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Mar 2025
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Scott Trench: How I'm Protecting My Mone...

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Stock prices are falling, and Americans are fearful. Tariffs, trade wars, economic tension, and interest rates are putting pressure on asset prices. Commercial real estate has already crashed, but the worst may be yet to come. Home prices aren’t growing; in fact, small multifamily prices may even be declining. What should you do? We can’t provide financial advice, but Scott Trench, CEO of BiggerPockets, is revealing how he’s protecting his wealth in 2025. 


A recession could be coming; we’re all aware of that. But what does this mean for real estate, stock, crypto, and gold prices? The “irrational exuberance” bubble seems to have popped after stocks hit wildly high price-to-earnings ratios, Bitcoin soared to six figures, and gold began a massive runup. Things are about to change very quickly.


Scott is putting his money where his mouth is, revealing the contrarian moves he’s making to his portfolio to keep his wealth growing during this increasingly volatile period. He’s giving his stock market prediction, interest rate prediction, and home price prediction and sharing where real estate investors should look for stellar deals as everyday Americans run away in fear. 


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In This Episode We Cover

Scott’s exact portfolio allocation: what he’s selling and what he’s holding NOW

The speculative bubble that could be very close to (if not already) popping

Will interest rates rise further despite market volatility? 

The biggest buying opportunities for investors to score killer deals on investment properties

The critical risk to index funds that investors MUST be aware of 

Could commercial real estate prices crash even more, creating substantial potential margins for investors? 

And So Much More!



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