Frank Holmes: Gold, Bitcoin & The 5x20 Portfolio Every Investor Needs Right Now

In this episode, Farzin Irani sits down with Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of US Global Investors, Executive Chairman of HIVE Digital Technologies, and one of the most respected macro investors in the world.Frank has been in the investment industry since 1978, managing billions across gold, commodities, airlines, Bitcoin, and AI infrastructure. He created the Jets ETF, the WAR ETF, and the SEA ETF, and pioneered crypto mining as an institutional asset class.From the Japanese carry trade risk nobody is talking about, to why copper is the most important commodity of the AI era, to his simple 5x20 portfolio model that has outperformed through every market cycle, this is one of the most practically useful episodes we've produced. In this episode we cover:✅ Why social media and podcasts are replacing Wall Street as the source of truth✅ The AI super cycle — why Frank remains extremely bullish✅ Why a gigawatt data centre consumes 50,000 tons of copper✅ Gold's love trade — why Asian cultural affinity is structural demand✅ Why gold is not archaic — and why young investors are wrong to ignore it✅ The 5x20 portfolio model — Frank's simple framework for all market conditions✅ The Japanese carry trade — the biggest risk nobody is talking about✅ Why Bitcoin and gold are complementary, not competitors✅ The WAR ETF and NATO's $2.5 trillion rearmament✅ Why America's capital markets are the most creative in the world✅ Cargo shipping as a real-time indicator of global economic health✅ Inflation vs deflation — Frank's decade-long view✅ One book every investor should readAbout Frank HolmesFrank Holmes is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of US Global Investors, a publicly traded investment management firm overseeing approximately $4.8 billion in mutual funds and ETFs. He is also Executive Chairman of HIVE Digital Technologies, the first publicly traded Bitcoin mining company. Frank is the co-author of The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing, a regular commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and BNN, and publishes the award-winning Investor Alert newsletter read by over 100,000 subscribers in 180 countries.Website: https://www.usfunds.com/🌐 Connect with Farzin → https://linktr.ee/farzinirani🌐 Business website → https://www.sovereignty.capital/🌐 Free Wealth Diagnostic → https://www.sovereignty.capital/the-diagnostic00:00 Introduction02:39 Steve Jobs & Connecting The Dots03:14 How Investing Has Changed05:10 Legacy Media vs Social Media06:58 Why Frank Is Bullish On AI09:00 Copper & The AI Data Centre Boom09:38 Gold's Love Trade12:54 Physical Gold vs Paper Gold13:35 Property Rights, Capitalism & Gold16:19 Gold As Portable Wealth18:52 Government Debt & The Fear Trade21:15 PMI — The Best Commodity Predictor22:30 The 5x20 Portfolio Explained29:57 America's Creative Capital Markets34:28 US Debt & Interest Rates35:32 The Japanese Carry Trade Risk39:54 The 1997 Asian Crisis & What's Coming42:00 National Security Is Now Priority One44:30 The WAR ETF & NATO Rearmament46:25 Xi Jinping's Ambitions50:32 Green Energy vs Economic Reality52:13 AI & The Future Of Energy55:13 Geopolitics — Next 5 To 10 Years57:00 Xi Jinping, Taiwan & Containment59:07 Cargo Shipping As An Economic Signal1:01:45 Gold vs Bitcoin1:03:35 Where Bitcoin Fits In The Portfolio1:05:38 Fast Fire Questions1:09:21 Confidence In Central Banks1:09:48 One Belt One Road & The US Dollar1:13:51 One Book Every Investor Should Read1:15:14 About Frank & US Global Investors1:18:13 What Sovereignty Means1:19:03 Where To Find Frank