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Econ Americas

Econ Americas

Written by: Fergus Hodgson CAIA
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Econ Americas addresses financial sovereignty: jurisdictional arbitrage, alternative investments, privacy, educational hacks, DIY investing, stakeholder management, accounting, and everything in between. To learn about our services visit our website: https://econamericas.com/services/

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  • Cryptocurrency Use Cases Explained | Podcast
    Jan 27 2026

    Paz Gómez, an analyst at Econ Americas, joins this episode to discuss her new book, When Crypto Makes Sense: A Guide to Use Cases for Liberty. In her book, she breaks down the fundamentals of crypto, outlines practical investing basics—from understanding the ecosystem to managing risk—and explores four real-world use cases tied to liberty.



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    31 mins
  • Peter C. Earle: Structural Changes Are Lifting Gold for the Long Haul
    Dec 23 2025

    Peter Earle—director of Economics and Economic Freedom at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER)—joined the Econ Americas podcast to discuss gold’s role in today’s economy. Earle contends in his new book, Gold in Uncertain Times, that gold remains one of the most reliable hedges against inflation and economic shocks.

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    27 mins
  • Rational Reasons for Delayed Home-Buying
    Nov 26 2025

    When a generation or two are putting off home purchases by almost a decade, there is likely a rational basis. Here are some crucial factors that came to mind when seeking to explain why the shift to older purchases has taken place in the past quarter century. If homeownership is healthy, as so many people believe, we must look at the causes for its decline. That means facing up to a lack of disposable income, NIMBY zoning and regulation, and immense subsidization of useless higher education. We can also explore novel ways to bypass the rent-seekers holding the gates.

    Read the article: https://econamericas.substack.com/p/reasons-delayed-homebuying

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    8 mins
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