Lyn Alden is a full-time investor, independent financial analyst, and author. Her new book, "Broken Money," is now available at https://www.lynalden.com/broken-money/

In this episode we discuss:
-Are we in the Fourth Turning?
-How did wealth concentration and living standards in the era of 'free banking' compare to the wealth inquality we see today under central banking?
-What causes wealth concentration today? Is it QE?
-Why are workers making 300x less than CEOs today?
-Could the U.S. losing reserve currency status be a good thing?
-Will there be credit on a Bitcoin standard?
-Bitcoin vs. crypto alt tokens
-Macro and market update for fall 2023

Lyn has been performing investment research for over 15 years in various public and private capacities, and founded Lyn Alden Investment Strategy in 2016. Lyn has a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a Master’s in engineering management. She went from intern to lead engineer at an aviation facility before retiring with financial independence at 33. Her goal is to provide institutional-level research in plain English, to benefit institutional and retail investors.

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????️ IN THIS EPISODE:

0:00 More bullish on Bitcoin after writing book
2:37 Bitcoin better than alternatives to win
6:09 Look back at free banking
11:03 Concerns about wealth concentration
15:51 Marriage of corporations and government
19:56 Bitcoin Amsterdam, Bitcoin 2024 promos
20:30 Fold app and debit card promo
20:59 Decoupling from gold
27:18 Extra monetary premium
32:44 QE and wealth concentration
36:17 Currency strength and debt levels
41:14 Coinkite ColdCard wallet, CrowdHealth promos
42:21 Orange Pill App promo
42:41 Measuring inflation; wealth siphoning
48:48 Bitcoin is inevitable
54:35 Transacting on the base layer
59:27 Cryptocurrency confusion
1:06:19 Future of stablecoins
1:10:24 Fourth Turning
1:15:39 Failure of Bretton Woods system
1:18:11 Macro picture

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