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Interview recorded - 21st of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Barry Strauss. Barry is an Author, Hoover Senior Fellow, Cornell professor emeritus, amateur rower, traveler to Mediterranean places.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation around the world, what we can learn from history and the Romans, why we must be able to adapt, risk of collapse of the West and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:54 - Learning from history4:20 - Revolution leadership5:19 - Comparing today to the past6:46 - Overview of world9:16 - Fourth turning11:23 - End state of democracy?14:48 - Push away from civics16:13 - History unstable19:30 - China's rise?23:55 - Collapse of the Western Empire?27:19 - Equity in society33:54 - Drone revolution35:51 - Geopolitical Shift40:33 - Changing balance of power43:48 - France conflict48:08 - Messages to takeaway?Bestselling author Barry Strauss is a classicist and a military and naval historian and consultant. He is a recognized authority on leadership and the lessons that can be learned from the experiences of the greatest political and military leaders of the ancient world, among them, Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander.Strauss is the Corliss Page Dean Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University as well as the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies Emeritus at Cornell University, where he is the former Chair of the Department of History as well as Professor of History and Classics. He is Series Editor of Princeton’s Turning Points in Ancient History. He also served as Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale and a B.A. from Cornell.Professor Strauss has spent years researching and studying the leaders of the ancient world and has written and spoken widely of their mistakes and successes. He is also a widely acclaimed military and naval historian whose analyses of the strategies and campaigns of some of history’s great commanders reveal the successful rules of engagement that were true on the battlefield and resonate in today’s boardrooms and executive suites.Strauss is a winner of the 2025 Bradley Prize, honoring his lifelong dedication to the study and teaching of Western civilization and classical and military history.In recognition of his scholarship, Strauss was elected to membership of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. He received Italy's Lucio Colletti Journalism Prize for Literature in 2015. He was named an Honorary Citizen of Salamis, Greece in 2012. Professor Strauss is a well-known television personality with appearances on The History Channel, Netflix, CNN, PBS and The Discovery Channel. He is the host of the popular podcast, "ANTIQUITAS: Leaders and Legends of the Ancient World," which is accessible on most platforms.Professor Strauss is the author of ten books on ancient history which have been translated into twenty languages.His latest book, Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire, will be published by Simon & Schuster in August 2025. In a starred review, Library Journal wrote, “Historian Strauss hits another home run with this thorough account of the tumultuous relations between Rome and its most contentious subjects, the Jews, in ancient times. . . . There is no better history of this important but little-known subject."Barry Strauss - Website - https://barrystrauss.com/X - https://x.com/barrystraussWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 20th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Melody Wright. Melody Wright is a real estate, macro, and technology analyst who began her mortgage career at GMAC ResCap in 2006 and helped manage the historic ResCap bankruptcy. She publishes the M3 Melody Substack. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the markets, why we're seeing risks of a housing crash, increasing delinquencies and foreclosures, private credit and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:57 - Housing Market Update8:01 - New homes overview9:09 - Crash catalysts12:37 - Delinquencies to Foreclosures18:50 - Secular shift away from Housing?25:13 - Survey data problems30:33 - Private Credit31:50 - One message to takeaway?Melody Wright - X - https://x.com/m3_melodySubstack - https://m3melody.substack.com/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 16th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Mario Innecco. Mario is a commentator who speaks about Markets, Monetary Policy, Precious Metals, Economics, and Geopolitics.Mario talks about the current situation in the economy, the narrative they're trying to sell, the collapse of the dollar and our current debt system, stagflation, geopolitical risk, western collapse, Bretton Woods 2.0 and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:52 - Overview of the economy4:22 - Narrative6:04 - Next stages of crisis11:12 - Geopolitical risk15:50 - Western collapse20:34 - Precious metals24:17 - China Treasuries26:35 - Other Stores of Value28:26 - Bretton Woods 2.0?30:42 - One message to takeaway?Mario has been running his YouTube channel maneco64 since November 2015.His background is in financial markets and economics. He worked for over twenty years in the City of London and specialised in the exchange-traded derivatives market.