FIND THE SIGNAL. DITCH THE NOISE.

The tech boom may be built on real innovation, but years of easy money, loose liquidity, and higher valuations have also distorted risk. This piece explains why investors should be careful assuming technology stocks can keep compounding the way they did in the age of near-zero rates.

A country does not begin to unravel when tanks roll in or markets finally crack. It begins when trust in leadership, legitimacy, and the social contract starts to break down, turning social strain into economic fragility long before most investors or institutions are willing to see it.

David Betz warns that collapse does not begin with tanks in the streets. It begins much earlier, with falling trust, fractured identity, weakened institutions, and a society that still appears functional on the surface while growing more brittle underneath.

The Iran conflict is not just a geopolitical flashpoint. It may be the event that forces investors to rethink oil, inflation, and the strategic value of energy in a world that suddenly looks far more fragile.

Gold did not surge when war broke out around Iran, and many investors saw that as a failure. In this interview, John Rubino explains why panic money still rushes into the US dollar first, why gold can fall in a liquidity crisis, and why the longer term setup for gold and silver may still be strengthening.