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Interview recorded - 5th of January, 2024 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Henrick Zeberg for the first interview of the year! Henrik is a Macro Economist, the Founder and Publisher of the Zeberg Report. During our conversation we spoke about Henrik's Outlook for 2024, why stock market will continue to rip until April this year, the impending recession similar to 2008, what assets will benefit during recession and stagflation afterwards and more. I hope you enjoy! 0:00 - Introduction 3:28 - Henrik's Outlook for 2024? 5:13 - The Business Cycle 8:50 - Disconnect between Economic Indicators? 12:48 - Henrik’s 2024 Timeline 15:11 - Supply Chain Shock? 18:43 - US Fiscal Capacity? 22:58 - Risk-On Assets 25:28 - What would influence Henrik to shift from bullish to bearish? 26:43 - Repeat of 2008 31:03 - Back to easy money after recession? 32:18 - Positions after top? 35:53 - One message to takeaway from conversation? Henrik Zeberg is a Macroeconomist (M.Sc. Econ) from the University of Copenhagen. He is a Business Cycles student, Elliott Wave practitioner, and Chartist. You can find out more about his newsletter on his Website. Henrik Zeberg - Newsletter - https://www.thezebergreport.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/HenrikZeberg WTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfn iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4 Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas Thumbnail image from - https://seekingalpha.com/article/4575527-bear-market-rally-next-leg-secular-bull

Interview recorded - 8th of December, 2023 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Peter Grandich - Founder of Peter Grandich & Company. During our conversation we spoke about what Peter is seeing in the market, "Don't worry, Be Happy" bias in Wall Street, current issues globally, assets which Peter believes are undervalued, BRIC's and more. I hope you enjoy! 0:00 - Introduction 1:57 - What is Peter currently seeing in markets? 8:22 - “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” bias 9:22 - What is the current pension issue? 12:07 - Pensioners having to sell down their assets when they retire? 15:12 - Timeframe on stock market fall? 17:47 - Number one growth area is Crime 20:12 - Assets which will perform well in coming years? 25:32 - What type of metals will Peter be looking at? 26:22 - Who will be what BRICs produce? 28:02 - China growth story over? 30:27 - The world is more dangerous 31:52 - One message to takeaway from our conversation? Peter Grandich entered Wall Street in the mid-1980s with neither formal education nor training, and within three years was appointed Head of Investment Strategy for a leading New York Stock Exchange-member firm. He would go on to hold positions as Chief Market Strategist, Portfolio Manager for four hedge funds and a mutual fund that bore his name. His abilities have resulted in hundreds of media interviews, including Good Morning America, Fox News, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Financial Post, Globe and Mail, US News & World Report, New York Times, Business Week, MarketWatch, Business News Network and dozens more. He has spoken at investment conferences around the globe, edited numerous investment newsletters and was one of the more sought-after financial commentators. His autobiography, Confessions of a Wall Street Whiz Kid, was first published in the fall of 2011. The second edition was released in 2014, while the third edition, Confessions of a Former Wall Street Whiz Kid, was issued in October 2015. The fourth edition of the book was later released in April 2019, and the fifth edition was issued in May 2021. The fifth edition of the book is currently available on Amazon.com, but you can also read the book for free online. Read the book online. Grandich was the editor and publisher of The Grandich Letter from 1984 to 2014. He was also Senior Commentator for Moneytalks.net from 2013 to 2015. In 2013, Grandich founded the Athletes & Business Alliance (ABA), a private organization of professional athletes and business executives who exchange ideas and build relationships with an emphasis on capitalizing on the talents of all involved. A symbiotic organization, ABA is a network of accomplished individuals in an environment where one can develop personal associations with a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. The ABA boasts a select membership of diverse senior-level executives, high net worth business owners, and both active and retired pro athletes. By invitation only, high-level corporate and business decision-makers and prominent athletes intermingle. To achieve success, businesses must utilize effective marketing tools, secure new customers to generate repeat business and provide superior customer service that engenders loyalty. The ABA provides an environment to do this and more. Peter Grandich currently resides in New Jersey with his wife, Mary, and they have one daughter, Tara. Peter Grandich - Website - https://petergrandich.com/ X - https://twitter.com/PeterGrandich YouTube - @Peter-Grandich Blog - https://petergrandich.com/blog-posts/ WTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfn iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4 Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 5th of April, 2023 On todays episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Alasdair Macleod - Head of Research at Goldmoney, Educator for sound money and demystifying finance and economics. During our conversation we spoke about why interest rates are so important in the current scheme of things, how current events impact the banking industry, the end game of current debt system and what this means for precious metal prices. I hope you enjoy! 