Jim Rogers issues dire warning over Trump’s stock market: ‘The end will probably come soon.’ What he likes for safety Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below.
The U.S. stock market has surged to new highs, but Jim Rogers isn’t celebrating
The legendary investor and co-founder of the Quantum Fund says the strength investors are seeing across global markets may actually be a warning sign — not a reason to relax. “The U.S. market has never had such a long upward period without a problem… Nearly every stock market in the world is doing well — that has rarely happened in my lifetime,” Rogers said in a recent interview (1) with tastylive. “But when it has happened, it has been a time to be worried and to get out.” Top Picks Then came the blunt warning. “So, everything’s okay now,” he said. “But if you ask me, the end will probably come soon.” Rogers’ concern comes as U.S. stocks have continued climbing under President Donald Trump’s second term, with investors cheering corporate profits, enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and hopes that Washington’s pro-growth agenda will keep the rally alive. That optimism, Rogers suggested, is exactly what makes him uneasy. “Now Washington will say, ‘Don’t worry, it’s going to last forever,'” Rogers told (2) Glenn Diesen in another interview. “I worry when Washington says something like that.” Trump has often pointed to the stock market’s strength under his leadership. In a post on Truth Social earlier this year, he predicted, “100,000 on the DOW by the end of my Term (3).” With his term set to end in January 2029, that would imply a roughly 100% climb in the Dow in less than three years.
Rogers, however, won’t be along for the ride. “I have sold all of my U.S. stocks,” he revealed in a recent interview (4) with Natural Resource Stocks. Part of his concern comes down to debt. “The U.S. is the largest debtor nation in the history of the world, and yet it’s higher and…