Axel Merk: Equity markets, US Dollar, Monetary & Fiscal Policies, Precious Metals

0:00:00 Welcome and context0:01:27 What is your background?0:04:50 What's happening in financial markets at the moment?0:07:25 What is the reflation?0:11:20 What emerging markets are you most focused on?0:13:21 How do you think through the current transition?0:18:44 What are your thoughts on precious metals?0:24:40 Can investors look at gold as an alternative currency?0:28:00 What are your thoughts on MMT?0:30:50 What needs to change so we won't see inflation?0:35:25 How are governments going to work out the debt?0:40:01 If you had a magic wand, what would you change first?0:44:06 What are your thoughts on Bitcoin?0:48:40 Where can people find out more about you?

Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building sustainable wealth, and he is a pioneer in the use of strategic currency investing to seek diversification. He is a speaker and author on topics ranging from the economy, gold, and currencies to sustainable wealth and personal finance, as well as a regular guest and contributor to the business media around the world. Mr. Merk is an Author of the book Sustainable Wealth: Achieve Financial Security in a Volatile World of Debt and Consumption.