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Crisis Preparation
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How to Survive a Great Depression: A Financial Resilience Framework
How to survive a great depression, built from real history and Fed data: protect cash flow, size an emergency buffer, hold hard assets, and make your income durable. Education, not advice.
June 16, 2026 · 7 min read
How to protect your 401(k) from a market crash — by time horizon, not headline
The right answer depends on how many years until you need the money. A crash 20 years out is a buying opportunity; 2 years out it is sequence-of-returns risk. Here is the time-horizon framework and the four moves that actually defend.
June 4, 2026 · 11 min read
How to prepare for a recession before the stress actually hits
Most recession advice is a to-do list with no sense of timing. Here is how to prepare in the order a downturn actually unfolds — a vulnerability scan, a downturn budget, a crisis-proof emergency fund, and liquidity built before stress peaks, not after.
June 1, 2026 · 11 min read
How to build an emergency fund that survives a real downturn
Most emergency-fund advice under-prepares you for a recession. Here is how to size your fund against a downturn budget — not your current spending — and where to actually keep it.
May 29, 2026 · 11 min read