This Number Is Higher Than It Was Before The 1929 Crash — We Had To React
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@lisaharper1827
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Appreciate your words along the way, as always.
@Eraserlips
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
The 1929 stock market crash didn’t even make the news in 1929. The real crash was 1932. Look it up.
@ContentNobodyAskedForOfficial
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
All of these "alarms" are meaningless because they are based on an economic system that is going extinct.
AI is the future. Its potential is limitless. Stop complaining. Stop looking at the past. Just shut up and BUY THE DIP.
The $$$$ will roll in and you'll be able to live the top 10% lifestyle like Tom!!!
@divvysan6730
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
So sick of reaction videos…..you realize you are commenting on an a.i. video? lol…I watch a youtube video and later that day there are five streamers all posting about the same movie. So sloppy.
@holyhandgrenadeofantioch2019
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Betting against the US stock market (market timing) is always risky. Basing that strategy on a 50 year old (1973) paradigm is bold. We’ll see if it works
@cryptocuzzins9214
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
I see the biggest argument with the stocks being overvalued is the fact that Warren buffett's never had a deal where the United States government is basically about to default on debt so the only option is to print trillions of more dollars inflate the money which will inflate the stock prices. So even though you're speculating on future revenue just the money printing alone will artificially be inflating the stock prices.
@makesumwake
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
1. Buffet indicator no longer works now that companies have gone global.
2. CAPE ratio is irrelevant during this current time of super high revenue growth due to AI and high inflation.
@LilyPankaj
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
grab a copy of the book The Silent Dominion and just read the first chapter. i promise you won't be able to put it down. it reveals the invisible strings pulling society.
@AlbertYoung-d8t
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
why is nobody talking about reading the book The Silent Dominion? oh right, because it exposes exactly how the media manipulates us. go get a copy before they ban it.
@MadisonDixon-l1y
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
I used to laugh at people talking about "the elites" until a friend forced me to read the book The Silent Dominion. discovering how they use the news to keep us stressed completely changed my mind. go buy a copy right now.
@LucasKimpton
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
did you guys hear about the book called The Silent Dominion by Damian Cross?? it is the most dangerously hone st book on the market right now. definitely worth a read.
@HenryGlasby
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
wait did you guys hear about that book called The Silent Dominion?? my coworker slid a copy on my desk and told me to read it. I'm halfw ay through and it perfectly explains how the elites manipulate our reality through the media. you have to buy this.
@CleoMorales-x2j
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
the guy who wrote The Silent Dominion exposed li terally everything behind how the system is rigged. you HAVE to read this book if you value your free will.
@ChantelleNewbery-u2h
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
I used to laugh at people talking about "the elites" until a friend forced me to read the book The Silent Dominion. discovering how they u se the news to keep us stressed completely changed my mind. go buy a copy right now.
@AmeliaTownsend-c7e
August 9, 2026 at 5:04 pm
did you guys hear about the book called The Silent Dominion by Damian Cross?? it is the most dangerously honest book on the market right now. definitely worth a read.
@TimBlackwell-t5f
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
wait did you guys hear about that book called The Silent Dominion?? my cow orker slid a copy on my desk and told me to read it. I'm halfway through and it perfectly explains how the elites manipulate our reality through the media. you have to buy this.
@MayaMacdonald-u2t
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
grab a copy of the book The Silent Dominion and just read the first chapter. i promise you won't be able to put it down. it reveals the invisible strings pulling society.
@PhilipKidman
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
why is nobody talking about reading the book The Silent Dominion? oh right, because it e xposes exactly how the media manipulates us. go get a copy before they ban it.
@ClaraWalker-d1f
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
the man who wrote The Silent Dominion exposed literally ev erything about the modern matrix. you HAVE to read this book before they take it down.
@larachamberlin12
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
He doesn't have to pay state taxes on bonds/treasuries.
Maybe even gets a fed tax break
@ChukwuemekaMonday-d4n
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
i thought i was pretty awake to what was going on in the world but reading the book The Silent Dominion by Damian Cross proved me wrong. the level of control they have is insane.
