Six Rules for Investing in a Crisis Market

Being able to sleep at night is core to investing. March 24, 2020 [UNSUBSCRIBE]( | [WEBSITE]( [Altucher Confidential] “Being able to sleep at night is core to investing...” [Enable Images To See More] Six Rules for Investing in a Crisis Market By James Altucher [Former U.S. Congressman Predicts Financial Armageddon in 2020]( For over a decade, this former U.S. Congressman has made a point to stay behind the scenes — until now. Today, something so big has begun to happen in America that he's come out of retirement to reveal his shocking analysis, for the first time on this scale. In [this controversial video]( he reveals details on a coming financial event that will change your life. [Click here to watch it now.Â]( [Editor’s note: Apologies to our readers — this email was originally scheduled to go out last evening, but we had some technical issues. Please enjoy, and look for another issue of Altucher Confidential in your inbox later today.] The rules Rule #1: Never try to call the bottom It's OK if you buy something and then it goes down more. Just don't use what's called "leverage" (i.e., borrow. In this case, you can go broke). Rule #2: While some say, "Buy when there is blood in the streets," I don't like to do that It's OK to wait until there is some decent data out there, like stabilizing cases in the U.S., etc. The market might not be 33% down by then. It might just be 20% down. But there will still be MANY, MANY bargains. Rule #3: Don't fight the Fed And the Fed just put in a bunch of stimulus. Expect the stimulus to be fully seen in the economy within six months. But the market will anticipate it before then. Rule #4. Look at what's changing: drones, robotics, oil, delivery, remote education, video conferencing There are probably opportunities here that nobody realizes yet. Rule #5: The 3% rule If you are buying stocks (as opposed to mutual funds or ETFs), never put more than 2–3% of your portfolio into any one investment. Being able to sleep at night is core to investing. If I am too dependent on one stock, then I have trouble sleeping. Warren Buffett would disagree. He made a ton of his money when, in 1962, he put 1/3 of his hedge fund into American Express while everyone else thought Amex might go bankrupt. BUT… he did his research. And he's Warren Buffett. Rule #6: Risk over return Manage risk over return. If you take huge risks, you won't think straight. - Don't get leveraged - Know when you plan to get out of a stock that’s going down as well as going up - Use a "story stop,” not a price stop. Get out when the story changes - Don't just buy something because it's down. Look for things that have a variety of reasons for upside potential and a variety of reasons why downside is limited - Do your own research. Stunning New Prediction for 2020 You’re going to want to [see this](— America’s #1 futurist just came out with a stunning new prediction for what could happen in 2020. And surprise, it’s got nothing to do with Trump. Or trade wars. Or the ongoing gyrations on Wall Street. In fact, this could be your one chance to ignore all that upsetting “fake news” … and get back to the business of getting exceedingly rich instead. [It’s all in the forecast you’ll find at this link — click now.]( What to look for right now - Stimulus package passed - Stability in the number of new deaths per day in Italy (March 22 had a 15% decline in new deaths. If that trend continues, then it's a map of where the U.S. will be in 10 days) - Signs that the lockdown here will be over. Every day of the lockdown is another possible hit against GDP. The lockdown might be OK, but the uncertainty of its length will keep driving the market down more. Summary I personally would wait but I also think right now is a bargain. I just don't like when it goes down OR up 10% a day. I like a few days or weeks of stability. After 9/11, the bottom didn't really occur until March 2002. During the financial crisis the market also didn't bottom until March 2009. It was a strong buy in October. But there was time. There's always time. Sincerely, [James Altucher] James Altucher Coronavirus: The story nobody’s talking about [Please Enable Images](The media’s coverage of the coronavirus has many people panicking. Left and right people are canceling trips… rescheduling appointments… and clearing out store shelves on the news. But there’s a story the media isn’t telling you. One company is racing to develop the first vaccine for the Coronavirus. 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