Ghost Wealth
The S&P 500 cruised past 6,300 this week. Bitcoin flirted with $120,000. Meanwhile, inflation in services clocked in at 5.4% – with the Fed stuck watching from the sidelines, still pretending that it has this under control. All this while the real economy grows at a sluggish 1%, government debt tops 120% of GDP, and the national “credit card” is on fire. You’d be forgiven for wondering: Is any of this wealth actually real?