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First of all, these days you can’t escape talk about the coming corona based financial Armageddon. I think it’s time for some real talk about what it means and how to get through it. Learn more in Surviving-Thriving-In-Financial-Armageddon-Bob Davis Podcast 917.
Moreover we don’t want to just survive. We want to thrive, right?
Second who better to talk about than two experienced and exceptional financial and legal guys?
Nathan Nelson is one of the founders and managing partner of Virtus Law. Especially relevant is Nelson’s strategic focus and business law experience. He’s helped many businesses get through crises.
In addition Todd Rooker is a strategic financial planner and coach. Certainly Todd has experienced financial hardship in his own life. He has also helped many people survive and thrive through financial panics and crises going back to the farm crisis in the 1980’s.
Above all I believe what we all need right now is some plain talk about what to do, and how to do it. As much as is possible my guests in Surviving-Thriving-In-Financial-Armageddon-Bob Davis Podcast 917 will do that.
Finally we need a strategy. How do we handle the banks? What about these Small Business Association loans? Then there’s credit and whatever cash we have on hand. Moreover is it going to be a recession, or God forbid a depression. To learn more about each, listen to this recent Bob Davis Podcast.
Furthermore both Nathan and Todd strongly believe goal number one is not only to survive but to use this moment as an opportunity to emerge stronger and more prosperous than ever.
In conclusion it’s worth mentioning that there is plenty of opportunity out there, as we speak. All is not gloom and doom if we plan and execute effectively.
Hence, if there’s one podcast about what to do in the current and coming financial Armageddon, this is the one that will help you the most.
(Editor’s Note: Full disclosure; Virtus Law and Nathan Nelson are advertisers on the Bob Davis Podcasts. However, this interview was not solicited by Nathan or Todd, and it is not a paid advertisement. These are the guys I would want on my side in an emergency. I thought if that was true, why not have them on a podcast so you can benefit from their knowledge as well.)
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First of all it is spring in the Upper Midwest. Even more that calls for a Walk and Talk Podcast. Just a short time ago we were living our best lives. Now we’re in lock down. Time to relax and think of it as just a game. Learn more in Relax-Its-Just-A-Game-Bob Davis Podcast 916.
These days stress levels are through the roof.
In addition as stress increases we might not be aware of it.
I think it’s hard to believe just a short time ago we were running around doing our thing, oblivious to a silent crisis making its way to us from distant shores.
Certainly we’re spending way too much time with all kinds of media. Especially social media. The angst and intensity flowing through our veins isn’t real though. At least it doesn’t feel real on a warm spring night. I talk about how to dial down the stress in Relax-Its-Just-A-Game-Bob Davis Podcast 916.
Above all there will be human costs to the sacrifices we have had to make, and to the economic slow down. I’ve detailed what it might look like on a recent podcast you can find here.
As the result of all these present and short term future difficulties I know I have to shift gears and prepare for the worst. It may not feel like a game, but it’s easier to parse it out and remain calm if we play it like one.
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These days our minds are the new battleground. To fight back we have to be our own reporters. I’ll tell you how to do that in How-To-Be-Your-Own-Reporter-Bob Davis Podcast 915.
Any decent reporter starts with being skeptical when it comes to those who wield power. From there it’s all about checking details and establishing fact. Why? Because we live in a world where the information channels are filled with crap. Moreover, it’s on purpose.
In addition most so called ‘news sources’ these days are thin on resources. Newspapers have cut their newsroom staffs. Television networks don’t always fact check. More importantly cable news is all about personalities and arguments.
Even more most of us want to hear what we agree with. We want to feel secure in our beliefs and conclusions. Consequently we gravitate to the sources, stories and personalities we agree with.
Certainly I’ll tell you how I lost my blind spots in How-To-Be-Your-Own-Reporter-Bob Davis Podcast 915.
Furthermore the longer I do this the more I believe we have to work with the facts we know we can confirm. Conspiracy theories and opinions are fun. Horoscopes and psychics are for entertainment only, right?
In conclusion I’ve given up trying to convince listeners and subscribers. I don’t fight for or against a politician.
I’ll tell you some stories and help you become your own reporter in this extra extra podcast.
(Editor’s Note: I do this all the time, I talk about someone off the cuff, and get the name wrong. In this case I refer to a certain Doctor Redmond at the CDC. It’s Doctor Robert R. Redfield, recently in the news with the Coronavirus crsis response.)
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Seems like the whole world has gone crazy doesn’t it? Time for an easy talker about the Covid Crisis Denial. In addition some thoughts on the future. Learn more in Covid-Chaos-Denial-Observations-Bob Davis Podcast 914.
I’ve produced a whole series of podcasts listeners are still getting caught up on. Click here for all of them.
Podcast 910 on the politics of panic is especially relevant.
Even more, podcast 912 details the breakdown of conservative principles in the face of fear.
Finally there’s podcast 913. How could the world economy might break down and what might be done about it, even if that’s the wrong thing to do.
Covid-Chaos-Denial-Observations-Bob Davis Podcast 914 consolidates some thoughts and observations from the earlier podcasts in the series.
I certainly will tell you in this podcast what I have not said in the series.
I think it’s most noteworthy that I have not bloviated on medical and statistical explanations the way some media charlatans have. On the other hand I will share some stories.
In conclusion the second half of this podcast explores some of the details about the spread of Coronavirus and the potential economic effects. One of the things I’ve noticed is despite the tools we have, many people are at a loss when it comes to fact checking what is being said.
As I have said from the get go…Time Will Tell
(Editor’s Note: This is obviously a fast moving story. Every now and then I misspeak or get a fact wrong. It really bothers me when I do, especially when it comes to arithmetic or something I should have known. I apologize for those mistakes in advance. I think right now, it’s better to get the content up than to be worried about everything being exactly right. On the other hand I’m pretty confident of my observations in general.)
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These days the word depression has begun to appear in the news. Especially relevant? We’re talking about economic depression because business is pretty much shut down. Will the Corona Quarantine Cause Depression? Learn more in Will-Corona-Quarantine-Cause-Depression?-Bob Davis Podcast 913.
We’re in uncharted waters due to the pandemic. No nation has ever brought its economy to full stop in such a short period of time.
This is unprecedented even in the darkest days of the Great Depression back in the 1930’s.
While we can ask whether this was a good idea, what’s done is done.
Seems like people think you can ‘hit pause’. Come back in thirty, sixty, ninety or one hundred twenty days. Hit ‘play’ and everything will be fine.
But above all, this is real life. Even though it seems like we’re in a movie, we’re not.
Economies may not start easily once they are shut down. Moreover the central banks have been running very loose monetary policies for years. I’ve done a lot of podcasts about this. The central banks may not have much ammunition left. I’ll tell you what this means in Will-Corona-Quarantine-Cause-Depression?-Bob Davis Podcast 913.
As a result of ordered lock downs the government has taken action in the last week or so.
The federal reserve slashed interest rates twice. The effective interest rate is now zero.
A 2 trillion dollar relief package is working its way through congress.
We’re all supposed to get one thousand dollar a month checks as needed.
Certainly there’s a reason for all of this. It has to do with what a depression is and what causes it. I’ll explain it in Will-Corona-Quarantine-Cause-Depression?-Bob Davis Podcast 913. Are we there yet? Time will tell.
In conclusion whether we have a short and deep recession or a world wide economic disaster known as a depression depends on what our leaders do now.
It sure seems to me like it’s out of our hands.
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