Shutdowns, Markets, and Your Money

HPK Provident Advisors: The Weekly Bull · Oct 3, 2025 · 38m · transcript

We unpack the government shutdown’s real market impact, why the data blackout complicates Fed decisions, and how to stay invested with a clear risk plan. David shares three decades of lessons on preparation, behavior, annuities, and building portfolios that can take a hit and keep paying.

• shutdown context, health-care disputes, and negotiation gridlock

• market history during shutdowns and why macro matters more

• missing payrolls and claims data, ISM signals, layoffs trend

• debt downgrade risk, long-end yields, and rate-cut odds

• three-bucket planning for liquidity, income, and growth

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