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To: JimisJim who wrote (20184)	6/30/2014 6:30:02 PM
From: mopgcw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Re: Japan I think the are two other/additional very significant differences as well -- the consumer behavior tendencies in Japan vs. the U.S. as well as the demographic trends/immigration policies. the two you mention and these above have kept Japan struggling to get out of the spiral. the U.S. is in a very different path, though again, rates can stay very low for a long time, but the demographic, structural and cultural differences of the U.S. will bring inflation to bear.

To: JimisJim who wrote (20184)	6/30/2014 7:01:47 PM
From: deeno	Respond to of 34328

Also you might add that much press is devoted to watching baby boomers retire and get old. Older people invest for income, more so than growth. Japan, as the second oldest median age country, maybe showing us what the future of investing may look like after this bulge of population heads toward 100. Just look at how generations are starting to relate here. How many kids are living at home, working or not. Intergenerational living? Would never have guessed that, but the more I read about kids living at home in their 20's and 30's and the more I see my generation taking care of mom and dad the more that lifestyle looks convenient for everyone. How many will end up taking over the house and managing parents or grand parents? Conservative income maybe quite valuable to that kind of family lifestyle, where risk maybe shunned as affecting to many lives. We may be them in the future for all I can see. Just a Summer daydream but that 32 year bull market is still intact. I do believe rates will go back to normal (higher) in a few years, But I too look at Japan and wonder.