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I BELIEVE (notice, I say I believe... it is my personal opinion) that some banks will fail completely and will be nationalized.
I am looking for suggestions/ideas on how to profit if/when this situation happens.
My understanding is that, when banks are nationalized, common shares are valued $0. Is this correct?
Based on my little understanding of how the market works, and thanks to Edge, bflbob, imirza and others, I think that shorting them is the way to go, but haven't yet worked on defining how to do it.
I am targeting the two big ones... BoA and Citi, but I am open to know more about others that you think may be in the same situation.
Are there any other strategies to benefit from this? if so, what? or is it shorting THE way to go?
Again, please realize this is my belief. I am not asking whether you think it will happen --that is for another thread, I am asking on alternatives to profit from this scenario.
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You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.
Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
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"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
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