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Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

1198: Where to Put Your Money Before the Dollar Collapses - Episode 1198

Investing in Real Estate with Clayton Morris | Investing for Beginners

Clayton Morris

Investing, How To, News, Education, Business, Business News

4.11.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that the dollar has lost 97% of its purchasing power since 1913? And the people managing your money, your financial advisor, your 401k provider, your bank, none of them will ever tell you that. That’s because the moment you understand what's actually happening to the dollar, you’re going to change your strategy, and they will stop making money off of you. 

On this episode of Investing in Real Estate, we’re going to unpack what’s happening with the decline of the US dollar. We’re going to discuss the national debt, the state of inflation, and how geopolitical tensions are impacting the dollar. Most importantly, you’ll learn about where to put your money before the dollar collapses.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You might be thinking, where should I be putting my money right now before the U.S. dollar

0:09.7

collapses? And that's a great question, because did you know that the dollar has lost 97% of its purchasing power since 1913?

0:17.4

Yeah, the year the Fed started. And the people managing your money, your financial advisor,

0:22.1

your 401k provider, your bank, none of them will ever tell you that. Why? Because the moment

0:27.4

you understand what's actually happening to the dollar, you're going to change your strategy.

0:31.0

They're going to stop making money off of you. You're going to pull your money out of their

0:34.5

little financial advisory pool. Let me give you the actual numbers here.

0:38.9

A big reason why we're in this situation is because the U.S. is carrying over $39 trillion in debt right now.

0:45.1

$39 trillion. This is a number far beyond what most people can even conceptualize. And the interest on

0:51.6

that debt, just the interest crossed $1 trillion per year. That's not paying down the debt. That's not investing in anything. That's just the cost of keeping the lights on. It is abysmal. This debt has created immense inflationary pressure, as I'm sure you felt intensify over the last several years. And every time the government decides to print more

1:11.5

dollars, the value of the dollar in your pocket goes down. And here's the kicker. The tariffs that

1:16.3

went into effect last year are the most aggressive trade intervention that we've seen since the

1:20.0

1930s. The 1930s, research out of Yale says that thanks to tariffs, the U.S. dollar is 7.6% weaker than its 2024 average.

1:30.6

An economist say that the full effective tariffs doesn't even show up immediately.

1:34.1

It takes up to 18 months to ripple through the economy.

1:37.8

Meanwhile, most people read these headlines, but continue to do the same thing they've always done.

1:41.9

They're leaving their money and savings accounts.

1:43.6

They're maxing out their 401ks. They're buying index funds, hoping for the best. And they're more or less

1:49.8

like digging their heads in the sand right now. And I get it. That's what they were trying to do.

1:54.9

That's what they were told to do. But things have changed. The dollar has changed. And most likely

1:59.9

things are only getting it worse from here on out. But it wasn't always like this. Up until 1971, the dollar was backed by gold. Every single dollar in circulation had real gold sitting in a vault somewhere. Then the next administration ended that system, moved to what's called a fiat currency, meaning the dollar is backed by nothing except the

2:20.9

full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

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