6 Rules of Investing In A Recession During a recession, it's natural to be concerned about the potential impact on your investments. However, it's important to remember that recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle, and they can present opportunities as well as challenges. Here are a few ideas to consider when investing during a recession : Diversify your portfolio By investing in a variety of asset classes and industries, you can help to reduce the overall risk of your portfolio.   The best time to do this is before a recession hits. Focus on quality During a recession, it can be tempting to chase higher returns, but it's important to remember that quality investments are more likely to hold their value during tough economic times. Consider defensive investments Some investors may choose to allocate a portion of their portfolio to defensive investments, such as bonds or cash, which may be less sensitive to economic downturns. Look for opportunitie...

  Can My Economy Crash? (And What Can I Do About It?) History of Crashes Humans have been witness to many civilization collapses over the last 10,000 years or so.   Once thriving and powerful economies are now experienced only through history books or crumbling architecture.   Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt. The Incan, Mayan and Aztec empires.   All collapsed.   These collapses all stick out because of their severity.   Luckily, they do not happen very often.   What has happened more often historically, are economic depression and especially economic recessions.   The last depression in the United States was The Great Depression that started in 1929.   We have had several recessions in recent memory including one in the early 2000’s, the Great Recession beginning in 2007, the recent pandemic-related recession and now the recession of 2022. Recessions are a normal part of the boom-and-bust economic cycle.   What is a recession? ...