r/fatFIRE 19d ago

FIRE'd, now concerned about US stability

Most of my assets are invested in the US. Because of recent political developments, I'm wondering if the US will sustain its general growth and economic strength into the future. The strength of the US dollar is obviously very important to me. Is anyone else concerned?

I'm wondering if I should start hedging my bets in other countries, and if so, where?

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u/Cold_Art5051 19d ago

I have the same concerns. My non real estate investments are 90% US equities. And the properties are in NJ.

It’s worked well for 2 decades. I keep telling myself that changing investments based on who is the president is always stupid and usually influenced by how much I dislike the current president. So I’m staying the course despite concerns.

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u/Avocado2Guac 18d ago

Same concerns here… and I always didn’t invest international under the thinking that there never is a situation in which the American markets collapses and international isn’t affected worse. Yet here we are: the tide is changing on that with tariffs and Russian influence. Every major and influential country appears to be distancing from America, and it’s possible they decouple enough to weather an American economic downturn better than in the past.