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  Episode 34 — Applied Stock Basics: Cash/Bond Buffers & Bear-Market Protocol Your Account’s “Airbag” That Prevents Panic Selling (Buffer Range + Drawdown Action Table + Emergency Routine) 3-Line Summary In deep drawdowns, most plans fail not because of the asset choice, but because without a buffer the account loses options —and “sell” becomes the only option you can feel. This episode turns buffers into rules (range, floor, priorities) and installs a simple drawdown action table (-10/-20/-30) that reduces improvisation. The core message is simple: buffers are not return engines; they are survival devices —and survival is what enables compounding. Table of Contents The goal of Episode 34: why rules break in crashes when buffers are missing What a buffer really is: not “dry powder,” but an anti-forced-selling device Buffer building blocks (concept only): cash / short-term bonds / intermediate bonds Five questions that decide your buffer range (mentality, cashflow, time) Three...