Join Tom Wheelwright as he explores the future of the U.S. dollar amidst Trump, the deficit, tariffs and inflation - and what investors can do about it with his guest, R. Christopher Whalen, author of “Inflated: Money, Debt, and the American Dream.”
Richard Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and author who lives in New York. He is Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and focuses on the banking, mortgage finance and fintech sectors. Christopher is a contributing editor at National Mortgage News. He’s a general securities principal and member of FINRA. From 2014 through 2017, Christopher was Senior Managing Director and Head of Research at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, where he was responsible for ratings by the Financial Institutions and Corporate Ratings Groups. He was a principal of Institutional Risk Analytics from 2003 through 2013. Over the past three decades, Chris worked as an author, financial professional and journalist in Washington, New York and London. Chris worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bear, Stearns & Co., Prudential Securities, Tangent Capital, and Carrington Mortgage Holdings.
In this episode, discover how the lowering value of the U.S. dollar will affect inflation, what to expect in our markets for 2026, and tips that investors can utilize even amidst the current economic climate.
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00:00 - Intro.
02:23 - What does it mean that the US Dollar is the world reserve currency? The world is de facto on a U.S. dollar monopoly basis since the Great Depression.
03:58 - What caused this low? Is it Trump? Is it Covid?
08:05 - Predictions that the future will be a more multilateral system.
12:00 - An investment opportunity amidst the deficit.
15:26 - Cryptocurrency - will it replace the U.S. dollar? And can we go back to the free banking period?
18:00 - The inevitable. The deficit. The U.S. dollar. How will it all affect inflation?
22:00 - Everything to Expect in 2026: Residential Real Estate, Interest Rates, Consumer Recession.
25:59 - Tips for Investors & What They Can Do Now (Defensive Positions, Energy Stocks, Volatility, Cash Flow).
36:57 - Closing Statements.
Looking for more on R. Christopher Whalen?
Books: “Inflated, Money, Debt, and the American Dream”
Website: rcwhalen.com, theinstitutionalriskanalyst.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rcwhalen/
Twitter/X: @rcwhalen
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