Adam Dubove, cofounder and director of financial consulting firm Ichimoku Fibonacci, contends that the FTX failure does not represent a cryptocurrencies failure. However, he believes the US government will use the company’s failure as an excuse

The Case for a Nuclear Energy Renaissance | Peter Hartley

Jan 17th, 2023 39m 51s

Peter Hartley, Rice University professor and scholar of energy economics at the Baker Institute, contends that the main reason for rising retail energy prices is an emphasis on so-called green or renewable energy and its political popularity. H

What Makes Bitcoin the Gold Standard of Cryptocurrencies | Tone Vays

Jan 10th, 2023 30m 38s

When it comes to sound money, trader and financial educator Tone Vays argues bitcoin is the most robust among cryptocurrencies. Its unrivaled decentralization and security properties make bitcoin resistant to censorship, confiscation, and manip

Why the Fed Will Chicken Out on Inflation | Brien Lundin

Jan 3rd, 2023 30m 16s

Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter, discusses the end-of-year issue, which includes a review of financial events, transcripts from the 2022 New Orleans Investment Conference (NOIC), and other high-value exclusive content. In this episode,

Santa Claus Policies Spell Higher Taxes for Americans | Dan Mitchell

Dec 21st, 2022 45m 48s

The US federal government is no longer within the boundaries that the Founding Fathers set up to limit the power of Washington. Dan Mitchell, a leading fiscal-policy economist, argues consecutive presidential administrations have increased fede

The Unstoppable Electric-Vehicle Transition | Andrew Miller

Dec 13th, 2022 29m 39s

While government policies around the world have markedly stimulated the electric-vehicle industry, Andrew Miller, head of price assessments at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, argues the transition runs deeper and is already subject to inertia.

Why Sound Money Is the Antidote to Tyranny | JP Cortez

Dec 8th, 2022 40m 41s

JP Cortez, policy director of the Sound Money Defense League, argues money is a communicative tool for communities and a safeguard for individuals against totalitarian regimes. Sound money is crucial for a reliable marketplace, one in which peo

The Calm before the Storm for the US Dollar | John Hathaway

Dec 2nd, 2022 37m 38s

The US dollar’s strength is not good news for everybody. According to John Hathaway, a portfolio manager of Sprott Hathaway Special Situations Strategy and co-portfolio manager of the Sprott Gold Equity Fund, the dollar wrecking ball represents

What a Millennial Investor Sees in Uranium | Fabi Lara

Nov 25th, 2022 37m 8s

The world needs energy, and nuclear energy appears to be one of the best alternatives for the foreseeable future. Fabi Lara, creator of The Next Big Rush—the media channel with the highest engagement rates in the junior mining industry—explains

What Censors Hide about Energy Policy | Amy Cooke

Nov 21st, 2022 38m 49s

The rising energy crisis is a political problem. For John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, an energy policy specialist, innovation has been more effective than non-fossil fuel policies in ensuring a cleaner environment.Given many attempts to s

How Junior Mining Has Evolved Post-COVID | Joe Mazumdar

Nov 10th, 2022 30m 30s

Geologist and mining analyst Joe Mazumdar discusses challenges and opportunities junior mining faces in the Post-COVID era. Companies are leaning towards local management to increase productivity and lessen the impacts from supply-chain disrupt

Let Numbers Not Biases Dictate Your Investments | Avi Gilburt

Nov 4th, 2022 33m 16s

Economist and lawyer Avi Gilburt uses nothing but mathematics to manage his investments. Gilburt, founder of the live trading room ElliottWaveTrader.net, argues that charts and waves can help investors beat market sentiment.Skyrocketing infla

Opportunity Off the Beaten Path in Europe | Daniel Lacalle

Oct 27th, 2022 32m 21s

Daniel Lacalle, a Ph.D. in Economy and fund manager, argues financial crisis was hoovering around Europe long before. In Q4 2019, the German and French economies were at the edge of recession, while the Italian and Spanish economies were weaken

What John Feneck Has Eyes for in Junior Mining

Oct 19th, 2022 35m 2s

Mining investment could mitigate financial risks in times of market volatility. However, John Feneck, president of Feneck Consulting Group, suggests caution when choosing in which companies to invest.Drawing on his 30-year experience as a fin

How Private Money Can Prevail over Central Banks | Lawrence H. White

Oct 12th, 2022 36m 30s

For fear of missing out, central banks are rushing to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to expand their control of the monetary system. Lawrence H. White, professor of economics at George Mason University, warns most CBDCs will ru

Stagflation Is the New Normal for America | Peter Boockvar

Oct 6th, 2022 36m 36s

For Peter Boockvar, the Beakley Financial Group’s chief investment officer, stagflation is already in the United States, with inflation rates going up faster than those of economic growth. He thinks Fed officials face unprecedented challenges:

The Half-Price Bargains for Junior Miners | Rick Rule

Sep 30th, 2022 40m 13s

For highly experienced investor Rick Rule, people would be better investors if they were to buy stocks as they buy their retail goods. At this moment, gold is similar to a warm jacket on sale when winter is close. Rule anticipates a bounce in t

Why a Brazilian Immigrant Stands Up for America | Wagner Nolasco

Sep 27th, 2022 34m 57s

Wagner Nolasco, a Brazilian real-estate investor and developer, achieved financial freedom in the United States. Despite an often gloomy outlook from many commentators, Nolasco argues the United States remains the most prosperous country. For h

The Damage Wrought in the Name of Economics | George DeMartino

Sep 14th, 2022 35m 20s

Many purporting to carry the flag of economics have for decades caused profound damage, under the belief that they can improve social conditions as untouchable policy gurus. George DiMartino, professor of international economics at the Universi

What Americans Don't Know about Their Government's Debts | Sheila Weinberg

Sep 7th, 2022 38m 10s

US national debt, adding up pension and medical liabilities, is around $919,000 per taxpayer. Sheila Weinberg, founder and CEO at Truth in Accounting, explains how many obligations do not appear on federal and local governments’ accounting, in

Ronald Stöferle | The Fed Hawks Are Doves in Disguise

Aug 31st, 2022 47m 19s

Despite gold being down 2–3 percent in US dollar terms, gold has continued to preserve its purchasing power in the long term. In mid-August, gold was up 8 percent in euro terms and 15 percent in Japanese yen terms. Ronald Stöferle, a fund man

The End of the Road for Escalation with China | Chen Lin

Aug 25th, 2022 34m 55s

Along with substantial economic growth in the past four decades, rising Chinese influence is undeniable. For fund manager Chen Lin, originally from China and now living in New Jersey, China still has a disadvantage over the United States. The U

Population-Growth Benefits That Do Not Meet the Eye | Steven Landsburg

Aug 15th, 2022 30m 29s

Does the world have too many people? Steven Landsburg, a professor of economics at the University of Rochester, discusses the costs and benefits of having larger populations. He argues that many of the costs associated with population growth fa

Ukraine: The Turning Point in America's Geopolitical Ascendancy

Aug 1st, 2022 40m 10s

How does the Ukraine conflict play into the world's changing balance of power? Stephen Leeb, CEO of Leeb Capital Management, argues this is a turning point for the United States. The nation can no longer spend its way out of problems. He says t

Robert Lawson | COVID-19 Inflicts Bloodbath on Economic Freedom

Jul 25th, 2022 40m 52s

Robert Lawson, a clinical professor of economics at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and co-author of the Economic Freedom of the World index report, explains that the hit to average global freedom will be worse than