The prices of things are going up. Overall I think businesses are slowing down too. There is so much of uncertainty ahead. Even investments are down and it is not a good sign. But I would say this is also a good time to invest if you have the spare cash. Ironically, this is a time that people would be scared to put their money down for investments. So I guess the bottom line is there must be money set aside for investment when the time is right and the timeframe could be unpredictable so one must be prepared.