Alasdair Macleod / Credit Crisis in 2025, Ep 455

In WW2 we discovered if you control the world, you get to control the money. In 1971 we learnt that that as long as the majority had a fear of violence, that was a good enough anchor for money, and gold wasn’t required. In 2008 we discovered the kind of bubbles fiat thinking like that could create – but we kept going. In 2020, a critical majority spotted the pattern – the cheaper the money gets, the more our investments rise. More people than ever are started to notice how What happens in the world, happens with our money. Read moreI haven’t heard many people tie a bow in a range of topics from the history of money to central banking to geo-politics like today’s guest, Alasdair Macleod. Book in a free 15-min phone call with Darcy Ungaro (financial adviser).Sign up to the fortnightly newsletter!Brought to you in partnership with: Icehouse Ventures is a Kiwi Venture Capital firm investing in Kiwi startups since 2001. Affiliate Links*!The Bitcoin Adviser: Plan for intergenerational digital wealth. Hatch: For US markets.Sharesies: For local, and international markets.Easy Crypto: To buy and sell digital assets.Sharesight: For tracking and reporting on your portfolioExodus: Get rewards on your first $2,500 of swapsRevolut: For a new type of banking.*Some links create a financial benefit.Online courses:The Home Buyers Blueprint: Get a better home; Get a better mortgage.The KiwiSaver Millionaire Roadmap: Get a Rockstar Retirement!New Wealth Foundations: Personal finance from a wealth-builder's perspective.Take the free, 5-part online course Crypto 101: Crypto with Confidence Get Social:Check out the most watched/downloaded episodes hereFollow on YouTube , Instagram, TikTok: @theeverydayinvestor, X (@UngaroDarcy), LinkedIn.www.ungaro.co.nz________________________Disclaimer: Please act independently from any content provided in these episodes; it's not financial advice, because there's no accounting for your individual circumstances. Do your own research, and take a broad range of opinions into account. Ideally, engage a financial adviser / pay for advice!