I keep up with most of the dumpster fire that is current US news but I’m sorta lost on this one. I contribute to my 401k every week and have a few thousand saved up, as well as stock in the company I work for. Is all of the bad news referring to the stock market crashing? Is this general across the board or more company-specific? I consider myself decently politically educated but not so much economically.
You can probably elect to invest your 401k into stable funds.
Of course that doesn’t protect you from inflation.
You still might be able to choose a precious metals fund or something that might outperform inflation.