After you've been hit with losses, what do you do? See what happened the last recession and how to repair the damage.

1. How to Recover From a
Recession

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What did the government do
to stem the 2008 recession?

3. 2008 Financial Crisis Government Response
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What they (Big Banks, Insurance Companies, and
Auto Industry) got:
• $700 billion bailout
• $7 trillion in government
guarantees against further losses
• Citigroup - $250 billion
• Bank of America - $100 billion
• Government arranged mergers to
ensure companies survived
What you got:
• $300 tax rebate from the
Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
($300 - that’s strong!)

4. Post recession: September 2011 - Who Did Better? (what a stumper)
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Corporate America
• Record Profits for S&P
500 companies,
surpassing previous record
set in 2007
Individuals
• Unemployment rate still 9%
• Poor investment returns
• Stock market still 21% below
September 2001
• Home prices still falling
• 27% below 2006 peak
• Wage growth continued to slow
• Real Wages (inflation adjusted)
down 1.8% from 2010

5. What can you do after a recession?
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The only real option to recover from a recession is to increase savings.
How do you do that? Your choices are to either save more or make more.
What does that even mean?
Save More
=
Spend less, reduce
your standard of
living
Make More
=
Second job, work
more hours,
freelance?
But all of this is only a
bandage to the damage
that’s been done.

6. Don’t react when you can prepare
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How did you fare during the 2008 Financial Crisis? It’s been 9 years since the last
recession and Winter is coming…
What can you do? Some other steps you can take before a
recession:
• Build up an emergency fund.
• Have at least 3-6 months of living expenses.
• Avoid making large purchases (home, car).
• Be more conservative with your investments
so that you have more capital to reinvest once
the recession occurs.
Prepared Capital is all about preparing
for that inevitable recession.
Our Business Cycle Indicator forecasts
recessions a year in advance, and we shift
your investments to protect them from major
losses.

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