EP48. The New Case for Gold by James Rickards

He is a visiting lecturer in globalization at the Johns Hopkins University and the School of Advanced International Studies, and delivers papers on risk to Singularity University, the Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Jim is an Op-Ed contributor to the Financial Times, Evening Standard, New York Times and Washington Post, with interviews on BBC, CNN, NPR, C-SPAN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox, and The Wall Street Journal.

The list goes on. Jim is also an advisor on capital markets to the U.S. intelligence community and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Jim tells us about The New Case for Gold, and more on this episode of Revenue Chat with Tony DUrso.

=Highlights=

• What does the Fed worry about the most? What keeps them up at night?
• What is helicopter money?
• Are Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies real? Are they here to stay?
• Gold was down 45% from 2011 to 2015, but it’s up 15% so far in 2016. Where will it go next?
• Is the Fed broke and why should we care or not?
• Does gold play a role in the geopolitical sphere? Is gold a weapon of war?
• Critics say you can’t have a gold standard today because there’s not enough gold. What do you say?
• What is The New Case for Gold?
• If listeners buy gold, what’s the best way to store it? Safe deposit box? Keep it at home?

Such an informative and highly intelligent interview with Jim Rickards on gold, finance, stocks, governments, you name it. A must listen for anyone dealing with money.

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