Peak Prosperity Investing During The Age of Consequences
Jan 23, 2026
Paul Kiker, founder of Kiker Wealth Management and Georgia-based wealth manager, offers portfolio advice and asset-protection perspective. They cover gold and silver moves and geopolitical cracks in the dollar. Discussion spans yield-curve control, global liquidity risks like the yen carry trade, rehypothecation and account-structure protections, plus shifts toward commodities and market correlation risks.
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Bread Alerts And Panic Buying
- Chris and Paul joked about Southern 'bread alerts' and local panic-buying during snow and ice storms. The anecdote framed how people overreact to obvious shortages and fear-driven behavior.
Allocate To Non-Sovereign Assets Gradually
- Consider holding commodities and non-sovereign assets if sovereign reserves and trust erode. Use gold, silver, and commodities as portfolio hedges and adapt allocations gradually.
Reserve Shift: Gold Replacing Dollars
- Central banks are shifting reserves out of dollars into gold since 2009, accelerating after 2022. This reflects long-term loss of faith in U.S. monetary reliability and rising demand for non-printable assets.
