Investors are trapped in a world where investment portfolios remain dominated by just two categories: equities and bonds. Asset managers, financial advisors, and pension funds all show up with exactly the same mix.
But what if it is indisputably clear that one of those pillars no longer works?
We live in a debt-driven economy where governments run massive deficits, fueled by aging populations and exploding public expenditures. Central banks print unlimited amounts of money, artificially suppress interest rates, and have abandoned their inflation targets. The result is devastating for savers and bond investors: Low interest rates combined with high inflation make a loss of purchasing power inevitable.
The solution? To own assets that cannot be printed, diluted, or issued at will: physical gold, bitcoin, and quality companies able to adapt to a changing financial system. Scarce assets become indispensable in a world of debased money and chronic debt expansion. This forces a fundamental rethink of how we protect and grow our wealth.
That is what The Great Rebalancing is all about.