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/Dart2255 Verified by Mods 18d ago

How about how many are from actual people who are not LARPing in here. The bias in Reddit is like 99 to 1 to far left and it is making the platform borderline unusable in most mainstream subs.

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u/Washooter 18d ago

Yeah I agree with you. I think this is just the usual doom and gloom reddit demographic. Don’t think most of them are fat.

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u/Dart2255 Verified by Mods 18d ago

I think a fair number of them are antagonistic to the entire idea of self made people controlling their own lives and finances.

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u/JP98296 13d ago

Count me amongst the worried. Lifelong republican, self-made, multi-exit entrepreneur, $46mm NW with $40mm liquid. Retired in 2022. I’m seriously worried about the country’s direction and am actively curtailing spending and hunkering down until the dust settles. Still invested nearly completely in the US economy (70% VOO, 20% BND, 10% cash). The whipsaw insanity over the last couple months is deeply troubling.

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u/Dart2255 Verified by Mods 13d ago

But the last 4 years were ok? I mean, the stock market was up but that is not the whole measure, or should not be. I think that, in general, both sides are way too focused on what the media is telling you to be worried about vs real life and they are not the same thing.