Scott Trench: How I'm Protecting My Money From “Irrational Exuberance”

Stock prices are falling, and Americans are fearful. Tariffs, trade wars, economic tension, and interest rates are putting pressure on asset prices. Commercial real estate has already crashed, but the worst may be yet to come. Home prices aren’t growing; in fact, small multifamily prices may even be declining. What should you do? We can’t provide financial advice, but Scott Trench, CEO of BiggerPockets, is revealing how he’s protecting his wealth in 2025. A recession could be coming; we’re all aware of that. But what does this mean for real estate, stock, crypto, and gold prices? The “irrational exuberance” bubble seems to have popped after stocks hit wildly high price-to-earnings ratios, Bitcoin soared to six figures, and gold began a massive runup. Things are about to change very quickly.Scott is putting his money where his mouth is, revealing the contrarian moves he’s making to his portfolio to keep his wealth growing during this increasingly volatile period. He’s giving his stock market prediction, interest rate prediction, and home price prediction and sharing where real estate investors should look for stellar deals as everyday Americans run away in fear. Find investor-friendly tax and financial experts with BiggerPockets Tax & Financial Services Finder! In This Episode We CoverScott’s exact portfolio allocation: what he’s selling and what he’s holding NOWThe speculative bubble that could be very close to (if not already) poppingWill interest rates rise further despite market volatility? The biggest buying opportunities for investors to score killer deals on investment propertiesThe critical risk to index funds that investors MUST be aware of Could commercial real estate prices crash even more, creating substantial potential margins for investors? And So Much More!Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1095Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email [email protected] more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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