Timeless

Journey through 5,000 years of monetary history, from the earliest forms of credit in Mesopotamia and the enduring power of commodity money like gold that served societies for millennia, through the rise and fall of empires, to the age of fiat currency. Witness the dangers of speculative bubbles like John Law's Mississippi Bubble and England's South Sea Bubble, and learn from the stark inflationary lessons of Revolutionary France, where paper money schemes ended in ruin. Explore the modern era of central banks, the global reserve currency status of the US dollar, the impact of globalization, and the rise of digital assets such as Bitcoin and Stablecoins.

Timeless uncovers the forces behind financial crises, explains the cyclical nature of debt and monetary systems, and reveals how government policy and central banks have profoundly shaped the value of your money. You'll learn about essential concepts like John Exter's powerful Inverted Pyramid, which illustrates our current debt-based system with gold as its foundation.

More than just history, Timeless provides practical, actionable strategies for building a resilient investment portfolio that will stand the test of time. Drawing on lessons from financial history, this book shows you how to apply timeless principles to construct simple, safe, diversified, and enduring portfolios designed to build long-term wealth and preserve your purchasing power against the relentless erosion of inflation. Learn to properly allocate assets and diversify across key classes such as cash, gold, stocks, bonds, and real estate.