Lyn Alden: The Monetary Order Is Broken

On todays episode of Forward Guidance, Lyn Alden Founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy & Author of Broken Money joins the show for a discussion on the recent bond market meltdown before diving deep into why our current monetary order is broken, the pro's vs con's of hard money and how Bitcoin could be a solution to the current monetary disorder.To hear all this & more, you'll have to tune in!

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Referenced In The Show:

Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better: https://amzn.to/3tizFVg

Money and the Mechanism of Exchange: https://bit.ly/3rJDpi0

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Timecodes:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:32) The Bond Market Meltdown

(11:18) Buying Bonds Here Is Not A Great Trade

(14:30) Are We Heading For A U.S Recession?

(17:12) Commercial Real Estate Is Under Pressure, Energy Remains Strong

(21:51) Risk vs Reward In Equities

(24:38) Broken Money: What Is Money?

(31:45) Why Is Money Broken?

(36:43) The "Golden Age" Of Money

(43:00) Does "Sound Money" Lead To Prosperity?

(46:49) The 21st Century Has Marked The Golden Age Of Energy

(51:23) The Lack Of Transparency In Fiat Money

(54:54) Hard Money Puts A Check On Government Spending

(01:02:22) Countries Will Demand A Harder Currency Over Time: U.S Dollars, Gold & Bitcoin

(01:06:32) Re-Thinking The Current Monetary System

(01:16:26) Bitcoin Is In The Early Phase Of Adoption

(01:21:53) Bitcoin & The Layers Of Money

(01:35:34) The Bridge From Fiat To Bitcoin

(01:41:02) Stablecoins

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Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on Forward Guidance should be considered as investment advice. Please always do your own research & speak to a financial advisor before thinking about, thinking about putting your money into these crazy markets.