Inflation today compared to the 1980s, "is a completely different animal this time around, and the situation is so beyond what the Fed can do now," says Peter Grandich, founder of Peter Grandich & Company. The enthusiasm over this week's Fed rate hike is misrepresented, he tells our Daniela Cambone, because Powell and the Fed, "will still be behind the curve, and need to be more aggressive." "Social and political disharmony is at the highest level since the onset of Civil War," in the U.S., and with the world suffering economic challenges, "it does not paint a good picture for the future."

General stocks and bonds have had a phenomenal run, but have been overdone on the upside, Grandich states, "and the only market I can risk capital on for capital appreciation is the gold market." He concludes that the mining companies, "especially the majors, are in phenomenal shape," with the juniors market still facing struggles.

"We are in a centrally planned economy," and no longer a capitalist system due to the Fed's actions, asserts E.B. Tucker, bestselling author of "Why Gold, Why Now?" This narrative-driven economy has been pinpointed on the Fed wanting to strengthen the dollar, "they don't care about inflation," he tells our Daniela Cambone. Tucker illustrates this large, "debt-based system," as a perpetual boom with the occasional crisis. He also adds that it is difficult for investors to navigate these economic waters, "and won't end until it explodes, which is not going to happen anytime soon." He warns that a digitized dollar is the next step toward total control of the masses, saying that China has already begun this with the digital yuan. Tucker touts and defends the company Metalla because they've acquired over 70 royalties to date, and concludes that this fantastic investment is parallel to, "the gold price doing great."

"Good news is not good enough," from earnings reports to positive economic data with weighted market uncertainty being at the center of it all, says Chris Versace, Chief Investment Officer of Tematica Research. "We're almost seeing a repeat of the first quarter in 2020," he tells our Daniela Cambone, "but the catalyst is different." "Consumer inflation-fighting stocks are a great safe haven and are companies with an elastic business model," Versace continues when asked about the best place to store money over the next year. He predicts that a "mini-supply chain issue," will arise once China finds its way out of the current Covid resurgence. Due to the Fed facing a lag in the implementation of monetary policy, a soft landing is not likely, Versace concludes.

"Bitcoin shining during inflation was always a myth," claims Gareth Soloway, president and CFO of InTheMoneyStocks.com. He tells our Daniela Cambone that Bitcoin has never experienced an era without quantitative easing stemming from the Fed, and has a $20,000 high-end and a $12,000 low-end target for the digital asset. "Terra's collapse was insane," Soloway exclaims, saying that it will be very hard for it to bounce back significantly since they keep minting, "more and more coins." Soloway asserts that bitcoin is still viewed as, "digital gold," but the precious metal gold is a very mature asset in comparison. "Even after a pretty dramatic pullback recently, gold is still having a positive year," he states when comparing the safe haven to other forms of stored wealth. "Gold should start its next leg up soon," he predicts, as the precious metal saw a downturn over the weekend. He concludes that we are in a "Fed-induced bear market, with a recession coming later in 2022," so it's important to be a nimble investor.

"The Fed is going to keep raising rates until the economy falls apart," and we're at a point where they're, "going to take their foot off the gas," warns Garrett Goggin, editor of the Silver Stock Analyst, www.SilverStockOffer.com. "There hasn't been a better time to buy silver and silver stocks in the past ten years than now," he shares with our Daniela Cambone. Technically silver is in a bear market, Goggin admits but forecasts a stark upturn over the next year. "I wouldn't be surprised to see gold well north of $2,500 an ounce," as this rate hike cycle continues, he predicts. The only thing that matters with crypto is bitcoin, "because it's proof of work," and bitcoin is, "no doubt a form of stored energy," Goggin continues. I see, "bitcoin as a store of value like gold," and I see stores of value continuing to do better.

"We're having a garden variety correction," as the market tries to figure out what comes next, asserts Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful. "We're getting close to a bottom," he tells our Daniela Cambone, on the first edition of the new monthly series: WonderBerry. O'Leary questions what portion of inflation is transitory, as Target and Walmart saw severe downturns this past week, "not due to consumer demand, but increased costs." "This market is not yet finished trying to find its equilibrium, and at the end of the day, inflation is [the Fed's] number one mandate," he states. The Biden administration's efforts to still push the Build Back Better Act within this current environment is, "sheer madness," O'Leary exclaims, saying it would be financial suicide for the nation. "I remain bullish on crypto from the perspective of productivity," he continues saying that these different [cryptocurrency] projects are software, not just a digital currencies. One of the biggest problems the crypto space is facing right now, "is getting access to semi-conductors to build out data centers... there are none," O'Leary concludes.

"Gold is not part of the Wall Street playbook," and that's a good thing right now, asserts Mark Yaxley, Managing Director at Strategic Wealth Preservation. Gold acting as a hedge against all other investments and existing out on its own, "is a good thing for investors right now," he tells our Daniela Cambone. "Be patient and let [gold and silver] do their job, they will come through in the end," Yaxley advises precious metal investors. "We are in a very severe market correction, and gold and silver tend to explode toward the upside of a market correction," so look to expect a similar situation soon, he continues. Yaxley concludes that the biggest risk associated with storing your precious metals, "is government overreach, from a political risk standpoint."