Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, Released on 9/2/24

John Rubino discusses his recent Substack newsletter piece titled, A World Priced in Gold, where he explores the impact of fiat currencies and inflation on the economy. He suggests that if we had stayed on a gold standard, the price action of major financial elements would look completely different. For instance, the S&P 500, when valued in gold, has remained unchanged since 1971, indicating no real profits over the last 50 years. Rubino also discusses the potential for a ‘blow off stage’ for fiat currencies, leading to a collapse in faith in these currencies and a rush towards real assets like gold. He concludes by discussing the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates despite signs of an overheating economy, suggesting that this could lead to a return to high inflation and economic instability.

John Rubino founded the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com in 2004 and sold it in 2022. Mr. Rubino is the co-author, with GoldMoney’s James Turk, of The Money Bubble and The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit from It. He spent the 1980’s on Wall Street as a Eurodollar trader, equity analyst and junk bond analyst. During the 1990’s he was a featured columnist with TheStreet.com and a frequent contributor to Individual Investor, Online Investor, and Consumers Digest, among many other publications. His latest work can be found at https://rubino.substack.com.

  economy, gold, inflation, stock market