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[@jsblokland](/creator/twitter/jsblokland)
"Time to Ask The Question While gold enthusiasts newly minted experts and fair-weather investors overwhelm you with glowing stories about gold one crucial question remains unanswered. Why does your bank your financial advisor your wealth manager or your pension fund have zero percent allocated to gold Before we go any further lets look at a few numbers. Since August 2020 the price of gold in euros has risen by XXX% while global bonds (hedged to euros) have fallen by 9%. That starting point is somewhat arbitrary but as you can see in the chart gold first moved lower after August 2020. I could"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1979120245391458678) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-17T09:40Z 120.2K followers, 34.1K engagements


"Goldman Sachs' World Portfolio (including gold) reveals the weight of equities is by no means extreme"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1979975123919626620) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-19T18:17Z 120.2K followers, 10.8K engagements


"So basically only six countries in the world hold Bitcoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1976407307966873933) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-09T21:59Z 120.2K followers, 7638 engagements


"The trade war is back This time both ends of the Pacific are fighting it. But for how long"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1976884268199706690) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-11T05:35Z 120.2K followers, 8922 engagements


"There you go Powell states that the Federal Reserve may be close to the end of quantitative tightening. Likely meaning that the size of the Fed balance sheet will bottom only marginally below the pre-Covid peak. #liquidity #refinancing #debteconomy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1978160625630003564) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-14T18:07Z 120.2K followers, 6762 engagements


"France's pension and political backdrop are just crazy. To survive more no-confidence votes Prime Minister Lecornu has proposed suspending a law to raise the retirement age. The French on average retire at just over XX which is three years earlier than in 1980. Meanwhile the average life expectancy has increased by nearly XX years Postpone now and pay double the price later Reckless political behavior massively burdening younger generations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1978401299767931376) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-15T10:03Z 120.2K followers, 27.1K engagements


"Exactly right This is what a lot of people forget but global money supply and debt will continue to rise (rapidly). For example total debt increased by a staggering USD XX trillion just in the first half of this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1978934768373760454) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-16T21:23Z 120.2K followers, 11.6K engagements


"After Fitch S&P has downgraded Frances credit rating. Following weeks of political turmoil the outlook for Frances public finances has not improved at all. Read what it means in the English edition of the Blokland Smart Multi-Asset Fund newsletter:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1980174411593593200) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-20T07:29Z 120.2K followers, 39.3K engagements


"I'm just going to leave this here. In France pensioners earn more money than people who work. Obviously this makes total sense from a budget economic political and societal perspective"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jsblokland/status/1980231959575158937) [@jsblokland](/creator/x/jsblokland) 2025-10-20T11:17Z 120.2K followers, 35.2K engagements