Real Assets Adviser's "Hot Minute" segment takes a minute or so to introduce members of the RAA community to the community at large, all via a "semi-rapid fire" question-and-answer format. This latest "Hot Minute" features Chris Blasi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Neptune Global[...]
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From Safe Haven to Star Performer: Gold’s Unstoppable Momentum
Gold hasn’t just shined in 2025, it has left the competition scrambling for sunglasses. This year, gold surged as much as 30 percent, even reaching $3,500 on the main December contract in April and stealing the spotlight from stocks, bonds, and bitcoin. Banking giants are feeling bullish, with some whispering about $4,000 per ounce on the horizon. Perhaps gold is the one asset that knows how[...]
Gold in 2025: Back to Basics for Individual Investors & RIAs
When markets get unpredictable, sometimes the smartest move is to keep it simple. The latest World Gold Council reports (Gold Demand Trends: Q2 2025 | The Portfolio Continuum: Rethinking Gold in Alternatives Investing) show it’s a good time to go back to gold’s fundamentals, whether you’re investing for yourself or as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) helping clients. Here’s what [...]
Silver Set to Soar: Michael Oliver Predicts $70+ Silver in 2025 | Momentum Analysis
Silver is breaking out while gold consolidates. Renowned technical analyst Michael Oliver joins Olivia Voz on the Alternative Edge Report to explain why silver is poised to outperform gold, and potentially surge past $70 before year-end.
Precious Metals: In Season, In Reason, and Now Even More Golden
If you have ever felt the stress of trying to time an investment just right, you are not alone. Markets can feel like a game of musical chairs, except the music never really stops and there is always another chair.
Gold and the Art of Government Spending: A History of Rising Debt, Falling Faith, and Shining Bars
Let’s face it: if there’s one thing governments do well, it’s spend money. And if there’s one thing gold does well, it’s shine when things get messy. As the U.S. Congress teases us with the latest “Big Beautiful Bill,” let’s take a walk through history to see just how often gold prices have winked at us from the sidelines as the deficit ballooned. Act I: The 1970s – Nixon,[...]
Chris Blasi Interview on Investing News Network
Gold Price Nowhere Near Peak, Silver a “Coiled Spring”
Buying Physical Gold & Silver w/ Neptune Global CEO Christopher Blasi | Commodities Global Expo 2025
Christopher Blasi, Founder and CEO of Neptune Global, shares expert insights on why physical gold remains a powerful tool for long-term wealth preservation—and why the precious metals market may be entering a secular bull phase.
In this discussion moderated by journalist Paul Harris, Blasi also breaks down the most convenient and effective formats for purchasing precious metals based on individual investor needs, including the associated costs of holding physical gold and silver.
Silver’s Revenge: The Ratio Strikes Back
We said it plainly, repeatedly, and publicly. In Silver Worth $150–$170? we laid out the long-term structural case. In Gold and Silver Shine as the Fed Cuts Rates, we noted the conditions for a breakout. And in Why I’m Watching Silver Like a Hawk and Gold Like a Central Banker, we warned that the gold-to-silver ratio above 100 to 1 rarely lasts. Today, the ratio has [...]
Gold Hits $3400 – What’s Next? John Feneck on Silver, $4000 Gold and Top Metal Plays
Gold has reached $3200, right on schedule with John Feneck’s bold prediction. So what’s next? In this episode of The Alternative Edge Report, Olivia Voz sits down with John to talk about what’s driving gold and silver now and where prices may go next.