The Silicon Valley Bank situation has gotten all of the financial headlines over the past week, and rightfully so. The event immediately triggered worries that another 2008 event might happen again, but is that concern justified? In this episode, we’ll explain why this run on SVB happened, what it really means, and what lessons we can learn from this.

We’ll also discuss the role the Fed plays in this and the actions they’ve taken to help ease the problem and the ripple effects that could come from other people panicking. Better understanding how all this happened and what will be done to prevent something like this from occurring again, we’ll be in a stronger position financially.

Here are some of the things we’ll address in this episode:

• The details of what really happened with SVB. [1:16]
• What are the ripple effects of this collapse? [4:53]
• Some of the key points from this story. [7:15]
• How is this different from what happened to banks in 2008? [10:15]
• How this reminds us about the importance diversification. [12:00]
• Why this shouldn’t affect most Americans unless something drastically changes. [14:36]

If you have any questions about what we discussed in this episode, reach out and we’ll be happy to set up a time to talk.