Liberty and Finance, Released on 9/3/25

Lyn Alden discusses the shift from monetary dominance to fiscal dominance and why it changes the entire investing landscape. She explains how higher interest rates now worsen government deficits instead of solving inflation, leaving the Federal Reserve trapped. Alden highlights why gold, Bitcoin, and other scarce assets continue to perform well despite rising rates. She also clears up misconceptions about U.S. debt, noting the long-term risks from demographics, deficits, and de-globalization. Looking ahead, she sees a “nothing stops this train” dynamic where fiscal challenges persist well into the 2030s.

0:00 Intro
1:00 Fiscal dominance
6:16 Precious metals
10:05 Money supply
12:10 Why the US national debt is an issue
16:40 Dedollarization
20:15 “Nothing stops this train”
22:25 Bitcoin and gold
26:54 Weekly specials

Lyn Alden is the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy. Lyn has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in engineering management, with a focus on engineering economics and financial modeling. She worked as an electrical engineer at an aviation facility, and over the course of a decade worked her way up from being an intern to being the lead engineer and running the day-to-day operations and finances of the facility, before retiring early at age 33 with financial independence. Since then, Lyn has been a full-time investor and independent analyst. Her latest book is Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better.

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