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Jim Grant's Golden Truth - Part I

Feb 19, 2025
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Jim Grant
Jim Grant, a legendary financial thinker and publisher of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, shares his deep market insights in this discussion. He highlights how low interest rates have distorted markets and misallocated capital. Grant discusses the recurring cycles in investor behavior and the critical lessons from financial history. He emphasizes gold's enduring value as the ultimate monetary asset during times of uncertainty, urging a cautious approach amid today's speculations in crypto and decentralized finance. Dive into his timeless wisdom!
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INSIGHT

Grant's Mission

  • Jim Grant's "Grant's Interest Rate Observer" has been published for 42 years.
  • Its mission is to use financial analysis and history to "imagine the next thing" in the markets.
INSIGHT

Human Nature in Markets

  • While markets constantly change and innovate, human behavior in markets remains consistent.
  • People are susceptible to the latest trends and often repeat past mistakes, like buying high and selling low.
ANECDOTE

Russian ETF

  • Grant's team found an obscure ETF containing delisted Russian stocks.
  • This ETF performed exceptionally well due to improving US-Russia relations.
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