Finance
Hard Assets vs. Financial Assets: What Leads in 26? Larry McDonald
Date: 2025-12-11 16:29:22
Recorded LIVE at the 2025 MoneyShow Masters Symposium in Sarasota, this episode features Larry McDonald, bestselling author and founder of The Bear Traps Report. We sat down for a high-impact breakdown of the macro forces that could define 2026 – and what investors should DO in response!
Larry explains why falling rates, aggressive fiscal spending, and the energy demands of the AI boom are setting the stage for a major rotation into hard assets. He also pulls back the curtain on the risks building inside the $1.8T private credit market and how financial repression is steering banks deeper into Treasuries.
It’s fast, punchy, and packed with insight for anyone positioning their portfolio for the year ahead.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 — Intro from Sarasota
00:18 — Why Hard Assets Shine in an Inflationary Setup
01:15 — AI Power Demand and the Case for Natural Gas & Coal
02:42 — Gold, Silver, Copper & the Coming Rotation
03:58 — Lithium, Rare Earths & Resource Discipline
05:08 — The “Silent” AI Trade in Coal Equities
06:03 — The Private Credit Liquidity Mismatch
07:15 — Financial Repression and Treasury Demand
08:05 — Final Thoughts & Positioning for 2026
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