How to invest when markets are nuts

Investing isn’t easy even when the stock market is calm. And this week, the market is anything but calm.

Retail investors and Wall Street pros alike are suffering from whiplash as markets rise and fall at a moment’s notice, with fake news tweets tanking stocks on Monday and Truth Social posts sending them soaring today.

It’s anyone’s guess what will happen next, but analysts are doing their best to consult their crystal balls and figure out the smart way to invest. Wall Street’s advice basically breaks down into two categories: investing for safety, and investing for profit. If you think this is the end of the US economy, it’s time to store your wealth in safe havens. But if you think this is a buying opportunity, Wall Street has some picks for you.

Here’s some advice from the pros about the best ways to invest during tariff chaos.

How to invest for safety

• How to survive a down market when you’re near retirement
• Short-term US Treasuries can help protect against volatility and profit from a flight to safety, according to BlackRock
• 14 funds built to resist market chaos
• How to protect your money during economic turmoil
• The ETFs that can protect your portfolio from Black Swan events

How to buy the tariff dip

• 3 stocks to buy and hold as tariff turmoil continues
• 38 stocks that will beat the market this year, according to Evercore ISI
• 20 stocks that have risen despite tariff chaos with up to 30% more upside
• Apple is a “particularly enhanced buying opportunity,” according to Bank of America
• Forget tariffs: These are the best stocks to buy in 2025 and hold for the long run

Let’s be clear about something here: The markets looked quite a bit different when we began writing today’s newsletter at 9:30 am than they look at 4 pm. While the advice above is solid, the best way to invest is to focus on the long term, not the daily market moves. Diversified portfolios built around fundamentally sound businesses will help you keep your cool whether stocks soar or sink.—MR