Interview recorded - 14th of April, 2025

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Rick Rule. Rick is the Former President & CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings with decades of experience in the commodities business.

During our conversation we spoke about the Trump tariffs, what this means for the global world order, China, which assets to perform, a bifurcated world, gold & precious metals and more. I hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Introduction
1:37 - Tariffs
3:56 - China’s government backed economy
4:57 - US competitive edge
6:38 - Why has US economy shifted?
7:38 - Tax shifts
9:34 - Cutting government spending
13:16 - More retirees impacting coming years
14:01 - Challenging times
15:11 - Which assets to perform?
17:13 - Consumer products and tariffs?
18:08 - Bifurcated world
18:51 - All regions pushing towards protectionism
21:11 - Gold & precious metals
29:13  Energy
32:17 - Copper
36:10 - One message to takeaway?

Rick began his career 47 years ago in 1974 in the securities business and has been involved in it ever since. He is known for his expertise in many resource sectors, including agriculture, alternative energy, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and water. In 1990, Rick founded the business now known as Sprott US Holdings” merging in into Sprott Inc. ( SII) in 2011. He retired from Sprott Inc., in 2021, and resigned from the board of directors in 2023, but remains Sprott’s largest shareholder. IMr. Rule is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, and a frequent contributor to numerous media outlets including CNBC, Fox Business News and BNN. Mr. Rule is actively engaged in private placement markets, through originating and participating in hundreds of debt and equity transactions.

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