Interview recorded - 5th of April, 2023

On todays episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Alasdair Macleod - Head of Research at Goldmoney, Educator for sound money and demystifying finance and economics.

During our conversation we spoke about why interest rates are so important in the current scheme of things, how current events impact the banking industry, the end game of current debt system and what this means for precious metal prices. I hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Alasdair’s current thoughts on the market
8:10 - Deposits being withdrawn from banks
10:38 - How does this effect the banking industry?
16:15 - Whose fault is the banking collapse?
21:19 - End game of current debt system?
27:10 - Any historical examples of devaluation of a currency?
32:50 - Will all fiat currencies devalue?
37:55 - Why have precious metals prices increased?
44:20 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?

Alasdair Macleod is Head of Research for GoldMoney. He is an educator and advocates for sound money through demystifying finance and economics. His background includes being a stockbroker, banker, and economist.

Alasdair Macleod started his career as a stockbroker in 1970 on the London Stock Exchange. Within nine years, he had risen to become senior partner of his firm.

Subsequently, he held positions at the director level in investment management and worked as a mutual fund manager. Mr. Macleod also worked at a bank in Guernsey as an executive director.

For most of his 40 years in the finance industry, he has been demystifying macroeconomic events for his investing clients. The accumulation of this experience has convinced him that unsound monetary policies are the most destructive weapon governments use against the common man. Accordingly, his mission is to educate and inform the public in layman's terms what governments do with money and how to protect themselves from the consequences.

Alasdair Macleod - 

Website - https://www.goldmoney.com/
Blog - https://www.goldmoney.com/research/legal-definitions-of-money-and-credit
Recent Article - https://www.goldmoney.com/research/time-to-trash-triffin
Twitter - https://twitter.com/MacleodFinance
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alasdair-macleod-9494b27/

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