- The concept of the "fog of war," warning listeners not to trust early reports, viral videos, or emotionally charged headlines.
- Media outlets monetize fear and that investors should avoid panic-driven decisions.
- Historical data from past U.S. military strikes was reviewed, showing that market drawdowns are typically modest and short-lived.
- Oil prices spiked on geopolitical risk, but the move was framed as a fear premium rather than confirmed supply disruption.
- The U.S. dollar was expected to strengthen in the short term as capital seeks safe-haven assets.
- Sector rotation was highlighted, with money moving out of mega-cap tech and into energy, materials, and defensive sectors.
- Utilities, staples, and healthcare were identified as traditional late-cycle or risk-off sectors.
- If capital exits large tech allocations, there are limited sectors large enough to absorb those flows without major price distortions.
- Bonds were presented as increasingly attractive if interest rates begin to decline.
- Long-duration bonds tend to benefit most when yields fall due to the inverse price-yield relationship.
- Lower mortgage rates were projected as a possibility, which could reignite housing demand but also drive home prices higher again.
- Markets are driven more by liquidity and money flows than by headlines or fundamentals alone.
- Investors should focus on second- and third-order effects rather than reacting to the immediate shock of war.
- Credit spreads, bond yields, and oil prices are key indicators to monitor for signs of systemic stress.
- Remain disciplined, historically grounded, and risk-aware rather than emotionally reactive.
Sector Rotation: Using A Firehose To Fill A Dixie Cup
Money Tree Investing
Money Tree Investing Podcast
4.6 • 733 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
There is a sector rotation happening and today we're here to discuss it! We also touch on the sudden U.S. conflict with Iran as this is not the time to start reacting emotionally to early headlines, misinformation, and media fear cycles. Keep in mind historical market reactions to prior military strikes; while volatility typically spikes, equity drawdowns have historically been modest and short-lived unless oil supply or credit markets break down.
We also highlight that markets are driven more by liquidity and capital flows than headlines and investors should focus on historical patterns, sector positioning, bond duration strategy, and risk management rather than panic, while closely watching oil prices, credit spreads, and bond yields for signs of deeper systemic stress.
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Kirk Chisholm | Innovative Wealth
Douglas Heagren | Mergent College Advisors
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Money Tree Investing Podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Stock market, wealth, personal finance, value stocks, invest in your life. |
| 0:10.8 | Hello, smart money tree podcast listeners. |
| 0:12.5 | Welcome this week's show. |
| 0:13.5 | My name's Kirk Chisholm. |
| 0:14.4 | I'll be your host. |
| 0:15.4 | Doug Hagerin will be joining us shortly, having some tech issues once again. |
| 0:19.1 | So we'll see how that works out. Let's dive right in. |
| 0:23.3 | We have a little bit of change. We had this all planned out and then, you know, Trump went up to us. |
| 0:29.2 | We decided to go to war with Iran. Yeah. So this week, we are going to be talking about a little bit about Iran. |
| 0:37.1 | We're also being talking about some other things, |
| 0:39.6 | which actually are some pretty seismic shifts in the market. So what we're going to be talking |
| 0:45.2 | about this week, we're going to be talking about the war a little bit and the implications. |
| 0:49.1 | And we're also going to be talking about the big seismic shift going on the markets. |
| 0:53.6 | And I really wanted to get to that, |
| 0:55.0 | but we'll talk a little bit about the war just because obviously it's top of mind. |
| 0:58.3 | Everyone wants to hear that. Let's start talking about the war. I want to institute a little framework |
| 1:02.8 | first. I think it's important to really understand when you're looking at things like this. |
| 1:07.6 | I think a lot of people tend to miss this obvious piece. When you have something |
| 1:13.8 | like a war, there's coincidentally a term called fog of war. Now, if you never heard of this term, |
| 1:19.7 | it comes from actually probably 100 plus years ago when World War I, World War II, where you had |
| 1:27.0 | kind of a fog over the battlefield. |
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