It's called diversifying your portfolio. I wasn't gonna write an essay on this shit inside a chat thread. To cut to the chase, in any apocalyptic event (US dissolving, war, environmental, nuclear) the long and short is your going to want those items because they will be the highest in demand. I'm sure there is other shit people will want (medicine) but for immediate survival those three will be it. And anyone who's managed assets from a macro point of view understands the fluctuations of said assets at any given time.

To clarify: You want Liquor because life is gonna suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck