Metals expert Jaime Carrasco joins Denis to explore the future of investing through history. From buying Bitcoin at $5 to why gold is more than a commodity, Carrasco explains how Trump could use precious metals to reshape the financial system. Discover why chasing quick returns may be a mistake for younger generations and why owning gold is key to understanding history and economics.

00:00 Ray Dalio: “If you don’t own gold you don’t know history or economics”01:46 How to allocate your portfolio into metals based on history05:01 Tech Vs. Commodities: The generational gap in understanding investments08:25 Why silver is the preferred pony, and its duplicate use case15:31 The history of the U.S. dollar as the de facto currency18:00 Trump, Soros, Drunkenmiller, Elon Musk, BRICS and the reset of U.S. monetary policy29:28 Why Canada’s in a ‘big pickle’36:36 China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, opium, silver and technology and the U.S. constitution 40:25 Canada Vs. Chile 43:59 How retail investors should go about managing their portfolios and investment strategies01:05:41 why the problem is patience and why gold isn’t a ‘pet rock’01:11:59 Crypto, fartcoin, and why blockchain technology is the ‘new banks’01:15:49 Selling forward-future production on gold and the effect on prices01:18:10 Canada’s a “wealthy country, but we’ve made a lot of bad decisions’01:20:17 Trump’s tariff play and his chess game plan01:23:58 Is being early the same as being wrong?01:25:55 Warren Buffett’s the best (and he’s compromised)--------------------------------------This podcast does not provide any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations. The content in this podcast is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely. You must obtain more specific or professional advice before taking, or refraining from, any action or inaction on the basis of the contents of this podcast. The information contained in this podcast does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities or any other product and should not be relied upon to evaluate any potential transaction. The view and opinions expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of EarthLabs Inc. ("EarthLabs") and its respective directors, employees, officers, agents, shareholders, or affiliates. EarthLabs is not providing any investment, financial, economic, legal, accounting, or tax related advice or recommendations in this podcast. EarthLabs makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content in this podcast is accurate, complete, or up to date. Any and all liability is expressly disclaimed, and EarthLabs has no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the use of this podcast.   This podcast may include content provided by third parties. All statements and/or opinions expressed by third parties are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. Such materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of EarthLabs. This podcast should not be copied, distributed, published, or reproduced, in whole or in part without the express written consent of EarthLabs.EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may, from time to time, buy and sell or otherwise effect transactions involving the securities of issuers which are featured or referenced in this podcast. Accordingly, EarthLabs, its affiliates and/or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents may realize significant gains or losses as a result of any variation in the price of the securities of any such issuers. EarthLabs does not endorse or accept any liability for any investment in any issuer referenced in this podcast and expressly advises listeners to rely solely on their own counsel, accountants, and other similar expert advisors for legal, accounting, tax, investment and other similar advice.