As the Nikkei had a terrible day of historical significance and the world held its breath for what might happen on the Nasdaq, those who did the research before the time and had their wishlist ready were in the perfect position to buy their favourite stocks at a sale price. This is the power of having your finger on the pulse of what you want to own and at what price. Only doing that thinking as a crash happens is far too late.

In this episode, we discussed the reasons for the "flash crash" - or is that just a correction? - including an explanation of the yen carry trade. We also worked through how to prepare for the opportunities that a major sell-down presents.

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