I&#x27;m sorry, when did I claim I was some kind of share market mastermind? I wouldn&#x27;t have a clue on how to work the stock market. I think you and I have very different definitions of the word &#x27;economist&#x27;. I&#x27;m guessing you&#x27;re one of those folks who think &#x27;economics is all about money&#x27;?<p>Doing company valuations and making share market predictions are very different from having an understanding of macroeconomics or tax theory in a public policy context.<p>And very few people are good at prediction (myself included), and even fewer when it comes to timing. Economists have predicted 8 of the last 2 recessions :)