Simply put, a gem of a man.

I agree that Uber could not have been developed without cheap money. It is built on two ideas: the internet of things for the company and incremental income for the drivers. When and if interest normalize Uber can still be successful. The stock price will adjust, but that's life. Uber's bigger threat is everyone else getting into its business. DLS

Jim Grant did not mention how the taxi businesses in many local cities and metro areas in the US were government protected monopolies prior to disruption from Uber, Lyft, etc.

"We live in a time of fictitious wealth" Nailed it. Jim is always a great interview.

Jim Grant's interviews are amazing. Wonderful insight. He is also a great interviewer of other people in the financial space. Keep them coming.

Jim Grant's interviews are amazing. Wonderful insight. He is also a great interviewer of other people in the financial space. Keep them coming.

I am just smart enough to realize how smart Jim Grant is. He has a historical perspective that is very rare. Putting the current situation into historical perspective makes one realize that conditions weren't always like today, and they might change. Please, RealVision, let Jim Grant be free to express his views. Don't just limit Jim to interviewing other people.

I'd love to see a Jim Grant/Peter Schiff conversation.

Jim Grant is terrific. He offers a wealth of knowledge. The Lord Liverpool quote is perfect for the 2020 state of affairs. Keep it coming Jim. My $0.02. Buy gold. “The tendency of an inconvertible paper money is to create fictitious wealth, bubbles, which by their bursting, produce inconvenience.” -Lord Liverpool May 26, 1818

I absolutely love this interview with Jim Grant. One of the greatest minds in finance.

I like the video, bc it educates me. But: As a trader it does not help me. There are a lot of traders / investors bashing the fed and they keep out of the market (or worse short it) bc they think its all rigged. Of cause its rigged! There is not one market that is not (HF Traders that have co-location of their servers is also rigged, prop shops that have acess to blind pools, alternative data etc. etc.) Short the stock market or not beeing in the market bc. I do not like the fed? Are we politicans or are we traders / investors that try to find the tailwinds and headwinds or put a rigged market into our profit! We all know the fed has put a bid under the market since at least Jan. 2019 and an even much bigger bid with "no QE". And even an atomic bid since they said they do not care about inflation anymore (they will let if overshoot). They are monster dovish! I trade the rigged market in my favor (e.g. beeing agressively long since 2011!). Yes, inflation will come, well then I trade Gold stocks, looking forward to it! Analyse it yes, understand if there is a bid of the fed in the market. But if you found out, then go to action and trade it and make money!

Jim Grant as the new Fed head, let’s bring common sense and sanity back into the market place, real price discovery instead for just dumping trillions $ down a black hole never to be seen again.

Whiles I am a beggar, I will rail and say there is no sin but to be rich; and being rich, my virtue then shall be to say there is no vice but beggary.

Superb. Jim’s eloquence is rare. His irrepressible wit, very entertaining. I loved this. Please give Jim more chances to expound his views vs. just interviewing. He is indeed a national treasure.

"very short sighted to load up on these bonds that yield less than the rate of inflation" - if I interpret this correctly it's a somewhat contrarian view to Sri-Kumar and others who are advising to go (stay) long 10 Yr and 20 Yr Bonds (although nobody said 'load up' :-). I guess diversify remains an essential part of the game in this unpredictable environment; Crypto, Metals, Stocks, US T Bonds, Real Estate & Cash.

I would love to have a drink with Jim and discuss the madness.

Jim Grant is a national treasure, like the parks. Both speak the truth.

Jim Grant is a national treasure. Great way to start the New Year. Thank you, Real Vision.

One of a kind. What an asset to all of us. Love Jim's candor and style. If only those at the Fed would find it within themselves to listen to Jim and understand his real world, common sense view of things, we and, most importantly, our kids and kids kids would all be much better off.

In general I would like to hear way more RV guests asked about their PERSONAL portfolio's. Especially the analysts and newsletter writer guests. How do they have all their wealth allocated right now? Maybe put a pie chart up at the end of every video like the bullet pointed summaries.

What I would pay to know Jim's portfolio. Can we get a glimpse of where he is invested? His command of the english language and history is brilliant. Simply great to hear from Jim in any context.

Love it how Jim Grant articulates his views

"Prices discovered, are better than prices imposed" Such a great one liner. Simple, elegant and profound. Thank you RV and Jim Grant :):)

good interview. Thanks real vission

the segment if FED can normalize rates got me thinking about Oz - lol if RBA hikes twice 1/2 of the country will go broke. Second highest private debt in the world.

It is important to note that the Fed's and other central banks easy money policies are the direct result of Wall Street's melt down in 2008. The original QE should have been followed by infrastructure build by the government - money into the economy. Eventually the easy money era will be over when CBs cannot stop the a market meltdown as markets normalize. For this I am in the gold camp with Mr. Grant. DLS

As good as it gets. If the data on DQYDJ.com is accurate we just wrapped up a two-decade stretch in which SPY returned 5.62% per year with divi's reinvested, gross of fees and taxes. The inside joke is that low interest rates have produced dismal returns, sky high deficits, lofty multiples, and a whole lot of inconvenience. With more to come.

Every time I listen to Mr. Grant I want more.

Love this guy. Thank you mr. Grant.

Great segment from Jim. The quasi quote was almost spot on: Lord Liverpool, in his House of Lords speech of May 26, 1818 regarding the return to the gold standard said: “The tendency of an inconvertible paper money is to create fictitious wealth, bubbles, which by their bursting, produce inconvenience.” What a wonderful observation from long ago. There is truly nothing new under the sun. We Work has already generated "inconvenience", Uber will shortly follow and soon after Tesla. If the Fed can't continue to keep interest rates down, they will indeed rise, the European Sovereign debt market will collapse in panic as traders desperately try to exit from negative rate "assets" and money will flee Europe for....... the dollar, albeit until the system implodes......"inconveniently".

A good perspective to get people thinking in this new year Thanks Jim for sharing