Every time the markets get hit with turbulence, the same voices echo the same tired advice:

"Remain calm. Stay the course. Don’t panic."

But for those of us who’ve spent years warning about the fragility of this system, this isn’t a surprise.

The stock market’s latest volatility isn’t some unpredictable shock. 

It’s the natural result of a bloated, over-leveraged financial system that was always going to get rattled by real-world geopolitical decisions.

And now? Retirees and soon-to-be retirees are panicking.

Portfolios are shrinking.

Retirement plans are getting postponed.

The New York Post ran a story the other week on how financial planners are trying to talk their clients off the ledge, urging them not to check their 401(k) balances or touch their accounts.

This isn’t just a U.S. problem either.

Over in the tax prison known as Canada, homeowners and investors are equally anxious.

Canadians are already crushed under the weight of a broken housing market.

In cities like Vancouver, home prices have skyrocketed, and younger Canadians are giving up on the idea of ever owning property altogether.

The country’s housing system is so distorted that, as one public policy professor put it, "you win the lottery or marry a multi-millionaire" to have a chance.

Luckily, nobody needs to tell me to “stay calm”…

I got out of the stock market entirely years ago.

I am invested in tangible assets, such as real estate, precious metals, timber, and raw land. 

Those of us holding physical gold have been feeling quite optimistic over the last few weeks, and it has surged to new highs amid all the uncertainty.

If you don’t own tangible assets, where else is there to turn?

The US dollar? Sliding.

Treasury bonds? Dumped by foreign governments.

Stocks? On a constant rollercoaster. 

When trust in governments erodes and markets collapse, people turn to what’s real, and what’s real can’t be so easily wiped away by the political winds of the day.

And my Private Clients who have been following my strategy?

They’re sleeping just fine at night. 

I don’t need to call them and encourage them to “stay calm” and turn away from their portfolio to avoid the horror. 

Volatility is just a reminder: if your entire life savings is locked in someone else’s system, someone else’s rules, and someone else’s risk, then you’re not free.

If you’re ready to stop gambling with your future and start building an offshore Plan-B that actually works to preserve your hard-earned wealth, read this important letter.

Speak soon,

Mikkel

PS. You know a good place to remain calm? Brazil’s overlooked (until now) Northeast region. Join us tomorrow, Saturday, April 26th, at 9 am Central, for our special webinar discussing why this region is quickly becoming an epicentre of wealth migration, and how you can capitalize on it. Register now by clicking here.

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