How to protect your life savings from the tariff fiasco

Get the Full StoryThe Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 provides a precedent on the impact of tariffs. Can looking at history also help you protect your investments?

If the tariff-triggered drop in your 401 k balance has got you sobbing into a pint of Ben & Jerry s, you re not alone. U.S. and global markets have yo-yoed in reaction to the current administration s inexplicable tariff wars. And since this market downturn is a direct result of American foreign economic policy, we may not be able to just wait for a recovery in the next few months or years .

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