This week, joined by Hunter Hopcroft to unpack the era of hyper-financialization and how credit creation, passive investing, and globalization have reshaped capitalism and market structure. We also dive into current volatility spikes, liquidity distortions, gold’s surge, and the setup for a year-end rally. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:05) Hunter Hopcroft

(03:57) The Old Market Structure

(07:39) The Line Between Debt & Equity

(09:53) The Financialization Model

(18:15) Crowding Out the Private Sector

(23:23) Signal from Credit Spreads

(27:38) The Effect of Passive & Private Credit

(29:57) Market Structure Endgame

(34:04) The Government & Markets

(39:07) Learn More About Hunter

(39:47) Hunter Takeaways

(43:18) Quant Corner

(50:17) Plumbing Breakdown

(53:31) Gold’s Parabolic Run

(55:02) Markets After OI Blowouts

(57:02) Reasons to be Bullish

(59:55) Crypto & US-China Meeting

(1:04:09) Boomer Retirement Complex

(1:06:22) Something Has to Change

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