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WTFinance is a podcast hosted by Anthony Fatseas breaking down the complex world of finance, investing and trading to make it accessible for everyone. We provide weekly interviews with Finance, Trading and Investing experts on YouTube and Podcast platforms. WTFinance believes knowledge of Finance and Investing is a right everyone should have access to. Our ambitions is to provide this to the world through our podcast and future offerings. If you would like to collaborate, please email us at - whatthefinance@hotmail.com

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November 11, 202641 min

The $40 Trillion Problem That Breaks the Entire Financial System | Lynette Zang

Interview recorded - 10th of November, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Lynette Zang. Lynette is an economist, precious metals and currency analyst, and the Founder and CEO of Zang International.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the economy, debt bubble, the fiat crisis risk, secular shifts, new financial system, gold and silver and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:51 - Overview of economy and markets3:03 - Debt bubble5:34 - Monetising debt8:01 - Unlimited promises9:35 - Investing in precious metals11:26 - New financial system20:15 - Secular Shift24:47 - Central banks buying gold27:52 - Precious Metals crash37:24 - One message to takeaway?Lynette Zang is an economist that has been involved in the markets at some level since 1964, as a student, banker, stockbroker and precious metals and currency analyst. She has been studying currency lifecycles since 1987 and discovered similar social, economic, and financial patterns that occur throughout the stages of a currency’s lifetime. She believes that recognizing these patterns enables people to see what’s coming and make well-informed choices that put their best interest first.In addition to her work at Zang International, Lynette serves on the Advisory Board of Citizens for Sound Money, contributing her global economic expertise to advance education on currency lifecycles and to promote policies and legislative initiatives at all levels of government that strengthen free-market monetary systems worldwide.Together, Lynette, her team of experts and special guests share how to best prepare for economic uncertainty. Focus will be in the areas of Lynette’s mantra and how to be equipped in the key areas of Food, Water, Energy, Security, Wealth Preservation, Barterability, Shelter, and last, but certainly not least, Community.Lynette Zang - YouTube - @ZangIntl X - https://x.com/TheLynetteZangWebsite - https://www.zangintl.com/WTFinance -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

November 9, 202630 min

"When All Else Fails, They Take You to War": Iran, the Crash and What Comes Next | Gerald Celente

Interview recorded - 4th of November, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Gerald Celente. Gerald Celente is the founder of the Trends Research Institute and publisher of the Trends Journal, considered by many the top trends forecaster in the world. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the market, the midterms aftermath, AI debt bubble collapse, why it could be the largest crash in history and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:13 - Overview of the Economy and Markets3:07 - Continuation of the War4:57 - Midterms Aftermath7:10 - US Fiscal situation9:10 - AI Debt Bubble14:42 - Bail Out17:03 - Wealth Inequality19:11 - Assets to Perform21:17 - BRICS & China25:42 - Other Winners28:04 - One message to takeaway?Gerald Celente is the Founder/Director of the Trends Research Institute and Publisher of the weekly Trends Journal magazine. He is the author of the highly acclaimed and best-selling books “Trend Tracking” and “Trends 2000” (Warner Books). With a 43-year track record of identifying, tracking, and forecasting trends, Celente is world-renowned as today’s #1 Trend Forecaster. Celente has earned the reputation as a trusted name in trends for his many accurate forecasts; among them, the 1987 Stock Market crash, Dot com bust, “Gold Bull Run,” “Panic of ‘08,” the rise of organic foods, and the popularity of gourmet coffee long before Starbucks was a household name. Celente, who developed the Globalnomic methodology to identify, track, forecast, and manage trends, is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology, or conventional wisdom, Celente, whose motto is “Think for Yourself,” observes and analyzes current events forming future trends for what they are – not for how he wants them to be. A true American Patriot, Celente owns three pre-Revolutionary stone buildings on the most historic corner in America, where the seeds of Democracy were sown, Colonial Kingston, New York’s first Capitol. Self-described as a “Warrior for the Prince of Peace,” Gerald Celente is also the Founder “Occupy Peace & Freedom,” a not-for-profit movement to honor the Constitution and Bill of Rights and restore Freedoms.Gerald Celente - Journal - https://trendsjournal.com/YouTube - @gcelente Twitter - https://twitter.com/geraldcelenteWTFinance -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

November 6, 202636 min

Legendary Resource Investor: "This Could be the End of the Metals Bear Market"

