Despite the doom and gloom surrounding the COVID crisis, there are several silver linings if you only look for them.

There is some optimism as the senate is closes in on a $2 trillion stimulus bill. Markets have reacted worse in the past, more precisely the ’07-’08 scenario where congress voted against a buyout  before a market plunge that sent them scrambling. While today’s snapback rally won’t get you where you want to be, but it will give you the opportunity to sell some losers. The world is coming together to fight this virus and hopefully we have already hit rock bottom. Also:

• Rob and I compare today's economy to the great recession

 

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