Jason Hartman talks with Robert Amsterdam, partner at Amsterdam & Partners, about his law career and what Robert sees as some of the biggest issues with the perceptions of America around the world. Robert has worked for many nations during his career, including Turkey and Russia.

The two touch on America's need to get out of other country's business, the US legal system's status as a "4th world", and the changing culture of law throughout Robert's career.

Key Takeaways:

[2:35] Robert's education on the deterioration of ethics

[5:20] Eventually the US needs to let people in other countries decide for themselves how they want to run their country

[7:53] Robert's dealings with Russia

[12:45] Is this just a bunch of unintended consequences?

[16:42] What does it mean that we've criminalized our foreign policy?

[18:37] One immediate move that would help lighten the amount of laws we have in the system

[19:57] The US legal system has made Robert call the US a "4th World"

[23:18] What changes has Robert seen in the legal profession during his career

Website:

www.AmsterdamAndPartners.com

www.EmpireOfDeceit.com

Jason Hartman talks to Dr. Eric Pichet, Professor & Director of Specialized Masters Program in Wealth Management & Real Estate Management at KEDGE Business School in France, about real estate around the world, as well as the current view of cryptocurrency by governments across the globe.

The two discuss how there is no global real estate market, but there are similarities in each of them, why the US home market is so much bigger than other nations, how cryptocurrencies are being received in Europe and whether governments and central banks will be moving to crush them in the near future.

Key Takeaways:

[1:48] There's no global real estate market, but we seem to be in about the same place in the cycle of each of the big areas

[5:31] Eric's take on Jason's 3 types of market belief

[6:42] Why Jason thinks the European home market is much slower than the US

[10:17] The series of economic events that led to French citizens being interested in real estate

[12:14] The sentiment about cryptocurrencies in Europe

[16:16] How are cryptocurrencies viewed by governments and central banks?

[19:03] Eric expects the G20 nations to declare Bitcoin as a tool for money laundering and terrorism

Website:

www.EricPichet.fr