From Nixon’s gold shock to JPMorgan’s “debasement trade,” why investors are rethinking what counts as real value and why women’s health companies may be the hardest assets of all.
The average person does not understand finance, sadly we don’t teach this in schools. So when deregulations on how our dollars work happens again the average person won’t understand a lot of the legal and financial jargon. This isn’t just about politics, but it has definitely played a major part in how we are here.
Thanks, Jan. You are absolutely right. Financial literacy is one of the biggest silent divides. Most people feel the effects of policy in their daily lives long before they understand the mechanics behind it (so how interest payments, inflation, and deficits actually connect to what they can buy or save.) That’s part of why I write these pieces to make the invisible systems that shape our financial reality more legible. Because as you said, it’s not just about politics. It’s about understanding the structures that silently decide the value of our work, our savings, and our future.
The average person does not understand finance, sadly we don’t teach this in schools. So when deregulations on how our dollars work happens again the average person won’t understand a lot of the legal and financial jargon. This isn’t just about politics, but it has definitely played a major part in how we are here.
Thanks, Jan. You are absolutely right. Financial literacy is one of the biggest silent divides. Most people feel the effects of policy in their daily lives long before they understand the mechanics behind it (so how interest payments, inflation, and deficits actually connect to what they can buy or save.) That’s part of why I write these pieces to make the invisible systems that shape our financial reality more legible. Because as you said, it’s not just about politics. It’s about understanding the structures that silently decide the value of our work, our savings, and our future.
Maryann - Thank you for championing women’s health in this way. Your perspective is unique and one we need to keep hearing about.