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Wealthion’s Best Of 2025: Pierre Lassonde - Gold Is Replacing the Dollar & Will Hit $17,250 by 2030

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Dec 22, 2025
Pierre Lassonde, a legendary gold investor and co-founder of Franco-Nevada, shares his insights on the imminent gold bull market, likening it to the 1970s. He discusses how global debt and diminishing trust in the U.S. dollar are driving central banks to stockpile gold. Lassonde predicts gold prices could soar to $17,250 by 2030, reshaping the financial landscape. He also highlights silver's potential to outperform gold and reveals why gold miners could be undervalued compared to tech giants.
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INSIGHT

Gold Bull Market Mirrors 1970s Rally

  • Pierre Lassonde believes the current gold bull market mirrors 1976–1980 and is a major structural shift back toward gold as a reserve currency.
  • He expects the powerful phase to continue for about three more years with much higher prices ahead.
ADVICE

Plan For Financial Repression And Rate Pressures

  • Expect governments to seek lower interest rates to refinance large debt burdens and use financial repression tactics.
  • Prepare portfolios for higher long-term yields and potential policy-driven asset price distortions.
INSIGHT

Central Banks Are Actively De-Dollarizing

  • Central banks bought roughly 1,200 tons of gold over three years, about one-third of mine production, signaling strategic reserve shifts.
  • Dollar share in reserves fell from ~72% to under 58% while central bank gold holdings more than doubled, showing a real de-dollarization trend.
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