In the current market climate it is easy to worry about your financial security and keeping your home during an unstable economic downturn, but with regulators taking swift action to bring back stability to the market the advice is simple…DON’T PANIC! The best thing to do to help ride out the short-term ups and downs is by making just a few prudent adjustments where necessary until it evens out.

So what should you do to deal with economic instability?

First of all take an interest in the news and keep yourself up-to-date with the latest economic developments coming into action, not to mention monitoring the Government programmes designed to better living standards in such times. Become aware of the safety nets that you can utilise and make sure you understand what it is you can get back from them. Maximise your potential.

Of course news changes on a daily basis, if not hourly so base your moves on what you know are facts as the latest news is likely to change. This is where so many people panic and where we see epidemics break out…such as panic buying. Listen to those in the know.

Book an appointment with your financial advisor…there has never been a better time to make a budget and stick to it. He/she may well be able to help advise on how the tweak your budget to ride out the current storm. This should be done regularly regardless of the economic state.

Dumping stocks now when values are low is extremely tempting, but one that will turn a paper loss into a real one. It is important to keep a hold of these for as long as possible because more often than not, it will pay off during economic uncertainty.

Do not stop saving! It is those regular contributions that give you financial control…it is always nice to have something to fall back on just in case it is needed. And when you come through the economic depression you will still be on track.

Never speculate. If you have money to invest it is important to make small measured investments because the market can change in a flash…for example look at the housing market now compared to this time a year ago.

Of course economic downturns can affect stability across the board so taking on more debts at this time would not be advisable…in particular to make unnecessary renovations.

Finally, you should never over-react in such times as life still goes on. Making those essential cutbacks is of course necessary, but too many can have a negative impact on the quality of life you lead.

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