434: Financial Astrology for the Star-Skeptical Investor

The views and discussions presented in this podcast are for informational and entertainment purposes only. BiggerPockets does not endorse or promote financial astrology as a reliable method for making investment decisions. Listeners are encouraged to seek advice from qualified financial professionals before making financial choices. Financial astrology. Yep, it exists. Traders and investors have been using the science behind the stars to predict pricesand market movement for centuries. But is there really a correlation between the planets and your profits? Surprisingly, yes. Certain planets have been known to negatively affect how markets perform, giving investors an upper hand on when to get in (and out) of an asset. So, how do you start making out-of-this-world investments? Learn from Susan Gidel! With decades of experience as a journalist and marketing executive working for trading publications, Susan’s life revolved around the market. After years of working with successful investors and stock traders, she started to see patterns in price movement that conveniently coincided with astrological changes. She dug in deeper, finding that the stars, moons, planets, and signs affect not only the tides but traders too. Even if you’re an astrological skeptic, Susan brings some surprising stats about stocks, index funds, and the signs. But that’s not all; Susan has reason to believe that a big recession could be headed our way and that real estate investors must pivot their investing strategy to a new type of property. Don’t know what the signs are signaling? Stick around to find out! In This Episode We Cover Financial astrology explained and using the signs to predict stock market moves Why a transition from “earth” to “air” signs means real estate investors MUST pivot  A big recession prediction and how long the bear market will last Why you should NEVER invest when mercury is in retrograde (and what that even means) The successful twentieth-century trader who used “natural rhythms” to beat the market  And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group BiggerPockets Forums Finance Review Guest Onboarding Join BiggerPockets for FREE Mindy on BiggerPockets Scott's Instagram Grab Scott’s Book, “Set for Life” Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Apply to Be a Guest on The Money Show Podcast Talent Search! Listen to The Real Estate InvestHER Show Join The Real Estate InvestHER Community on Facebook Register for an Upcoming InvestHER Event Money Moment Hear Kathy on The “On the Market” Podcast Is Mercury in Retrograde? Visit Susan’s Website Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-434   Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices