How to profit from the tariff war?

[marylander1940]

I'm glad I sold my GM stock on Friday, now is 7% down. When should I jump in and buy again?

 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

2 hours ago, marylander1940 said:

I'm glad I sold my GM stock on Friday, now is 7% down. When should I jump in and buy again?

 

Trying to time the market is not going to work 99% of the time.  Either you think GM is going to produce a product that the world wants or not.  As long as I can hold on to a stock for 10-20 years and believe that we'll still be buying cars, then I'll continue to buy GM.  If someone is truly worried... They can buy stocks in Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese companies.  Let us know in 20 years how that goes.

But if you're an old man in your 80s, you're investment horizon is probably not for 10-20 years.   An man in his mid-80s is likely looking to spend down his investments over the next 10 years to enjoy life, but also keep something for an assisted living situation.  He can't afford to lose in the short term of 5 years, so probably better just buy bonds and CDs.

 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

To answer the Question posed in the title: "How to profit from the tariff war":

Invest in a mutual fund of mid-size and small-size companies that do businesses primarily in your home country.  The large companies have had their field day in the last few years; now, it's the middle and little guys' turns.

[TonyDown]

I rebalanced a month ago, and switched from aggressive growth to moderate growth mix.

I am staying with that plan, long term.

 

[+ Lucky]

What tariffs?

[Luv2play]

Well to be wholly accurate I understand some tariffs were applied to China on Tuesday. One of them closed the $800 allowance for imports direct to consumers. Not only will 10 percent be applied but also the tariff on the goods in question, which were waived previously. This will be noticed as the trade had grown quite a bit in this area. 

[mike carey]

The loss of de minimis exemptions will be a petty annoyance to some people (not everyone orders from Temu etc but many do) and a small cost to those affected, but it is irrelevant to the question of how to profit (or attempt to) from the effects of US or wider tariffs. The short answer is probably don't try as there is no certainty about whether they will be imposed or once imposed remain in force, and how other countries will respond.

Whether the current Sturm und Drang is a precursor of a major upheaval that might threaten globalisation and change the dynamics of national and international economics is probably something that individual investors would be wise not to try to use as part of an investment strategy.

[marylander1940]

Buy gold! 

[+ PhileasFogg]

I’d be investing in tangible income producing properties to hedge against the inflationary impact of tariffs and other pending policy biases. 
 

 

 

[marylander1940]

200% tariff on alcohol from EU.... Time to stock up on champagne and sell it later? 

I'm aware you can't sell alcohol in Ebay, Facebook marketplace, craigslist, etc. 

Edited March 13 by marylander1940

[+ nycman]

On 2/5/2025 at 7:21 PM, mike carey said:

The loss of de minimis exemptions…..

An Aussie, who uses Latin terms, loves planes, and understands economics?