If you had the foresight to build a balanced portfolio of stocks, bonds and Swiss annuities, which pays attention to both capital growth and capital preservation, then you've saved yourself a bit of pain. Now you need to have the foresight to reinforce the capital preservation foundation of your financial structure. Consider the implications of a fair to high probability of a worsening in economic trends. The risk of default in your corporate bond investments rises and bond prices fall. Dollar-denominated assets will take more of a beating.
Governments get more desperate and unleash a flood of regulations and controls.
More and more jobs are put on the line, more and more businesses fail. If you manage to sidestep these scenarios, you could still be hit by someone who hasn't and is looking for any way to shore up his or her financial resources. With these risks in the horizon, you should prepare for the worst. You need a super-safe haven in Switzerland. You need a fool-proof asset protection device.