As the year draws to a close, WindRock Wealth Management’s Chris Casey revisits his eight major predictions for 2025, revealing which ones played out as expected, which ones surprised him, and which risks are now accelerating faster than anyone anticipated. At the center of this conversation is the call Chris says matters more than all the others: The U.S. solvency crisis has shifted from fringe discussion to mainstream reality, and it is now the defining threat to financial markets. In this conversation with Maggie Lake, Chris explains why the fiscal situation is worsening, why policymakers squandered key opportunities to act, and why massive QE may be the only remaining path forward.

Chris also covers:

* Why higher long-term rates remain the biggest threat to equities and bonds

* The growing complacency in credit markets

* Why inflation hedges like gold, silver, and crypto continue to outperform

* His updated views on China, AI, natural gas, and electricity demand

* The predictions he got right and what surprised him in 2025

* The macro forces he expects to dominate 2026

💡Get to Know Chris Casey: His Journey, Strategy, and Financial Philosophy: https://youtu.be/l2DdcqtoBYs

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Chapters:

1:00 - Prediction #1: The Idea of a U.S. “Solvency Crisis” Goes Mainstream

7:17 - Prediction #2: U.S. Credit Spreads Will Widen Substantially

9:29 - Prediction #3: Inflation Hedges Will Continue to Perform Well

11:04 - Prediction #4: Natural Gas Will Become a Hot Sector

14:28 - Prediction #5: U.S. Stock Market Has a Severe Correction

16:36 - Prediction #6: China Faces an Economic Crisis

19:03 - Prediction #7: The Hot AI Investment Trend Continues

20:07 - Prediction #8: Sovereign Funds Embrace Cryptocurrencies

25:14 - What Major Adjustments, If Any, Is Chris Making for His 2026 Predictions?

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