Resources

Books, videos, and articles to go deeper on money, cycles, and macro.

Type

Topic

Essential Reading

The Fourth Turning

William Strauss & Neil Howe · 1997

The foundational text on generational cycles. Predicts major crises every ~80 years based on repeating patterns in Anglo-American history.

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The Fourth Turning Is Here

Neil Howe · 2023

The 2023 sequel. Howe updates the theory with 25 years of new data and analyzes where we are in the current Crisis era.

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

Ray Dalio · 2021

Dalio studies the rise and fall of reserve currencies and empires over 500 years. Spoiler: the patterns repeat.

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31m

How The Economic Machine Works

Ray Dalio · 2013

The best 30-minute explanation of credit cycles, deleveraging, and monetary policy. Essential viewing.

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Broken Money

Lyn Alden · 2023

A comprehensive history of money, why the current system is broken, and how Bitcoin fits into the picture. Rigorous but accessible.

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More Resources

1h 45m

Neil Howe: The Fourth Turning Is Here

Neil Howe (Bankless) · 2023

Deep dive interview where Howe explains generational theory, the current crisis, and what comes next.

cycles

43m

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

Ray Dalio · 2021

Animated summary of Dalio's research on the rise and fall of empires and reserve currencies.

cyclesmacro

2h 10m

Lyn Alden: Broken Money

Lyn Alden (What Bitcoin Did) · 2023

Lyn breaks down the core thesis of Broken Money: why fiat currencies fail and what makes good money.

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Lyn Alden Investment Strategy

Lyn Alden

Lyn's free articles cover macro, fiscal policy, and monetary systems. Some of the clearest financial writing online.

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The Bitcoin Standard

Saifedean Ammous · 2018

The economic case for Bitcoin as hard money. Heavy on Austrian economics and monetary history.

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10 episodes

Hidden Secrets of Money

Mike Maloney · 2013

10-episode series on monetary history, gold, and economic cycles. Episode 4 on the dollar is legendary.

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WTF Happened in 1971?

Various · 2019

A collection of charts showing economic divergences that began in 1971 when Nixon ended the gold standard.

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