Lessons from the Irish Elk: Why the US Debt Burden May Facilitate Its Extinction

by Eric Fry.

Yesterday, our own Eric Fry sat down with Capital Account’s Lauren Lyster to discuss, among other things, the US debt crisis, the “bubble in safety” — which Jim Grant touched on in yesterday’s DR — and how that all relates to the extinction of the Irish Elk. Take a look at this clip from yesterday’s interview.

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Editor’s Note: The production team over at RT will actually be here in Vancouver all week covering this year’s Symposium. Each day on Capital Account, Lauren Lyster will interview a different presenter from the event. To check out these interviews live, just go to the RT site, click the red “Live” button at the top of the page, then click “RT America On Air”.

Eric J. Fry, Agora Financial's Editorial Director, has been a specialist in international equities for nearly two decades. He was a professional portfolio manager for more than 10 years, specializing in international investment strategies and short-selling.  Following his successes in professional money management, Mr. Fry joined the Wall Street-based publishing operations of James Grant, editor of the prestigious Grant's Interest Rate Observer. Working alongside Grant, Mr. Fry produced Grant's International and Apogee Research, institutional research products dedicated to international investment opportunities and short selling. 

Mr. Fry subsequently joined Agora Inc., as Editorial Director. In this role, Mr. Fry  supervises the editorial and research processes of numerous investment letters and services. Mr. Fry also publishes investment insights and commentary under his own byline as Editor of The Daily Reckoning. Mr. Fry authored the first comprehensive guide to investing internationally with American Depository Receipts.  His views and investment insights have appeared in numerous publications including Time, Barron's, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, Business Week, USA Today, Los Angeles Times and Money.

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