{"id":14241,"date":"2025-01-23T08:53:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T08:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/vric-2025-experts-tout-hard-assets-energy-as-sure-bets-amid-uncertainty\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T08:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T08:53:05","slug":"vric-2025-experts-tout-hard-assets-energy-as-sure-bets-amid-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/vric-2025-experts-tout-hard-assets-energy-as-sure-bets-amid-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"VRIC 2025: Experts Tout Hard Assets, Energy as Sure Bets Amid Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

The annual Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) took place at the Vancouver Convention Center from January 19 to 20, bringing together an illustrious list of speakers, panelists and guests. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Get a taste of the event with key insights shared during the two day show. <\/p>\n

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VRIC day 1: Trump trade and gold outlook <\/h3>\n

In addition to resource investing, VRIC had a strong focus on geopolitics. <\/p>\n

During his opening remarks, Jay Martin, CEO of Cambridge House, underscored Canada\u2019s vast resource potential, while also highlighting that the country isn\u2019t capitalizing on its mineral abundance.<\/p>\n

This is evidenced by Canada\u2019s weak economy \u2014 the slowest of all the G7 nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canada is at a tipping point, Jay Martin said in his opening remarks at #VRIC2025. The country has forgotten its competitive advantage in the resource industry, but has all the right ingredients to return to its core strength.<\/p>\n

\u2018I feel that Canada has an opportunity right now,\u2019\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/kCVvHSAdm4<\/p>\n

\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 19, 2025<\/p>\n

Following his opening address, Martin welcomed Dr. Pippa Malmgren, Col. Douglas Macgregor and Dr. Pascal Lottaz to the stage to discuss the global geopolitical outlook. <\/p>\n

All three panelists remarked on the broad-based uncertainty in the world, and Macgregor urged the audience to look to tangible assets for security in this environment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 19, 2025<\/p>\n

This sentiment was reiterated by Frank Giustra, CEO of Fiore Group, during the gold outlook panel.<\/p>\n

Giustra explained that gold will benefit from US volatility and political instability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 19, 2025<\/p>\n

During his presentation, \u2018Trump Trade 2025,\u2019 Lobo Tiggre, CEO of IndependentSpeculator.com,<\/strong> also pointed to the heightened volatility markets will see under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 19, 2025<\/p>\n

\u2018The most obvious, number one thing to do, is buy gold,\u201d Tiggre told the audience. \u2018And I\u2019m willing to say that with gold near nominal all-time highs, because I don\u2019t see buying gold as a speculation on higher prices \u2026 It\u2019s because it\u2019s savings, it\u2019s insurance \u2014 it is real wealth that you can hold in your hand and use in case of extreme need.\u2019<\/p>\n

Later in the day, Martin sat down with Amir Adnani, president, CEO, director and founder of Uranium Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC)<\/strong>to discuss the growing demand for nuclear energy. <\/p>\n

Adnani highlighted the tech sector\u2019s increasing need for energy to power data centers. He pointed to the major tech and power deals that happened in 2024, notably Microsoft\u2019s (NASDAQ:MSFT) nuclear power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG). The deal will see Constellation restart Three Mile Island Unit 1.<\/p>\n

\u2018When Trump says \u2018drill, baby, drill,\u2019 what he really means is \u2018energy, energy, energy\u2019 \u2014 and that could not be better captured in the trends we\u2019re seeing with technology companies,\u201d said Adnani.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 20, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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VRIC day 2: Stock picks and hot takes <\/h3>\n

VRIC\u2019s second day also featured a wide array of speakers offering valuable insight into commodities markets.<\/p>\n

Kicking off the morning, David Lin of the David Lin Report spoke with Robert Kiyosaki, public speaker and author of \u201cRich Dad, Poor Dad.\u2019 During the chat, Kiyosaki showed off the board game he and his wife created in 1996, Cashflow. The well-known financial speaker revealed that he initially wrote \u2018Rich Dad, Poor Dad\u2019 in order to sell the board game.<\/p>\n

Like the previous day\u2019s speakers, Kiyosaki warned of dollar devaluation and urged investors to look to \u201chard assets.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also offered price forecasts for both gold and Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 20, 2025<\/p>\n

Concern about the impact potential US tariffs could have on Canada was also an ongoing theme during the second day of the conference, which coincided with Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration. <\/p>\n

During a panel entitled \u201cNorth America 2025: Inflation, Trump and a Stock Market Bubble?\u201d David Rosenberg, founder and president of Rosenberg Research, noted that cross-border tariffs would likely boost inflation in both countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 20, 2025<\/p>\n

Before the mid-day break, legendary investor and speculator Rick Rule took to the stage for a presentation called \u201cExhibitors at This Conference, That I Own; Why, and What Could Go Wrong.\u201d The proprietor of Rule Investment Media listed nearly two dozen companies that he has money in, going in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 20, 2025<\/p>\n

The companies Rule listed include:<\/p>\n

Uranium Energy<\/p>\n

Later in the day, economic geologist Brent Cook, founder of Exploration Insights, took to the stage to offer insights on how investors can use drill results to inform their investment decisions.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s imperative that geologists and management understand what success looks like, and that\u2019s what I talked about right from the beginning. What the economics are you need for deposit, what the deposit looks like and then calculate what you need to be seen in the results as they come through. More often than not, you\u2019ll find the fatal flaw,\u201d said Cook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Geologist Brent Cook advised investors evaluating resource stocks to check the company\u2019s exploration results for consistency of grades, which he said is more important than high grades over short intervals. <\/p>\n

Another tip he gave is to check mineral resource estimates for the \u2018CV\u2019\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VFUblye5xD<\/p>\n

\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 20, 2025<\/p>\n

Cook later joined Jamie Keech, executive chairman and co-founder of Vida Carbon, to talk about mining stocks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jamie Keech told investors they shouldn\u2019t fall in love with a resource company in a #VRIC talk with Brent Cook and Trevor Hall. <\/p>\n

\u2018Mining companies are not real businesses. They are levered bets on commodity prices. They\u2019re the kind of stocks you should buy at cyclical bottoms\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/GILMYcUL7K<\/p>\n

\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 20, 2025<\/p>\n

As the final day of the conference drew to a close, newsletter writer Jeff Clark, editor of Paydirt Prospector, joined several other experts to provide a silver market outlook. During the panel, Clark reminded attendees that the majority of the precious metals catalysts since the 1970s have been unforeseeable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Resource Investing (@INN_Resource) January 21, 2025<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more coverage of VRIC, including video interviews with many of the experts mentioned above. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Securities Disclosure: I, Georgia Williams, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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