Brunch will never recover from this

There’s probably more but I need to go back to work now. ✌️

4) This goes along with 2:
I cannot overstate the usefulness of looking at stock charts over the last 100 years and visualizing how things can do(!!) go up and down.

I found a few websites but this one was the easiest to navigate: www.macrotrends.net/1319/dow-jon...

I talk to family and friends but I have learned a LOT from watching Chelsea Fagan/The Financial Diet. This is not one of those dude bro finance accounts. It’s a progressive, leftist, woman-owned and run company and I really recommend them.

youtube.com/@thefinancia...

talking to someone you know has been through this before—parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles, your mentor at work, etc.—can be a great way to get some perspective and see a reality where maybe the world doesn’t entirely end. (Maybe. Jury’s out on this one.)

3) Seek a little bit of guidance & reassurance. If this is your first real rodeo (it’s mine!), talking to someone who has done this before/is paid to know how to handle this can help.

I’m not recommending getting a financial advisor bc I’m not that detached from reality, but…

2) Read about previous market crashes, their impact on the economy & investors, and the eventual return to normal levels. (This really helps me!!)

Here’s an article from bankrate that’s easily digestible & offers some advice/tips at the end for what to do now: www.bankrate.com/investing/bi...

1) If you’re under—or a ways off from—retirement age, you really need to stop looking at your portals.

You can’t control about what is happening/is going to happen. Looking at the graphs and the dollars move up and down is going to do absolutely nothing to help you.

Required Disclaimer: I’m no stock market or finance expert. I’m but a lowly fintech marketing professional, a lover of personal finance, and a person who makes a point to invest a decent % of my annual into my 401k & personal investments (Because I’m turning 30 and I’m scared of working forever.)

And then my dad, who is actively supporting this administration, texts me like “miss you! when are you coming over?” 😀 sir! get serious!