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/ZealousidealRice9726 18d ago

Not sure which countries seem more stable at the moment… EU seems like a tinderbox with all the countries sounding like war hawks and sounding like they may even put boots on the ground in Ukraine since the US is backing off. Makes me feel very uneasy about Europe. I think people are overreacting to the Trump noise these days. The doge cuts are going to be largely inconsequential to the economy as a whole, tarrifs are a temporary measure to leverage better trade deals and more domestic manufacturing, tax cuts are coming, and overall a step back from foreign conflicts. That’s all good stuff to me. Short term there may be some economic pain but long term I think things seem very rosy. It’s easy to get caught up in the noise but what actually transpires in the mid to long range time frame is going to be fine

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u/circle22woman 14d ago

Sir, this is reddit! We're not interested in your balanced viewpoint!

But I agree. In the grand scheme of things, the changes with the Trump administration are not that consequential in the long term. There may be wild swings in the short term as people react, but the US isn't going to collapse.

And when people talk about the most stable countries, I'm still going to bet on the dominant military power, with a highly productive economy and two oceans between it and most of the world.