"How Wall St Picks Better Stocks." Join the Live Training https://felixfriends.org/training Saturday 9am NYC 2pm London 3pm Europe Download the Workbook in Our Free Community: https://felixfriends.org/resource Meet Felix Prehn: I'm your host, Felix Prehn. My journey took me from being a novice investor to an investment banker, a corporate lawyer, and an entrepreneur. Investing was my key to early retirement at 40. My goal? To empower YOU to navigate the financial market with ease and transparency, free from the conventional financial system's noise. Let's embark on this journey to financial freedom together! ️This is from my lovely lawyers: The content in this video is for informational and educational purposes only. It does not constitute and should not be construed as financial or investment advice or an offer to purchase or sell securities. The content is not personalized or tailored to a specific person or group of persons, nor to their personal investment or financial needs. You should consult a financial adviser or other investment professional authorized to provide investment advice. Investing comes with risks, including the risk of loss. Presentations of trades made by Felix Prehn or Goat Academy Ltd or its personnel are not a guarantee that any investment decision made by a student will be successful. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Some of the accounts we highlight from time to time are our top performing accounts and the results shown are not typical. Trades shown may be from simulated trading or live trading accounts. *CFTC RULE 4.41 – HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:22 What's At Risk for Investors 00:46 5 Specific Moves to Protect and Profit 01:58 Inflation and Rate Hikes (2022) 02:37 Rate Cuts Begin (September 2024 to October 2025) 03:09 The Damage Was Already Done 04:25 Pandemic Shopping Spree ($9 Trillion Balance Sheet) 05:05 $2 Trillion Drained from the System 05:36 Connecting the Dots to Bank Collapse 06:13 Problems Still At Play (Band-Aid Solution) 07:10 The Story of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) 08:16 $15 Billion in Unrealized Losses 09:16 89% of SVB's Deposits Were Uninsured 09:45 Signature Bank Collapses (Systemic Risk Exception) 10:35 JP Morgan Swoops In 11:08 The Problem Hasn't Changed (It's 2025 Now) 11:19 Problem 1: $400 Billion in Unrealized Losses 11:32 Problem 2: Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Exposure 12:48 Divergence: Big Banks vs. Regional Banks 13:09 FDIC's Secret Problem Bank List (66 Banks) 13:52 Action Steps: How to Protect and Profit 13:59 Action 1: Protect Your Cash ($250k FDIC Limit) 14:32 Using Ownership Categories to Maximize Coverage 14:52 Action 2: Move Money to Safe Havens 15:00 Safe Haven 1: U.S. Treasury Bonds 15:15 Safe Haven 2: Money Market Funds (VMFXX Example) 15:39 Safe Haven 3: Gold (The 5,000-Year-Old Safe Haven) 16:04 Easiest Way to Buy Gold (ETFs like GLD/IAU) 16:42 Action 3: Be Selective About Bank Stocks 17:00 Systematically Buy Too-Big-To-Fail Banks (JPMorgan, Citigroup) 17:48 Stable Regional Banks to Consider (USB, TFC, HBAN) 18:37 Five Actions to Take This Week 20:14 Why You Must Prepare Now (Too Late During a Crash) 20:40 Outro #felixprehn #stockmarket