Ask the Expert - Luke Gromen- February 2020

February 20, 2020

Luke Gromen has 25 years of experience in equity research, equity research sales, and as a macro/thematic analyst. He is the founder and president of macro/thematic research firm FFTT, LLC, which he founded in early 2014 to address and leverage the opportunity he saw created by applying what clients and former colleagues consistently described as a “unique ability to connect the dots” during a time when he saw an increasing “silo-ing” of perspectives occurring on Wall Street and in corporate America. FFTT caters to institutions and sophisticated individuals by aggregating a wide variety of macroeconomic, thematic and sector trends in an unconventional manner to identify investable developing economic bottlenecks for his clients.

Luke also provides strategic consulting services for corporate executives. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, he received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University and earned the CFA designation in 2003. He is the author of The Mr. X Interviews: Volume 1: World Views from a Fictional US Sovereign Creditor and his 45,000 Twitter followers receive his insights daily at twitter.com/LukeGromen. Visit www.fftt-llc.com for more information.

This month, Luke answers seven of your listener-submitted questions, including:

• Can physical precious metals protect your retirement savings?
• What’s driving the gold-silver ratio to historic highs?
• Plus: Luke’s projection for gold prices in the next 3-5 years