Mr. Rickards joins WindRock to discuss:- Why the current financial situation is unlike the 2008 financial crisis;- What impact the recently passed CARES Act will or will not have on the economy and various investments;- How far equities may still fall despite their recent rally; and- Which asset classes investors should consider to shield themselves from economic and financial calamity.
Jim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and economist with over thirty years' experience in capital markets. He is currently Chief Global Strategist at Meraglim. He advises the Department of Defense, the U.S. intelligence community, and major hedge funds on global finance, and served as a facilitator of the first ever financial war games conducted by the Pentagon. A frequent guest on financial news programs, Rickards is also the author of The New York Times bestselling novels Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis and The Death of Money, as well as Aftermath: Seven Secrets of Wealth Preservation in the Coming Chaos.