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Jim Rickards, director of market intelligence for scientific consulting firm Omnis, shares his outlook for the dollar. USD to lose up to 50% of it's value… Discusses "Triffin's Dilemma".

What makes a good graph? When faced with a slew of numeric data, graphical visualization can be a more efficient way of getting a feel for the data than going through the rows of a spreadsheet. But do we know if we are getting an accurate or useful picture? How do we pick an effective visualization that neither obscures important details, or drowns us in confusing clutter?

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