Pierre Lassonde: Gold Is Replacing the Dollar & Will Hit $17,250 by 2030

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Oct 2, 2025

Pierre Lassonde, a legendary gold investor and co-founder of Franco-Nevada, predicts a seismic shift in the financial landscape as gold could soar to $17,250 per ounce by 2030. He discusses the surge in central banks stockpiling gold, driven by global debt and declining trust in the dollar. Lassonde highlights silver’s potential to outperform gold and explains why mining stocks remain undervalued despite their cash generation capabilities. With the gold sector still modest compared to tech giants, he urges investors to reconsider their portfolios.

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INSIGHT

Gold's 1970s-Style Return

Pierre Lassonde argues we are in a transformative gold bull similar to the 1970s rally.
He believes gold is returning as a reserve currency and the rally has years to run.

INSIGHT

Central Banks Dump Dollars For Gold

Lassonde highlights central banks bought ~1,200 tons of gold in three years and reduced dollar reserve share.
He says nations prefer gold because it isn't another country's debt.

ADVICE

Expect Accounting Moves Not A Gold Standard

Don't expect politicians to return to a gold standard because it would constrain fiscal spending.
Lassonde advises instead to watch for accounting revaluations of held gold as a fiscal fix.

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Legendary gold investor and businessman Pierre Lassonde joins Wealthion’s Trey Reik to reveal why we may be entering the most powerful gold bull market in 50 years. Lassonde, co-founder of Franco Nevada and creator of the famous “Lassonde Curve,” warns that exploding global debt, financial repression, and declining trust in the U.S. dollar are driving gold back to the center of the financial system.

He explains why central banks are dumping dollars for gold, how China’s Shanghai Gold Exchange could soon set global prices, and why most investors are still missing out on this opportunity. Lassonde also highlights why silver is poised to outperform, why gold miners remain deeply undervalued, and why it is puzzling that the entire gold sector is still smaller than tech giants like Tesla or Nvidia.

Most striking of all, he predicts gold could surge to $17,250 per ounce by 2030, a move that would reshape the global financial order.

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