​Mario dealt for major financial institutions and corporate entities advising clients on the government bond market, interest rates, financial markets in general and the economy. ​He has also been an ardent student of the Austrian School of Economics.​Through his videos and also articles here on his blog he endeavours to inform the public about how the financial markets and our current fiat monetary system functions.Mario Innecco - YouTube - @maneco64 Twitter - https://twitter.com/maneco1964LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-innecco-a329416b/?originalSubdomain=ukWebsite - https://www.maneco64.net/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 14th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Nomi Prins. Nomi Prins is an Economist, Author, Geopolitical Financial Expert and Financial Historian.During our conversation we spoke about Nomi's overview of the markets, inflation, the Middle East impact on the economy, the debt crisis, the FED losing control, gold price action and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:39 - Overview of markets and economy?3:11 - Inflation5:32 - FED actions?7:37 - Middle East impact10:50 - Economic resilience14:47 - Debt crisis18:36 - FED lost control?23:40 - Gold price action30:10 - Miners33:38 - One message to takeaway?As a Wall Street insider and outspoken advocate for economic reform, Nomi Prins is a leading authority on how the widespread impact of financial systems continues to effect our daily lives. She has spent decades analyzing and investigating economic and financial events at the ground level and meeting with those that shape the world’s geo-political-economic framework. She continues to break stories by conducting independent research, writing best-selling books, and traversing the globe to share her knowledge and demystify the world of money.Before becoming a renowned best-selling author and public speaker, Nomi reached the upper echelons of the financial world where she worked as a managing director at Goldman Sachs, ran the international analytics group as a senior managing director at Bear Stearns in London, was a strategist at Lehman Brothers and an analyst at the Chase Manhattan Bank. During her time on Wall Street, she grew increasingly aware of and discouraged by the unethical practices that permeated the banking industry. Eventually, she decided enough was enough and became an author with the goal of shedding light on the ways that financial systems are manipulated to serve the interests of an elite few at the expense of everyone else.Nomi makes regular television appearances on BBC, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, CSPAN, Democracy Now, Fox and PBS. She has been a guest on hundreds of radio shows including for Marketplace, NPR, BBC, and Canadian Programming. She has also appeared in several award-winning documentaries alongside other prominent thought-leaders. Her writing has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, Newsday, The Guardian, The Nation, New York Daily News, La Vanguardia, and Salon.com, among other publications.She established international distinction for her presentation at the annual gathering of senior level governors and officials hosted by the Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank conference in Washington D.C. Represented by the American Program Bureau, Nomi has delivered keynote speeches at many prominent global venues including the London School of Economics, the UK Parliament, the Mexican Senate, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Google, Columbia University and the National Consumer Law Center.Prins’ insights and unparalleled observations have made her sought by politicians from all parties for advice and analysis of the financial system and the economy. She coined the term “permanent distortion” that describes how the Federal Reserve has created conditions where markets are feeding off its monetary policy decisions.Nomi received her BS in Math from SUNY Purchase, and MS in Statistics from New York University. Nomi received her PhD in International Strategic Studies with a specialization in International Political Economy from The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.Nomi Prins - Prinsights Global - https://prinsightsglobal.com/X - https://x.com/nomiprinsSubstack - https://substack.com/@prinsights?utm_source=global-searchWTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 13th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Chris Galipeau. Chris is the Head Market Strategist for the Franklin Templeton Institute with 34 years of investment management experience.During our conversation we spoke about his current overview of the economy, US economic resilience, company margins, the deficit problem, FED policy, sectors Chris is watching and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:52 - Overview of the economy and markets?3:35 - US Economy resilience5:04 - Concentration6:40 - Company margins7:50 - Key data10:55 - Real yields?12:15 - Deficit15:18 - FED policy21:44 - Sectors Chris is watching27:55 - One message to takeaway?Chris is the Head Market Strategist for the Franklin Templeton Institute. In this role, he is responsible for research generation on markets and communicating our views and opinions to Franklin Templeton's clients worldwide. He has 34 years of investment management experience including quantitative and fundamental analysis on both the sell side and the buy side, largely focused on equities. Chris has been an analyst, a portfolio manager, and a director of equity research. As President of a globally recognized sell side research firm, we were recognized as the number one ranked research firm in the United States in 2002 by Money Magazine / CNN based on performance of our recommendations. Chris Galipeau - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgalipeau/Market Desk - https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/from-the-us-market-desk-7393655546886643712/WTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 30th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Lobo Tiggre. Lobo is the founder of the Independent Speculator. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the economy, why inflation data can't be trusted, mining investing, FED losing control, commodity outlook and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:48 - Overview of the economy and markets3:55 - Inflation data8:21 - Surprised about precious metals drop13:55 - Mine investing19:24 - FED lost control of bond market?26:00 - Economic strength?29:28 - Commodity outlook34:53 - Copper39:53 - One message to takeawayLobo Tiggre is the founder, CEO, and principal analyst and editor of Louis James, LLC. He researched and recommended speculative opportunities in Casey Research publications from 2004 to 2018, writing under the name “Louis James” for privacy reasons. While at Casey Research, he learned about the newsletter business from Casey co-founder David Galland, and resource speculation from the legendary speculator Doug Casey himself.Although frequently mistaken for one, Mr. Tiggre is not a professional geologist. Nor does he hold the CFA designation, and he is not a licensed financial advisor. Tiggre is a speculator who, during his time with Doug Casey, also learned from many other industry leaders, including Sprott-Global’s Rick Rule, former newsletter writer Bob Bishop, fellow newsletter writer and geologist Brent Cook, exploration geologist and multiple mine-finder Ron Parratt, and many others.This resulted in a track record of winning recommendations outpacing losers by a wide margin, resulting in extraordinary overall gains. Due to copyright issues, we cannot reproduce or document that track record. However, the average of the yearly gains published by Casey Research for their flagship publication, the International Speculator, was 18.5% per year during Tiggre’s time with the publication. A fully transparent, documented, and verifiable track record is a central feature of Louis James LLC services.Prior to his work at Casey Research, Mr. Tiggre was a writer and publisher involved in numerous ventures. In 1998, he published his first novel, Y2K: The Millennium Bug. In 2012, he co-authored Doug Casey’s first book in almost two decades, Totally Incorrect. This was followed by another book co-authored with Doug Casey in 2014, Right on the Money. Tiggre has plans for several new books going forward, both fiction and non-fiction.Mr. Tiggre is a graduate of Aiglon College in Chesières-Villars, Switzerland. His formal education included studies in physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also studied economics at UNC Chapel Hill, and wrapped up with a magna cum laude BA in sociology from Duke university.Tiggre grew up speaking both Spanish and English. He later learned French, German, and is now working on Russian. He is happily married with five children. He lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Lobo Tiggre - Website - https://independentspeculator.com/X - https://x.com/duediligenceguyWTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 1st of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Peter Grandich. Peter Grandich is a Wall Street veteran known as the Wall Street Whiz Kid, and the founder of Peter Grandich and Company.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation with the economy, Trump's risk of losing his majority, the FED losing the bond market, housing prices, marketing positioning and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction2:13 - Overview of economy5:14 - Trump's losing his majority?7:16 - Overview of the markets?14:37 - FED losing control of bond market20:14 - Resolve the bond market?24:43 - Housing prices28:16 - Market positioning?32:15 - Equities?34:57 - One message to takeaway?Peter Grandich entered Wall Street in the mid-1980s with neither formal education nor training, and within three years was appointed Head of Investment Strategy for a leading New York Stock Exchange-member firm. He would go on to hold positions as Chief Market Strategist, Portfolio