Interview recorded - 2nd of November, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Rick Rule. Rick Rule is one of the most respected resource investors of the past forty years, and the former President and CEO of Sprott US Holdings.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation with the economy, why there are many concerns about the debt crisis, opportunities in commodities, miners and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:18 - Overview of the economy2:48 - Precious metals4:24 - Interest Rates6:56 - Middle East Overview8:44 - Energy Markets15:22- Miners18:44 - Central banks selling gold20:44 - Credit Markets24:41 - Commodity Opportunities27:16 - Silver28:36 - Copper29:51- Copper Miners34:58 - One message to takeaway?Rick began his career 47 years ago in 1974 in the securities business and has been involved in it ever since. He is known for his expertise in many resource sectors, including agriculture, alternative energy, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and water. In 1990, Rick founded the business now known as Sprott US Holdings” merging in into Sprott Inc. ( SII) in 2011. He retired from Sprott Inc., in 2021, and resigned from the board of directors in 2023, but remains Sprott’s largest shareholder. IMr. Rule is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, and a frequent contributor to numerous media outlets including CNBC, Fox Business News and BNN. Mr. Rule is actively engaged in private placement markets, through originating and participating in hundreds of debt and equity transactions.Rick Rule - Twitter - https://twitter.com/RealRickRuleLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-rule-1058921a/Website - https://ruleinvestmentmedia.com/Seminar - https://cvent.me/XOqdLa?via=WTFInanceWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

November 4, 202640 min

The Age of Strongmen: Why Trump, Putin and Xi are Rewriting History | Andrew Roberts

Interview recorded - 30th of November, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Lord Andrew Roberts. Andrew is a British historian, journalist and broadcaster. Author of 'Napoleon & His Marshals', 'Napoleon the Great', 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny', 'George III'. During our conversation we spoke about the current geopolitical conflicts, the risk of Russia moving into Europe, US' overextension, lessons from Napoleon and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:36 - Current Global Conflicts4:26 - Great Power Conflict5:29 - US Conflicts6:43 - Suez Crisis Repeat?8:32 - Ukraine Conflict11:40 - Great Powers Struggling13:58 - UK Need an Army?17:53 - Strategic Leadership20:55 - Great Powers Overextending25:52 - US Overextending?28:56 - Russia to invade Europe?32:52 - Napoleon and his Marshalls36:03 - Future Conflicts?Andrew Roberts, Baron Roberts of Belgravia is an English popular historian and journalist. He is the Bonnie and Tom McCloskey Visiting Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a Lehrman Institute Distinguished Lecturer at the New York Historical Society. He was a trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 2013 to 2021.Roberts's historical research has focused mostly on English-speaking nations, particularly those closely tied socially to the United Kingdom, such as the United States. Roberts is known internationally for his 2009 book The Storm of War, which covers socio-political factors of the Second World War, such as Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the administrative organisation of Nazi Germany. It received the British Army Military Book of the Year Award for 2010, and achieved commercial success, reaching No. 2 on The Sunday Times best-seller list. Much of Roberts's later work, including his 2014 and 2018 biographies of Napoleon and Sir Winston Churchill, has been widely praised. Roberts's public commentary has additionally appeared in several British publications, such as The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, including his support for Atlanticism within international relations.Andrew Roberts - Website - https://www.andrew-roberts.net/X - https://x.com/aroberts_andrewBook - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Napoleon-his-Marshals-Victory-Betrayal/dp/0241711355/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

