From the Desk of Shanon Davis, CEO — American Alternative Assets
You know, I was sitting at my desk this morning with a cup of coffee, scanning the headlines, and I had one of those moments where you just stop and think — this is it. This is the moment regular Americans need to wake up.
Oil closed above $100 a barrel yesterday. First time since 2022. Iran’s new supreme leader — and I’m not making this up — declared that the Strait of Hormuz “must remain closed.” That’s the chokepoint that 20% of the world’s oil flows through. And the markets? They panicked. The Dow dropped 700 points in a single day. Hit its lowest close of the entire year.
But here’s the thing nobody’s connecting for you: this isn’t just about oil. Consumer confidence just hit an 11-year low. Treasury yields surged to 4.27%. Seventy percent of Americans — seven out of ten — now say tariffs have made everything more expensive. Grocery prices are up 3.1% from last year. Beef, coffee, the stuff regular Americans buy every week — through the roof.
And meanwhile, gold is sitting above $5,100 an ounce. Up more than $2,100 in twelve months. That’s not a coincidence, folks. When the smart money moves, it moves for a reason.
Look, I talk to people every day who are five, ten years from retirement, and they’re watching their 401(k)s bleed out in real time. The S&P 500 is heading for its third losing week in a row. Oxford Economics — these are serious people — they’re saying if oil stays anywhere near $140 a barrel, we could be looking at the worst recession since the 1930s.
Now, I’m not here to scare you. I’m here to tell you the truth. And the truth is, the people who came out of 2008 okay weren’t the ones who timed the bottom. They were the ones who got diversified before the crash. It’s not that hard. You just have to get educated and make a decision.
We put together a free guide called The Big Beautiful Bubble that breaks down exactly what’s happening right now — the markets, the debt, the policy decisions — and what it means for your retirement savings. No sales pitch. Just the facts.
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