Michael J. Panzner

Michael J. Panzner is a 30-year veteran of the global stock, bond, and currency markets who has held senior positions in New York and London with leading financial institutions, including HSBC, Soros Funds, ABN Amro, Dresdner Bank, and J.P. Morgan Chase.

He is the author of When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes, and The New Laws of the Stock Market Jungle: An Insider’s Guide to Successful Investing in a Changing World.

In his books, Panzner accurately anticipated:

• A severe global economic crisis triggered by a massive credit bubble, risky derivatives, and the fragility of mortgage lenders—a financial time bomb with far-reaching consequences.

• Mounting fiscal pressures fueled by an aging population and unsustainable government spending, warning of a significant fiscal gap and the threat of a future reckoning without meaningful reform.

• The resurgence of protectionism and the erosion of the free-trade era, driven by intensifying global competition for resources and strategic dominance.

• Rising social unrest, crime, and civil disorder as consequences of economic decline, resource scarcity, a fraying social fabric, and escalating human-induced risks.

• A global shift toward a multipolar world marked by strategic rivalry—particularly with China and Russia—and the mounting strain on an overstretched U.S. military.