Andy is a world-renowned expert in the field of precious metals and took the time to answer some pressing questions I had about how the physical market was holding up amidst the Ukraine/Russia chaos and his thoughts on the future of the monetary system globally, now that we are alienating Russia.

This interview is not an advertisement; I sought out Andy's opinion because I believe him to be a thought-leader in the space of metals and monetary policy.

Q: Before our podcast, I asked Andy what the demand for physical looked like since the Ukraine/Russia conflict began.

A: The demand for physical metal over the last two years has been extraordinary, but nothing like the craziness that we have experienced since the Ukraine invasion. For two years, I have publicly talked about the supply constraints, rising premiums and dwindling inventories becoming a serious concern. It is all happening in real-time now.

Getting product used to be the least of my concern and now is the industry's greatest challenge. The market is almost 100% void of any secondary product, nobody sells into this environment. The higher the price goes and the crazier the world gets, only strengthens peoples' resolve and concern for holding metals to begin with.