Below is a chart and brief excerpt from today's Early Look written by Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough.

FACT: A LARGE percentage of Gen-Z and millennials are living paycheck to paycheck. Approximately 70% of them are living paycheck to paycheck with > 50% “somewhat or very financially dependent on parents.”

How this ultimately plays out is going to define the NON-recovery we are currently nowcasting for the next 3 quarters.

In the meantime, the elites who run the place (Wall Street, Washington, etc.) are “seeing” rainbows and AI puppy dogs in their current “Year-to-date” stock market return and associated compensation.

It’s too bad that the stock market isn’t the real economy.

CHART OF THE DAY: Gen Z & Millennials (Still) Not Financially Secure - COD