1. there’s going to be a cash crunch. So any way you can get your hands on cash now is good, ideally at low cost. Line of credit is probably the best of option. Get it now because you can’t get it later
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2. Any business that has significant debt and relies on people gathering is in big trouble: theme parks, restaurants, brick and mortar retail (ex-grocery obviously), etc. There will be big opportunities in this space because these businesses will bounce back after a year
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3. travel is screwed. During 9/11 the us govt stepped in and offered the industry guaranteed debt. I expect a similar situation. 4. China-dependent businesses are getting hit first. In 6 months we may not have stock on the shelves.
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The virus goes global so a domestic supplier of whatever isn’t going to get you far. 5. Less densely populated, better medical care, and countries with fewer old people will perform much better. USA is in a great position.
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6. Unless government steps in, medical insurers will have problems. A week in icu with ventilation is conservatively $70k. Multiply that by 1 million people. It’s like 2-3x hurricane Andrew.
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7. A lot of old people will die. After we get through this thing we’ll all say “that was terrible but boy was it good for our economies/govt budgets”. Old folks homes will empty out big time. Diabetics and obese will perish in large numbers.
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8. we should see the typical bullshit where the feds give money to banks to restimulate the economy. Drop in asset prices will be short lived. They will have to offer loans to many types of industries. Get in before that happens and you’ll do all right
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In summary, get cash, don’t die, and time your purchase. END! This is my first economic crisis that I’ve lived through as a non-student. What did I get wrong? What I miss? What’s the fastest way for me to get access to debt capital now?
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
I'm not convinced this will be an economic crisis, but I think what you laid out is smart if it ends up being one.
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Replying to @orrdavid
Neither am I. I look forward to hearing your Thai hospital feedback. Very strange that Thailand got to 25 so fast and then stayed there. Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan are the ones to watch imo. Thanks!
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And, just as I wrote that...I see that Thailand is up to 32.
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