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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 18 MIN

Dollars, Gold, or Crypto – Which Will Rule the Future of Money?

from What Dewey Do? · host Great Lakes Wealth

Money is changing fast, and smart investors are learning how to use dollars, gold, and crypto together to build a more resilient financial strategy. In Season 6 Episode 10 (EP. 132) of the What Dewey Do? Podcast, the conversation breaks down one of today’s biggest financial debates and replaces noise with strategy. The roles of U.S. dollars as liquidity, gold as long-term protection, and crypto as a speculative satellite are clearly defined.  You’ll discover how to address the risks most investors overlook, including inflation drag, custody mistakes, regulation, and volatility to make informed decisions instead of emotional ones. Want a clearer way to manage cash, hedge risk, and approach crypto without hype? Hit play and get a practical framework you can actually use.   Quotes: - Dewey Steffen: "Dollars handle liquidity, gold hedges long-term risk, and crypto plays a speculative future role."  - Dewey Steffen: "Idle dollars lose value over time. Cash is necessary, but it shouldn’t sit around doing nothing.” - Dewey Steffen: "Dollars, gold, and crypto aren’t competitors. They’re tools with different jobs in your financial toolbox." ➡️ WDD TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatdeweydopodcast   ➡️ WDD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatdeweydopodcast   ➡️ WDD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatdeweydo   ➡️ GLW YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GLWealth   Thanks for watching! What Dewey Do? is a podcast by Great Lakes Wealth (www.greatlakeswealth.us) and executively produced by Evry Media (https://www.evry.media.com) and Broadcast Your Authority (https://www.BroadcastYourAuthority.com). Great Lakes Wealth, LLC is a registered investment advisor. The information provided is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Great Lakes Wealth and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. No advice may be rendered without a service agreement in place. Securities offered through Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Member FINRA/SIPC Headquartered at 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Great Lakes Wealth are not affiliated companies. The views reflected in the commentary are subject to change at any time without notice. Nothing herein constitutes investment advice or a recommendation that any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any specific person. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security or a depiction of past investments made by Great Lakes Wealth, LLC.

Money is changing fast, and smart investors are learning how to use dollars, gold, and crypto together to build a more resilient financial strategy. In Season 6 Episode 10 (EP. 132) of the What Dewey Do? Podcast, the conversation breaks down one of today’s biggest financial debates and replaces noise with strategy. The roles of U.S. dollars as liquidity, gold as long-term protection, and crypto as a speculative satellite are clearly defined.  You’ll discover how to address the risks most investors overlook, including inflation drag, custody mistakes, regulation, and volatility to make informed decisions instead of emotional ones. Want a clearer way to manage cash, hedge risk, and approach crypto without hype? Hit play and get a practical framework you can actually use.   Quotes: - Dewey Steffen: "Dollars handle liquidity, gold hedges long-term risk, and crypto plays a speculative future role."  - Dewey Steffen: "Idle dollars lose value over time. Cash is necessary, but it shouldn’t sit around doing nothing.” - Dewey Steffen: "Dollars, gold, and crypto aren’t competitors. They’re tools with different jobs in your financial toolbox." ➡️ WDD TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@whatdeweydopodcast   ➡️ WDD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatdeweydopodcast   ➡️ WDD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatdeweydo   ➡️ GLW YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GLWealth   Thanks for watching! What Dewey Do? is a podcast by Great Lakes Wealth (www.greatlakeswealth.us) and executively produced by Evry Media (https://www.evry.media.com) and Broadcast Your Authority (https://www.BroadcastYourAuthority.com). Great Lakes Wealth, LLC is a registered investment advisor. The information provided is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Great Lakes Wealth and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. No advice may be rendered without a service agreement in place. Securities offered through Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Member FINRA/SIPC Headquartered at 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Great Lakes Wealth are not affiliated companies. The views reflected in the commentary are subject to change at any time without notice. Nothing herein constitutes investment advice or a recommendation that any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any specific person. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security or a depiction of past investments made by Great Lakes Wealth, LLC.

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