I've been told to worry about something in investing for as long as I can remember--from Y2K to Greece to the US fiscal cliff. It all turned out to be the rantings of crazy people. Stay away from doomer sites and articles and you'll be peachy.
Some investment types call this the "wall of worry" that bull markets invariably climb toward ever new market highs.
Perhaps off topic... please let me know...
I am not too worried about inflation. However, I *AM* worried about how current policy decisions could affect the average non-1%-investor down-the-road in 2017-2018, and I foresee possible macro-economic problems with these policies.
In past administrations of the sort we have in office today, when tax cuts, plus budget cuts (i.e. austerity), along with de-regulation, have been adopted as policy, these policies have a tendency to lead to a recessionary cycle. The people at the top of the economic food chain don't tend to feel the effects, but everyone below the top 10% feel the changes acutely. I'm not sure if it's because there's less discretionary spending available, or not. Perhaps it's because the general population is made up on 'consumer suckers'. I'm concerned this will come to a head with the debt ceiling discussion. Maybe not on March 15, 2017 when the next debt-ceiling limit rise comes up. (although it *IS* one of the first legislative deadlines Congress faces is the need to raise the debt limit. The budget deal brokered last November suspended it until March 15, 2017).
Fortunately, the Trump transition team signaled a willingness to extend (punt) the debt ceiling deadline until later in the year, but the new Congress and President will need to address the debt ceiling issue at some point in 2017. The next time the debt ceiling discussion comes up, you can expect to see proposed deep budget cuts, and with the GOP in control of all 3 branches of the US government, they'll get what they ask for. We won't know right away whether those changes will be positive for the overall economy. THAT is what *I* was thinking last night, and why I lost sleep.
Steering the 'Ship Of The Economic State' is like navigating a huge super-tanker (Nixon's words). When slight course corrections are made, the ship changes course, but you often can't discern the change immediately. Over time, you can see the ship is moving in a different direction. By that point, you hope the ship is moving in the direction you intended.