2025-08-24 Why Every Fiat Currency in History Has Failed and What It Means for Your Wealth

2025-08-24 Why Every Fiat Currency in History Has Failed and What It Means for Your Wealth

Author: Dennis Tubbergen August 24, 2025 Duration: 43:52
In this week’s RLA interview, Brien Lundin, publisher of Gold Newsletter and host of the New Orleans Investment Conference, draws striking parallels between the decline of the Roman Empire's currency and today's U.S. dollar, explaining why gold has risen from $35 to over $3,000 per ounce since Nixon severed the dollar's link to gold in 1971. Lundin argues that with U.S. federal debt reaching unsustainable levels and $2 trillion annual deficits showing no signs of slowing, currency debasement is inevitable—just as it has been throughout human history with every fiat currency ever created. He discusses why gold and silver serve as essential wealth insurance rather than mere investments, predicts silver will outperform gold as it heads toward $50 per ounce, and explains how new stablecoin regulations may paradoxically create the government tracking system that cryptocurrency originally sought to avoid. For investors seeking to preserve purchasing power in an era of unprecedented monetary expansion, Lundin offers practical guidance on physical metals ownership and mining stock strategies. Brien Lundin is the President and CEO of Jefferson Financial, editor and publisher of Gold Newsletter, a publication that has ranked among the world’s leading precious metals and resource stock advisories since 1971 and is also the host of the famed New Orleans Investment Conference, the world’s oldest and most respected gold investment event. To learn more about the Gold Newsletter, visit www.goldnewsletter.com, and to learn more about the New Orleans Investment Conference, visit www.neworleansconference.com. To learn more about Retirement Lifestyle Advocates, please visit our website at www.RetirementLifestyleAdvocates.com.

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Duration: 43:58
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2021-10-31 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Lawrence Reed [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:13
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2021-10-24 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Simon Popple [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:45
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2021-10-17 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Dr. Robert McHugh [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:08
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2021-10-10 Retirement Lifestyle Advocates Radio w/ Peter Schiff [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:43
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Duration: 44:01
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