As the Bitcoin guru Larry Fink articulated, the foundation for savings & retirement is Hope.

To check if you have any rationale for hope -

Here are 13 Red Flags to look for in your local fiat currency:

1) Unaccountable Creation: Is the currency created out of thin air by unaccountable bureaucrats? 🚩

2) Fractional Reserve Banking: Do “Too Big to Fail” banks loan out the savings of their clients while barely keeping a fraction in reserve? 🚩

3) Inflation measurement: Is inflation measured by a government stipulated basket of goods, with no relevance to your actual life? 🚩

4) Housing Affordability: Are the generations expected to be the engine of the economy over the next several decades priced out of owning their own home? 🚩

5) Tax base mental health: Is an increasingly large proportion of the population unsure / unable to confidently state whether they are in fact male or female? 🚩

6) CBDC Risk: Is the government seeking / investigating absolute control over payments made within their borders? 🚩

7) History of unethical behavior: Has your government recently imposed lockdowns or unethical mandates?🚩

8) Frequent Banking Crises: Is the country perpetually experiencing banking crises that require new & inventive government tools to resolve? 🚩

9) Putin's Price Hike: Are foreign leaders on the other side of the planet responsible for the currency's inflation? 🚩

10) Climate Scapegoat: Is the weather to blame for rising prices?🚩

11) Unrealised Loss Powder Keg: Has local currency interest rates spiked triggering catastrophic unrealised losses in government bonds for banks & insurance companies? 🚩

12) Sovereign Debt Levels: Is your country already within a debt spiral where it can only pay off its existing debt, by adding more debt? 🚩

13) Competition: Is there a decentralized, permissionless monetary network with a fixed supply, building network effects globally, competing with your currency? 🚩🚩🚩

If any of these apply to your local fiat currency, the smartest move is likely to be dumping it in favor of Bitcoin