0:00 - Introduction 0:16 - Alasdair’s current thoughts on the market 8:10 - Deposits being withdrawn from banks 10:38 - How does this effect the banking industry? 16:15 - Whose fault is the banking collapse? 21:19 - End game of current debt system? 27:10 - Any historical examples of devaluation of a currency? 32:50 - Will all fiat currencies devalue? 37:55 - Why have precious metals prices increased? 44:20 - One message to takeaway from our conversation? Alasdair Macleod is Head of Research for GoldMoney. He is an educator and advocates for sound money through demystifying finance and economics. His background includes being a stockbroker, banker, and economist. Alasdair Macleod started his career as a stockbroker in 1970 on the London Stock Exchange. Within nine years, he had risen to become senior partner of his firm. Subsequently, he held positions at the director level in investment management and worked as a mutual fund manager. Mr. Macleod also worked at a bank in Guernsey as an executive director. For most of his 40 years in the finance industry, he has been demystifying macroeconomic events for his investing clients. The accumulation of this experience has convinced him that unsound monetary policies are the most destructive weapon governments use against the common man. Accordingly, his mission is to educate and inform the public in layman's terms what governments do with money and how to protect themselves from the consequences. Alasdair Macleod - Website - https://www.goldmoney.com/ Blog - https://www.goldmoney.com/research/legal-definitions-of-money-and-credit Recent Article - https://www.goldmoney.com/research/time-to-trash-triffin Twitter - https://twitter.com/MacleodFinance LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alasdair-macleod-9494b27/ WTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfn iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4 Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas Thumbnail picture from - https://news.bitcoin.com/investor-richard-mills-says-economy-is-rushing-into-a-us-dollar-crisis-of-epic-proportions/

Interview recorded - 23rd of August, 2023 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with @gcelente - the Founder/Director of the Trends Research Institute and Publisher of the Trends Journal. During our conversation we spoke about whether a recession can be avoided, why th 0:00 - Introduction 1:32 - Have the FED avoided the recession? 7:57 - What has caused this situation? 11:40 - Equities and Gold going up 15:36 - What is the catalyst? 17:04 - Market volatility to permeate throughout economy? 26:22 - Key trends throughout 2023 and 2024? 29:02 - Is there a way to avoid global crisis? 31:26 - High risk of China/Taiwan conflict? 33:11 - Are parts of the world that will thrive in the future? 35:11 - Message to takeaway from our conversation? Gerald Celente is the Founder/Director of the Trends Research Institute and Publisher of the weekly Trends Journal magazine. He is the author of the highly acclaimed and best-selling books “Trend Tracking” and “Trends 2000” (Warner Books). With a 43-year track record of identifying, tracking, and forecasting trends, Celente is world-renowned as today’s #1 Trend Forecaster. Celente has earned the reputation as a trusted name in trends for his many accurate forecasts; among them, the 1987 Stock Market crash, Dot com bust, “Gold Bull Run,” “Panic of ‘08,” the rise of organic foods, and the popularity of gourmet coffee long before Starbucks was a household name. Celente, who developed the Globalnomic methodology to identify, track, forecast, and manage trends, is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology, or conventional wisdom, Celente, whose motto is “Think for Yourself,” observes and analyzes current events forming future trends for what they are – not for how he wants them to be. A true American Patriot, Celente owns three pre-Revolutionary stone buildings on the most historic corner in America, where the seeds of Democracy were sown, Colonial Kingston, New York’s first Capitol. Self-described as a “Warrior for the Prince of Peace,” Gerald Celente is also the Founder “Occupy Peace & Freedom,” a not-for-profit movement to honor the Constitution and Bill of Rights and restore Freedoms. Gerald Celente - Journal - https://trendsjournal.com/ YouTube - @gcelente Twitter - https://twitter.com/geraldcelente WTFinance - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfn iTunes -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas Thumbnail image from - https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/australia-can-t-prevent-the-collapse-of-us-democracy-but-we-can-learn-from-it-20221031-p5bu9g.html (Image by Dionne Gain)