342: How Entrepreneurs Can Offset the Risk of Business by Investing Smartly

Hosted by: Austin Brawner with Lily Ackerly

Make more money, work less, and be prepared for a black swan event when you offset the risk of business by investing smartly.

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Make more money, work less, and be prepared for a black swan event when you offset the risk of business by investing smartly.

Taylor Pearson is the founder of Mutiny Fund, where he helps investors maximize the long-term growth of their portfolios. 

In this episode, he shares how he thinks about investing and diversifying as a business owner.  We talk about how to think about diversifying your portfolio to offset the risk you’ve taken by going all-in on a business

You’ll learn what tail risk means, how to better preserve wealth and what to think about investing right now when it seems like the whole world is going crazy. 

This podcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own opinions and listeners are reminded that managed futures and other alternative investments are complex and carry a risk of substantial losses. Visit mutinyfund.com/disclaimer for more information.

Episode Highlights

  • 4:18 Mutiny Fund: Taylor’s tail risk and long volatility hedge fund
  • 6:50 Why you should be thinking about tail risk 
  • 10:28 What exactly tail risk means
  • 13:58 Playing the long game in investing and evaluating your personal risk tolerance 
  • 18:18 Are we headed for a major economy-altering black swan event?
  • 21:10 Debt supercycles and patterns in financial history
  • 23:58 Should you be preparing your portfolio for a black swan event?
  • 27:41 Being an optimistic & rational prepper 
  • 31:36 Thinking about your business as a part of your portfolio and how to balance risk
  • 35:30 Finding a minority stake business owner for your business 
  • 38:13 Conservative assets to offset your business with 
  • 43:03 Taylor’s thoughts on holding cash right now
  • 47:06 How often you should think about rebalancing 

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