Re:Ten years after the financial crisis, GSE securities have...
by tim333 on Sunday September 09, 2018 @07:19AM
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>what is the place to be in from an investment standpoint?
It depends who you are and what you know really. I mean in the 08 crash ideally you'd be "John Paulson made over $15 Billion for his firm by betting against sub-prime mortgages" but it's hard to pull that off. For the average person probably life as usual but don't leverage up too much. For someone a bit more active it might make sense to sell property if you think you are at the top of a bubble and maybe rent a while. Stocks like BRKA and FFH tend to do alright both in the crashes and otherwise - run by Buffett and a Buffett copier.
It depends who you are and what you know really. I mean in the 08 crash ideally you'd be "John Paulson made over $15 Billion for his firm by betting against sub-prime mortgages" but it's hard to pull that off. For the average person probably life as usual but don't leverage up too much. For someone a bit more active it might make sense to sell property if you think you are at the top of a bubble and maybe rent a while. Stocks like BRKA and FFH tend to do alright both in the crashes and otherwise - run by Buffett and a Buffett copier.