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The wealthiest investors know exactly what to do when markets crash..

Name: The wealthiest investors know exactly what to do when markets crash..
Uploaded: 2026-03-27T06:30:07+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Ben Simpson
Description: In this monologue, Ben Simpson examines how the ongoing war in the Middle East fuels global fear, panic, and uncertainty, driving up energy and oil…

27 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Ben Simpson examines how the ongoing war in the Middle East fuels global fear, panic, and uncertainty, driving up energy and oil prices, inflation, and currency devaluation. He explains that governments are likely to respond with interest‑rate adjustments or money printing to keep the economy moving. Simpson advocates a defensive stance for investors: avoid aggressive moves, keep a sizable allocation to Bitcoin and stablecoins, and maintain cash on the sidelines to "buy the panic" when markets crash. He reiterates the classic maxim "sell in greed, buy in fear," emphasizing patience and the expectation that markets will eventually recover.

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What does the war in the Middle East mean for your portfolio? Well, the biggest one right now is fear, panic, and uncertainty. The Global Uncertainty Index is at multi-decade highs. When there's panic and fear, headlines run rabid and things sell off. What this does is it spikes the cost, it spikes energy, it spikes oil, and it creates inflation and it devalues your currency. Why does it do that? Well, the government needs to continue the economy pumping, so they're most likely going to look to interest rates or printing money to allow the economy to keep moving in a good fashion. My strategy for this is to be defensive. All right. You don't want to be looking to get aggressive during these times. A large part of my portfolio is Bitcoin and also a large part of my portfolio is stablecoins because I want to be able to take the opportunity of buying the panic and fear. For those that have cash on the sidelines, the wealthiest investors know this, that when the market crashes, you buy the fear. All right. Sell in the greed, buy in the fear. That is what my plan is. Be defensive, be patient, things will recover, but in the moment where we are now, you don't want to be too aggressive.