U.S. Pension Crisis Is a Ticking Time Bomb, Whistleblower Reveals | Edward Siedle

The next financial crisis won’t start on Wall Street—it’s already brewing inside America’s public pension system. In this explosive Kitco News interview, former SEC attorney and record-setting whistleblower Ted Siedle joins anchor Jeremy Szafron to expose what he calls “the most ignored financial crisis in America.”

Siedle, co-author of Who Stole My Pension with Robert Kiyosaki, reveals how rising interest rates, illiquid private equity holdings, and political interference are threatening the retirement security of millions. He warns that many state and municipal pensions are already beyond saving—and that taxpayers will be left holding the bag.

From looming government bailouts and crypto vulnerabilities to the role of gold and the need for transparency reform, Siedle outlines the economic and political fallout that could erupt as this trillion-dollar time bomb detonates.

Key topics:
- Why public pensions are “the dumbest investors in the room”
- The case of Minnesota’s secretive pension fees and 400% underreporting
- What’s inside the private equity documents no teacher is allowed to see
- Why crypto, alternatives, and illiquid assets pose systemic risk
- Whether gold could help protect pensions or be squandered
- How tariffs and foreign capital flight threaten already fragile funds
- Why transparency is the solution Wall Street doesn’t want
- What public workers and taxpayers must do now to protect themselves

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00:00 Introduction
01:30 The Public Pension Crisis
02:50 Economic Outlook and Investor Concerns
04:39 Public Pensions: The Dumbest Investors?
06:06 Case Study: Minnesota Pension Fund
09:33 Risks of Crypto Investments in Pensions
11:39 Global Confidence in American Markets
12:48 Private Equity and Pension Transparency
15:07 Proposed Reforms and Accountability
17:55 Pension Envy and Future Outlook
27:36 Conclusion

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