“Even a monkey can make money in a bull market.”
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I remember an investment expert teaching me about this concept through this memorable sentence.
Today, as I reflect on the impact of Trump on the markets and the economy…
I realized that was not a lesson.
It’s a warning.
A favourable market always masks lack of skill.
In good times, everyone looks smart.
Everything you touch seems to turn into profit.
Crypto, stocks, gold, REITs – throw a dart, and you probably made money.
But as Warren Buffett once said:
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”
Bull markets blur the line between luck and competence.
Speculation feels like strategy.
Overconfidence becomes the norm.
Benjamin Graham – the father of value investing – put it bluntly:
“The longer the bull market lasts, the more amnesia sets in… many forget bear markets even exist.”
And now?
The tide is going out.
• Markets are volatile
• Central banks are buying more physical gold
• Inflation isn’t fully tamed
• Global tension is rising
• People are second-guessing their portfolios
So here’s the question:
What in your portfolio gives you real protection?
Not paper gains.
Not wishful thinking.
But preservation. Liquidity. Optionality.
For me, that’s physical gold.
Not because it’s glamorous.
But because it works when nothing else does.
It doesn’t rely on optimism to hold its ground.
Gold isn’t about flexing wealth.
It’s about surviving shocks.
It buys you time when others are forced to sell.
It gives you control in a market that’s out of control.
You don’t build your lifeboat during the storm.
You build it before.
And if you’ve been thinking about starting your own gold savings –
you can open a Public Gold account through me.
No pressure, just the first step toward building resilience.
