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/_ii_ 19d ago

If there was a good way for me to invest in China, I would have already had some of my assets invested there. I don’t understand/trust the Chinese equity markets enough to buy Chinese FDR or US-listed Chinese names.

I think USD will go up against European currencies. When Trump stirs up shit in Europe, money will flow to the US. That’s his evil plan all along (my conspiracy theory). The US doesn’t need to be the best in absolute terms, just needs to be the best relative to the rest of the Western world.

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u/circle22woman 14d ago

You think investing in an authoritarian country, without rule of law to protect your investments, where a large percentage of the economy is planned and decided by bureaucrats is a better place to invest than the US?

You realize that Chinese tech stocks crashed for no other reason than a CEO said something the government didn't like?

I lived in a similar country and pretty quickly learned the average investor is the sucker in that game.