Why The System Comes First (And What to Do About It)

I'm not sure that anyone really understands how the financial markets work in a post-2008 environment.

Dear Fellow Traveler,

The first rescue isn't aimed at you whenever a real crisis strikes.

It's aimed at the financial system itself.

The men and women behind the curtain will say they’re doing it on your behalf.

However, there are deep divisions in who wins and who loses each time.

It's easy to believe that when panic hits—when banks tremble, when markets break—the government will move heaven and earth to save American citizens.

That's the illusion.

The reality?

The Money Printer serves the system first — it always has, and it always will.

A Pattern Hidden in Plain Sight

Look carefully at the last 16 years:

The pattern when it comes to rescues:

1. System first.

2. Citizens later, if ever.

3. Insiders are loading up every time.

You’ll notice that when the system gets support (the insiders buy, too), the people closest to the new capital benefit. (That’s called the Cantillon Effect.)

Higher asset prices. Likely cheaper credit.

Insiders are the first movers - they know how the game operates.

Traditional Am…