Resilient Wealth in an Era of Infinite Money

What happens when the money supply grows too slowly or too quickly? From gold-standard deflation to QE-driven inflation and inequality, we trace the lessons of monetary history, and what we can do today to protect ourselves in an age of infinite money. Topics covered include: How is the money supply measured, and why is it a subjective exercise What is an example of a negative money shock Why an optimal monetary policy would lead to deflation, and why that is a good thing What causes inflation How quantitative easing contributed to wealth inequality What is demurrage currency The unorthodox way Richard Nixon sought to combat high inflation and a strong dollar How to increase our wealth in an era of infinite money Sponsors LinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off Show Notes Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S. since 1989—The Federal Reserve M2 (M2SL)—FRED Good Versus Bad Deflation: Lesson from the Gold Standard Era by Michael D. Bordo, John Landon Lane, and Angela Redish—NBER Speech by Richard Nixon (15 August 1971)—CVCE US - Total Market Cap Divided by M2 Money Supply—MacroMicro Did Quantitative Easing Increase Income Inequality? by Juan Antonio Montecino and Gerald Epstein—CEPWeb Does Quantitative Easing Affect Inequality: Evidence from the US - Nektarios Michail Demurrage currency—Wikipedia Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber Related Episodes 482: Unlocking the Power of Positive Skewness: Strategies for Investing, Business, and Creativity 431: The Long-term Bullish Case for Gold 336: Own What Is Real See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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This episode was published on Sep 17, 2025.

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