Ask The Expert - Rick Rule - March 2023

Rick Rule is a legendary natural resource investor specializing in mining, energy, water utilities, forest products, and agriculture, and he has originated and participated in hundreds of debt and equity transactions with private, pre-public, and public companies. Formerly of Sprott Inc., Rick is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and has been interviewed for numerous radio, television, print, and online media outlets concerning natural resource investment and industry topics. This month, Rick answers seven of your listener-submitted questions, including: 1. What are the thoughts on the recent changes in circumstances, particularly in the commercial and regional bank level, and whether these changes will have an ongoing impact on the odds of a 50-basis-point rate hike at the FOMC? 2. Is there a risk of a self-fulfilling recession driven by a bigger issue than the recent events at Silicon Valley Bank, and can the Fed and the Treasury mitigate this risk? 3. Why are you so excited about silver? For the answers to these questions and more, listen here: