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by Chris Martenson

In yesterday’s video (Coronavirus Infections Outside Of China Are Growing Exponentially) from Feb 19th, 2020, I put out the science behind why a second exposure may be worse than the first. That’s anything but proven at this point, but the fact that both SARS and MERS are that way, and given the high degree of sequence homology between both of those and COVID-19 we’re just going to have to guess that a second exposure to COVID-19 is worth avoiding.

So much so that I’ve made the personal decision that I’m not going to get it the first time around. Mostly to avoid being at risk of getting it a second time.

That’s a calculation based on the currently available data, which, admittedly, involves making a number of assumptions and a couple of educated leaps.

I’m uncomfortable speculating in public because I’d be crucified by those protecting the official narrative.

Here’s my primary personal strategy when it comes to the coronavirus (aka covid-19): Don’t get infected!

Not until a truly effective vaccine is ready and I’ve gotten it. That’s going to be up to 18 months from now, possibly longer.

This means I have to be ready to self-distance from other people for that entire time. It means I have to be mentally and financially ready to isolate at home for a very long time, if necessary. For much longer than I was actually prepared for when all this erupted last month.

So, over the past few weeks I have taken the following steps… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

Why I’m Ramping Up My Coronavirus Preparations
PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

In yesterday’s video (Coronavirus Infections Outside Of China Are Growing Exponentially) from Feb 19th, 2020, I put out the science behind why a second exposure may be worse than the first. That’s anything but proven at this point, but the fact that both SARS and MERS are that way, and given the high degree of sequence homology between both of those and COVID-19 we’re just going to have to guess that a second exposure to COVID-19 is worth avoiding.

So much so that I’ve made the personal decision that I’m not going to get it the first time around. Mostly to avoid being at risk of getting it a second time.

That’s a calculation based on the currently available data, which, admittedly, involves making a number of assumptions and a couple of educated leaps.

I’m uncomfortable speculating in public because I’d be crucified by those protecting the official narrative.

Here’s my primary personal strategy when it comes to the coronavirus (aka covid-19): Don’t get infected!

Not until a truly effective vaccine is ready and I’ve gotten it. That’s going to be up to 18 months from now, possibly longer.

This means I have to be ready to self-distance from other people for that entire time. It means I have to be mentally and financially ready to isolate at home for a very long time, if necessary. For much longer than I was actually prepared for when all this erupted last month.

So, over the past few weeks I have taken the following steps… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary

  • Why it’s important to focus on Resilience, not fear
  • Why preparing yourself is a selfless (not selfish) act
  • The 8 Forms of Capital
  • Steps to increase your resilience against the coronavirus in each

If you have not yet read Part 1: Why Covid-19 Demands Our Full Attention, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

PeakProsperity.com has experienced a flood of new readers due to this website’s ongoing coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus (now officially called covid-19).

To our new subscribers: Welcome!

We really wish it were different circumstances that brought you to Peak Prosperity than a global pandemic. But we’re happy to have you join our special community of like-minded truth seekers, nonetheless.

We want to introduce you to the lens through which PP views the world, to help orient you on how to get the most out of this website in the future.

We measure resilience – or true “wealth” in life – using a framework we call The Eight Forms Of Capital.

We’ll apply this framework to the Wuhan coronavirus, showing you how you can use it to become even more prepared for covid19 should it appear in your community.

Diving right in, we see that it’s critically important to start by… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

A Resilient Defense Against The Coronavirus
PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary

  • Why it’s important to focus on Resilience, not fear
  • Why preparing yourself is a selfless (not selfish) act
  • The 8 Forms of Capital
  • Steps to increase your resilience against the coronavirus in each

If you have not yet read Part 1: Why Covid-19 Demands Our Full Attention, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

PeakProsperity.com has experienced a flood of new readers due to this website’s ongoing coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus (now officially called covid-19).

To our new subscribers: Welcome!

We really wish it were different circumstances that brought you to Peak Prosperity than a global pandemic. But we’re happy to have you join our special community of like-minded truth seekers, nonetheless.

We want to introduce you to the lens through which PP views the world, to help orient you on how to get the most out of this website in the future.

We measure resilience – or true “wealth” in life – using a framework we call The Eight Forms Of Capital.

We’ll apply this framework to the Wuhan coronavirus, showing you how you can use it to become even more prepared for covid19 should it appear in your community.

Diving right in, we see that it’s critically important to start by… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary

  • Understanding the motivation of the officials trying to avoid stating a panic
  • Steps to take BEFORE the coronavirus hits your area
  • Steps to take AFTER it does
  • Helpful resources (besides PP.com) for staying on top of the coronavirus threat

If you have not yet read Part 1: Coronavirus: What We Can Say Publicly & What We Can’t, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

The World Health Organization (WHO) made its position clear as recently as yesterday, once again chiding countries for limiting air travel with China.

In fact the WHO has made more statements about NOT doing things that might harm travel and trade than they have issued anything remotely useful towards helping you understand and avoid contamination.

Let them do their thing, while you do yours.

That leaves the big question: What to do?

To address that, Adam and I put together the guidance below, which is based on the steps we are taking in our own lives, with our own health, with our own families, in preparation should the coronavirus outbreak arrive where we live.

