Waiting for a Recession with John Mauldin (WiM349)

John Mauldin joins me to discuss the challenge of inflation for The Fed, the occasional "need" for an economic crisis, the consequences of central planning, and the future of Bitcoin.

John Mauldin is a financial expert, best-selling author, online commentator, and publisher.

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00:00 - Coming up
00:32 - Intro
02:05 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing
02:52 - Introducing John Mauldin
04:57 - The John Mauldin Newsletter
05:50 - Inflation: A Challenge for The Fed
09:00 - Waiting for a Recession
10:03 - The Real Reason for Inflation
11:56 - Debt is a Drag on GDP Growth
13:45 - The Need for a Crisis
17:01 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter
17:57 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet
18:54 - John's Answer to "What is Money?"
20:54 - Stealing Purchasing Power
22:41 - Consequences of Central Planning
24:22 - Purpose of Central Banking
26:57 - Effectiveness of Central Banking
29:02 - Legal Counterfeiting of Money
32:12 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
33:03 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
33:52 - A World Without Central Banks
35:48 - Gold is Central Bank Insurance
37:28 - John's View on Bitcoin
39:31 - Expanding Economy and the Prospect of Bitcoin
41:12 - Bitcoin Needs More Time
42:40 - Moving to Puerto Rico
44:11 - Where to Find John on the Internet

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