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The last few days were absolutely brutal.

SP500 investors are feeling some pain, but diversification is doing its job.

Investors with concentrated portfolios? They’re getting absolutely cooked right now.

Google, Amazon, Fortinet, Marvell, AMD.

We’re seeing massive companies lose double digit percentages in a single day.

Most of these companies are reporting very good earnings. Some are reporting excellent earnings.

The market doesn’t seem to care.

When fear takes over, investors start selling everything, regardless of fundamentals.

And right now, there’s plenty of fear.

Macroeconomic uncertainty, elections, geopolitics, and especially Iran.

Here’s how I see the problem.

Escalation with Iran pushes oil prices higher.

Higher oil prices keep US inflation elevated.

Persistent inflation increases the probability of higher interest rates.

Higher interest rates increase borrowing costs for companies that need debt to finance their operations and growth.

That puts future profitability under pressure.

And when you’re dealing with companies investing hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure, with enormous expectations already priced into their stocks, that becomes a serious problem.

Even great earnings cannot necessarily overcome a market that suddenly demands a much higher return for taking risk.

And nobody knows when this uncertainty ends.

We have midterm elections next week, and we have absolutely no idea how Trump will react to the results or what his policies will look like once the electoral pressure is behind him.

So here’s my approach.

Having a plan before this sort of thing happens is critical. Now you see why.

Surviving a market like this requires three things.

A valid investment thesis. You understand what you own, why you own it, and whether the fundamentals have actually changed.

Financial strength. Cash reserves, minimal debt, manageable expenses, and enough financial flexibility to avoid selling stocks at the worst possible time.

Mental resilience. The ability to watch your portfolio decline without allowing fear to make your decisions.

If your investment thesis remains intact, your financial situation is solid, and you have enough runway to avoid becoming a forced seller, you have already solved the most important part of this equation.

Sometimes investing requires accepting that the market can remain irrational, volatile, and downright miserable for longer than we’d like.

You cannot control the market.

You can control your exposure, your finances, and your behavior.

Welcome to long term investing.