Monetary Metals, Released on 4/20/26

0:00 What’s really going on in the gold market
4:58 Why the Fed matters less than it used to
10:29 Deficits and the real long-term driver for gold
15:19 Dollar alternatives and global fragmentation
23:43 Gold miners, silver, and risk profiles
29:50 Tokenized gold and the next generation of investors
35:14 Deglobalization, China, and what would actually kill gold

Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building sustainable wealth, and he is a pioneer in the use of strategic currency investing to seek diversification. He is a speaker and author on topics ranging from the economy, gold, and currencies to sustainable wealth and personal finance, as well as a regular guest and contributor to the business media around the world. Mr. Merk is an Author of the book Sustainable Wealth: Achieve Financial Security in a Volatile World of Debt and Consumption.

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