Episode 24: How Ordinary People Can Profit From the Business Cycle

Most people experience the business cycle as victims.They buy late in the boom.They borrow when money feels cheap.They trust the experts.They panic in the crash.And then they watch the wealthy buy the assets they were forced to sell.But the business cycle doesn’t just destroy wealth.It redistributes it.In this episode of Taxed & Taken — the podcast they don’t want you to hear, we look at how ordinary people can understand the boom-bust cycle, avoid the traps set by cheap credit and fake prosperity, and position themselves for the moments when fear creates opportunity.If you haven’t listened to Episode 6 yet, start there first — because that episode explains what the business cycle is, why it happens, and why it keeps punishing ordinary people.This episode takes the next step:how to stop being crushed by the cycle — and start using it to your advantage. Get full access to Taxed & Taken: Money, Power & Freedom from the State at patelankeet.substack.com/subscribe