To make it easier to digest, we’ve categorized our recommendations into… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

How We’re Personally Preparing Against The Coronavirus
PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary

  • Understanding the motivation of the officials trying to avoid stating a panic
  • Steps to take BEFORE the coronavirus hits your area
  • Steps to take AFTER it does
  • Helpful resources (besides PP.com) for staying on top of the coronavirus threat

If you have not yet read Part 1: Coronavirus: What We Can Say Publicly & What We Can’t, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

The World Health Organization (WHO) made its position clear as recently as yesterday, once again chiding countries for limiting air travel with China.

In fact the WHO has made more statements about NOT doing things that might harm travel and trade than they have issued anything remotely useful towards helping you understand and avoid contamination.

Let them do their thing, while you do yours.

That leaves the big question: What to do?

To address that, Adam and I put together the guidance below, which is based on the steps we are taking in our own lives, with our own health, with our own families, in preparation should the coronavirus outbreak arrive where we live.

To make it easier to digest, we’ve categorized our recommendations into… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

by Adam Taggart

Executive Summary

  • The outlook from Peak Prosperity’s endorsed financial advisor
  • 6 strategies for positioning your portfolio for the next market downturn
  • Deciding which strategies are most appropriate for you

If you have not yet read Part 1: How Will The Coronavirus Impact The Markets?, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

This is an updated version of Peak Prosperity’s guide to protecting your portfolio from downside risk.

If you currently own stocks and/or mutual funds (privately, in a retirement account, or via a promised pension), this report is particularly relevant to you.

Whether you’re looking for good places to park cash safely, or you have limited (or no) experience dealing with  such solutions as stops, limit orders, puts, calls, futures and inverse funds, this guide explains each in layman’s terms, along with context as to when each may be relevant given your goals.

We feel that safety of your assets is paramount at this time. We highly advise prioritize focusing on “return OF capital” vs pursuing “return ON capital” given today’s dangerously vulnerable market conditions.

So, when getting started, it’s critical to focus first on… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

Positioning For A Downturn
PREVIEW by Adam Taggart

Executive Summary

  • The outlook from Peak Prosperity’s endorsed financial advisor
  • 6 strategies for positioning your portfolio for the next market downturn
  • Deciding which strategies are most appropriate for you

If you have not yet read Part 1: How Will The Coronavirus Impact The Markets?, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

This is an updated version of Peak Prosperity’s guide to protecting your portfolio from downside risk.

If you currently own stocks and/or mutual funds (privately, in a retirement account, or via a promised pension), this report is particularly relevant to you.

Whether you’re looking for good places to park cash safely, or you have limited (or no) experience dealing with  such solutions as stops, limit orders, puts, calls, futures and inverse funds, this guide explains each in layman’s terms, along with context as to when each may be relevant given your goals.

We feel that safety of your assets is paramount at this time. We highly advise prioritize focusing on “return OF capital” vs pursuing “return ON capital” given today’s dangerously vulnerable market conditions.

So, when getting started, it’s critical to focus first on… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary

  • Why the coronavirus is much more dangerous than the standard flu
  • Why, if it accelerates, it can easily overwhelm our health & safety systems
  • A list of the most important preparations for a pandemic
  • Why you *really* want to put those in place now

If you have not yet read ALERT: Coronavirus Pandemic Event Now A Serious Risk, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

Well, this is a report I really hoped never to write.  But we all need to get our head on straight around this fast-spreading viral outbreak.

A pandemic is #3 on my personal “oh shit” list (a prolonged grid-down event is #2, and a global world war with nukes is, by far, #1)

Once a pandemic spreads to my neck of the woods, I’m not going to be doing anything in the company of strangers.  No shopping, no going to restaurants, and especially no traveling in closed up metal tubes with recirculated air (i.e. planes and trains).

I won’t be alone in those behaviors.  How many airline pilots, train conductors, trash collectors, and medical personnel have to call in “sick” to disrupt the entire system?  Not that many.

So why is this Wuhan New Coronavirus (officially “2019-ncov”) a substantially more dangerous threat than the standard flu?

There are two reasons to be worried about this particular strain.

#1 is… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

Our Recommended Pandemic Preparations
PREVIEW by Chris Martenson

Executive Summary

  • Why the coronavirus is much more dangerous than the standard flu
  • Why, if it accelerates, it can easily overwhelm our health & safety systems
  • A list of the most important preparations for a pandemic
  • Why you *really* want to put those in place now

If you have not yet read ALERT: Coronavirus Pandemic Event Now A Serious Risk, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.

Well, this is a report I really hoped never to write.  But we all need to get our head on straight around this fast-spreading viral outbreak.

A pandemic is #3 on my personal “oh shit” list (a prolonged grid-down event is #2, and a global world war with nukes is, by far, #1)

Once a pandemic spreads to my neck of the woods, I’m not going to be doing anything in the company of strangers.  No shopping, no going to restaurants, and especially no traveling in closed up metal tubes with recirculated air (i.e. planes and trains).

I won’t be alone in those behaviors.  How many airline pilots, train conductors, trash collectors, and medical personnel have to call in “sick” to disrupt the entire system?  Not that many.

So why is this Wuhan New Coronavirus (officially “2019-ncov”) a substantially more dangerous threat than the standard flu?

There are two reasons to be worried about this particular strain.

#1 is… (Enroll now to continue reading)

 

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