Rick Rule: “The Only Way to Honor $100 Trillion in Debt Is to Devalue the Dollar”

The party’s over. Legendary investor Rick Rule declares the pleasant 1980–2020 era—marked by low interest rates and dollar dominance—dead. Speaking at the Rule Symposium, he warns: America’s $100+ trillion in debt and entitlements can only be “honored” by devaluing the dollar.

Paying retirees their checks while destroying purchasing power isn’t stability—it’s stealth default. Rule draws a chilling parallel to the 1970s, when the dollar lost 75% of its value and gold soared 30x. “We’re not waiting for a gold bull market—we’re in it,” he says. The math is in. The reckoning is here. Got gold?

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