Yup, I learned all too late in life that it's not really about buying and selling, but about allocation. Sounds like they dramatically increased their allocation of (US) cash? I don't think that sounds like a better place to park your money right now..

To quote Gremlins 2, "we're advising our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."

To be clear, this question is as much for myself as for anybody else, in these super turbulent times.

A bulk of my retirement (and non-retirement) account is in S&P500 index funds, along with other, tech-heavy investments (VGT, AAPL, GOOG, some NVDA, BRKB, etc). Every time I've diversified (whether on emerging markets or FTSE or elsewhere), I've "lost", so to say, compared to the S&P500 (and tech, of course).

Which is why the bigger question above ^^ is top of mind.

I dont have any great answers myself :-/ Just hoping to hear different perspectives.

Thanks

For the tiny portion of my savings that I actively manage, a good chunk is in chip stocks.

Even if fab capacity deals are canceled due to overleverage or funky accounting, I am gambling that the capacity will find a new buyer. Maybe by making DDR5 I can get as a consumer.

It looks like this article author thinks similarly.

Metals/commodities?

High inflation and and high interest rates with debt this high means that eventually the Fed will print (IMHO).

Use the proceeds to open a short position in the market. And if you aren't confident enough to do that then you shouldn't have sold in the first place.