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Lyn Alden: No Massive Boom or Bust Ahead? Recession Fears, Bitcoin vs Gold Price and the Debt Dilemma

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Sep 25, 2025
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Lyn Alden
Lyn Alden, a renowned macro analyst and author of "Broken Money," shares her insights on the economy and asset allocation. She discusses the unlikely possibility of a severe recession under fiscal dominance and explores future mortgage rates, predicting they may remain structurally higher. Lyn offers a critical look at stablecoins, their growth potential, and the role of Bitcoin versus gold in solving debt issues. She is bullish on Bitcoin and select emerging markets but warns of risks like a potential slowdown in AI investments.
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INSIGHT

Why Wealth Concentration Is Multi-Factorial

  • Wealth concentration often reflects cumulative policy decisions across fiscal, monetary, and program design.
  • Blaming only the Fed misses how fiscal choices and programs (e.g., PPP) concentrated gains at the top.
ADVICE

Hold Hard, Scarce Assets To Protect Wealth

  • Take responsibility for preserving purchasing power by holding hard, scarce assets like Bitcoin, gold, or select equities.
  • Choose assets based on your knowledge and volatility tolerance, and diversify across suitable stores of value.
INSIGHT

Stablecoins As Modern Eurodollars

  • Stablecoins have become huge and act like modern eurodollars, offering offshore dollar-like access globally.
  • They create efficiency for cross-border payments but are unlikely to solve U.S. fiscal deficits alone.
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