Invitas

Economic bubbles throughout history tend to follow similar patterns, but they are never exactly the same. In 1929 and 2008, there was a lot of debt — but most of it was owned by the private sector. Today, the government sector has a lot of the debt. Still, one man’s debts are another man’s assets. And when the bill comes due and the debt assets aren’t as appealing as the alternatives, some sort of monetization is inevitable. I recently sat down with CNBC's @andrewrsorkin to discuss this in the context of his latest book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How It Shattered a Nation. The parallels between that era and now are striking.

I urge you to understand how and why the world order is changing so you can navigate it well. If you are watching what is happening, you are now seeing more fighting within countries, more fighting between countries, and more debt excesses than at any time since the 1930-45 period. The U.S., France, Japan, Germany, the U.K., Korea, Japan, China, Russia, the Middle East, and many more are plagued by these problems, and they are spreading. To understand why and where we are likely headed, I urge you to watch this 40-minute video at the link in my bio or read my book Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order. Then we can exchange thoughts about what's happening here on social media.