Opportunity in a Time of Crisis

Hard times, made of any combination of inflation, booms or busts, geopolitical crises, and wars, are hard to live through. To survive,  people will sell good assets at deep discounts.  This is the sad but true reality.  Yet those with access to the funds to help these people out will also benefit. 

This is the nature of good times as well.  Free people, making independent decisions, evaluating carefully (we hope) their risks against possible returns, can also be surprised and forced to cut their losses. This is actually a healthy market at work (although if it is you, you might not feel so good about it).

Those acquiring the distressed resources make their own gamble,  as these assets can both throw off income as well as recover their market sales price.  Or not.  The wheel turns.  But a bargain price helps either way.

Those of us who have amassed cash value in our Privatized Banking policies, and have been fortunate enough to be able to keep “our powder dry”  will be in a position to buy real estate, businesses, cars, etc.,  at good prices.  Nelson Nash notably said that opportunity comes to those with access to cash.  Some might say it “manifests.” Perhaps at some point in your life, you said, “if only,” and had to pass up something great. 

Stay positive and keep your eyes open.  No rush. In a time of crisis, and in its aftermath, opportunities will appear in quantity.