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Dave Iben: The World Is on Sale While America Trades at a Premium | #652
In today's episode, Dave draws on 45 years and over 100 countries to argue why scarcity still matters in a world obsessed with infinite money and AI. He makes the case that the world trades at a discount while America sits at record valuations. To close, Dave explains why undervalued commodities eventually catch up with inflation.
Key Points
- Scarcity still matters because assets that cannot be printed, such as gold, energy, metals, farmland, and timber, tend to be mispriced when investors focus too much on financial assets and too little on supply and demand.
- The most attractive opportunities often come from places and sectors that are widely disliked, underowned, or misunderstood, including select emerging markets, resource businesses, and farmland outside the United States.
- AI and other powerful tools can improve research, but human judgment, valuation discipline, and the willingness to buy what feels uncomfortable remain the real edge in investing.
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