Curious timing
Dimon’s alarming comments came on the same day as the conclusion of the BRICS Summit, where Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa met with a group of non-Western countries in order to deepen their integration.
Other countries included in the summit are Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates.
However, Dimon may have had other reasons much closer to home for speaking on geopolitics to a finance crowd.
According to the New York Times, Dimon privately supports Kamala Harris for president, but doesn’t want to do so publicly out of fear of retribution from Donald Trump if he wins the presidency.
Additionally, Dimon would potentially accept a position as Treasury Secretary in a Harris administration, if she wins the election, according to reports.
Support for Dimon as a future Treasury Secretary has been long talked about, including from three Republican Senators. Dimon is a registered Democrat.
Despite the stars seemingly aligning for Dimon, he told an earnings call in early October that he thought the chances of being nominated for the position “were almost nil.”
Sources close to Dimon said he still believes that’s the case, as reported by Reuters.
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Dimon's fears might inspire you to start thinking about your own response to instability.
Certainly, bunkers are a lot more affordable than they used to be. But you don't have to be worried about a doomsday scenario to start thinking about protecting your money.
Given the ongoing conflicts around the world and other uncertainties looming in the distance, it might be tempting to hide out in cash.
But many market veterans, including Warren Buffett, don't exactly believe in stashing your savings under the mattress.
“The one thing you can be quite sure of is if we went into some very major war, the value of money would go down,” he told CNBC in 2014. “That's happened in virtually every war that I'm aware of. So the last thing you'd want to do is hold money during a war.”
Consumers have learned first-hand the risk of holding money over the past few years of rampant inflation. What should investors own instead?
Buffett has always believed in productive assets, and he stands by that even in times of crisis.
“You might want to own a farm, you might want to own an apartment house, you might want to own securities,” he said.
It’s easy to see the appeal of farmland. Whether boom or bust, people still need to eat. These days, it’s also easy to invest in farmland even if you know nothing about farming.
Real estate could offer another hedge against inflation and uncertainty.
Sure, real estate has its cycles, but no matter how much economic growth slows down, people need a place to live. And with real estate prices rising to unaffordable levels in many parts of the country, renting has become the only option for many people.
The segment is also becoming increasingly accessible to retail investors.
— with files from Jing Pan
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