Investment researcher and macroeconomic analyst Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, joins Julia La Roche on episode 116 to discuss her new book, “"Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better.”

Links:

https://www.lynalden.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Money-Financial-System-Failing/dp/B0CG83QBJ6

https://twitter.com/LynAldenContact

The Julia La Roche Show is produced by Marlinski Media: https://www.marlinskimedia.com/

0:00 Welcome Lyn Alden to the show

1:11 Macro picture

4:18 1940s comparison

9:04 Fiscal spiral

12:49 Inflation in Egypt

20:00 Expectations of a recession, higher inflation

23:20 Stagflationary outlook

25:30 Why is money broken?

28:44 160 currency bubbles

30:33 Why is the system so antiquated?

34:45 Self publishing

36:40 Role of the U.S. Dollar as the global reserve currency

45:00 Gold

47:41 Bitcoin

51:30 Could Bitcoin ever be a bubble?

55:18 Role of central banks with the rise of Bitcoin

57:43 Parting thoughts

#116 Lyn Alden On Broken Money, Higher Inflation, Gold, And Bitcoin