He’s built wealth by doing it within a highly regulated framework and playing by all their rules along the way. He’s done everything by the book. He isn’t a spook, nor is he a special case within the financial system. He simply takes bigger risks than his contemporaries and as long as those go his way he’ll be rewarded more than anyone else. His thesis doesn’t require the fed to end. Quite the opposite. The longer they exist the more likely they debase currency and the more he wins. If the fed ends there’s likely to be massive upheaval. In that scenario I wouldn’t necessarily want to be one of the richest people in the country