Mike MilliganFounder and CEO, 1.oak Financial · Founder and CEO, 1.oak Financial

Iran War and Your Money- Protect Your Retirement from Geopolitical Shock

7 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment, financial planner Mike Milligan explains how large‑scale geopolitical conflict—specifically the Iran war—directly influences personal finances and retirement planning. He cites Morgan Stanley’s warning that oil‑price spikes, political pressure on the Federal Reserve, and soaring U.S. deficits create a recipe for bond‑market volatility and a weaker dollar. Milligan emphasizes that this isn’t about stock volatility but the risk to bond holdings, which are a core component of many retirement portfolios. He frames the current geopolitical drama as a factor that investors must incorporate into their sleep‑at‑night risk assessments and retirement strategies.

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Now, here's where I put on my financial planner hat, because we have to take real data and what's really happening in the world today and see how that plays, how the news, how the theater drama of what's really happening in a war zone and politically, how that plays into how we sleep at night, how we deal with our retirement planning, and how we deal with our finances. Geopolitical conflict of this scale does have a direct and immediate impact on financial markets. Right now, Morgan Stanley is warning investors that oil price spikes, political pressure on the Federal Reserve, and high U.S. deficits are a recipe for bond market volatility. Did you hear that? I'm not talking about stock market volatility. I'm talking about bond market volatility. It's saying that we— Morgan Stanley is saying we could have a weaker dollar.