JIM RICKARDS

Complex systems don't fail gradually. They fail suddenly. The snowflake doesn't cause the avalanche — the mountain does.

The dollar will collapse. Not because I say so, but because math says so. The debt is unsustainable.

Gold is the only money that has survived every financial crisis in 5,000 years.

I was in the room when LTCM nearly destroyed the global financial system. I learned that nothing is as safe as it looks.

Financial warfare is the next frontier of conflict. Nations will attack through currencies before they attack with missiles.

If you're not holding physical gold, you're holding a promise. And promises break.