Catherine Austin Fitts is an investment advisor and former Wall Street managing director at Dillon, Read & Co. She served as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Commissioner during the first Bush administration.
The way you avoid collapse is by printing money and stealing assets.
— Catherine Austin Fitts
After her time in government, she founded Hamilton Securities Group and later launched The Solari Report, an advisory service focused on finance, economic trends, and personal risk.


She’s known for her sharp critiques of mainstream financial systems and government transparency (or lack thereof).
Financial transaction freedom is the linchpin upon which freedoms in health, food, free speech, self-defence, and constitutional law depend.
— Catherine Austin Fitts
🎙️ Podcast episode
In this episode, recorded for my UK Column show, Catherine discussed the current state of governance, financial oversight, and the implications of the shifting financial system towards a centralised digital control grid.
In my opinion, there are few people as astute as Catherine, making this a worthy listen.
Of course, you can listen to the audio version on most podcast apps. If you use Apple Podcasts, I recommend upgrading to a paid subscription to remove the ads.

Tinkering with a financial system without understanding and paying attention to the governance system is an invitation for serious trouble.
— Catherine Austin Fitts