Peak Prosperity Investing During The Age of Consequences
Jan 23, 2026
Paul Kiker, founder of Kiker Wealth Management and Georgia-based wealth manager, offers portfolio advice and asset-protection perspective. They cover gold and silver moves and geopolitical cracks in the dollar. Discussion spans yield-curve control, global liquidity risks like the yen carry trade, rehypothecation and account-structure protections, plus shifts toward commodities and market correlation risks.
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Bread Alerts And Panic Buying
- Chris and Paul joked about Southern 'bread alerts' and local panic-buying during snow and ice storms. The anecdote framed how people overreact to obvious shortages and fear-driven behavior.
Weaponizing Finance Erodes Dollar Trust
- The weaponization of SWIFT and seizure of Russian assets eroded global trust in the dollar-based system. This loss of trust is driving major buyers toward gold and other non-printable assets.
Japan Yield Shock Threatens Global Plumbing
- Japan's surge in yields signals stress in the global bond plumbing and risks a debt spiral if rates stay higher. That stress can force global yield moves and contagion because markets are tightly linked.
