• Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    They already have. Public Banks are huge investors in the private credit companies that underpin a good amount of the AI bubble.

    The Magnificent 7 have been driving the stock markets gains for the last few years. They have also created independent companies to build out the data centers. The debt for these companies is off their books and funded primarily by private credit markets and is underpinned by contracts with the big 7 for data processing once the data center is built.

    Projections by the Mag 7 have driven their share increase. So what happens if one or two of the magnificent 7 miss their projections? Well look at Oracle, its stock is tanking because it missed projections.

    If the Mag. 7 stock tanks so will your 401ks. When their stock is worth less they will stop plowing money into AI. Suddenly all of the companies with contracts to build the data centers will loose their source of revenue. No revenue and they can’t pay off the loans to private credit. Private credit companies will start to go under and begin to take down the public banking companies that invested in them…

    Its a house of cards ready to fall if any of the Mag 7 start to flounder.

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      7 hours ago

      It’s a good time to learn about what investments are in your 401k if you have any. You can look at the data sheets on the investments to see what stocks the index funds are made of. I’m moving mine to International index funds that are not tech heavy. I’m no expert in investing but I have heard that it’s sound to invest in companies that make basic things that people need.

      • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        Healthcare, consumer staples and utilities are considered to be defensive stocks because they are always needed regardless of economic situation.

        I am minimising my exposure to US stock market as well. There is the perception that the European stock market doesn’t have the explosive growth the way that US stocks does but it is at least safer.

        Japan could also be considered safe and their stock market have been on the rise after 30 years of stagnation.