On this episode of the 9Innings Podcast: Why does the stock market keep climbing while Main Street struggles with rising unemployment, sticky inflation, and frozen housing? In this episode, Kevin Thompson breaks down the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street — and why investors and economists can look at the same economy but see two very different realities.

✅ Topics we cover:

• The Federal Reserve’s dilemma: cutting rates vs. fighting inflation
• The TINA Effect (There Is No Alternative) and why it keeps money flowing into stocks
• The housing market freeze and why sub-4% mortgages lock people in place
• Why you should never fully trust financial TV pundits
• The investor lens vs. the economist lens

The bottom line: Wall Street looks at tomorrow ...