# KunstlerCast 439 — Alex Krainer on Disturbances in the Geopolitical Field

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Podcast: [KunstlerCast - Conversations: Converging Catastrophes of the 21st Century](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kunstlercast-conversations-converging-catastrophes-of-the-21st-century-160680)
Published: 2026-03-07T14:55:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 4850

## Resource

Alex Krainer is a Croatian-born market analyst, author, and former hedge fund manager based in Monaco. Coming of age in socialist Yugoslavia, Krainer's unconventional path took him from serving in Croatia's war of independence to becoming one of the few fund managers to generate positive returns (+27-percent) during the 2008 financial crisis. He founded his own investment management firm in 2007 and later joined Altana Wealth, where he developed systematic portfolio allocation strategies bridging technology and finance. Krainer is the author of Mastering Uncertainty in Commodities Trading "(ranked #1 by Financial-Expert.co.uk), The Grand Deception , and Alex Krainer's Trend Following Bible . A sought-after voice on geopolitics, commodities markets, and global finance, he publishes regular market analysis through TrendCompass and his Substack , offering sharp, unconventional insights shaped by his unique background navigating both socialist regimes and Western financial markets. The KunstlerCast theme music is the beautiful Two Rivers Waltz written and performed by Larry Unger

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