Geopolitical Risk Is Spiking. Here's Why You Should Do Nothing. (SB1828)

About this episode

The episode discusses the normalcy of market volatility and how to manage investments during geopolitical uncertainty.

Oil prices up. Tariffs in the headlines. Markets bouncing. Your phone serving you a fresh reason to panic every 10 seconds. This week Joe Saul-Sehy and OG break down why everything you're feeling right now is normal, why acting on it is the mistake, and how to think about your portfolio when the world feels like it's on fire. Plus CFP Anna Allem joins OG for the basics segment, walking through the three-bucket investing framework that makes it easier to ignore the noise. In this episode: Why volatility is the price of admission, not a warning sign, how the news business and your investing strategy are working against each other, why a broadening market is actually a healthy sign, and the foundation, bridge, engine framework for goals-based investing. Biggest takeaways: In a normal year the market drops 14% from its high watermark at some point during that year. Then it recovers. That's not a crisis. That's Tuesday. The media's job is to keep you on the platform. Your job is to stay in the market. Those two goals are not compatible. When you tie your money to a specific goal with a specific timeline, the day-to-day noise becomes almost irrelevant. Know which bucket your money is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Saul-Sehy, OG

Guest: Anna Allem

Topics covered

• geopolitical risk
• investing strategy
• market volatility
• portfolio management
• three-bucket investing framework

Keywords

• oil prices
• tariffs
• market drops
• investing goals
• financial noise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stacking Benjamins, Cumulus Podcast Network

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