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It’s true that if you buy and hold in the S&P or other comprehensive stock indexes, you’ll see an average increase of 6% per year. In fact, if you look at a graph of the S&P since its founding, you’ll see how consistent its rise really is.

But when you zoom out to look at what the stock market is doing year to year, there’s a lot more drama going on. And you’ll notice there have been some pretty severe crashes in recent decades.

When crashes such as the 2008 crash happen, is there really nothing you can do? Do you need to buy and hold with your head buried in the sand hoping and praying it will all turn out ok?

If you want to protect your 401k before a market crash, you have to be prepared in advance and you need to be able to take action quickly.  What do I mean by that? I mean have the conversation now about your options for your long-term money during a crash–before we’re actually in one.

To do this, reach out to your benefits administrator and ask them how they handle major downturns and what, if any, your options are for preventing the loss of money unnecessarily. You may have some more options than you know.

That way, when a crash actually occurs, you (and your benefits administrator) will have a plan. You could think of it like having an emergency kit at home. The best time to get it all set up and stocked with rations, blankets, fresh water and a flashlight is before an earthquake occurs, not after!

No two 401k programs are alike. Each company works with a benefits administrator and chooses which funds are available as investment options. These options are usually very, very limited. Most 401k administrators have a plethora of options for during a bull market (when the market is trending up). But in a bear market (when the market is trending down), some 401ks have limited options.

Taking your account to cash means you’re getting out of the market altogether by selling all your positions at once. You’ll still keep your money in your brokerage account when you do this, you just won’t have any of your money in the market for the time being, because all of your positions will be sold.

To see if your 401k program has the ability to take your account to cash, take a look to see if you have access to a “money market” or “cash” account as an option in your program.

Here at TRADEway we think like traders.

Since the market moves in cycles every few years, we imagine how different your account could look if you stepped on the sidelines during a downturn.

Some advisors may call this timing the market. I disagree. I would simply say I want to apply technical trading analysis to my investment philosophy.

If your 401k does offer a money market account, you can move your money in and out of that account while the market is volatile or in a downtrend, and still make some interest.

When should you make this switch from active positions to your money market account? Good question!

Our team at TRADEway works hard to help you make the tough decisions with technical and news analysis for the market. In our AMPT program (Assisted Managed Portfolios by TRADEway) we help preserve long-term assets by using strategies that take advantage of bull markets (when the market’s going up) and are more conservative and protective during bear markets (when the market’s going down).  We want to protect your money from the crashes and major downturns.

Want to learn more about how a strategy like this could help you better preserve your long-term money? Book a call with our AMPT team to learn more about our program. 

The stock market can be a pretty scary place for those who don’t understand it. We look at the market and we see it going into a recession, and we go “Why would I ever put my money there?!”

But to the seasoned trader, the market always represents opportunity. Whether the market is going up or going down there is always a way to make money.

You might be thinking, “A way to make money in the Market when it’s going down?” Yes, that’s possible. In fact, in a bear market recession, wealth is never destroyed–it only changes hands.

And with the right understanding you could have the skill set to be on the receiving end of that exchange.

The problem is, most people look at the stock market and they think: finance, math, gambling. They believe they have to have some fancy degree or they have to be a genius with math. They think, “Maybe people in the stock market have to have a ton of money to risk, or they just have to be incredibly lucky to have success in the stock market.” And that’s simply just not true.

What most people don’t know is that the stock market was built on principles found in Scripture that many can know and understand–you just have to know where to look. And here at TRADEway we can teach you how to find the Scriptures that will guide you through your investing journey.

We’ll look at things like:

• The Law of Supply and Demand with Joseph and the grain
• The Law of Risk-Return in Matthew Chapter 25
• The Law of Advancement found in Psalm 23. (Most people don’t even know what that is, but it’s one of the most important business principles you will ever learn.)

There are principles found in Ecclesiastes about diversification and controlling your emotions in business. And throughout all of Solomon’s books you can find important investment clues to help you know how to trade in the stock market.

Another thing that a lot of people don’t know is that the secret to generating passive income is creating systems of leverage that do the work for you.

See, investing is not just another thing for you to start. It’s not another job for you to hold down. It’s not another business for you to run.

It’s what your money does for you while you do what God called you to do.

Maybe he called you to set up some passive and active incomes in starting a new business. Maybe he called you to spend more time with your family. Maybe you’re called to do ministry work, but you just need more time and more funding to do it.

Putting your money to work (so that you don’t have to) gives you the freedom to do what God wants you to do. Whatever it is that God has called you to do in this season of your life, your money should be doing something too.

So at TRADEway, we help you set up systems of leverage with your money so that you can put it to work. In our TRADEway educational packages you’ll learn how to find great investments, you’ll learn how to pick the right buy and sell opportunities, and you’ll learn the best way to sync your trades with the overall market (plus much more).

You don’t have to do it alone! We’ve got tools to help you with all the math and finance parts if you’re not a math whiz. But if you love the math, we’ll teach you how to do that too. We’re gonna help you through the learning curve by giving you mentors to walk you through the learning process. We’ll show you how to set up a trade, we’ll show you how to protect a trade, we’ll show you how to manage the risk within a trade, and then we’ll show you how to automate it all so that you don’t have to be in front of a computer all day long to trade stocks for you and your family.

We can help you put your money to work.

And if you’re just looking to protect your current assets from a recession or currency crisis, we have scripturally-based portfolios designed to protect you in a recession or bear market crash.

With 24/7 access to your online course materials, quizzes, workshops, live trading hours, and online study groups, there is always something new for you to learn.

And you don’t have to be alone in getting set up. You’ll have access to a diverse community of active online traders, and a knowledgeable coaching staff that’s here to help you. You can reach us on the phone, you can reach us through email, or even through our own online community of coaches and students…there is always a way for you to get in touch with the people who want to help you get where you want to be.

So become a part of the TRADEway family, and we will see you in the market!

When it comes to stock trading, there are different technical skills, numbers and concepts you may need to learn, but none of that does any good if you do not focus on one particular aspect of stock trading. Emotions. A huge part of trading is controlling your emotions.

In order to have real breakthrough, you must realize the market might not do what you expect. If it doesn’t do what you expect, respond accordingly.

In stock trading, there will be times when you have done everything you could do to evaluate a trade and it still doesn’t work. Do not consider it a loss. It is an expense. Every business has expenses. You will learn something from it, and it will help you do something differently in the future.

When it comes to stock trading, a lot of people go into it with the wrong mindset. They think of it as something that they will only apply to their long-term goals.

n Mark 1:35 the Bible says that while it was still dark, Jesus got up, went to a lonely place, and prayed. The example the Lord gave is that, before the day even begins, we come to the Father and spend time alone with him.