How to Hedge Against the Gloom-and-Doomers

How to Hedge Against the Gloom-and-Doomers
There is ample middle ground between the polar opposites of doing absolutely nothing to prepare for emergencies and going all out. speedshutter Photography/Shutterstock
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When people ask me where they should be investing, I tell them my two favorite sectors are canned food and ammunition. Of course, I’m looking to get a laugh, but truth be told, I am serious—at least about the food. I’ve been quietly growing an investment of nonperishable food for some time.

I will admit to having stayed up late at night watching the National Geographic Channel, learning the many ways the world as we know it may soon end—from a global economic collapse to unfathomable horrors from outer space.

Mary Hunt
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