Protectionism or Opportunity?

The challenges of a decline in global economic growth has created a lot of discussion over how personal finances should be handled. The three main streams of thought are:

1. A bold approach to capitalize and cash in on the reduced interest rates and drop in prices of investment options.
   
2. A closed-fist tightening of the belt, focus on saving and cutting down on expenses.
3. Continuing with life as normal. The slowdown has not affected all areas yet and the economy is bound to suffer if we stop spending.

Perhaps the best strategy is to adopt each of these approaches based on individual lifestyles and priorities. Protectionism hampers growth, opportunism could be reckless.
One thing is certain, things won't get so bad that we are forced to hunt animals and live in the wild. Oh right, there isn't much of either left. Maybe the future is going to look a lot like the movie Wall-E?



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