Voima Weeklies

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The end of dollar-gold convertibility, fiat money, purchasing power, family life and the long consequences of 1971.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Productivity, money supply growth, purchasing power redistribution and the moral question of changing the unit of measure.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Finland’s resources, ownership, taxation, bureaucracy and capital formation as foundations of national wealth.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Wealth management, real assets, gold, custody and the structures needed to preserve wealth.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

A reflection on purchasing power, speech, markets and the structures that shape value beneath the surface.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Swap lines, dollar liquidity, gold, energy shocks and purchasing power in the modern financial system.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The currency crisis of the 1990s shows how balance sheets, purchasing power and liquidity determine who survives change.

Voima Weekly

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Money supply growth quietly erodes purchasing power. That is why wealth should not be built entirely on currency.

Voima Weekly

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When people move, capital follows. Work, wealth and expertise increasingly flow toward places where they are treated best.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Reflections from the United States on faith, family, work and why sales is the lifeblood of every economy.

Voima Weekly

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Gold and silver had one of their weakest weeks in decades, but the structural drivers behind gold have not disappeared.

Voima Weekly

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In a fiat monetary system, gold has no natural price ceiling because currencies can be created while gold remains physically scarce.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Gold is one of the world’s most diversified assets: global, liquid, and independent of any single state, currency, or institution.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Gold’s movement is driven by debt, monetary structures and purchasing power – not isolated crises or headlines.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Unlimited money supply, purchasing power, a metallic anchor, and balance sheet sustainability.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Macro environment, gold’s role as a portfolio foundation, and institutional allocation.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

System erosion, production, debt, income transfers, and the EU structure.

Voima Weekly

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ETF vs physical: ownership structure, political risk, and market volatility.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

USA vs Europe: governance structure, debt, taxation, and the direction of the monetary system.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

This year’s Weeklies converge on one idea: purchasing power is protected not by promises, but by structure, responsibility, and deliberate choices.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Gold has outperformed the S&P 500 over the long term — not because companies failed, but because the monetary system did.

Voima Weekly

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The true direction of companies and societies is set by culture — by what is cultivated, rewarded, and repeated in everyday work.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Cash, bank accounts, gold and Bitcoin offer radically different levels of privacy — and reveal how much modern systems actually record about us.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The true price of physical gold is shaped by infrastructure, liquidity, and reliability — not spot alone.

Voima Weekly

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Historical cases differ radically from today’s Europe — in practice, gold confiscation is an extremely unlikely scenario.

Voima Weekly

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Gold’s rise is increasingly driven not by speculation, but by structural demand for trust within the financial system.

Voima Weekly

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At the LBMA conference, banks signaled a return to gold as inflation, debt, and geopolitical uncertainty reshape demand.

Voima Weekly

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Modern Portfolio Theory was built for stable money — in a fiat world, gold is not the alternative but the benchmark.

Voima Weekly

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A debt system that rewards delay over discipline strengthens gold’s role as a structural safe haven.

Voima Weekly

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Silver has preserved value better than nominal money, but its long-term returns and role as money remain clearly weaker than gold.

Voima Weekly

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Gold’s value is not driven by models, but by trust, central bank behavior, and the structural flaws of the fiat system.

Voima Weekly

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The rush into private equity repeats old fund mistakes, while gold offers better liquidity and returns.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Euro area CFO metaphor, budget deficits, Finland’s gold sale, and outlook on purchasing power.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Comparison of Toyota Land Cruiser prices, wages, taxation, and purchasing power in fiat vs. gold, over time.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The Weekly examines the historic low in the velocity of money, central bank policies, and their inflationary effects.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Reflections on Venezuela’s currency collapse, Finland’s high tax wedge, and the importance of strengthening purchasing power.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The weekly letter reflects on the Swiss franc, the founding of Voima Gold, and why gold remains a strong store of value compared to fiat currencies.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The weekly letter discusses liquidity, global gold trading volumes, and why gold remains a unique store of value and liquid asset.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The weekly letter examines Finland’s housing allowance, its effects on the rental market and investors’ returns, and possible economic reforms.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

Voima Weekly discusses Finland's taxation, purchasing power, and gold's position relative to the euro and other investment options.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The letter reflects on a 20 mark gold coin from 1879, gold’s enduring purchasing power, and the decline of fiat money.

Voima Weekly

Marko Viinikka

The weekly newsletter explores the long-term relationship between gold and fiat currencies, as well as the development of purchasing power.