Its Been A Year
Or, What a Year It’s Been!
The first Be Prepared blogs were posted early last July. History Rhymes introduced the readers to the big picture perspective that a storm is coming for our finances over the next 5-10 years.
The blog explored some ongoing macro trends and events supporting this thesis. These included Fiat money and its evolution toward a Reset, along with Canadian Government Debt – Knowledge and Impact, and the US initiated trade wars through Tariffs, Boycott, Symptoms, and Economic War.
Mixed among these trends and events we circled back to the thesis looking to deepen our knowledge and gain insights into how the thesis – if proven true – will impact ourselves and our families. We explored the generational Inequality resulting from decades of prioritizing short-term gain over long term pain. We learned how that inequality occurs through Debt Cycles Explained. We learned that Inflation is the probable outcome and that there is Good News at the end of this financial storm.
Personal Strategy for the Storm
Scattered in amongst the theses, their trends, insights and the knowledge they offer us, the blog undertook to present ways and means to implement a personal strategy to protect you from the storm. Where to Start kicked us off, emphasizing the need to invest in your own knowledge. Then, Real Assets combined with investment Diversity and personal Debt management were introduced as means of protection for the next 5-10 years.
We dug deeper into real assets by exploring Real Estate – Home, Farmland and Investment, followed by exploring gold to Beat Inflation. We considered investment cost management with The 1% Rule and methods for Owning Stocks. I provided you with a Baseline to ensure you knew we practice what I preach.
Archive
The Be Prepared blogs are all readily accessible at bepreparedcanada.net. Please visit.
Going Forward
A year ago, who imagined tariffs and trade wars, military rearmament in Europe and even Canada, and the resulting government debt growth. I remain confident in the probability of a financial storm within the next decade, which we can Be Prepared for by respecting that history rhymes.
The blogs will continue to follow the developing storms’ Big Picture concurrent with proposing Personal Strategy to best weather the storm.
Thank you for joining me on this journey.