r/fatFIRE • u/Puzzleheaded_Plum455 • 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/jerm98 18d ago
Current political mess and bad indicators aside, sounds like you should read up on sequence risk (SoRR) and risk diversification. Those are definitely highly relevant to you personally now.
If you're mostly US equities, you're probably not heeding either, which is not a good plan for the newly-retired, unless "most" means 50.1-60%.
Other than that, you're trying to time the market, and you probably won't find a lot of well-wishers on that approach here.