Russia has invaded Ukraine. Unfortunately, there’s nothing much you or I can do except give our moral and financial support to the Ukrainian people and organizations trying to help.
If you’re looking for a donation idea, check out World Central Kitchen, which is providing warm meals to Ukrainian refugees. Let us hope there is a quick end to the unnecessary bloodshed.
If you haven’t realized it by now, black swan events happen all the time. They happen so often we might as well get rid of the term altogether. Please try and adopt some humility when it comes to investing and life overall.
Financial Samurai was born out of a black swan event, the global financial crisis of 2008-2009. Therefore, this site’s DNA will always contain a cautionary strand or two. If you’ve ever lost a lot of your money and your livelihood, you will never want to repeat that experience again.
As an ongoing student of finance, here are five financial observations since the start of the war. These financial observations may help you better protect your way of life.