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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4546848" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>It wasn&#039;t because people stopped buying real estate, it was because there wasn&#039;t anywhere with the potential for returns comparable to the stock market.&nbsp; In the 90&#039;s what was the catalyst for that bull market?&nbsp; The .com explosion or bubble if you will.&nbsp; So what was the catalyst for the bull market after 2008?&nbsp; The underlying cause?&nbsp; Bull markets don&#039;t exist in a vacuum, there has to be an underlying cause.&nbsp; By that point most companies had shed traditional pensions and had moved into 401k&#039;s.&nbsp; That&#039;s a powerful force pumping money into the stock market.&nbsp; Funds like Vanguard don&#039;t just sit on those contributbions, they have to make them work so that they can make money and show growth in retirement funds.&nbsp; Couple that with the real estate crash and the stock market was the safest way to get a substantial return on investment.&nbsp; Beyond that I don&#039;t know what else I could possibly say on it.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t buy it then ask an investment advisor.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4546848, member: 24302"] It wasn't because people stopped buying real estate, it was because there wasn't anywhere with the potential for returns comparable to the stock market. In the 90's what was the catalyst for that bull market? The .com explosion or bubble if you will. So what was the catalyst for the bull market after 2008? The underlying cause? Bull markets don't exist in a vacuum, there has to be an underlying cause. By that point most companies had shed traditional pensions and had moved into 401k's. That's a powerful force pumping money into the stock market. Funds like Vanguard don't just sit on those contributbions, they have to make them work so that they can make money and show growth in retirement funds. Couple that with the real estate crash and the stock market was the safest way to get a substantial return on investment. Beyond that I don't know what else I could possibly say on it. If you don't buy it then ask an investment advisor. [/QUOTE]

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