A former Clinton and Biden foreign policy advisor saw it before it happened. Now the question is what investors do next.


Hours after this episode was recorded, the United States and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in what analysts are calling the most significant U.S.-Iran escalation in decades.
Charles Myers, Founder and CEO of Signum Global Advisors and a former senior foreign policy advisor to Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, had just sat down with Steven Ehrlich to discuss the geopolitical landscape and what it means for investors. 
What he said about Iran during that conversation is now raising serious questions about what comes next, and the investment implications are far from settled.
In this episode, Myers also addresses whether the "sell America" trade is overdone, where oil is heading, the future of AI funding, and whether Bitcoin can actually function as a safe haven when the world is on fire.
Hosts:
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<a href="Steven%20Ehrlich,%20Host%20of%20Bits%20+%20Bips:%20The%20Interview">⁠Steven Ehrlich⁠</a>, Host of Bits + Bips: The Interview</li>
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Guests:
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 <li>⁠<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-myers-42485222/">Charles Myers</a>, Founder and CEO, Signum Global Advisors</li>
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Links:
Iran strike / military action:
US strikes Iran — <a href="https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-02-28-26-hnk-intl">https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-02-28-26-hnk-intl</a> 
US-Iran nuclear talks — <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-nuclear-talks-trump-military-buildup-attack-missiles-rcna260764">https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-nuclear-talks-trump-military-buildup-attack-missiles-rcna260764</a> 
Largest US military buildup in the Middle East since the early 2000s — <a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/26/us-military-assembles-largest-force-of-warships-aircraft-in-middle-east-in-decades/">https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/02/26/us-military-assembles-largest-force-of-warships-aircraft-in-middle-east-in-decades/</a> 
Oil markets:
Oil prices surge after Iran strike — <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/iran-us-attack-oil-market-economy.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/iran-us-attack-oil-market-economy.html</a> 
Trump’s energy strategy: targeting oil in the low $50s — <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/us-iran-attack-energy-oil-prices">https://www.axios.com/2026/02/28/us-iran-attack-energy-oil-prices</a> 
Sell America / US safe haven:
Global investors question US safe haven status — <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/markets-brace-for-impact-following-us-military-strikes-against-iran.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/28/markets-brace-for-impact-following-us-military-strikes-against-iran.html</a> 
The “Sell America” trade, explained — <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/sell-america-trade-why-investors-are-questioning-us-assets">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-02/sell-america-trade-why-investors-are-questioning-us-assets</a> 
Venezuela / Monroe Doctrine:
Maduro government and the US oil deal — <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/maduro-overthrow-could-pave-the-way-for-us-oil-companies-to-recover-venezuela-assets.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/maduro-overthrow-could-pave-the-way-for-us-oil-companies-to-recover-venezuela-assets.html</a> 
The return of the Monroe Doctrine under Trump — <a href="https://www.cfr.org/articles/oil-power-and-the-climate-stakes-of-the-u-s-move-in-venezuela">https://www.cfr.org/articles/oil-power-and-the-climate-stakes-of-the-u-s-move-in-venezuela</a> 
OpenAI / AI:
OpenAI raises $110 billion — <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/open-ai-funding-round-amazon.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/27/open-ai-funding-round-amazon.html</a> 
Stargate: OpenAI and SoftBank’s AI moonshot — <a href="https://openai.com/index/announcing-the-stargate-project/">https://openai.com/index/announcing-the-stargate-project/</a>
Prediction Markets:
Polymarket Iran strike odds — <a href="https://polymarket.com">https://polymarket.com</a> 
Insider trading on Polymarket: the Maduro bet — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_strikes_in_Venezuela">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_strikes_in_Venezuela</a> 
Stablecoins / GENIUS Act:
The GENIUS Act and stablecoin regulation — <a href="https://www.gibsondunn.com/the-genius-act-a-new-era-of-stablecoin-regulation/">https://www.gibsondunn.com/the-genius-act-a-new-era-of-stablecoin-regulation/</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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