps hitting all time highs. But investors have been told that we we&#8217;re supposed to be having oil shocks caused by the War in Iran. What&#8217;s going on? Is the stock market just one giant casino now? If the stock market is healthy, does that mean the economy is healthy as well? If we&#8217;re investing in a turbulent economy, we need to understand these things.<\/p>\n<p>Download our FREE Financial Jargon Cheat Sheet here: https:\/\/lockstockfinance.eo.page\/2d5hf<\/p>\n<p>In this video we&#8217;ll break down what&#8217;s really going on with the stock market hitting all-time highs. And we&#8217;ll explain why it&#8217;s not actually linked to the health of the economy. It&#8217;s mainly just a metric to show how the likes of NVidia, Microsoft, Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, Amazon, and other big companies are doing. Smart investors might be doing well&#8230; but meanwhile, wealth inequality keeps on growing. If you want to understand the stock market, and understand the world of investing, you need to understand what&#8217;s actually causing these stock market record highs. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Introduction<br \/>\n00:29 &#8211; The Stock Market and the Health of the Economy<br \/>\n00:57 &#8211; What the Stock Market Represents<br \/>\n01:48 &#8211; The Biggest Companies on the Stock Market<br \/>\n02:51 &#8211; How the News Affects Markets<br \/>\n03:42 &#8211; Interest Rates<br \/>\n04:24 &#8211; 2008 Financial Crisis and the Pandemic<br \/>\n05:11 &#8211; Deficits and Crisis Spending<br \/>\n05:42 &#8211; How Wealth Accumulates at the Top<br \/>\n06:55 &#8211; Money Printing, Inflation and National Debt<br \/>\n07:42 &#8211; Trading Algorithms<br \/>\n08:08 &#8211; Options Dealers<br \/>\n08:40 &#8211; Where Does This Lead?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd14 Subscribe for more finance and economics content:  @LockStockFinance <\/p>\n<p>#investing #stocks #stockmarket #money #wealth #personalfinance #makemoneyonline #financialfreedom #investment #economy #economics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stock market keeps hitting all time highs. 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