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Your Survival Guy is caught in the tariff crossfire, as I’ll explain in a minute. But first, what did everyone expect we were going to get with President Trump? He didn’t write The Art of the Tariff. There’s a lot of mess to clean up. This will take time. Let’s allow this to play out, shall we?

When countries like El Salvador are welcoming your prisoners, Gaza is up for grabs; what deals are being made that we don’t know about? Stuff is going to be broken. There will be winners and losers. Time will allow us to see how it all unfolds.

In the meantime, I want you to have an investment plan that focuses on diversification and patience, not leverage and trading. Look at how balanced funds have done so far this year. So far in 2025, these balanced funds have performed at or better than NASDAQ with much lower volatility.

OK, about those tariffs. Your Survival Guy is in the midst of a home project that requires some new windows. Wouldn’t you know Loewen Windows is Canadian? We’re about to place an order. Tariffs are charged when the order is shipped across the border.

Dear President Trump,

I could use another month or two. But if tariffs are what you need to get what you want, so be it. I’ll take one for the team. Thank you for your consideration.

Warm regards,

Your Survival Guy

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.