Blue Collar Money: Theories of Middle Class Investing

Stuart Englert - Author of "Rigged, Uncovering the Largest Financial Fraud in History"

Episode Summary

In this episode we sit down with Journalist and Author, Stuart Englert as he unpacks the research behind his book, "Rigged - Exposing the Largest Financial Fraud in History".

Episode Notes

We continue to challenge ourselves to fill in the gaps in the financial narrative we use to write our own financial and investment strategies.  Luckily, Author and Journalist, Stuart Englert was willing to sit down with us and unpack the historical events that formed the largest financial fraud in U.S. and world history.  We were able to get specific answers regarding the differences between real money and currency and also identify the lasting monetary value of gold and silver.

Below are just a few notes that outlines the shift that Stuart's book is asking of the everyday investor.  We believe and follow a similar narrative and think it would be worth your time to check out his book and take the time to evaluate your own strategy and the narrative it is based upon.

1. Education - we, as individuals must be educated on finance, stewardship and investment.
2. Debt Is Not Wealth - we must understand that a great deal of the "wealth" that has been created is actually debt and not real wealth.
3. Gold and Silver are insurance, not an investment
4. Savings, more specifically aggressive savings is a lost component of great stewardship and investing
5. We must all evaluate our own risk tolerance for investing but also evaluate the narratives we use to asses our own risk /the products we invest in.
6. Employ great patience and keep a long term perspective in the foreground.

Contact:

Stuart Englert - srenglert@comcast.net for questions or autographed copies of his books.

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Resources and Mentions:

Rigged:  Exposing the Largest Financial Fraud in History