Manager for four hedge funds and a mutual fund that bore his name. His abilities have resulted in hundreds of media interviews, including Good Morning America, Fox News, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Financial Post, Globe and Mail, US News & World Report, New York Times, Business Week, MarketWatch, Business News Network and dozens more. He has spoken at investment conferences around the globe, edited numerous investment newsletters and was one of the more sought-after financial commentators.His autobiography, Confessions of a Wall Street Whiz Kid, was first published in the fall of 2011. The second edition was released in 2014, while the third edition, Confessions of a Former Wall Street Whiz Kid, was issued in October 2015. The fourth edition of the book was later released in April 2019, and the fifth edition was issued in May 2021.The fifth edition of the book is currently available on Amazon.com, but you can also read the book for free online. Read the book online.Grandich was the editor and publisher of The Grandich Letter from 1984 to 2014. He was also Senior Commentator for Moneytalks.net from 2013 to 2015.In 2013, Grandich founded the Athletes & Business Alliance (ABA), a private organization of professional athletes and business executives who exchange ideas and build relationships with an emphasis on capitalizing on the talents of all involved. A symbiotic organization, ABA is a network of accomplished individuals in an environment where one can develop personal associations with a structured and supportive system of giving and receiving business. The ABA boasts a select membership of diverse senior-level executives, high net worth business owners, and both active and retired pro athletes. By invitation only, high-level corporate and business decision-makers and prominent athletes intermingle. To achieve success, businesses must utilize effective marketing tools, secure new customers to generate repeat business and provide superior customer service that engenders loyalty. The ABA provides an environment to do this and more.Peter Grandich currently resides in New Jersey with his wife, Mary, and they have one daughter, Tara.Peter Grandich - Website - https://petergrandich.com/X - https://twitter.com/PeterGrandichYouTube - @Peter-Grandich Blog - https://petergrandich.com/blog-posts/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 7th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Cyrus Janssen. Cyrus Janssen is a geopolitical analyst, investor, and speaker with over one million fans across his social media platforms, having lived across China and Canada and travelled to over 60 countries. He has consistently been ahead of the consensus on where the US-China relationship is heading.During our conversation we spoke about the conflict in the Middle East, US Midterms, Iranian invasion, why China is winning the war, Involution and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:54 - Overview of the economy?4:49 - Chinese impacts from Middle East8:59 - US Midterms11:40 - Middle Eats outcome19:08 - Iranian invasion?20:22 - China winning the war?25:33- Chinese property crisis31:32 - Lower inflation35:42 - Involution 41:40 - China overcapacity?47:50 - One message to takeaway?Cyrus Janssen is a geopolitical analyst, investor, speaker, and social media influencer with over 2 million fans across all social media platforms. Born in the United States, Cyrus lived abroad for 15 years in China and Canada and enjoys sharing cultural and geopolitical insights from his travels to over 60+ countries. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Cyrus is the CEO of FastForward Marketing, a social media and consulting company helping brands in North America and Asia connect and build successful social media campaigns.Cyrus Janssen - YouTube - @CyrusJanssen X - https://x.com/thecyrusjanssenWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas1790/5000

Interview recorded - 1st of October, 2026 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Pento. Michael Pento is President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, a registered investment advisory firm managing money across the full inflation and deflation cycle spectrum. His proprietary 20-component model is designed to determine the two most important factors in successful investing — the second derivatives of growth and inflation. [Pentoport](https://pentoport.com/) He is a specialist in Austrian economics, a regular contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business, and the author of The Coming Bond Market CollapseDuring our conversation we spoke about the current situation with the economy, FED losing control, inflation, currency collapse, why 2027 could be a year of collapse and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:45 - Current overview of markets and stocks?6:07 - Bonds losing control9:35 - QE impact on yields11:55 - Inflation14:09 - Scott Bessent buybacks19:49 - Bonds safe haven?23:19 - Currency collapse24:08 - 2027 issues26:30 - Reverse bearishness?28:02 - Bullish assets?30:12 - One message to takeaway?Michael Pento serves as the President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies (PPS). PPS is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm (RIA) that operates like an actively managed fund without all the expenses. The Model Portfolio uses a proprietary macroeconomic model to determine when and how to invest across an inflation/deflation and economic cycle spectrum. The 20-component model is used to determine the two most important factors when it comes to successful investing: the second derivatives of growth and inflation.Michael Pento - Website - https://pentoport.