Inflation, rate policy, and concentrated stock performance have investors questioning what comes next. So rather than dive into politics, we’ll focus on how markets have historically handled government shutdowns — and what that might tell us about navigating uncertainty today.
Topics Discussed
- What actually happens during a government shutdown?
- Historical stock market performance during past shutdowns.
- Why gold prices and volatility often rise during uncertainty.
- How fear indices like the VIX and “Fear & Greed Index” reflect investor sentiment.
- The danger of concentrated stock exposure in mega-cap tech companies.
- Tactical rebalancing strategies to protect against sector risk.
- How interest rate policy in the U.S. and abroad impacts portfolios.
- The importance of diversification across bonds, global markets, and even crypto.
- Why markets react more to surprises than to good or bad news.
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ER docs, physician finance, market volatility, government shutdown, inflation, diversification, rebalancing, gold prices, VIX, fear and greed index, portfolio strategy, financial planning, investing mindset
