3 tips to prepare in case of a recession

President Donald Trump admits a recession is possible amid his newly imposed tariffs

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Don't try to get ahead of the stock market
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Even if a recession does not end up happening, the mere possibility of one is enough to stir up financial fears. When the economy slows down drastically, stocks can tank, loans can become more difficult to secure and job security can decline.

Lately, fears of a recession have ramped up, after President Donald Trump "declined to dismiss the idea that a recession could happen" during an interview with Fox News in March discussing the implications of the tariffs he is imposing, said Time. Amid the administration's economic policy moves, "Goldman Sachs has raised its 12-month recession probability from 15% to 20%, while J.P. Morgan's chief economist has upped the odds to 40%, a significant jump from the 30% prediction at the start of the year," said The Washington Post.

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Becca Stanek, The Week US

Becca Stanek has worked as an editor and writer in the personal finance space since 2017. She previously served as a deputy editor and later a managing editor overseeing investing and savings content at LendingTree and as an editor at the financial startup SmartAsset, where she focused on retirement- and financial-adviser-related content. Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.