The “Raging 20’s” continue to rage on as we have witnessed in Davos this week. Global instability, new world ordering, high national debts, aging populations and MASSIVE tech AI disruption will continue to roil the world.
When national debt is exploding, currencies are being debased, and geopolitical risk feels like background noise rather than a shock, traditional portfolios start to look fragile. An Armageddon portfolio isn’t about doomsday fantasy—it’s about resilience. These are assets designed to survive and even thrive when trust in systems erodes.
Here are three core investments that historically perform well during periods of high debt, inflation, and global instability.
1. Hard Money: Gold (and Silver)
Gold has been a store of value for over 5,000 years—and for good reason. It has no counterparty risk, cannot be printed, and tends to shine when confidence in fiat currency fades.
When governments run massive deficits and central banks monetize debt, purchasing power quietly erodes. Gold often acts as insurance against that erosion. Silver adds a speculative and industrial component, benefiting from both monetary stress and supply constraints.
Role in the portfolio: Monetary insurance and currency debasement hedge.
2. Bitcoin: Digital Scarcity
Bitcoin was born from the last financial crisis, designed specifically as an alternative to debt-based monetary systems. With a fixed supply and decentralized control, it offers something rare in modern finance: credibly enforced scarcity.
In a world of ballooning balance sheets, Bitcoin represents an opt-out from monetary manipulation. Its volatility is the price of admission, but its asymmetric upside during systemic stress makes it a compelling Armageddon asset.
Role in the portfolio: Hedge against fiat failure and financial repression.
3. Productive Real Assets (Energy, Farmland, Infrastructure)
When instability rises, things people must use still matter—energy, food, and critical infrastructure. These assets generate real cash flow and tend to adjust with inflation over time.
Farmland feeds people. Energy powers economies. Infrastructure keeps societies functioning. These assets often benefit from scarcity, government spending, and inflationary environments—even when financial markets struggle.
Role in the portfolio: Inflation protection and real-world utility.
Final Thought
An Armageddon portfolio isn’t about predicting collapse—it’s about acknowledging uncertainty. By combining hard money, digital scarcity, and productive real assets, you’re building a portfolio that doesn’t rely on optimism, low debt, or perfect global cooperation to succeed.
In uncertain times, resilience is the return.