Many exchange-traded funds, ETF’s, are issued by big investment banks, where the level of derivative exposure to counterparty risk is exponentially greater than at the time of the Lehman failure. Our guest this week on Retirement Lifestyle Advocates radio is Simon Popple. Your host, Dennis Tubbergen talks with Popple about the risks in the market and why a diversified portfolio that includes gold might be a great choice.

Mr. Simon Popple is the author of the Brookville Capital Intelligence Report.  Mr. Popple started a newsletter with MoneyWeek called Metals & Miners and when they were acquired, he set up Gold Speculator with Jim Rickards. During this time, he was a featured speaker at MoneyWeek and Mines & Money conferences. Mr. Popple has also done numerous interviews with IGTV on the gold market.

To learn more about this week’s guest, Simon Popple, and his new book “Investing in a Recession: Why I Like Gold,” please visit https://www.brookvillecapital.com.