Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Market Downturn Explained and Bear Market Investment Strategies
07 Apr 2025
The market just took a nosedive, and tariffs announced by President Trump are at the center of it all. In this episode, Nicole breaks down how those tariffs rattled the global economy, what that means for prices and industries here at home, and—most importantly—what you can do to protect your hard-earned money. She'll share why she's still bullish on the long-term market outlook, how to take advantage of the dip, and the funds worth watching if you're creating a portfolio built to last. 00:20 Understanding the Market Crash 01:12 Impact of Tariffs on the Market 04:06 Investment Strategies During a Downturn 07:39 Recommended Funds to Research 09:29 Final Tips
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Find a co-host at Airbnb.com slash host. I'm Nicole Lappin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. It's time for some money rehab. All right, guys, how are we all doing? Are we a little stressed? A little anxious? It is completely normal to be freaked out when the stock market has such a bad day. I mean, it's not just a bad day. It's the worst day in five years.
The S&P 500 fell 9.1% last week with a 6% drop on Friday alone, making a 6% total drop since an all-time high on February 19th and $2.5 trillion lost in the market. So that's a lot. We know that the stock market goes up and down, but that kind of fall in such a short time frame is pretty rare. We've only seen a few like it in the last century.
So today, I want to go beyond the headlines to talk about why this happened, what will happen next, and share an easy investment strategy. You might think that that kind of pot agenda sounds really weird. If the stock market is down, why the heck are we talking about investing strategies? I'll explain that to you. But first, let's talk about why the heck this is happening.
The short answer is tariffs. As we know, President Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs last week on Liberation Day. And these tariffs were much more aggressive than what was expected on Wall Street. A baseline 10 percent tariff is now in place for nearly every country and dozens are facing even steeper rates.
China, for example, got hit with another 34% tariff on top of a 20% tariff already in place, bringing their grand total to 54%. These new tariffs were a full-blown trade war escalation. Countries hit with U.S. tariffs didn't wait long to strike back. China slapped 34 percent tariffs on all U.S. goods and blacklisted 11 major U.S. companies.
Europe, Canada, Mexico and others are prepping or have already enacted retaliatory tariffs. The things we can expect to be more expensive are as specific as avocados, tomatoes, strawberries, beer, whiskey, champagne to more general categories like cars, electronics and clothing. So kind of everything.
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