November 2, 202640 min

Economist Who Predicted 2008: "The AI Bubble is Worse" | Ann Pettifor

Interview recorded - 2nd of November, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Ann Pettifor. Ann is an international political economist, author and public speaker.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the economy, what she saw in the financial crisis, why she sees the AI bubble as another debt collapse, shadow banking, system change and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:20 - Overview of the debt landscape5:30 - Warning Signs of Crash9:04 - Government debt14:30 - High Inflation after WW216:30 - Shadow Banking20:58 - Rent Seeking Economies26:26 - Changing the system30:50 - China to adjust?34:26 - Credit Crisis Worse than 2008?38:42 - One message to takeaway?Ann Pettifor is an international political economist, author and public speaker. Her latest book, The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and the Planet, was published in January 2026. In 2019 Verso published The Case for the Green New Deal, which by 2020 had been translated into German by Hamburger Edition, Italian by Fazi Editore and Swedish by Verbal Förlag. The English paperback, with an added Afterword, appeared in bookstores from September 2020. The Production of Money, published by Verso in spring 2017, explains the nature of money and the monetary system, tackles thorny issues like Bitcoin and QE, and is written to be accessible to a wide audience. It too was translated into German and published by Hamburger Edition, and later into Spanish.In 2003, as editor of The Real World Economic Outlook (Palgrave Macmillan), she predicted an Anglo-American debt-deflationary crisis. This was followed in September 2006 by her book predicting the Global Financial Crisis, The Coming First World Debt Crisis, published by Palgrave.Known for her work on sovereign debt and the international financial architecture, she led the Jubilee 2000 campaign, which as part of an international movement resulted in the cancellation of approximately $100 billion of debt owed by the poorest countries, and in the clearance of $30 billion of debt by the Nigerian government in 2005.Ann Pettifor - Website - https://annpettifor.com/Substack - https://substack.com/@annpettiforBook - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1804297224/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

October 30, 202643 min

Why Renewables Are Making Energy More Expensive (And What Happens Next) | Scott Tinker

Interview recorded - 28th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Scott Tinker. Scott is a global researcher, educator, and pragmatist working to solve major societal challenges in energy, environment, and economy.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation with energy, why the complicated energy system is often underestimated, peak fossil fuel, why renewables may not make energy cheaper, Chinese Energy strategy and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:23 - The complicated energy system3:59 - Demand growth9:20 - Peak Fossil Fuel13:52 - Is Full Renewables energy possible?20:04 - Renewables cheaper?26:06 - Gas prices30:23 - Chinese Energy Strategy35:12 - Middle East Impact41:00 - One message to takeaway?Internationally renowned, Dr. Scott W. Tinker is an energy explorer working to bring industry, government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations together to address major societal challenges in energy, the environment, and the economy. Dr. Tinker is CEO of Tinker Energy Associates, Chairman of the nonprofit Switch Energy Alliance, and Director Emeritus of the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin. With Director Harry Lynch, Tinker co-produced and is featured in the award-winning documentary films Switch and Switch On, screened to millions of viewers globally. Tinker is the host of Energy Switch, an energy and climate talk show appearing on over 200 PBS stations nationwide, and on major podcast channels. He is the voice of Earth Date, featured on over 450 public radio stations nationwide. His writing appears from Forbes to Fortune to Scientific American. In his visits to 60 countries, Tinker has given over 1100 keynote and invited lectures and presented a TEDx on The Dual Challenge: Energy and Environment. Tinker sits on many public, private and academic boards and councils. He served a president of several international professional associations and is an AGI Campbell Medalist, AAPG Halbouty Medalist, GCAGS Boyd Medalist, AIPG Parker Medalist, and a Geological Society of America Fellow.Scott Tinker - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinkerenergyassociates/Switch Energy - https://switchon.org/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

October 28, 202646 min

Global Liquidity Is Drying Up (And Stocks Are Next) | Michael Howell

Interview recorded - 23rd October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Howell. Michael Howell is the founder of CrossBorder Capital, a former Salomon Brothers research director, and the author of Capital Wars. During our conversation we spoke about the current overview of the economy, FED actions, bursting of the bubble, liquidity cycle, higher yields and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:34- Overview of the economy and markets3:48 - FED actions8:09 - Short term fix15:59 - Bursting of the bubble18:11 - FED changes?19:08 - Liquidity cycle25:53 - Higher yields36:08 - China43:00 - China's economic growth44:40 - One message to takeawayMichael Howell is CEO of CrossBorder Capital, a London-based FCA registered, independent research and investment company that he founded in 1996. Previously he was Head of Research for Baring Securities and Research Director of Salomon Brothers Inc, the US investment bank. The liquidity methodology he pioneered monitors cross-border flows and Central Bank behaviour across some 80 countries world-wide. Liquidity flows are a central part of CrossBorder Capital's asset allocation advice, which is currently provided to major global investors, including institutional asset managers, government agencies, Central Banks and endowment funds. Michael has been in financial markets since 1981 and is a regular conference speaker and media commentator. He graduated from Bristol and London Universities with a finance doctorate, specialising in Fixed Income.Michael Howell -Website - https://crossbordercapital.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/crossbordercapLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-howell-357b1416/?originalSubdomain=ukWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

