Ever since coronavirus was declared an epidemic, the world’s been going through a serious rough patch. The financial implications of the entire world shutting down are significant, and if you have money to invest it’s hard to know where to turn.

If you received a stimulus check, you’re going to need somewhere safe and accessible to put it, but is anything actually secure when the world shuts down? We want to give our money a fighting chance, and not focus on outperforming the market, but rather delivering a plan that helps you build long-term financial stability. 

Fortunately, there are places we can put our money right now. There’s been a lot of financial innovation and investing ingenuity that can benefit us. How can we invest without exposing ourselves to the risk of a volatile market? In this episode, I talk about how we can put our stimulus check to use wisely.

 

3 Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

Why even the most stable asset classes are going to be affected the coronavirus 

With almost every business forced to shut down or work from home, everything is impacted, even the most stable investments are going to perform differently in this environment. 

 

Real estate is typically the best hedge against a volatile market, but we need to put a pin in it right now

With people being furloughed and losing their jobs, their ability to pay rent and mortgages is going to be impacted. Real estate is typically the safest way to invest but for now, it’s temporarily best to wait. 

 

A simple innovative tool to help you buy into the index and protect your downside

The goal is to find an investment that allows you to avoid riding the lows of market volatility while getting the benefits of the highs. This is where options-based index investing comes in.