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaelpento?lang=enLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pento-a1882917b/WTFinance Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 30th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Felix Nikolas Prehn. Felix Nikolas Prehn is an economist and former investment banker, trained in London and Hong Kong. His reading of markets was shaped by mentors who spent careers inside the institutions: hedge fund managers, Wall Street professionals, and senior banking figures.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the economy, the most hated rally, money supply, CPI concern, concentration, the risk of a financial reset, what could happen to the dollar, the global monetary reset and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:50 - Overview of the economy & markets?3:51 - Most hated rallies4:56 - Money supply7:34 - CPI disconnect10:09 - AI economic impact14:16 - Concentration17:59 - Debt crisis21:09 - Japan option possible?23:21 - Deficit unsustainable24:51 - Monetary reset28:16 - Central banks buying gold31:41 - Geopolitical disconnect34:59 - Undervalued sectors?37:59 - AI impact40:21 - One message to takeaway?Felix Nikolas Prehn was born in Germany. He trained as an economist in London and worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong. His reading of markets was shaped by mentors who spent careers inside the institutions: hedge fund managers, Wall Street professionals, and senior banking figures.He has appeared alongside Jim Rogers, Tom Bilyeu, and other prominent figures in finance and business. Yahoo Finance and the Associated Press have covered Felix and Goat Academy.Felix holds a BSc in Economics from University College London (UCL).He completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) in Law at BPP Law School. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the Royal Economic Society.Felix founded The Prehn Institute, which researches the financial markets and teaches how they work. He co-founded TradeVision.io, a stock screening and charting tool, and Winston Daily, a personal financial newspaper app. He founded Goat Academy, where former Wall Street and City of London professionals teach. On his initiative, the Academy runs a free financial education programme for U.S. military veterans. He publishes weekly on YouTube.Felix Nikolas Prehan - YouTube -  @FelixFriends  Website - https://felixprehn.com/X - https://x.com/felixprehnPrehn Institute - https://prehninstitute.com/felix-prehnWTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 28th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Rory Johnston. Rory Johnston is a Toronto-based oil market researcher, the founder of Commodity Context, a lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, host of the Oil Ground Up podcast, as well as a Fellow with both the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the oil markets, China's impact, why the supply crisis is worse than it appears, reshaping the energy market and more. I hope you enjoy this conversation. 0:00 - Introduction1:28 - Overview of the Oil market?5:51 - China's impact15:12 - Other factors supporting oil prices16:59 - Refined products & Diesel24:51 - Other solutions?28:38 - Gas market?31:12 - Reshaping the energy market?38:48 - Pricing outlook45:21 - One message to takeaway?Rory Johnston is a Toronto-based oil market researcher, the founder of Commodity Context, a lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, host of the Oil Ground Up podcast, as well as a Fellow with both the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines.He is a leading voice on oil market analysis, advising institutional investors, global policy makers, and corporate decision makers. His views are regularly quoted in major international media including the Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Reuters, BNN Bloomberg, CBC, and Financial Post, and he frequently appears on numerous market and industry podcasts (e.g., Bloomberg’s Odd Lots, Hidden Forces, etc.).Prior to founding Commodity Context, Rory led commodity economics research at Scotiabank where he set the bank’s energy and metals price forecasts, advised the bank’s executives and clients, and sat on the bank’s senior credit committee for commodity-exposed sectors. Rory Johnston - X - https://x.com/Rory_Johnston?lang=enCommodity Context - https://www.commoditycontext.com/WTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 25th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Peter Schiff. Peter Schiff is the Founder of Euro Pacific Asset