October 27, 202640 min

France Is Only the Beginning: The End of the Western Empire | Richard Wolff

Interview recorded - 24th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Professor Richard Wolff. Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and has been described as probably America's most prominent Marxist economist. He is the host of Economic Update and the author of Capitalism Hits the Fan. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation throughout the world, why Europe is ahead of the US, the US Empire Collapsing, whether the system can be reformed and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction3:42 - Overview of the economy19:36 - Centrists have failed24:31 - Moving to the extremes32:03 - Reforming the system38:08 - One message to takeaway?Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City.Earlier he taught economics at Yale University (1967-1969) and at the City College of the City University of New York (1969-1973). In 1994, he was a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Paris (France), I (Sorbonne). Wolff was also regular lecturer at the Brecht Forum in New York City.Prof Wolff is the co-founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update. Professor Richard Wolff:Democracy at work: https://www.democracyatwork.info/Website: https://www.rdwolff.com/X: https://x.com/profwolffYouTube: @RichardDWolff WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

October 23, 202651 min

"Adapt or Die": The Warning Rome Gives America | Barry Strauss

Interview recorded - 21st of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Barry Strauss. Barry is an Author, Hoover Senior Fellow, Cornell professor emeritus, amateur rower, traveler to Mediterranean places.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation around the world, what we can learn from history and the Romans, why we must be able to adapt, risk of collapse of the West and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:54 - Learning from history4:20 - Revolution leadership5:19 - Comparing today to the past6:46 - Overview of world9:16 - Fourth turning11:23 - End state of democracy?14:48 - Push away from civics16:13 - History unstable19:30 - China's rise?23:55 - Collapse of the Western Empire?27:19 - Equity in society33:54 - Drone revolution35:51 - Geopolitical Shift40:33 - Changing balance of power43:48 - France conflict48:08 - Messages to takeaway?Bestselling author Barry Strauss is a classicist and a military and naval historian and consultant. He is a recognized authority on leadership and the lessons that can be learned from the experiences of the greatest political and military leaders of the ancient world, among them, Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander.Strauss is the Corliss Page Dean Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University as well as the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies Emeritus at Cornell University, where he is the former Chair of the Department of History as well as Professor of History and Classics. He is Series Editor of Princeton’s Turning Points in Ancient History. He also served as Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale and a B.A. from Cornell.Professor Strauss has spent years researching and studying the leaders of the ancient world and has written and spoken widely of their mistakes and successes. He is also a widely acclaimed military and naval historian whose analyses of the strategies and campaigns of some of history’s great commanders reveal the successful rules of engagement that were true on the battlefield and resonate in today’s boardrooms and executive suites.Strauss is a winner of the 2025 Bradley Prize, honoring his lifelong dedication to the study and teaching of Western civilization and classical and military history.In recognition of his scholarship, Strauss was elected to membership of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. He received Italy's Lucio Colletti Journalism Prize for Literature in 2015. He was named an Honorary Citizen of Salamis, Greece in 2012. Professor Strauss is a well-known television personality with appearances on The History Channel, Netflix, CNN, PBS and The Discovery Channel. He is the host of the popular podcast, "ANTIQUITAS: Leaders and Legends of the Ancient World," which is accessible on most platforms.Professor Strauss is the author of ten books on ancient history which have been translated into twenty languages.His latest book, Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire, will be published by Simon & Schuster in August 2025. In a starred review, Library Journal wrote, “Historian Strauss hits another home run with this thorough account of the tumultuous relations between Rome and its most contentious subjects, the Jews, in ancient times. . . . There is no better history of this important but little-known subject."Barry Strauss - Website - https://barrystrauss.com/X - https://x.com/barrystraussWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

October 21, 202634 min

Historic Housing Crash Accelerating as Delinquencies and Foreclosures Surge | Melody Wright

Interview recorded - 20th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Melody Wright. Melody Wright is a real estate, macro, and technology analyst who began her mortgage career at GMAC ResCap in 2006 and helped manage the historic ResCap bankruptcy. She publishes the M3 Melody Substack. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the markets, why we're seeing risks of a housing crash, increasing delinquencies and foreclosures, private credit and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:57 - Housing Market Update8:01 - New homes overview9:09 - Crash catalysts12:37 - Delinquencies to Foreclosures18:50 - Secular shift away from Housing?25:13 - Survey data problems30:33 - Private Credit31:50 - One message to takeaway?Melody Wright - X - https://x.com/m3_melodySubstack - https://m3melody.substack.com/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas