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Axel Merk: Americans are Over-Exposed to US Dollar Risk

Merk believes diversifying away from dollar-denominated assets will help protect purchasing power

July 13, 2011

Axel Merk, president of the Merk Funds and an authority on strategic currency investing, joins Jim Puplava on Financial Sense Newshour to discuss his latest White Paper "US Investors Overexposed to US Dollar Risk?". Merk’s research concludes that 89.3% of the U.S. personal sector’s assets are directly linked to the risk of the U.S. dollar declining.

Axel is the Founder and President of Merk Investments LLC and the author of Sustainable Wealth: Achieve Financial Security in a Volatile World of Debt and Consumption. Merk is considered an expert, providing insights on macro trends, hard money, international investing and building sustainable wealth. An authority on currencies, he pioneered the use of strategic currency investing to seek diversification.

Interview in following link:

http://www.netcastdaily.com/broadcast/fsn2011-0713-1.mp3