Bitcoin is almost at its all-time high. Gold is hitting all-time highs daily. The stock market is at all-time highs. Assets keep rising in price — but why? Ask yourself: the world is a mess right now. Wars we were promised would end are still ongoing. Violence, protests, and deep divisions between left and right are tearing society apart. Meanwhile, housing, groceries, and utilities keep getting more expensive. Salaries are frozen. Small businesses are struggling just to keep their doors open. So why are markets booming while everyday life feels harder than ever? This isn’t the first time. Throughout history, markets have reached record highs in the middle of crises — from the roaring ’20s before the Great Depression, to the easy money era after 2008. The pattern keeps repeating. The question is: what happens next?