The world is watching as Russia continues to escalate assaults on Ukraine and thousands of families flee their war-torn country.
While the West’s economic sanctions against Russia take effect, the Russian economy has already been turned upside down.
Investors — concerned about a negative ripple effect here at home — can rest easy.
Senior analyst Tony Sagami, editor of Disruptors & Dominators and Weiss Ultimate Portfolio, says geopolitical strife rarely affects the stock market long term.
According to Tony, right now there are ways to ride out the current climate:
The thing to remember is that the U.S. is nowhere near going into a recession.
Consumer spending is high. Unemployment is at lows and incomes are going up.
Things are good and the stock market, at its roots, is a reflection of the economy — and the economy is doing very well.
In fact, particular stocks are flourishing precisely BECAUSE of this investing environment.
- Consumer demand and consumer spending are increasing — even with rising inflation — leading to larger profits and revenues for select companies.
Taming inflation, which is more than triple the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, remains the focus for the Fed.
On Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would proceed as planned to raise the federal funds rate and reduce the size of its balance sheet … but will do so “carefully” amid the uncertainty of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and any potential fall out to the U.S. economy.
The Fed convenes March 15 and 16 to mete out its monetary policy, and we can expect that by then, major developments will have happened in the East.
In today’s special four-minute video segment, Tony highlights several dominant companies across sectors, performing well against the backdrop of low interest rates, surging manufacturing costs and supply chain constraints.
He points to the recently released gross domestic product (GDP) numbers from fiscal year (FY) 2021’s fourth quarter, which show “strong underlying growth”:
Are Americans spending money? Darn right we are! That’s why GDP was up by 7% in the fourth quarter. That’s a monster GDP number! It’s strong and growing.
That doesn’t mean there won’t be painful corrections, as we’ve seen, but those are normal corrections.
This is not the time to run for the hills. Don’t run … buy!
In this insightful video, Tony discusses:
- Three stocks “that are doing fantastic” amid a consumer spending boom.
- His favorite investment pick in an industry that’s “very steady and recession-resistant.”
- Two “big hidden winners” benefitting from inflation.
- And more!
The information in this short segment couldn’t be timelier. I suggest you watch it now.
Happy investing!
Jessica Borg
Financial News Anchor
Weiss Ratings
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