@PawanKharol.32
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
society wants you tired, broke, and arguing with strangers online. reading the book The Silent Dominion shows you exactly how they orchestrate it. you need this book.
@AliRaza-n1w3v
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
my uncle wouldn't shut up about reading the book The Silent Dominion so I finally caved and bought it. he was actually right. seeing the blueprint of the elites laid out like that is insane.
@DamolaMutaali
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
everyone who reads this comment trust me and order a copy of the book The Silent Dominion by Damian Cross. it explains how the elites control the narrative so perfectly that you'll never watch the news the same way again.
@lejantanime
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
reading the book The Silent Dominion by Damian Cross bypasses all the loud political noise and gets straight to the root of who really runs things. buy it immediately.
@Sujanpandeyking
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
finding out about the "domesticated mind" while reading the book The Silent Dominion was a huge turning point for me. you guys have to buy this and see for yourselves.
@vast634
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Maybe Buffet just wants to buy ALL the bitcoins, due to a bet.
@daviddarby
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
It’s all govt issues
@codyn6240
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
not finished w/ this video, but he has said tha when he dies, the money that becomes wife would be vanguards s&p 500 IIRC, so this could just be him preping for that. (also, I did see the video you reference already just haven't seen much of yours yet) but even sayign that. our makets are doomed to crash, but are saying up as there is no where else to invest.
@AnthonyWasiukiewicz
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Occam’s Razor.. 8:19
@TarikSammour
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Didn't Brkshr just start reallocating again? Were they wrong?
@michaelwentzel1
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
So……if your personal net worth is between half a billion ( tom) and 150 billion ( warren) amd you are still trying to make more instead of trying to give it away to solve world issues…..that's not wisdom, love, kindness, strategy……it's just greed. Sorry for the truth bomb. It's just sad to see such wealthy souls not using their wealth to make this a better place. Instead, they are participating in the growth of the grotesque machine that eats other humans.
@kasanowaistara
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
8:17 Absolutely! Tom is 100% right again. Tax bill planning is really immportant and it is not about cents here. Imagine that you are realising an investment in December planning ahead of supposed recession-like opportunity to buy, but you end up with a huge tax bill in April, while stocks crash i.e. in order to pay tax you have to realise some more stock at an unfavourable price, this is why careful calculation is necessary so that you can optimise probabilities vs unavoidable tax bills. Warren does not need to lie to anyone, if you think that at his scale of investment he wants to "cheat" anyone, just think again, not only it's not his mindset but also he could not possibly win by "cheating" some plankton like ourselves.
@jeffreyvanvoorst2077
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Meh, right now I don’t trust US or any other government debt. Putting all your money in US treasuries or other debt might also wipe it out. Gold just sits there and isn’t an investment—it is a store of value. Not many good choices to park cash/wealth
@murraykeith4067
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Wise words Tom, " I don't know if the crash is ever going to come, or if its ever going to come tomorrow. " Always come out a little better informed. Thank you for the time you take putting these together.
@ThisIsFinebrb
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Berkshire bought this quarter for the first time in three years
@utacity
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Another great overview Tom, keep them coming. Good point at end about timeline of holding till recovery. People will think differently if they are age 25 or 35 about holding for 15 years than if they are already 60 or 65. I have a neat story about a neighbor of my parents from when I was just out of school. This neighbor got a yearly bonus and usually blew it on boat or car etc. A friend of his said next bonus let him help him. Bonus=$30k Told him put $10k msft, $10k Dell, blow the remaining $10k. This was in 1990/91 time frame. Well per your msft ref….msft in the 1990s doubled and split yearly. He let it ride, $20k, 40k, 80k, 160k, 320k, 640k, $1.28M, $2.56M, CASH OUT…diversity…done. This guy knew nothing of investing but his friend did and guided him and told him it was time to get out even if he missed double the money again….he already had enough to be comfy the rest of his life in safe conservative investments, so he cashed out and relaxed.
@ian7136
August 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Love Tom’s relentless passion
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