MoneyShow, Released on 8/28/25

In this episode of the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast, Lyn Alden Schwartzer, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy and contributing analyst to ElliottWaveTrader.net, discusses fiscal dominance — the rising influence of government deficits and spending over central banks on markets and inflation. She explains how this shift creates a hotter, less cyclical economic environment and what it means for investors navigating these changes in 2025. Lyn also shares insights on the surge in precious metals, Bitcoin, and foreign markets, offers a cautious outlook on U.S. equities, and highlights the evolving impact of AI on the economy. This episode provides a clear, systems-based view to help listeners understand and adapt to today’s complex financial landscape.

00:00 — Intros and Lyn Alden’s Background
00:24 — Engineering and Market Analysis
01:28 — Fiscal Dominance Explained
02:59 — Fiscal vs Monetary Dominance for Investors
04:45 — Fiscal Dominance: US Focus, Global Views
06:25 — Fed Dovish Signals and Challenges
09:10 — Precious Metals, Bitcoin, and Digital Assets
12:45 — Market Outlook: Bitcoin, Gold, Equities
17:00 — Fixed Income: Bonds, Yields, Credit
21:30 — Closing and Live Events Info

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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