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There's no doubt that the recent market sell-off from the coronavirus will have an impact on real estate. The question is, how large and how long.
Even the deepest sell-off ultimately passes. If you imagine hibernating for five years, you would awaken to a world that won't be talking about coronavirus. The world will have moved on.
Self-managed superannuation funds have fallen out of popularity in recent years, but they could be better placed than industry and retail funds to ride out the coronavirus mayhem.
The future looks grim for former ASX darling Afterpay, falling almost 80% in value as investors brace for a wave of defaults.
Pensioners, carers and Newstart recipients are among the vulnerable Australians who will receive a second $750 stimulus payment.
Small businesses are set to get a reprieve after the ACCC gave the go-ahead for banks to defer principal and interest repayments for loans to small businesses affected by coronavirus.
I suggest staying the course.
This does not mean that your investments will not fall further. But this crisis will eventually pass, and things will get better in the future.
You've probably seen a lot of talk about the RBA, and other central banks around the world, undertaking quantitative easing in response to coronavirus. Unfortunately, the name does a poor job of explaining what it actually is.
The RBA has cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to an all-time low of 0.25%.
