The people at the top have no interest in protecting the peoples interests, or investors interests either, and if the currency ever crashes, they are the ones that own all the gold.

Buy high-quality liquid assets that can be disposed of in event of significant currency/bond market volatility to raise cash and avoid deflation.

Except I would put 1 - 3% in crypto (BTC) as a hedge against inflation/dollar devaluation.  

On the other hand, RE remains a safe asset class and many investors are moving from stocks and crypto back into RE right now for that reason.

Whatever the bank accepts as currency, fine!

oh because of issues with material coming from China which  is having currency issues due to a conflict in the middle east.....what?

Not for dividends on stocks I own or crypto currency proceeds; but rather for rental income on real estate that I own.

Even if you have to overpay for those assets.Plus, currency exchange rates can make a "poor performing" US investment better than a high performing native investment in terms of native purchasing power.

I have reserves in both currencies. 6 months in AUD, a little bit more in USD. 

Let me quote one sentence from it:"When I am incentivized to keep my money moving (after all, it is called currency for a reason) it benefits many people; who in turn benefit other people by spending the money that paid them."