{"id":14200,"date":"2025-04-27T06:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=14200"},"modified":"2025-04-27T06:21:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T06:21:58","slug":"respond-to-market-chaos-like-a-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finderica.com\/?p=14200","title":{"rendered":"Respond to Market Chaos Like a Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Years ago, during a high school golf match, as I was angrily searching for my ball after an errant tee shot, my coach walked up to me to offer some support.<\/p>\n<p>After sharing the typical platitudes \u2013 \u201ckeep your head in the game,\u201d \u201cstay focused,\u201d etc. \u2013 he finished by saying, <strong>\u201cThe mark of a young man is how he responds to adversity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wish I could tell you that his pep talk spurred me on to a historic performance, culminating in my teammates carrying me off the golf course on their shoulders while chanting my name\u2026 but the rest of my round actually ended up being quite forgettable.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, my coach\u2019s words have still stuck with me more than a decade later.<\/p>\n<p>Even though they were meant to encourage an emotionally fragile high schooler with a deeply flawed golf swing, I think they apply just as much to the current market environment.<\/p>\n<p>Being able to stand tall and keep a level head in a turbulent market is never easy\u2026 but it\u2019s essential to building wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, that\u2019s exactly what Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld \u2013 along with the rest of our strategists and experts here at The Oxford Club \u2013 is helping our Members do.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his insights in <em>Wealthy Retirement<\/em>, <em>The Oxford Income Letter<\/em>, and his VIP services, Marc has also held numerous live sessions with Members in The Oxford Clubroom (our interactive video chat room) over the past few months, easing their nerves with his calm and rational response to the chaos in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019d like to do something I\u2019ve never done before in <em>Wealthy Retirement<\/em>: share not one\u2026 not two\u2026 but THREE of Marc\u2019s recent Clubroom sessions with you.<\/p>\n<p>After the first, DavidLK posted in the Clubroom chat, \u201cExceptional Clubroom information \u2013 Thank you Marc for making me great returns with bonds! I used to trade mostly stocks \u2013 now I mostly trade bonds using Marc\u2019s recommendations!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the second, AlfredoNV wrote, \u201cThanks for revisiting why to build a balanced portfolio!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And after the third, Teelo said, \u201cThank you Marc and Alex for giving us confidence to stay in the market!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I hope these videos are helpful, and remember\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The mark of a successful investor is how they respond to adversity.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Marc\u2019s Near-Perfect Investing Strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_h65mi85f5u videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordclub.wistia.com\/medias\/h65mi85f5u\/swatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has a 99.1% success rate in anything ought to be taken <em>very<\/em> seriously\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s exactly what Marc has accomplished in his <em>Oxford Bond Advantage<\/em> service. (That\u2019s 113 wins out of 114 recommendations. Not too shabby!)<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Marc and Oxford Club CEO Todd Skousen sat down to discuss Marc\u2019s specific bond criteria, why everyone \u2013 yes, everyone \u2013 should own bonds, and The Oxford Club\u2019s overall asset allocation model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Best Alternatives to Stocks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_e5eht5t1gq videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordclub.wistia.com\/medias\/e5eht5t1gq\/swatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the market suffering from a seemingly constant barrage of \u201cnews grenades,\u201d it\u2019s prudent to consider alternatives to stocks.<\/p>\n<p>In this session, Marc, Todd, and Rich Checkan, the Club\u2019s go-to gold expert, met to chat about bonds, gold, and more.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone wondering whether they should buy bonds or gold right now, Marc says the answer is\u2026 both!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tariff-Driven Opportunities With Alex and Marc<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_wmzwmoqtr4 videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0; transition: opacity 200ms; width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"filter: blur(5px); height: 100%; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordclub.wistia.com\/medias\/wmzwmoqtr4\/swatch\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Marc joined Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green to discuss what\u2019s likely been the biggest topic in America so far in 2025: tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>The two discussed the Trump administration\u2019s approach to tariffs, its effect on the market, and whether stocks are near the bottom or still have more room to fall.<\/p>\n<p>But most importantly, they answered viewers\u2019 questions and explained what investors can do to protect themselves in volatile markets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '555402891275842',\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v20.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script>\n    (function(d, s, id) {\n      var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n      if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n      js = d.createElement(s);\n      js.id = id;\n      js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.1&appId=555402891275842&autoLogAppEvents=1\";\n      fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthyretirement.com\/market-trends\/respond-to-market-chaos-like-a-champion\/?source=app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Years ago, during a high school golf match, as I was angrily searching for my ball after an errant tee shot, my coach walked up to me to offer some support. 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