Market Volatility Giving You the Summer Blues?

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If market volatility is giving you the summer blues, now is as good a time as any to make sure you’re investing according to your risk tolerance. Not anybody else’s.

When the Situational Awareness hedge fund took a major hit in July, it got caught on the wrong side of leverage. That’s the risk taken when borrowing money to juice returns. When prices move against your holdings, banks will come knocking for their money at pretty much the worst time.

That’s similar to what investors in private credit are doing when they demand their money back and create a bank-run type of situation for managers who are forced to put a cap on redemptions.

Action Line: We’re seeing plenty of opportunities in today’s markets for treasuries, and it’s still not too late to get your lazy cash working. When you’re ready to talk, let’s talk. Email me at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com. And click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com To sign up for my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter, click here.