We welcome back Commodities expert Nitesh Shah of WisdomTree onto the podcast this week to talk about gold and silver. We compare investing in gold ETFs with physical ownership of precious metals, the impact of solar farms on the silver price and why diversifying into bullion can be a sensible strategy.
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00:00 Intro to WisdomTree and their commodity-based exchange traded products
01:47 The attraction of investing in gold and silver
08:55 Are central banks buying gold?
14:47 How does buying physical gold compare with buying a gold ETF?
19:40 Responsibly-sourced gold
23:51 What's driving the silver price?
27:54 Industrial and solar demand for silver
34:00 The disconnect between retail and institutional investment in silver
36:41 Difference between ETFs and ETPs