Management and SchiffGold, a physical precious metals dealer. With nearly four decades of experience in global markets and financial advisory, he is a widely recognized economist, financial commentator, and author.During our conversation we spoke about his overview of the economy, why markets are unconcerned, FED actions, debt crisis, treasury buybacks, the Bond endgame, replacement of the dollar and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction0:49 - Overview of the economy and markets?2:37 - Markets unconcerned6:11 - FED actions9:06 - Inflation10:58 - US deficit13:13 - Treasury buyback15:18 - Less leverage17:46 - Bond endgame20:17 - Replacement of the dollar21:34 - Bretton Wood currency?26:02 - Gold crash during crisis28:02 - Assets Peter is bullish on?29:40 - AI CrisisPeter Schiff’s investment career began with Shearson Lehman Brothers in the early 1990s. In 1996, he and a partner started Euro Pacific Capital in Los Angeles, later moving the headquarters to Connecticut. The firm has since expanded, with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona, Boca Raton, Florida, Newport Beach, California, Los Angeles, and New York City. Euro Pacific Capital’s investment strategy focuses on long-term wealth savings in the face of a declining US dollar with an emphasis on emerging market and commodity-focused investments.Peter is best known for accurately forecasting the 2008 financial crisis. During a Fox News debate in December 2006, Schiff said, “What’s going to happen in 2007 is that real estate prices are going to come crashing back down to Earth.” Business news journals reported that Schiff accurately predicted the crisis, while “nearly all [macroeconomists] failed to foresee the recession despite plenty of warning signs.”Peter has also worked in the political arena, first serving as an economic advisor for Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign and later running for United States Senate in Connecticut in 2010 as a Republican. Politically, he leans Libertarian, with an emphasis on fiscal conservatism.Peter started SchiffGold in 2010 after recommending for decades that investors allocate 10-20% of their portfolios to physical precious metals. Peter became concerned that some of his Euro Pacific Capital clients were being misled into purchasing overpriced “numismatic” gold and silver products from gold dealers with unsavory business practices. Peter started SchiffGold to provide a trustworthy alternative that would sell only the most liquid physical bullion products at the lowest possible prices. SchiffGold is backed by Peter Schiff’s Guarantee that it will only sell the most liquid physical bullion products at the lowest possible prices.Peter’s expertise on money, economic theory, and international investing makes him a highly sought after as a speaker and analyst. He has been quoted and interviewed hundreds of times by media outlets around the world, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Die Zeit, Tokyo Shinbun, South China Morning Post, Investor’s Business Daily, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. He regularly appears on CNBC, CNN, CBC, Al Jazeera, Fox News, and Fox Business Network.Peter Schiff - YouTube -  @peterschiff  X - https://x.com/peterschiffSchiff Gold - https://www.schiffgold.com/Euro Pacific Asset Management - https://europac.com/WTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 24th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Clive Thompson. Clive has experience in the wealth management industry & has a unique insight into central banks.During our conversation we spoke about the current overview of the markets and economy, bond market intervention, central banks buying gold, bullish parts of the market, AI bubble and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:14 - Overview of the economy and markets?3:13 - Bond market intervention7:37 - Way out of the crisis?8:57 - Impact on markets13:44 - Central banks buying gold15:59 - Lost control of bond market?20:29 - Gold overview25:39 - Bullish parts of the market?29:42 - Energy33:00 - AI bubble?39:38 - One message to takeaway?Clive has 47 years of experience in finance & wealth management. This encompasses structuring and advice relating to quoted investments, Private Equity investments, family businesses, tax, residency, real estate, inheritance, Wills, legal, lending, Trusts, Companies and Foundations and all kinds of personal and private advice. He has been actively involved for decades in the arena of Trust structures. This often involved negotiating and discussing the contracts relating to the sale of family companies.Clive's latest position before retirement was as Managing Director in the Anglophone Private Clients Department of Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA, based in Geneva. He was responsible for wealth management services provided to a small number of wealthy English and French speaking families.Clive continues to remain very active in the world of wealth, with a strong focus on Private Equity, and direct Equity Investing via the global stock markets. His passion is the financial analysis of Balance Sheets, P&Ls, Cash Flow and business projections. Clive loves examining business opportunities, like Private Equity, and digging into the fundamentals of quoted companies to achieve a market beating performance.Clive Thompson - Website - https://clivethompson.com/YouTube - @clivethompson-jc9my LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-thompson-661997251/Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9aye4wQ8OkWTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 23rd of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Francis Hunt.Francis is a Trader, Technical Analyst, Teacher and originator of the Hunt Volatility Funnel Method.Francis talks about the current view on the markets, how the FED has lost control of the bond market, Debt crisis, where the highest risk sits and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:59 - Current overview of markets and the economy12:06 - Lost control of bond markets?16:20 - Outcome of the crisis?21:21 - AI nationalisation?26:20 - Highest risk?32:00 - Chart analysis37:53 - Gold & Silver46:38 - One message to takeaway?Francis Hunt, as the originator of the Hunt Volatility Funnel trading methodology, describes himself as a Trader, Technical Analyst and Teacher, is known from his YouTube channel as TheCryptoSniper. He is also the Founder of The Market Sniper.Stemming from his over 30 years of experience and deep immersion in trading and technical analysis of various markets, this unique approach to trading is the culmination of everything he found to have been valuable and profitable on a consistent, reliable basis, distilled into a single all-encompassing trading system that can easily be learned and internalized by others.Francis Hunt made his first investments in 1987 pre-crash and bought his first option in 1991 and has been trading equities and other assets since. He is a technical trader who believes all information related to an asset is reflected in its price and therefore reveal the true market sentiment of that asset.In addition to being a highly successful trader and technical analyst, Francis also enjoys teaching his trading methodology to others. He built a community of like-minded traders around him that supports him and each other with trade ideas and positive reinforcement in an otherwise lonely and harsh environment.Francis Hunt - YouTube - @TheMarketSniper1 Website - https://themarketsniper.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/themarketsniperWTFinance - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 16th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Simon Hunt. Simon Hunt has spent his working life in and around the copper industry, founding Brook Hunt in 1975 before establishing Simon Hunt Strategic Services. During our conversation we spoke about his current overview of the economy, Middle East conflict, permanent damage, monetary risk, breaking the West, BRICS conference and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction0:12 - Overview of Economy and Markets4:00 - Middle East conflict11:17 - Permanent Damage14:00 - Shaping global geopolitics17:00 - Monetary risk20:58 - Russian escalation with NATO?22:00 - Breaking of the West25:00 - BRICS conference26:10 - US sanctions27:50 - One message to takeaway?Simon Hunt began his career in 1956 in Central Africa as a PA to the Chairman of Rhodesian Selection Trust, one of the two large copper companies in what was then Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia.In 1961 he came back to London and joined Anglo American Corporation of South Africa as a PA to one of the Board Directors, followed by being part of a small sales and marketing team for copper. From there, he helped start up a new copper development organisation, CIDEC, financed by copper producers, which he then joined, focusing on conducting end-use studies of copper in Europe.He then went into the City to gain financial experience and founded Brook Hunt in 1975. He was instrumental in setting up the company’s cost studies and end-use analyses. He appeared as material witness and consultant in two ITC anti-dumping cases in 1978 and 1984, winning both at the commission level.He has spent 2-4 months every year in China since 1993 and until a few years ago would be visiting some 80 wire and cable and brass mill factories across the country every year. He now restricts these factory visits to a smaller number, all of which he has known for many years. He also spends many weeks each year traveling around Asia.The focus of the company’s services is on the global economy, including the changing geopolitical and financial structures, China’s economy and its copper sector, and then the global copper industry as each part is interconnected.Simon is the author of the “Frontline China Report Service,” which is marketed by the TIS Group. The Service provides regular reports on China’s economy, politics, and financial outlook.Simon established this company in January 1996.Simon Hunt -Website - https://www.simon-hunt.com/Email - [email protected] -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-fatseas-761066103/Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas